Saturday December 7th 2019
Shirley Lee Santmier (known to his friends and co-workers as “Buck”) died Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Capital Caring Adler Center on the Van Metre Campus in Aldie, VA, after a difficult 2 year battle with multiple medical conditions. He leaves behind his wife, Joy Marie Santmier, of over 51 years; his children, Mary Lee Johnson, Linda Lou Baker, James Andrew Santmier, Brenda Jeannette Spann (whom he adopted and raised as his own, 1 furry friend and companion who he called, Lucy, and 2 children from prior marriages, Brenda Kaye Neugebauer and Andrew Lee Swaim. He was predeceased by his parents, Seadell and Gladys Santmier, 3 brothers, Carlton Santmier, Mickey Santmier and Gary Santmier, 1 sister, Izetta Barbour, and 2 children, William Seadell Santmier and Heidi Annette Santmier. He is also survived by multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as an “adopted” daughter, Debbie Lamphier Fantaci, and multiple “adopted” grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was born October 27, 1939, in Martinsburg, WV, where he was raised. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and also was a member of the United States Army Reserves. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Fairfax County Maintenance and Stormwater Management where he worked for 18 years and 2 months. He was a long-time Washington Redskins and Nascar fan as well as a former bowler. He was also a member of the Jesse C. Lynch American Legion Post #71 of North Augusta, SC, for many years up through the time of his passing. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas, Virginia. A funeral service will take place on Friday, December 20, 2019 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 8275 Barrett Drive, Manassas, Virginia. Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas, Virginia. Please sign the guestbook at www.bakerpostfh.com Read Less To send flowers in memory of Shirley Lee Santmier, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Shirley Lee Santmier Saturday December 7th 2019.
Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center
Death notice for the town of: Manassas, state: Virginia