Edward Hunter Daughtrey

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Published in The Virginian Pilot on 6/23/2009:
E. Hunter Daughtrey Sr. SUFFOLK - Edward Hunter Daughtrey Sr., 95, went to be with his Lord June 20, 2009. He was born in Carrsville, Va. He was the last surviving child of Jasper and Susie Daughtrey. His sisters, Dorothy Anderson, Elsie Godfrey, Edith Rawls, Mary Sue Richardson, Nell Howell, Ida Graves, brother, Jasper Daughtrey and former daughter-in-law Mary Jo Daughtrey predeceased him. His loving wife, Frances, of 67 years; and two sons, Hunter and wife Janet Parsons of Durham, N.C., Sid and wife Pat Grady Daughtrey of Suffolk, survive him. Grandpa will be missed by grandchildren, Heather and husband Ted Rabalais of Hillsborough, N.C. and Nathan Daughtrey of Greensboro, N.C.; great-grandchildren, Jessica and Colby Rabalais and stepgrandson, John Douglas of Brooklyn, N.Y. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him. He proudly served the U.S. Navy, retiring as lieutenant commander in 1956. He served in both oceans in World War II, in convoy duties in the North Atlantic and in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. Hunter and the crew of the USS Alchiba received the Presidential Service Award for heroism after being torpedoed at Guadalcanal. Hunter was the oldest member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Franklin. He served the church in several roles including deacon, treasurer and chair of the cemetery committee. He was also an active member of the Carrsville community, member of the Carrsville Ruritan Club and the first president of the Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department. The family extends special appreciation to the staff and friends of Hillcrest Retirement Center and Nansemond Point Joyner Hall for their loving assistance in transitioning our parents. The funeral will be conducted Saturday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Dr. Richard Peerey and Rev Charles Anderson officiating. Burial at Beaver Dam Cemetery will be private. The family will receive friends at the church following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Beaver Dam Baptist Church c/o the Cemetery Fund, 3593 Carrsville Hwy, Franklin, VA 23851. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, is assisting the family. www.wrightfuneralhome.org

Edward married Frances Storey Howell, daughter of Jake Liles Howell and Fannie Elizabeth Beale, in 1942. (Frances Storey Howell was born circa 1921 in Como, Hertford Co., N. C, died on 6 Apr 2011 in Suffolk City, [Nansemond Co., ] VA and was buried on 9 Apr 2011 in Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 3593 Carrsville Hwy., Franklin, VA.)