Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Fentress, Merkey August 24, 1973 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com April 21, 2017, 5:48 am Norfolk Journal and Guide, Sep 1,1973 Norfolk - Merkey Fentress of 1812 Barre St. died August 24 in a hospital after a long illness. A native of Princess Anne County, he was a son of the late Merkey and Mrs. Patient Fentress ad the husband of the late Mrs. Clara Fentress. He was a retired stevedore and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Frances Jones of Norfolk, Mrs. Bernice Burnette of Baltimore, Mrs. Louise Lloyd of Arizona, and Mrs. Beatrice Gaines of Philadelphia; a son, Merkey Fentress of Chesapeake; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler of Philadelphia and Mrs. Louise Logan of Geneva NY; a brother, James Fentress of Salisbury MD; 20 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete; Hale Funeral Home was in charge. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery FENTRESS, MERKEY I19695 Section OAK, Block 8, Space 106 0 08/24/1973 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/f/fentress13044gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb