Edith A. Amend

Edith Allan "Queenie" Amend, of Luray died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at Page Memorial Hospital in Luray.

Mrs. Amend was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Charlotte Courthouse, Va., and was the daughter of the late Homer Allan and Edith Brown Koontz Lester.

She attended Mary Washington College and received her nursing degree from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After being head of Pediatric Nursing in Altoona, Pa., she returned to Children’s Hospital, where she developed the first Parent Education Program in the United States. While at Children’s, she worked closely with former Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. C. Everett Koop.

Mrs. Amend was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Luray. She was past regent of the John Rodes Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also a member of the First Families of Virginia, the Jamestowne Society, Colonial Dames XVII Century, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Luray Garden Club and the Tuesday Night Supper Club. She was a senior member of the Children of the American Revolution.

On March 6, 1945, she married Joseph Henry Amend II, who preceded her in death Oct. 30, 2000.

She is survived by three children, Colonel Joseph H. Amend III of Dayton, Ohio, and Ann Amend Holsinger and Virginia Amend Browne, both of Luray; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

The Rev. Martyn Pinnock will conduct a memorial service at 4 p.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church in Luray.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Luray Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 266, Luray, Va. 22835 or Graves Chapel Preservation Fund, c/o Mike Salvino, Treasurer, 272 Balkamore Hill Road, Stanley, Va. 22851.