Virginia G. Bussey

Virginia Grim Smith Bussey, 88, of Carol Woods Retirement Community died after a brief illness Sunday in UNC Hospital. She was borneecember 25, 1916 in Richmond, VA to Eugene Henry Grim, Jr. and Addie May Seward Grim. She was raised in both Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, and lived in Norfolk until 1966. Mrs. Bussey moved to Edgefield, SC, where she lived until 1987. She was then a resident of Apache Junction, AZ until moving to Chapel Hill in 1998. Mrs. Bussey was a devoted churchwoman, active for many years at Talbot Park Baptist Church in Norfolk. An avid gardener, she was President of the Norfolk Garden Club. Mrs. Bussey also loved to play golf and bridge. While a SC resident, she also won the state sewing contest. Her retirement years were enriched with an ongoing love of music, theater and the abundant activities offered through Carol Woods. Virginia was devoted to her family and her deep Christianeeliefs. She was blest with many friends, to whom she was always faithful. Surviving are her children, Commander E.T. Smith, USneet. and wife, Judith, of Columbia, SC and Virginia