Virginia Liter

Virginia Liter, 89, of Canaan passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at the Waters of Clifty Falls at Madison. She was born at Gilmore in Wolfe County, Kentucky on October 7, 1917 the daughter of Alford and Martha Napier Wood. She was married to Virgil Nickell on July 10, 1935 and he preceded her in death on September 7, 1971. She married Willard Liter in 1976 and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1996. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence Nickell, Henry Nickell and his wife Angie, and Clayton Nickell and his wife Mary all of Cross Plains; three daughters, Dorothy Knigga and her husband Bill of Canaan, Lucille Nickell of Pleasant, and Nancy Nickell of Washington, Indiana; 15 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 18 step great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren; two step-daughters, Rose Fugate and her husband Logan of Pleasant, and Juanita Allen and her husband Troy of Illinois; one brother Everett Wood of Cross Plains; two sisters Nannie Whisman of Naples, Florida and Irene Scudder and her husband Millard of Dillsboro. She was also preceded in death by her parents, sisters Daisy Tyra, Adah Jane Tyra, Betty Wood, and Leona Whisman, her brothers Alford Wood and James Wood, and her step-son James Liter. Mrs. Liter was a homemaker and a member of the Bear Creek Baptist Church. She was a long time antique collector and had formerly operated an antique shop in Pleasant. She was also a well known flower gardener. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 21 at 11am at the Bear Creek Baptist Church in Friendship with Bro. Logan Fugate and Rev. Sherman Hughes officiating. Burial will be in the Methodist Cemetery in Cross Plains. Visitation will be Friday from 5pm to 8pm at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles. Memorials may be given to the Bear Creek Baptist Church or the Cross Plains Church of Christ in care of the funeral home.