om the Downing High School in 1951. She then earned her Bachelor's Degree from WIU. Val had been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous for thirty-three years. Val retired from WIU in Macomb Illinois. In her free time, Val loved to take long drives and travel. She was a history buff and started Antique Schools in Lee County Facebook page. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk with Chaplin Gordon Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Ft. Madison, IA at a later date. Visitation will be held prior to the service Friday, from 5 - 7 pm at the funeral home with family meeting friends from 5-7 p.m. Memorials may be made to Alcoholics Anonymous Keokuk Chapter. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.vigenmemorialhome.com/obituaries/Valeria-Ann-Root?obId=2746029#/obituaryInfo