Virginia Holmwood, formerly of Erie, died July 2 at The Waters of Houg-hton Nursing Home.

Born July 27, 1912, in Centrailia, Va., she was the daughter of Joseph and Matilda Motyjka Kohout.

She lived most of her life in Erie and moved to Evans City in her later years. For the past several years, she lived with her son and daughter-in-law in Cohocton, N.Y. and recently was a resident of The Waters of Houghton Nursing Home in Houghton, N.Y.

She was a graduate of Erie East High School and received degrees from Montreat, Bryan and Villa Maria colleges. She retired in 1978 from the Erie School District as a first-grade teacher at Wayne and Edison elementary schools.

Mrs. Holmwood was a member of the Pennsylvania Education Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees and the AARP.

During her years in Erie, she was active in many church organizations and functions and was a charter member of the Calvary Evangelical Covenant Church.

She is survived by two sons, Joseph (Georgeann) Holmwood of Mesa, Ariz., John (Kathleen) Holmwood of Cohocton, N.Y.; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband, Henry H. Holmwood, died in 1995. She also was preceded in death by six sisters, a brother, and a son, Robert G. Holmwood, who died in 1966.

<B>HOLMWOOD</B> — Private services for Virginia Holmwood, who died Sunday, July 2, 2006, will be held at the Erie Cemetery at the convenience of the family.Arrangements are under the direction of <B>Kopler-Williams Funeral Home</B> in Fillmore, N.Y.