Virginia was born April 21, 1922 in Elm Springs, MO, the daughter of Isaiah and Jewell Gandy Ball. She passed away May 4, 2011 in Bend, OR at the age of 89. She is survived by son, Byron Joseph Beach and daughter, Janice Irene Robinson; as well as 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; sisters, Nadine Thornberry and Joan Goade; and step-daughter, Pat Smalley, all of whom she loved very much. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Leo Beach and Bob Fisher; son, Steven Leo Beach; sister, Maxine Snow and brother Bobby Ball. She moved to Salem in 1942 and then to Bend in 2003 to be near her children. Funeral services will be Monday, May 9th, 1 PM at Restlawn Funeral Home in Salem with viewing at noon. Interment at Restlawn Memory Gardens. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.