George Washington Chappell, 78, of 2900 E. Berkley Ave., a retired carpenter of Colonna Shipyard, died Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Chesapeake Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Back Bay, Princess Anne County, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Lessie Gregory Chappell. His parents were William T. and Mrs. Mary Murphy Chappell.
A funeral service will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Graham Funeral Home by the Rev. Calvin G. Twiddy of Great Bridge Missionary Holiness Church. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park.
He was a member of Charity Methodist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edna Pilley and Mrs. Rosa Johnson of Chesapeake and Mrs. Lillie Burbage of Alexandria; a son, Benjamin Chappell of Chesapeake; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Henley, and two brothers, Colon Chappell and W. Joe Chappell, all of Virginian Beach; 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
The Virginian Pilot Thursday December 3, 1964
George Washington Chappell, 78, of 2900 E. Berkley Ave., a retired carpenter of Colonna Shipyard, died Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Chesapeake Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Back Bay, Princess Anne County, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Lessie Gregory Chappell. His parents were William T. and Mrs. Mary Murphy Chappell.
A funeral service will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Graham Funeral Home by the Rev. Calvin G. Twiddy of Great Bridge Missionary Holiness Church. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park.
He was a member of Charity Methodist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edna Pilley and Mrs. Rosa Johnson of Chesapeake and Mrs. Lillie Burbage of Alexandria; a son, Benjamin Chappell of Chesapeake; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Henley, and two brothers, Colon Chappell and W. Joe Chappell, all of Virginian Beach; 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
The Virginian Pilot Thursday December 3, 1964
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