Judith Simpson Lienhardt

Judith Simpson Lienhardt, 73, of Salem, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She was born on Friday, August 29, 1952, in Clifton Forge, Virginia, to the late Clyde James and Sabra Musgrove Simpson, Sr.

She was a member of the General James Breckinridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a lifetime member of the Cameo Club of DAR and Southern Cross Chapter 746, where she held several officer positions in both chapters.

Judith is survived by her husband, Jack O. “Jay” Lienhardt, Jr.; daughter, Jennifer Lienhardt Robinson and her husband, Dustin, from Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia; a son, Robert M. Lienhardt, and his wife, Amanda, of Bourbonnais, Illinois; two sisters, Patricia S. Shires and her husband, O.E. “Bud” Shires of Eagle Rock, Virginia, Katherine “Kitty” S. Gilliland and her husband, Bruce of El Paso, Texas; brother, Clyde J. and Becky Simpson, Jr. of Low Moor, Virginia; four grandchildren, Carly Robinson, Zachariah Paul, Charlotte Elizabeth and Mary Virginia Lienhardt; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A funeral service will be held at 12 pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in the chapel of John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home located in Salem, Virginia. Interment will take place following the service at Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton, Virginia. The family will receive friends starting at 10 am on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, with Chaplain Tom Clark officiating.

Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.johnmoakey.com.