Mildred "Sally" Caroline Painter

November 10, 1936 - August 2, 2018

Mildred “Sally” Caroline Dellinger Painter, 81, of Edinburg, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 2, 2018, at Life Care Center in New Market, Virginia with her family at her side. The funeral will be held Monday, August 6, 2:00 p.m. at Valley Funeral Service in Bowmans Crossing. Pastor Richard Craver will officiate. Burial will follow in Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery in Conicville. Surviving are her husband, Douglas E. Painter and two children, Sharon Kay Painter of Edinburg and Cynthia Dawn Kibler and husband Robert of Woodstock. One of eleven children, she is also survived by brothers, Edward “Jim” Dellinger, Preston “Jack” Dellinger and John Paul Dellinger; sisters, Mary Ellen Barb, Ruby Baker, Emma Geraldine Evans, Betty Jo Drummonds, Nancy Jean Hines and Judy Irene Gochenour. Predeceasing her was one brother, Stephen Walter Dellinger. Also, surviving are five grandchildren, Jennifer Suzanne Painter of Chantilly, Ashley Amanda Andrick of Fort Bragg, NC. and Dennis Lee Andrick, II of Edinburg, Ryan Douglas Painter and wife Courtney of Woodstock, Brandon Scott Kibler and wife Morgan of Edinburg along with ten great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Kenny Bowman, Robert Spitler, Gene Kibler, Ryan Painter, Brandon Kibler and Dennis L. Andrick. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6-8 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Maurertown Brethren Church. Mildred, affectionately known as Sally, Painter was born November 10, 1936, in Conicville, daughter of the late Mazie Ellen Barb Dellinger and James Edward Dellinger. Doug and Sally were married at the Maurertown Brethren Church on July 18, 1954. Doug swept her away to become the Air Force service wife and they enjoyed duty stations at Okinawa, New Mexico, Alaska, Florida, and Maryland while raising their two daughters. Her faith in the Lord ever unwavering, Doug and Sally reunited with the Maurertown Brethren Church upon their return to the Valley in 1975 where she remained a faithful member until her passing. She was the consummate homemaker and loved to create beautiful things through her passion of sewing, quilting, ceramics, and painting, many of which adorn her beautiful home. She also loved her flower gardens as well as her hummingbirds and she and Doug enjoyed escaping to their little hideaway at Smith Mountain Lake where she loved being in the peaceful tranquility of the lake and outdoors. Her kindness toward others will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.