Amelia Wisner. Chaplain.
Personal background: Born in Philadelphia at the Naval Hospital. Grew up in Eastern Kentucky about five minutes away from the Virginia border. Left Pike County to attend Morehead State University. Mother of two children and grandmother of five. For 37 years Amelia worked at Cardiology Associates and Affiliations with St Joseph Hospital, Central Baptist, and St Joseph East and co-owned a mobile service performing cardiovascular testing with a specialty in echocardiograms. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she returned home to care for him until he passed. Amelia belongs to a group of motorcycle enthusiasts and has traveled to each of the lower 48 states and all 10 provinces of Canada on her Harley with her husband, Tim. Amelia is very proud of her “visit all the Presidential burial places bucket list” which is taking her to many out-of-the-way towns in America. Amelia is a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington and currently serves as the President of her Vota Vita Sunday School class.
Favorite patriot: George Washington, for his steadfast leadership.
Favorite DAR Service: Historic Preservation and especially working with cemeteries: discovering them, cleaning headstones and recording the information for Find-A-Grave. She also loves Wreaths Across America.
Favorite ancestors: Michael Drake, who served in the Virginia Invalid Corps, and William Webb, who was a surveyor and the first school teacher in Abington Virginia.