Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brockenbrough, Mary Cross Jordan June 26, 2015
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Virginian-Pilot June 28, 2015
NORFOLK - Mary Cross Jordan Brockenbrough passed away peacefully in her sleep on 
June 26, 2015, and has gone home to join the love of her life, her beloved 
husband, Jimmie. She enjoyed a full and wonderful life of almost 98 years. Mary 
Cross was born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia, the daughter of Thomas A. Jordan 
and Dora Cross Jordan. She graduated from Suffolk High School and was very 
active in the social life of the town, including being chosen as the Peanut 
Queen in 1936. Her family has long roots in the area going back to her father’s 
namesake, Thomas Jordan, who arrived in Jamestown in 1619. In 1942, she married 
her childhood sweetheart, James Gill Brockenbrough. One of the family’s favorite 
stories was that she and Jimmie were married "in haste," really meaning they had 
to move up the wedding two weeks because he was called to active duty after 
Pearl Harbor in WW II. Truly, they were both part of the “great generation.” 
After the war, the couple moved to Norfolk for Jimmie to join his grandfather’s 
coffee business, the James G. Gill Company. They raised a family of two boys and 
later helped raise her treasured grandchildren. She loved her family and loved 
to host family gatherings. On Jimmie’s retirement, they moved to Virginia Beach 
and spent many years enjoying the people and beach at 71st Street. Mary Cross 
loved life and people. She loved going out with friends and hosting some of the 
best parties seen at Virginia Beach and Norfolk. She was a lifelong member of 
the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, Princess Anne Country Club and Garden Club. 
But the love of her life was her husband; they were constant companions and she 
stayed steadfastly at his side through the many good times and through his 
illnesses. She loved all her family. She is survived by a son, Thomas J. 
Brockenbrough and his wife, Joan. Her other son, James “Gill” Brockenbrough, 
predeceased her. Her grandchildren, James G. Brockenbrough III, Mercer 
Brockenbrough, Austin C. Brockenbrough, William M. Brockenbrough, Alexander B. 
Stone, and Thomas J. Brockenbrough Jr., were all special to her. And not to 
forget her great-grandchildren: Penn, Harrison, Katherine, Alex, Christopher, 
and Mallory, along with her favorite niece and nephew, Marion Cockey and John 
Cockey. A most important part of the family are her two prior daughters-in-law, 
Anne Brockenbrough and Francie Martin. The family would like to thank her two 
Senior Corp caregivers, Juanita Jacobs and Hephizibah Adjei for the loving care 
they gave. They took special care in making her last days peaceful. There will 
be a memorial service at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd at 11:30 A.M. 
on Thursday, July 2nd, followed by a reception at Norfolk Yacht and Country 
Club. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Norfolk Academy, Norfolk 
Collegiate School or a charity of your choice. H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., 
Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be made at 
www.hdoliver.com.

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