Obituary for Valerie Ann McGee
Valerie Ann McGee, 57, passed away February 29, 2024. She was born on July 14, 1966, in Louisville, Ky., the daughter of C. Stanley and Carol Ann Wommer. She graduated from Evangel High School in 1984, went to college at the University of Louisville and Watterson College. She worked at Family Allergy and Asthma as a lab technician for around 15 years.
Valerie took pride in being a mother to her two boys, Connor, and Casey. Her family was the most important part of her life. Valerie was a juried potter in the state of Kentucky. In recent years she started her own pottery business, “Spirited Pottery by Val”. She won 1st place with her pottery the first year she entered the Kentucky State Fair contest in the ceramics division. She continued to enter her pottery in the state fair contests and won ribbons each year she participated. She also had booths at many craft fairs and art shows including Flea Off Market, Nunnlea Craft Fair, Norton Commons Art Festival, and numerous church craft shows. Valerie was a kind, funny, generous, giving, talented and spiritual person. She liked running in the park, planting flowers, gardening, and canning. She participated in numerous running events including several Kentucky Derby Mini Marathons.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Timothy Martin McGee; her son, Casey Aidan McGee; her mother, Carol Ann Wommer; and her sister, Tracie Ann Hasting (Craig). She is also survived by her aunt, Jeanne Miller; cousins, Jeanne Bibelhauser (Todd), April Ravenscroft (Tony) and Gerome Miller; and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, C. Stanley Wommer, and her son, Connor John McGee.
Visitation will be 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 7th, 2024, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40205.
The funeral Mass will be 12:00 pm, Friday March 8, 2024, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 508 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40207.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to celebrate Valerie’s life may be made to The Kentucky Humane Society, Louisville Metro Animal Shelter, or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Kentucky Chapter.
Valerie took pride in being a mother to her two boys, Connor, and Casey. Her family was the most important part of her life. Valerie was a juried potter in the state of Kentucky. In recent years she started her own pottery business, “Spirited Pottery by Val”. She won 1st place with her pottery the first year she entered the Kentucky State Fair contest in the ceramics division. She continued to enter her pottery in the state fair contests and won ribbons each year she participated. She also had booths at many craft fairs and art shows including Flea Off Market, Nunnlea Craft Fair, Norton Commons Art Festival, and numerous church craft shows. Valerie was a kind, funny, generous, giving, talented and spiritual person. She liked running in the park, planting flowers, gardening, and canning. She participated in numerous running events including several Kentucky Derby Mini Marathons.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Timothy Martin McGee; her son, Casey Aidan McGee; her mother, Carol Ann Wommer; and her sister, Tracie Ann Hasting (Craig). She is also survived by her aunt, Jeanne Miller; cousins, Jeanne Bibelhauser (Todd), April Ravenscroft (Tony) and Gerome Miller; and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, C. Stanley Wommer, and her son, Connor John McGee.
Visitation will be 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 7th, 2024, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40205.
The funeral Mass will be 12:00 pm, Friday March 8, 2024, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 508 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40207.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to celebrate Valerie’s life may be made to The Kentucky Humane Society, Louisville Metro Animal Shelter, or American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Kentucky Chapter.