Virginia Ann Bullard
1930 - 2020
Virginia Ann Bullard age 90, passed
away on November 12, 2020 at the Newton, Presbyterian Manor. She was
a resident there for 20 years.
She was born February 6, 1930 in
Newton, Kansas to the late Charles and Nellie Sauerwein. Virginia
graduated from Newton High School. Shortly after graduation, she
began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Newton, JC
Penney's in Newton, and then later worked for Santa Fe Railroad in
the Administration Office, retired with 33 years after along and
successful career.
In 1947, Virginia married the late
Ronald Belgard but was widowed when Ronald died in 1955. They had one
son, Steven Mark Belgard of Newton, Kansas. Virginia later married
James (Jim) Bullard in 1968, and became a loving mother to his three
children, Cheryl
(Yoon), Jamie (Krause), and Tim
Bullard. They were married for 36 years before Jim died in 2002. She
was again widowed when her third husband Edwin Sherwood died two
years into their marriage.
Virginia had an artistic flair and
enjoyed home decorating, pottery painting, and assorted arts and
crafts. Dinners for the holidays or birthdays with her family was
extra special. She would go all out to decorate for the occasion. She
will always be remembered as a very loving, generous, and dedicated
mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She embraced every moment
with them. Remembering the many Thanksgiving Dinners and Family
Reunions with the Sauerwein Family was a time she loved and
treasured. Also, the nurses and staff that cared for her at the
Presbyterian Manor, many touched her with their loving care, the
smiles and the many conversations that brightened her day.
She preceded in death by her parents,
her eleven siblings, Gladys Miller, Ruth Guthrie, Marjorie Guthrie,
Marian Windsor, Lucille Putnam, Charlene Hamm, Elaine Stehman, Wilbur
Sauerwein, Bob Sauerwein, Ardith Sauerwein and Wilda Yarnell. Her
husbands, Ronald Belgard, James Bullard, and Edwin Sherwood, her son
Steven Mark Belgard, and stepdaughter Cheryl Yoon, and her precious
cat, Smokey.Image
Virginia is survived by her daughter in
law, Terri (Arellano) Belgard, stepdaughter Jamie (Bob) Krause, and
Stepson Tim (Becky) Bullard, grandchildren, Derek (LaWanna), Dustin
Belgard, Lauren Yoon, Chris Yoon, Ben Krause, April Hooper, and Amy
(Jeremy) Roy, great grandchildren Dylan and Tatianna Belgard,
Katelynn, Alexis, Kandice and Brooklyn Roy, Robert, Stephanie and AJ
Pagano, and Ares Yensko. Sister in law Ila Jean Sauerwein, and many
nieces, nephews, and friends. All of them she loved and touched
deeply.
A memorial celebration will be held at
a later date. Because she loved pets, she would be honored to have
memorial contributions made to the Caring Hands Humane Society, or to
Salem United Methodist Church in care of Peterson Funeral Home, 215
N. Main, Newton, KS, 67114
Our Beloved Mother, and Grandmother had
a wonderful life and thank you to all who made it so.
