A native of Princess Anne County, he was a longshoreman for 27 years an retired. He was a member of the International Longshoremen's Association Local 1248.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Virginia Beach.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Bryant of Jacksonville, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Juanita Lassiter of Chesapeake; four sisters, Mrs. Leeverta Russell, Mrs. Julia Burfoot, and Mrs. Cora Benson of Chesapeake, and Miss Irene Cherry of Norfolk; and two brothers, William Cherry of Portsmouth and Nathaniel Cherry of Norfolk.
A funeral will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, by the Rev. Leon Freeman. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park with Fitchett Funeral Home in charge.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A8, Saturday, November 5, 1977
A native of Princess Anne County, he was a longshoreman for 27 years an retired. He was a member of the International Longshoremen's Association Local 1248.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Virginia Beach.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Bryant of Jacksonville, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Juanita Lassiter of Chesapeake; four sisters, Mrs. Leeverta Russell, Mrs. Julia Burfoot, and Mrs. Cora Benson of Chesapeake, and Miss Irene Cherry of Norfolk; and two brothers, William Cherry of Portsmouth and Nathaniel Cherry of Norfolk.
A funeral will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, by the Rev. Leon Freeman. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park with Fitchett Funeral Home in charge.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A8, Saturday, November 5, 1977
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