Emma Virostek

Emma Bailey Virostek, 66, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Emma was a special lady who never met a stranger and was always willing to do whatever was needed to lend a helping hand to someone in need. She was a life long resident of the tri-city area and was a member of Oakland Baptist Church for 27 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard C and Alice Sampson Bailey; husband, Victor Virostek, Sr. and brothers, Robert and Buddy Bailey. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Litchfield and husband, Jack and Deborah Sokol and husband, Linwood; step-children, Susan Faison, Kathie Jones, Victor Virostek, Jr. and Mike Virostek; grandchildren, Ashley Turner, Skylar Litchfield, Danielle Casey, Victoria Blankenship, Whitney Blankenship and Lindsay Sokol; great-grandchild, Brooklynn Hubbard; brothers, Richard Bailey, II and Jimmy Bailey and sister, Girtrude Stewart. The family will receive friends at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Friday, November 30, 2007 from 6 to 8 pm. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 11 am on Saturday, December 1, 2007. Burial will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Oakland Baptist Church, Building Fund. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .