Christine H. Aikens

Mrs. Christine Hensley Aikens, 92, of Frederick County, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at Winchester Medical Center.

Mrs. Aikens was born on March 8, 1912, the daughter of the late Clarence Joseph and Pearl Skeleton Dean Hensley.

She was a graduate of Rockingham Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1933, and did post-graduate work at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Mrs. Aikens founded the Radford School of Nursing at Radford College, Radford, Va. She was employed by Winchester Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1969 as a Registered Nurse and Assistant Director of Nurses. She was a member of Braddock Street United Methodist Church, Winchester, Va.

Her husband, Harry William Aikens, whom she married on March 24, 1955, in Winchester, Va., preceded her in death on March 24, 2004.

Survivors include her daughters, Mary June Williams of Winchester, Va., and Nancy E. Craun of Shepherdstown, W.Va., and her son, Walter H. Aikens of Winchester, Va.; four grandchildren, William H. Aikens, Jason C. Aikens, Wendolyn V. Craun, and Christine Craun Davis. Three sisters and seven brothers preceded her in death. She has 29 nieces and nephews of which 25 still survive.

A funeral service will be conducted at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Braddock Street United Methodist Church, Winchester, Va., with the Rev. Dr. Alan Felumlee officiating. A private interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with the funeral service following at Braddock Street United Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Christine H. Aikens Nursing Scholarship Fund, c/o Shenandoah University, 1460 University Blvd., Winchester, VA 22601.