Age 74, Luray, Va.
Ina Woodward Heubach, 74, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home on June 3, 2025. She was a loving, faithful, and elegant wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. In recent years, she was also a cherished “Yaya” to her granddaughter.
Born on May 20, 1951, in Luray, Virginia, she was raised in a large and close-knit family along with five sisters. She attended Luray High School and graduated from Madison College in 1973, fulfilling her dream of becoming a teacher.
Ina’s love of children spanned positions in secondary and elementary education, touching the lives of students across Luray, Greene County, and Harrisonburg, Virginia. She gave generously of her time and talents in the classroom for 30 years.
After retiring in 2004, she enjoyed a full and joyful life, building her dream home near the North Carolina coast, reading at all hours, traveling with loved ones and to visit family and friends, and doting on her granddaughter. She was known for her quiet strength, warm hospitality, and impeccable taste.
Ina was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil Leo Woodward and Evelyn Marston Woodward; sisters Anna Lee Presgraves and Jane Miller; and brothers-in-law Wayne Campbell and Edward Bailey.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, John Heubach of Bolivia, North Carolina; daughter, Kate Heubach Brimer (Adam), and granddaughter, Florrie Brimer, of Knoxville, Tennessee; sisters, Dawn Campbell, Meda Bailey, and Vicki Gochenour (Gerald), and brother-in-law Roger W. Miller Sr., all of Luray; a great number of nieces and nephews; and many lifelong friends.
The family will receive friends at Luray Christian Church on Monday, June 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at the church on Tuesday, June 10, at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Feed the Lambs Program, which provides meals to elementary school children facing food insecurity in Page County (mail checks payable to Big Spring Mennonite Church, 2545 Mims Road, Luray, VA 22835).
Arrangements are being handled by The Bradley Funeral Home in Luray, Va.
INA’S FINAL REST
Although she’s in her final rest
You took care of her, you did your best.
She did not want for a single thing
She’s happy in Heaven, can you hear her sing?
She’s with OUR FATHER in Heaven Above
And now she knows of HIS Special Love.
The Angels were there to lend her a hand
They escorted her safely to the Promised Land.
Her journey was easy and there was no pain
There will always be sunshine and never the rain.
You gave her your love, your care was the best
Please put it in God’s Hands, for HE’LL do the rest.
The Angel’s were there when she needed them the most
She’s now in the care of our Heavenly Host.
She’s your Guardian Angel and protects you each day
She’s sitting there listening each time that you pray.
It was her time to go, but not your time yet
She’s whispering softly that she has no regrets.
You’ll be together again in the “Here Ever After”
Where there are no tears, only the laughter.
Continue forward with life as never before
For we will all reunite at God’s Glorious Door.
Be strong and of courage as you’re never alone
One day we will all sit at the foot of God’s Throne.
Find comfort in God from our Heaven above
Always feel HIS presence and HIS Special Love.
INA is so Blessed to share family love so true.
She has only left this earth, she will never leave you.
Donna Seay-Armstrong
In Loving Memory of INA.
We worked several summers together as part of the Woodland Park Swim and Tennis Club crew after Tib and Bud Slye bought in the 1970s. I’ll always remember Ina as kind, smart and happy. She helped make fun “work” even more so . . . . Decades later, I had the pleasure of conducting a Saturday workshop for Harrisonburg High School journalism students. That group included Kate, the top performer in that group . . . . RIP, old friend. Thanks for your kind spirit and electric smile.
Ina demonstrated all the best attributes possible as a wife, a mom, a sister, a teacher, a sister-in-law, a neighbor, a colleague. She got to do a lot of travelling before and after retirement and it was quite usual that wherever she and John went they quite often made friends with other travelers, and they stayed in touch or even met up again later. What a heart! And mind. She meant so much to us.