Funeral service for V. Virginia Heath, 88, Norman, will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. V. Virginia Heath passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013, after a short illness during which she was surrounded and comforted by her loving and devoted family. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma, at 10 am Monday, March 4. She was born in Chickasha on March 25, 1924 to Henry George and Della Mabel Splawn Burkhart. Virginia was the youngest of three girls and when she was nine years old, her mother passed away. A couple named Grandma Harris and her husband, Pawdad, stepped in and helped Henry raise the girls. The Harris' owned a small café and the girls would go there after school and work for twenty-five cents a day. Virginia graduated from Chickasha High School and continued to work at the Harris' café where she met her future husband, Arnold Heath. She Moved to Yuma, Arizona to be near her sisters. Arnold followed her to Yuma where they were married on September 20, 1943. There were married almost 68 years before Arnold died in 2010. After living briefly in Chickasha and New Mexico, they moved to Lawton in 1950 and lived there for fifty years. Virginia was a well-known volunteer in all her children's activities. She was a Blue Bird and Camp Fire leader; a Cub Scout leader; held several offices in PTA; and was the "official scorekeeper" at all of her son's baseball games. She was a member and officer of the American Business Women's Association and the VFW Women's Auxiliary where she made life long friends. When her children were in junior and senior high school, she began working at Compton Pharmacy and worked there for many years where everyone was greeted with her beautiful smile and friendly, helpful attitude. She is survived by her sister, Anna Louise Garlock of Glendale, AZ; her daughter, Darlene (Richard) Epstein of Bainbridge Island, Wash; her sons, Ronald of Oklahoma City; and Rick (Elizabeth) of Norman, Oklahoma; her grandchildren Chavis Heath(fiance Regan Watjus) of Eugene, Oregon; Destin Heath of Louisville, Kentucky; Shelby Heath of Norman; Jennifer Lapin, Ian Ritchie (Torie) and Gregory Epstein (Carmen), all of Bainbridge Island; Dennis Epstein (Rebecca) of Ridgefield, Washington. She is also survived by her five great grandchildren: Andrew Epstein, Anna Lapin, Ian Heath Ritchie, Jr. (JR), Dallas Ritchie, and Jazz Epstein. She was predeceased by her parents; her sister, Doris; her grandson, Andrew, and her husband, Arnold. The Heath family held great importance to Virginia and she became a vital component of the family history. She embraced her brother/sister-in-laws and was lovingly devoted to her many nieces and nephews. She was adored and loved by her family and she returned that love ten fold. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests making a contribution to the charity of your choice.