Virginia Bestul Bigelow

Virginia Bestul Bigelow, 90, of Grants Pass died Sunday, July 10, 2016. A private family Celebration of Life will be held later. Hull and Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia Bestul Bigelow was born January 21, 1926 in Grants Pass, Oregon.

She grew up in Grants Pass and married William Russel Bigelow on October 20, 1946. They moved to Williams in 1957 where she was a member of the Williams Church and taught Sunday School classes and helped with the Vacation Bible School program. She and Russel loved and raised baby donkeys on their ranch. They moved back to Grants Pass in 2001. After moving back to Grants Pass, she was a member of Grace Bible Church for several years.

Virginia loved spending time with her family. She also loved knitting, flowers and reading.

She is survived by 2 sons, Bill and his wife Sue, and Greg and his wife Cindy, 6 grandchildren, Shelly Bigelow of Grants Pass, Brian Bigelow and Robbie Bigelow of Austin Texas, Taelyn Bigelow of Portland, Oregon, Julee Bigelow of Grants Pass, Sean Johnson of Portland, Oregon and 3 great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Isaac and Khara Bigelow.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Russel and her daughter, Judy Bigelow Johnson.