Ira Franklin Sterrett

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Frank L. Sterrett
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Rebecca Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Rebecca Sterrett 50
Frank L. Sterrett 20
Tate Sterrett 18
Reed Sterrett 16
James Sterrett 10 [nephew]
Joseph Sterrett 7 [nephew]

1900 Census
Name: Frank Sterrett
Age: 40
Birth Date: Jan 1860
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bell D Sterrett
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Frank Sterrett 40
Bell D Sterrett 33
Mattie R Sterrett 10
John D Sterrett 9

Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photos:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44141338

Ira married Isabella Dunlap Mackey 03 Dec 1885, Rockbridge Co. VA. Isabella was born 10 May 1860, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 20 Oct 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Mattie R Sterrett
Age: 10
Birth Date: Aug 1889
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Frank Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bell D Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Frank Sterrett 40
Bell D Sterrett 33
Mattie R Sterrett 10
John D Sterrett 9

1920 Census
Name: Mattie S Parkins
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland
Street: Georgetown and Rockville Pike
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William S Parkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
William S Parkins 26
Mattie S Parkins 29
Waller S Parkins 5
John H Parkins 3 years 9 months
William S Parkins 1
Isabelle Parkins 2 months

1930 Census
Name: Martha S Parkins
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law (Daughter)
Home in 1930: Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland
Dwelling Number: 16
Family Number: 17
Age at First Marriage: 21
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Joseph W Parkins 73
May S Parkins 63
William S Parkins 37
Martha S Parkins 37
Walter S Parkins 15
John A Parkins 14
William S Parkins 12
Isabel M Parkins 10
James F Parkins 8
Robert I Parkins 4 years 2 months

1940 Census
Name: Mattie S Parkins
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [mother-in-law]

OBITUARY

News-Gazette, Lexington, VA; 25 February 1976

Mrs. Martha "Mattie" Sterrett Parkins, 89, formerly of Lexington, died Feb. 10 at the residence of her son, John A. Parkins, in Newark, Del. She had lived at her son's residence for the last nine years.

Mrs. Parkins, the widow of Capt. S. Parkins of Dickerson, Md., was born in Rockbridge County Aug. 31, 1886, the daughter of the late Ira Franklin Sterrett and Isabel MacKey Sterrett. Her late brother, John D. Sterrett, was prominent in local affairs.

Before leaving Rockbridge in 1914, Mrs. Parkins was a member of Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church. She often returned to the area to visit friends and relatives.
As a result of age and failing health she was unable to return to Lexington since a visit in 1972, when her grandsons John A. Parkins, Jr. and Thomas W. Parkins were graduated from Washington and Lee University School of Law and Virginia Military Institute respectively.

She is survived by four sons, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Burial was beside her late husband in Arlington National Cemetery. The services, which included a military honor guard were attended by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sterrett, Jr. of Williamsburg and J. Robert Sterrett of Hampton, both recently of Lexington.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65203161

Martha married Capt. William Saunders Parkins, Sr. 24 Dec 1914, Wilmington, DE. William was born 01 Jun 1894, Richmond, VA; died 21 Jul 1954; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: John D Sterrett
Age: 9
Birth Date: Feb 1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Frank Sterrett
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bell D Sterrett
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Frank Sterrett 40
Bell D Sterrett 33
Mattie R Sterrett 10
John D Sterrett 9

1930 Census
Name: John D Stuartt [John D Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 25
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Dairy Farm
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
War: No
Household Members:
John D Sterret 40
Mary L Sterret 40
John D Sterret 12
James R Sterret 8

OBITUARY

The Lexington Gazette, Lexington, VA; 8 Dec 1971

John Douglas Sterrett, 82, of Rt. 5 Lexington died Tuesday at the Stonewall Jackson Extended Care Facility.
Born Feb. 19, 1889 in Rockbridge County, he was the son of the late Ira Franklin Sterrett adn Isabel Dunlap MacKey Sterrett.

Mr. Sterrett was a member of the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church and served as elder and elder emeritus in the church for 63 years. He was one of the organizers and past president of the Rockbridge Farmers Cooperative. Mr. Sterrett was a former dairy farmer.

