VIRGINIA "GINNY" BIERDS

1927 - 2017 $" \"Virginia \"Ginny\" Bierds Obituary\""$ VIRGINIA Ruth "Ginny" Wynn Bierds was a native of Greenville, South Carolina. Born March 20, 1927, she passed peacefully on December 26, 2017, in Mobile, AL. She was a lively young lady when she met William F. "Bill" Bierds, Jr., a young Army Air Corps officer who was in Greenville to continue pilot training. They married in 1945, after his return from serving as a B-25 pilot in WWII. They first lived in Nyack, NY, and then moved about as Bill's jobs dictated. They enjoyed camping and canoeing, spending many hours paddling in tandem, even on the Hudson River! They later settled in Nashua, NH. She raised three daughters, worked as a floral designer, and enjoyed bird-watching, sewing, painting, braiding wool rugs, and tai chi. For years she grew and canned her own green beans. She was a true artist who loved creating and sharing beauty, and she never stopped trying new things. After retiring, she and Bill traversed the United States for 14 years. They slept in each of the 48 states, and in many places in Canada and Mexico. A stroke in 1988 didn't dampen her joy or my father's love for her, and they continued. They traveled at a leisurely pace and rested whenever they chose, having many wonderful adventures before stopping in Mobile, Al, in 2002. They were very happy in Mobile, playing cards, reading to each other, and visiting the theater and museums. Her favorite excursions always included a stop at Felix's Fish Camp for a plate of Oysters Rockefeller! She is survived by her husband Bill, daughters Connie Caldwell, Susan Bierds, and Nancy Mooney, her sons-in-law Paul Caldwell and Joe Mooney, 4 grandchildren Evelyn Caldwell, and Ginny, Lily & Ben Mooney, nieces and nephews, her brother Fred Wynn, her sister Martha Wynn Painter Wulz, and dear friend, Josie Main. She will be buried at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery in Greenville, S C Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County on Dec. 31, 2017

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