Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Garris, Paul J. Jr., 2015 

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Paul Jordan "Jerry" Garris Jr. 

  Paul "Jerry" Jordan Garris, Jr., 67, born November 18, 1947 to the late Paul 
Jordan Garris, Sr. and Martha Savage Foster, lived an abundant, faithful life 
until he was called home to be with his Heavenly Father April 24, 2015.  Jerry 
is survived by Judith "Judy" Simpson Garris, his devoted wife of 46 years.  He 
was blessed with a son and a daughter-in-law, Paul Jordan, III and Sherry 
Garris, who brought joy to him by having four wonderful grandchildren, Kaylee, 
Noah, Alivia, and Jenna.  He is also survived by a sister and brother-in-law, 
Jeanette and Hersey Pierce; brother Tom Foster and his wife, Jean; and brother 
Charles Foster and his wife, Mary Catherine.  He was also blessed with several 
brothers-in-law and their wives, Bobby and Sandra Simpson, Donnie and Sharon 
Simpson and the late Jimmy Simpson and his wife Becky.  Jerry is also survived 
by many nieces and nephews. 

  For many years, Jerry worked hard to provide for his family and was able to 
retire after 43 years at Newport News Shipbuilding, where he was an Assistant 
Clerk and earned his status as a Master Shipbuilder.  Jerry was known by his 
grandchildren as PeepPop, to the children at Antioch Church as the Candy Man, 
and to those at Tidewater Motorcycles as the Onion Man; but, above all, he 
will always be known as a Child of the King.  He was a dedicated usher and 
member of the Missions Committee at Antioch Church.  Jerry was an avid 
fisherman, who liked to teach others his fishing tips.  He also enjoyed being 
outdoors and riding motorcycles, especially with his son, other family, and 
friends.  Jerry is now at rest, enjoying his eternal life with his Lord and 
Savior.  His family is comforted by his awesome testimony of faith and his 
desire for everyone to love one another.  Jerry did not look at death as a 
time to say goodbye, but rather, in his simple words, "I'll see you later." 

  His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 27, at Antioch Church 
with Reverend Lindsay Poteat, Reverend Mark Habecker, and Associate Pastor 
Chris Cherry officiating.  The burial will be at the Antioch Church cemetery. 
The family will receive friends at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory from 2 to 4 
p.m. Sunday, April 26.  It was Jerry's wish for donations to be made to 
Antioch Church Missions, P.O. Box 36, Windsor, Virginia 23487 in lieu of 
flowers.  Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com. 


Paul Jordan "Jerry" GARRIS, Jr., 
retired NNS&DD Assistant Clerk & Master Shipbuilder, 
b. 18 Nov 1947, Suffolk, d. 24 Apr 2015, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 27 Apr 2015, 
Parr Funeral Home obit  (www.parrfuneralhome.com) 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

Died after cemetery visited (4 Feb - 3 Mar 2004): 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

His mother, Martha Olivia (SAVAGE GARRIS) FOSTER (1919 - 2012), 
   is also buried there. 

His father (1913 - 1962) is buried with his parents & step-father in 
   Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins (BE-AX1J-3/4). 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

His in-laws, Joseph James Sr. & Ira Mae (ASHLEY) SIMPSON, 
   are buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. 
   Holly Lawn list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 


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Anne Marie Piland, 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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