Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Eley, Henry G., 2011 

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HENRY G. ELEY

   Henry G. Eley, 95, passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, after a brief illness.

   He was born in Southampton County, Va., and was the son of the late Joseph 
Thomas Sr., and Mamie Harcum Eley.  He had lived most of his life in Battery 
Park, Va.  Mr. Eley was an U.S. Army veteran of WWII and was a career 
shipwright at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  He was a member of the Battery Park 
Baptist Church and was a deacon and for many years was the building and 
grounds superintendent.

   In addition to his parents, Henry was preceded in death by his wife, the 
late Mildred Parsons Eley; his brother, J.T. Eley Jr.; and his sister, Mildred 
Reynolds.

   He is survived by his brother, Raymond Eley and his wife, Betty of 
Hillsboro, N.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews and a host of extended family.

   A graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 4, in St. 
Luke's Memorial Park, with speaker, Woody Copeland, officiating.  Family and 
friends will gather from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, in Colonial Funeral Home 
for visitation.

   The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart 
Association, Isle of Wight Chapter, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 
23060.

   Arrangements are in the care of Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield.


Henry G. ELEY, of Battery Park, 
career shipwright at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. Southampton Co., d. 28 Feb 2011, age 95, 
interred in St. Luke's Memorial Park*, 4 Mar 2011, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 3, 2011 (Final ed.), p. A8 

*Though complied in 2004, the Isle of Wight County Historical Society, 
Grave Site Survey Task Force list includes Henry & his wife (birthdates only): 
http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/St%20Lukes%20Memorial%20Park_Benns%20Church%20Blvd_Cemetery.doc 

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