Virginia Sharon Hislop (Kite), lovingly known as “Grandma Ginny,” passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025, at the age of 90. Her death marks the close of a remarkable life defined by love, devotion, and service to family, faith, and community.
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Born during the Great Depression in Colorado to Bill and Sally Kite, Ginny grew up alongside her sister Nancy, learning resilience and the importance of family values that would guide her throughout her life. In Boulder, Colorado, she met her soulmate, Lt. Col. Sherm Hislop, a young widower with two children, Steve and Jeanna. After a whirlwind courtship that family fondly recalled as leading to an engagement after just their second date, Ginny and Sherm were sealed in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah. Together, they shared more than 50 years of marriage and raised a blended family of six children.
The Hislop family moved frequently due to Sherm’s military career, but Ginny created a home filled with love, books, laughter, and tradition wherever they lived. Later, in the late 1980s, they settled in Provo, Utah, where their home became the heart of family gatherings and Sunday dinners.
A devoted grandmother, Ginny was famous for her thoughtful Christmas preparations, endless generosity, and volunteer work at the Missionary Training Center, where she cared for young missionaries as though they were her own. Neighbors affectionately nicknamed her “Grandma Blockbuster” for the curated library of family-friendly VHS movies she shared with the community.
She found immense joy in her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, earning the title of “Baby Whisperer” for her natural gift of calming little ones. Even into her later years, Ginny embraced technology to stay connected with loved ones, learning to text, FaceTime, and use Instagram to follow their lives closely.
Preceded in death by her husband, three of her children, her parents, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and a great-granddaughter, Ginny is now reunited with them in peace. She will be laid to rest in Huntsville Cemetery beside Sherm, her beloved husband of more than half a century.
At her request, no formal funeral services will be held. In place of flowers, her family encourages acts of kindness in her memory—a fitting tribute to a woman who lived her life defined by compassion, service, and love.
Grandma Ginny’s legacy will continue to inspire all who knew her, as her warmth, generosity, and devotion live on in the hearts of her family and friends.