Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Godfrey Sr., Robert L. October 13, 1997 ************************************************ 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 February 5, 2013, 7:47 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, October 17, 1997 Robert L. Godfrey Sr. of the 800 block of W. 48th St. died Oct. 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Born in Norfolk, he was a retired maintenance mechanic for N.R.H.A. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Olive Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Martha Godfrey; six daughters, Rosa Lee Edmonds, Rosa M. Simons, Delester McAdoo, LaVerne Godfrey, Eunice Cobb and Constance Godfrey; two sons, Robert L. Godfrey Jr. and Rufus R. Reid Sr.; a sister, Ella Timberlake of Norfolk; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Olive Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Harry A. Davis. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Friends may join the family at the residence. The procession will leave from 7017 Selma Ave. Graves Funeral Home is handling arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/g/godfreys387gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb