Judith J. Spahr, 93, of Broadway, died on November 10 at Sentara RMH Medical Center.

Judy, as she was known, was born on January 17, 1929 in Kingwood, West Virginia, the daughter of James T. and Ruby Schaeffer Spahr.

Following her early years in Kingwood, she spent several years in St. Petersburg, Florida and Richmond, Virginia. In 1956 she moved to Washington, D. C., working at the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Senate, serving on a staff of the late Senator Henry M. Jackson and on the Senate Committee of Appropriations.

After retiring from government service, she worked for a non-profit organization, Americans for Energy Independence.

In 1983, she moved to Broadway, where she became active in community affairs, serving on the Broadway-Timberville Board of Zoning Appeals, helping with Meals on Wheels, and serving as a member of the Friends of the Village Library, and the Plains District Memorial Museum.

She is survived by a brother, James T. Spahr of Santa Rosa, CA and a sister, Sylvia Kallenbach of Silver Springs, FL; three nieces, Vicky (Jerry) Germroth of Edinburg, VA, Nancy (Mike) Lowden of Richmond, VA and Beth (Rich) Papworth of Chesapeake, VA; great-nieces Julie, Jenny and Jill Germroth; great-nephews Greg Germroth and Josh Papworth; and great-great nephew Kaleb Stickley.

A Memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church-Timberville on Friday, December 16th at 2pm. A private burial service will be held in Kingwood, WV at a later date.

Memorial gifts may be made to Village Library, P.O. Box 1045, Broadway, VA 22815.