Mr. Sterrett developed the Meadowview subdivision. He was chairman of the Rockbridge County Planning Commission from Jan.1 1959 to Jan. 1 1962. A former Rotarian, he was past president of the Rockbridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Surviving are two sons, John D. Sterrett, Jr. of Wytheville and James Robert Sterrett of Hampton; a sister Mrs. Mattie Reid Parkins of Newark, Del; five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.

The Rev. John Stanley and the Rev. William Ramkey will conduct a funeral service tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Timber Ridge "Old Stone" Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Timber Ridge "Old Stone" Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John Sterrett
SSN: 228-01-3435
Last Residence: 24450 Lexington, Lexington City, Virginia
BORN: 18 Feb 1889
Died: Dec 1971
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65240252

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John Douglas Sterrett Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1889
Death Date: 7 Dec 1971
Death Place: Lexington, Virginia
Registration Date: 16 Dec 1971
Father: Ira Franklin Sterrett
Mother: Isabel Dunlap Mackey
Spouse: Mary Lackey Sterrett

John married Mary Eglentine Lackey. Mary was born 26 Jan 1890, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 23 Jan 1961, Charlottesvile, Albemarle Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Waller S Parkins [Walter S Parkins]
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland
Street: Georgetown and Rockville Pike
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William S Parkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mattie S Parkins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 26
Mattie S Parkins 29
Waller S Parkins 5
John H Parkins 3 years 9 months
William S Parkins 1
Isabelle Parkins 2 months

1930 Census
Name: Walter S Parkins
Birth Year: abt 1915
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Home in 1930: Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland
Dwelling Number: 16
Family Number: 17
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Joseph W Parkins 73
May S Parkins 63
William S Parkins 37
Martha S Parkins 37
Walter S Parkins 15
John A Parkins 14
William S Parkins 12
Isabel M Parkins 10
James F Parkins 8
Robert I Parkins 4 years 2 months

1940 Census
Name: Walter S Parkins
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Laborer
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [grandmother]

MILITARY RECORDS

Name: Walter S Parkins
Birth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State of Residence: Maryland
County or City: Montgomery

Enlistment Date: 3 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Maryland
Enlistment City: Frederick
Branch: Infantry
Grade: Sergeant
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard

Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70 in.
Weight: 168 lbs.


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Walter S Parkins
Birth Date: 9 Jan 1915
Birth Place: Loudoun Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49347843
MAJ INF USA
Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 10786-4

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: John A Parkins
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Chemist
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [grandmother]

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: John A Parkins
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1916
Birth Place: Fauquier Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PARK&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=4561&GRid=49347836&
MAJ US ARMY; WORLD WAR II
Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 10584ALH

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John A. Parkins
SSN: 219-07-2782
Last Residence: 19713 Newark, New Castle, Delaware
BORN: 18 Apr 1916
Died: 10 Feb 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (Before 1951)

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: William S Parkins Jr.
Age: 1
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Texas
Home in 1920: Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland
Street: Georgetown and Rockville Pike
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William S Parkins
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mattie S Parkins
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
William S Parkins 26
Mattie S Parkins 29
Waller S Parkins 5
John H Parkins 3 years 9 months
William S Parkins 1
Isabelle Parkins 2 months

1930 Census
Name: William S Parkins
Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Home in 1930: Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland
Dwelling Number: 16
Family Number: 17
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Joseph W Parkins 73
May S Parkins 63
William S Parkins 37
Martha S Parkins 37
Walter S Parkins 15
John A Parkins 14
William S Parkins 12
Isabel M Parkins 10
James F Parkins 8
Robert I Parkins 4 years 2 months

1940 Census
Name: William S Parkins
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Tex
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: English
Veteran: No
Social Security Number: No
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Usual Industry: Farm
Usual Class of Worker: Working on own account
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [grandmother]

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: William S. Parkins
SSN: 219-07-2784
Last Residence:
78217 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
BORN: 4 Mar 1918
Died: 22 Jul 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and biography:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65204051
Plot: A-A, 1069

Died:
Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
Name: William Parkins Jr
Death Date: 22 Jul 1993
Death County: Mc Lennan
Gender: Male

