Hertford County NcArchives Obituaries.....Racette, George William 2012
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George William Racette 
(May 28, 1926 - October 12, 2012) 

Como-George William Racette, 86, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012 at 
Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, VA. Mr. Racette was a native of 
Ludlow, MA, a son of the late William and Edith Roberts Racette, and was 
predeceased by a grandson Christopher Racette and two brothers, Lawrence and 
Raymond Racette. He was a retired power plant controlman at St. Julian’s Creek 
plant in Portsmouth, VA and was a Navy veteran of WWII. He was a former member 
and deacon at Buckhorn Baptist Church in Como and presently was a member of 
Franklin Baptist Church. He was one of the founders of the “Over the Hill Fun 
Bunch,” that entertained many shut-ins and nursing home residents with their 
music in the area for two decades. Along with his wife Frances, and three 
other couples, they helped form the Peanut Promenaders at the Franklin YMCA. 
For his outstanding community service, George was awarded, “The Builder’s 
Award” from the Virginia Masons. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, 
Frances E. Racette; two daughters, Linda R. Etheridge and husband Walt of 
Carrollton, VA and Cathleen R. Whitley and husband, George, of Como, NC; two 
sons, George Roland Racette of Chesapeake, VA and William Alan Racette and 
wife, Jeanette, of Como, NC; two brothers, Leonard H. Racette of Asheville, NC 
and Wilbur C. “Bill” Racette and wife, Linda,of Spokane, WA; seven 
grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren.The funeral will be conducted at 
11AM Monday, October 15, 2012 at Wright Funeral Home, 206 W. 4th Ave., 
Franklin, VA, with the Rev. Brent Kimlick officiating. Burial,with military 
honors, will follow at Buckhorn Baptist Church Cemetery, Como, NC. The family 
will receive friends Sunday, from 7-8:30PM at the funeral home and suggest 
that memorials be made to Franklin Baptist Church or the American Cancer 
Society.


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