Travis, Virginia Pearl

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• Reference Number: TRAV.V001

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During WWII she worked at a munitions factory. It was there that she was introduced by a co-worker to her future husband James M. Vest. They were married in Salina, KS on June 25, 1944. After the war they built their own home and later owned a neighborhood grocery store. During all of this time they managed to have four children. In June 1957 they packed up the four kids in a 1951 Oldsmobile and drove to Mesa. After the kids were all on their own Virginia and James moved to their retirement home in Dreamland Villa in Mesa. Virginia was able to spend many happy years in that community with many close friends. She has spent the last few years of her life as a happy resident of Carestone Assisted Living in Tempe.

Family/Spouse: Vest, James Monroe. James was born on 22 Aug 1919 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; died on 18 Oct 1988 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]