Virginia Lee Marker

Our beloved mother, Virginia Lee Marker, passed on August 8, 2022 at the age of 94. She will be laid to rest in a private gathering at the Rest Haven Cemetery in her hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland. Virginia will rest alongside her husband, Charles (Bud) Franklin Marker, and her parents, Ruth Irene House Hook, and Richard Forrest Hook. Her sister, Beverly Hook Peterson Popo rests nearby. In 1981, Virginia and Charles moved to the Tampa area after living in the towns of Hagerstown, Sparrows Point (on C Street), Lutherville, and Camp Hill. According to her friends and neighbors, Virginia or Jennie, had a grand spirit. She was a strong woman who knew what she wanted and could make things happen. Jennie became a vice president of finance and a controller in the medical instruments industry until her retirement in 2000 at the age of 72. Jennie was an avid volunteer at a woman’s shelter Mary and Martha House. Jennie enjoyed helping others and took pride in her volunteer assignments. She was a leader of the Tampa Southshore Chapter of the American Business Woman’s Association. In 2003, Jennie was named the Woman of the Year by her Chapter. Over time, Jennie realized her goal of visiting all 50 states in the US, and also expanded her traveling adventures to Europe. While she enjoyed traveling with her husband and children, later in life her favorite travel companions were Cass Marker, and Betty Marker Hose and her husband Jack. In 2021, Jennie moved back to Maryland to be closer to her youngest daughter, Susan Marker and her family where her favorite pastimes included playing with her great grandson, and visiting her granddaughter’s “off the track thoroughbred race horse.” She was thankful for all the support she received from the staff at Morningside House of Ellicott City. Jennie was an expert bingo player at Morningside ,and loved to shop for bingo prizes using her bingo bucks. Jennie is survived by her daughters Susan Marker and Kimberly Marker Fritz, and son Jeffrey Marker, and their families, sister-in-law Betty Marker Hose and her family, and nephew John Peterson II and his family. For those who feel inclined to honor Jennie’s memory, please consider making a donation to the Mary and Martha House in Ruskin, Florida using their website – www.maryandmarthahouse.org.