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Capt Willard Reece Respess

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Birth	:	7 Apr 1919 Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	21 Sep 1986 Norfolk Island
Burial	:	Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.4995782, -76.2943862
Description	:	Married Doris Irene Cannon 15 Nov 1947 in Gloucester, Va. Married Betty Ann Forrest Rowe in 1966 in Pasquotank, N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~ The Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Wed, 24 Sep 1986, pD3, c4 Willard R. Respess Gwynn - Willard Reece Respess, 67, died Sunday in Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Mathews County. He retired as a tugboat captain from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1981. He was a member of Gwynn's Island Baptist Church and the Oriental Lodge No. 20 A.F & A. M. of Mathews. Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann... Read More	Married Doris Irene Cannon 15 Nov 1947 in Gloucester, Va. Married Betty Ann Forrest Rowe in 1966 in Pasquotank, N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~ The Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Wed, 24 Sep 1986, pD3, c4 Willard R. Respess Gwynn - Willard Reece Respess, 67, died Sunday in Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Mathews County. He retired as a tugboat captain from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1981. He was a member of Gwynn's Island Baptist Church and the Oriental Lodge No. 20 A.F & A. M. of Mathews. Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann Respess; a daughter, Ms. Roberta J. Respess of Richmond; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Brenda R. Orrell of Bowie, Md., Mrs. Ida Sue Ewell of Dutton and Ms. Nancy R. Edwards of Mathews; a stepson, Ronald Keith Rowe of Mathews; five sisters, Miss Irene Respess and Mrs. Gloria Thompson, both of Grimstead, and Mrs. Lillian Briggs, Mrs. Alice Butler and Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, all of Newport News; and four grandchildren. A funeral was held Tuesday at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, by the Rev. Brian Russell and the Rev. Julian Orrell. Burial was in Gwynn's Island Cemetery, Grimstead. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad.

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Where is Capt Willard Reece Respess's memorial?
Capt Willard Reece Respess's memorial is located at: Gwynns Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Mathews County, USA.
When did Capt Willard Reece Respess death?
Capt Willard Reece Respess death on 21 Sep 1986 in Norfolk Island
Where are the coordinates of the Capt Willard Reece Respess's memorial?
Latitude: 37.4995782
Longitude: -76.2943862

Family Members:

Parent

Willard Washington Respess

(1897 - 1955)

Mary Elizabeth Carney Respess

(1898 - 1980)

Spouse

Doris Irene Cannon Respess

(1925 - 1961)

Siblings

Mary Irene Respess

(1917 - 1990)

Gloria Randolph Respess Thompson

(1930 - 2013)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Gwynns Island Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4995782, -76.2943862

2. Hudgins - Edwards Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4998188, -76.2916481

3. Gwynn's Island Baptist Church
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5049650, -76.2898350

4. Keeble Family Cemetery
Gwynn, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5114705, -76.2919754

5. Marchant Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4870796, -76.3063278

6. Goshen Cemetery
Moon, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4796900, -76.2991400

7. Hudgins Plantation Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4840874, -76.3138392

8. Powell-Winder Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4835197, -76.3133476

9. Powell Family Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4830900, -76.3129500

10. Powell Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4830600, -76.3129800

11. Holly Hill Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4799252, -76.3088840

12. Winder Cemetery
Cricket Hill, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4793900, -76.3076900

13. Hudgins Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4799548, -76.3265496

14. Callis Family Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4663200, -76.2986600

15. Brooks-Hudgins Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4887800, -76.3350100

16. Green Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.5014800, -76.3379600

17. Hodges Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4642780, -76.2951940

18. Trader Cemetery
Redart, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4641110, -76.2959440

19. Brooks-Brownley Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4685968, -76.3185703

20. Payton Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4686302, -76.3207578

21. Mathews Baptist Church Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4709520, -76.3271860

22. Tabb Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4631185, -76.3164629

23. H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery
Hudgins, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4827995, -76.3407974

24. Atherton - Lewis Cemetery
Hallieford, Mathews County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4997200, -76.3471500