Virginia “Ruth” Propst Craig, 83, of Moyers beloved daughter, mother, grandmother and friend, departed this earth to be with her Lord on May 28, 2025, at Grant Rehabilitation and Care Center in Petersburg.
She was born April 12, 1942, in Moyers, to Virginia Hively Propst of Moyers and the late Dillon Stanley Propst.
Ms. Craig attended grade school in what was once the Sugar Grove Grade School. She was a 1960 graduate of Franklin High School.
Her first job out of high school was at Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Richmond and Blue Grass, Virginia before relocating to Rockingham County, Virginia. She was employed with the Rockingham County Courthouse and then transferred to the City of Harrisonburg Commissioner of Revenue Office, where she worked for 20 years until her retirement in May 2007.
Upon her retirement, she operated Sinnett’s Lane Grocery, a long-standing family-operated country store which has been a staple in the Moyers community for decades. She loved running the store, providing a hub for the community, and the many people who filtered through that establishment far and wide. She was proud of an orchid in the store that was given by her mother’s sister and has been there for several years. Running the family business also provided her the opportunity to care for her mother, Virginia, and a person rarely saw one without the other.
Her faith was of utmost importance to her, and she was a member of St. John Lutheran Church. Bishop Riegel of the WV-Western Maryland Synod quoted that she was one of the giants of faith in this valley. She was very involved in the Women’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Association, participated with the WV-WMD Synod, and held many positions in the Mountain Lutheran Parish and the St. John congregation. She was faithful in performing the task of bulletin preparation for services for many years. Her congregation and parish families will greatly miss her.
Second to her faith, her greatest love was her family. She adored her grandsons and greatly enjoyed family reunions. She loved to read and had a great head for figures. Her other interests included knitting, macrame, chair caning and storekeeping.
Also surviving are a daughter, Kathy Propst Nelson (Lynn); two grandsons, Jarod Nelson and Noah Nelson (Jenny); a niece, Missy Propst Harrison (Gary); a nephew, Daniel Propst (Debbie); and many other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Eston “Butch” Propst; and a sister-in-law, Judy Mae Gordon Propst.
A funeral service was held Sunday at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastors Paul Shaffer, Angela Lambert and Jay Linaburg officiating. Interment was at St. John Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 26 Black Thorn Road, Sugar Grove, WV 26815.
Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.kimblefuneralhome.com.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.
