Amelia (Parrish) Vidrick

VIDRICK, Amelia Parrish – 90, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, February 22, 2023. She was born July 4, 1932, in Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee. Amelia was preceded in death by her beloved husband, retired Col. Robert L. Vidrick, Sr.; her parents, Rachelle Elledge and Will Harmon Parrish; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Elledge, who raised her; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Parrish; and a sister, Caroline Mills. She leaves behind two children, Robert Vidrick, Jr (Mary Gail) of Mechanicsville and Julie Vidrick Evans of Silver Springs, MD; grandsons, Eric Brown and Phillip Brown (Haleigh) of Colorado, Alex Brown (Ling), and Ariel Evans, of Washington DC; and Galen Evans (Jessica) of California; brothers, Jim Waldrop (Sharon) of Colorado, Michael Waldrop (Katerina) of Oklahoma, and sister, Jean W. Ainsworth (George) of Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Vidrick, known as Amelia or Amy, was raised in Fulton, KY, and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1954 with a degree in Home Economics. While working with the KY Power Company in Ashland, KY, she met her future husband, Robert. She traveled extensively with her family and had the pleasure of living in France for three years during her husband’s military assignment there. In 1977, when her husband retired from the Army they moved from northern VA to Richmond, and subsequently moved to Mechanicsville in 2006. Amelia served with Meals on Wheels, visited the elderly through Family Services and her church, served as president of the Canterbury Garden Club, was a lifetime member of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, and belonged to the Prayer Shawl ministry of her church, Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville. A celebration of her life will be held in the sanctuary at 2 pm, Monday, March 27, 2023, at Shady Grove UMC, 8209 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville, VA 23111. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Shady Grove UMC music program.  

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