Barbara Sperry Ambrose passed away on December 17, 2016 at Winchester Medical Center from complications of Pneumonia.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal with Sammy Campbell officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Middletown, Virginia.

Mrs. Ambrose was born on August 10, 1943 to the late Thomas Ainsworth Sperry and Arreta Wakeman Sperry. She grew up in Middletown, Virginia and graduated from James Wood High School. She continued her education at the Medical College of Virginia, School of Pharmacy where she received her Pharmacy degree. She was a Pharmacist at Trout Drug Company for many years.

She was very active in the community and was a past member of the BPW and Warren Memorial Hospital Auxiliary as well as a life member of the Middletown Fire Department Auxiliary. She was a member of the Front Royal Jaycettes, having served as president. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and The Helltown Red Hatters.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Edgar Ambrose; daughter, Heather (Brent); grandchildren, Baylin and Piper, whom she adored; brother, Dr. Thomas Sperry (Sandy) and a niece and nephew.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Samuels Public Library, 330 East Criser Road, Front Royal, VA 22630, for the children’s section.