Virginia Ruth Box was born February 11, 1933 in Hopkins County, Texas to Rufus and Clara Adee Watson. She passed away Tuesday February 25, 2014 at her daughter’s home at Blanket, Texas.

Virginia and O.D. Box were married May 17, 1960
She loved her grandchildren. She worked as a Nurses Aid for 30 years, 20 years of her career was at CARE Inc. in Early. She was a Baptist.

Virginia is survived by her children; Joyce Rhyne of Mesquite, Texas, Sherry New of Mesquite, Texas, Terri and Jessie Hurst of Mullin, Texas, Janice Musick of Blanket, and Randall Box of Midland, Texas. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren and Fourteen great-grandchildren, two brothers; Jim and wife Mozelle Watson of Jefferson, Texas, Charlie and wife Abby Watson of Avinger, Texas, a sister Hallie Rhyne of Avinger, Texas. She is survived by one sister-in-law Mary Watson of Utah, numerous nieces, nephews and a special family friend Inez Walker of Sweetwater, Texas.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband O.D. Box, a son Ober Box, Jr., son-in-law Eddie Musick, three brothers, and two sisters.