Virginia was born in Landessville, Indiana, the daughter of William and Jessie (Barrett) Endsley. She graduated from Van Buren High School in 1931.
She and her husband owned and operated grain elevators in Landess and Marion for several years before coming to Upland in 1945 when they purchased the Upland Grain Company and operated it for 32 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Detamore traveled extensively with the Indiana Grain Dealers Association and in 1971 they were invited to go with the "People-to-People" group on a European Tour, where they traveled behind the Iron Curtain. She later spoke about their trip to various groups.
She had been interested in government and the Republican Party since her high school days and had attended Republican women's conventions in Washington D.C. She had served as vice-committee-woman for 40 years. She was the first woman to be elected to the Upland Town Council and she served for 20 years. She had also been in the real estate business for several years. She had been a member of the Upland Friends Church for many years.
Survivors include three children, Lamona (Tom) Miller, Marion, and twins, Berta Theone "Sis" Long, Marion, and Burtis Theron "Sonny", Upland; nine grandchildren, Julie Barrett, Tampa, Florida, Barry Barrett, Dayton, Pennsylvania, Halden Martin, Knoxville, Tennessee, Hadley (Kelley) Martin, Lenoir City, Heather (Scott) Kelleher, Indianapolis, Katrina Lewis, Upland, Brad (Kim) Detamore, Boise, Idaho; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. "Bill" Detamore; a daughter and son-in-law, Demona and Verle Barrett and two brothers, Burtis and William Endsley.
She and her husband owned and operated grain elevators in Landess and Marion for several years before coming to Upland in 1945 when they purchased the Upland Grain Company and operated it for 32 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Detamore traveled extensively with the Indiana Grain Dealers Association and in 1971 they were invited to go with the "People-to-People" group on a European Tour, where they traveled behind the Iron Curtain. She later spoke about their trip to various groups.
She had been interested in government and the Republican Party since her high school days and had attended Republican women's conventions in Washington D.C. She had served as vice-committee-woman for 40 years. She was the first woman to be elected to the Upland Town Council and she served for 20 years. She had also been in the real estate business for several years. She had been a member of the Upland Friends Church for many years.
Survivors include three children, Lamona (Tom) Miller, Marion, and twins, Berta Theone "Sis" Long, Marion, and Burtis Theron "Sonny", Upland; nine grandchildren, Julie Barrett, Tampa, Florida, Barry Barrett, Dayton, Pennsylvania, Halden Martin, Knoxville, Tennessee, Hadley (Kelley) Martin, Lenoir City, Heather (Scott) Kelleher, Indianapolis, Katrina Lewis, Upland, Brad (Kim) Detamore, Boise, Idaho; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. "Bill" Detamore; a daughter and son-in-law, Demona and Verle Barrett and two brothers, Burtis and William Endsley.
Virginia was born in Landessville, Indiana, the daughter of William and Jessie (Barrett) Endsley. She graduated from Van Buren High School in 1931.
She and her husband owned and operated grain elevators in Landess and Marion for several years before coming to Upland in 1945 when they purchased the Upland Grain Company and operated it for 32 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Detamore traveled extensively with the Indiana Grain Dealers Association and in 1971 they were invited to go with the "People-to-People" group on a European Tour, where they traveled behind the Iron Curtain. She later spoke about their trip to various groups.
She had been interested in government and the Republican Party since her high school days and had attended Republican women's conventions in Washington D.C. She had served as vice-committee-woman for 40 years. She was the first woman to be elected to the Upland Town Council and she served for 20 years. She had also been in the real estate business for several years. She had been a member of the Upland Friends Church for many years.
Survivors include three children, Lamona (Tom) Miller, Marion, and twins, Berta Theone "Sis" Long, Marion, and Burtis Theron "Sonny", Upland; nine grandchildren, Julie Barrett, Tampa, Florida, Barry Barrett, Dayton, Pennsylvania, Halden Martin, Knoxville, Tennessee, Hadley (Kelley) Martin, Lenoir City, Heather (Scott) Kelleher, Indianapolis, Katrina Lewis, Upland, Brad (Kim) Detamore, Boise, Idaho; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. "Bill" Detamore; a daughter and son-in-law, Demona and Verle Barrett and two brothers, Burtis and William Endsley.
She and her husband owned and operated grain elevators in Landess and Marion for several years before coming to Upland in 1945 when they purchased the Upland Grain Company and operated it for 32 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Detamore traveled extensively with the Indiana Grain Dealers Association and in 1971 they were invited to go with the "People-to-People" group on a European Tour, where they traveled behind the Iron Curtain. She later spoke about their trip to various groups.
She had been interested in government and the Republican Party since her high school days and had attended Republican women's conventions in Washington D.C. She had served as vice-committee-woman for 40 years. She was the first woman to be elected to the Upland Town Council and she served for 20 years. She had also been in the real estate business for several years. She had been a member of the Upland Friends Church for many years.
Survivors include three children, Lamona (Tom) Miller, Marion, and twins, Berta Theone "Sis" Long, Marion, and Burtis Theron "Sonny", Upland; nine grandchildren, Julie Barrett, Tampa, Florida, Barry Barrett, Dayton, Pennsylvania, Halden Martin, Knoxville, Tennessee, Hadley (Kelley) Martin, Lenoir City, Heather (Scott) Kelleher, Indianapolis, Katrina Lewis, Upland, Brad (Kim) Detamore, Boise, Idaho; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond L. "Bill" Detamore; a daughter and son-in-law, Demona and Verle Barrett and two brothers, Burtis and William Endsley.
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