Obituaries

Myra L. WithersChurch Member

Myra Little Withers, 72, the wife of an Army officer and a member of the Altar Guild of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Alexandria as well as the Episcopal churches at Fort Meade, died of respiratory failure March 21 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. She lived in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.

Mrs. Withers, whose father was an Army officer, was born at Fort Sill, Okla. She was with her parents at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

She finished high school in Norfolk and attended George Washington University. After her marriage in 1956, she accompanied her husband on his military assignments until settling in the Washington area in 1983.

She was involved in her children's scouting activities and was a member of the Army Engineer Officers Wives Club.

Survivors include her husband, retired Army Maj. Gen. George K. Withers Jr. of Alexandria; three children, retired Army Lt. Col. George K. Withers III of Chantilly, Kelley L. Withers of Pearisburg, Va., and Elizabeth D. Withers of Springfield; two brothers, retired Army Lt. Col. Donald C. Little Jr. of Trinity, Fla., and William W. Little of Fairfax Station; and two granddaughters.

-- Adam Bernstein