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Isabel M Parkins
Birth Year: abt 1920
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Maryland
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1930: Poolesville, Montgomery, Maryland
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Joseph W Parkins 73
May S Parkins 63
William S Parkins 37
Martha S Parkins 37
Walter S Parkins 15
John A Parkins 14
William S Parkins 12
Isabel M Parkins 10
James F Parkins 8
Robert I Parkins 4 years 2 months

OBITUARY

The Washington Post; 26 February 1961

Isabel Parkins Suto, 41, a former lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, died Friday after a short illness at the Washington Sanitarium. She was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Mrs. Suto was a native of Round Hill, Va. and attended Madison College in Harrisonburg, W.Va. [VA] She was a graduate of St. Elizabeths Hospital School of Nursing here and during World War II served at the 74th General Hospital in the European Theater.

She is survived by her husband, Frank J. and two daughters, Ruth Ellen and Martha Jane, all at the home address, Landy Court, Kensington, and her mother Mrs. William S. Parkins of Marymont Rd., Silver Spring. She is also survived by four brothers.

Friends may call at Gawler's Chapel 1736 Pennsylvania, Ave. NW. (courtesy parking opposite), until 10 p.m. Sunday. Service will be held at Ft. Myers Chapel on Tuesday, February 28 at 10 a.m., Internment Arlington National Cemetery.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Isabel Mackey Parkin
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1919
Birth Place: Loudoun Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65204611

Died:
Interment Control Forms, 1928?1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774?1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.
Name: Isabel M Suto
Death Date: 24 Feb 1961
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Burial Location: Arlington, Virginia

Isabel married Frank Jacob Suto. Frank was born 04 Apr 1920; died 22 May 1996, Anne Arundel Co. MD; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: James F Parkins
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maryland
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [grandmother]

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: James F. Parkins
SSN: 217-16-2751
BORN: 3 Jul 1921
Died: 9 Feb 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49347834
LT COL US ARMY; WORLD WAR II; KOREA
Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 10588ARH

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Robert I Parkins
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Maryland
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Montgomery, Maryland
Inferred Residence in 1935: Montgomery, Maryland
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William S Parkins 46
Mattie S Parkins 47
Walter S Parkins 24
John A Parkins 23
William S Parkins 22
Isabelle M Parkins 20
James F Parkins 18
Robert I Parkins 14
May S Parkins 74 [grandmother]

OBITUARY

The Washington Post; 26 January 1987

ROBERT INGLES PARKINS 60, who was in charge of mechanical services at the National Dry Cleaning Institute where he had worked since the 1970's died of cancer Jan. 25 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. He lived in Gaithersburg.

Mr. Parkins was born in Dickerson. He served with the Army in World War II, participating in the invasions of Normandy and Salerno. After returning from the war, he worked on the family farm in Montgomery County until the late 1950's, then operated earth-moving and landscaping business in the county, before joining the institute. He was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Poolesville.

Survivors include three brothers, John A. of Newark, Del., William S. Jr. of San Antonio and James F. of Wheaton.

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33469140
Plot: Columbarium Number 2

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: John D Stuartt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
John D Sterrett 40
Mary L Sterrett 40
John D Sterrett 12
James R Sterrett 8

OBITUARY

Daily Press, Newport News, VA; 31 January 2005

JOHN DOUGLAS 'PETE' STERRETT JR. Yorktown, John Douglas "Pete" Sterrett Jr., 87, died at Riverside Convalescent Center Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. He was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Aug. 22, 1917, to Mary Lackey Sterrett and John Douglas Sterrett . After graduation from Washington and Lee University in 1938, he married Lula McCorkle Moore, also of Rockbridge County.

During World War II, Pete served as a research physicist with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Silver Springs, Md., developing the proximity fuse for the U.S. Navy. In 1945, he was sent to Europe as a scientific consultant when the fuse was first introduced for use by Army artillery.

As WWII ended in the European Theater, he remained for six weeks working with the Alsos Mission (now CIA) as part of a team to trace similar fuse projects under development in Germany.

Following WWII he returned to Lexington where he became manager of the Rockbridge Farmer's Co-op and a part-time farmer. Later, Pete served two terms as the Rockbridge County Treasurer. Beginning as a cashier in the Rockbridge National Bank, he moved on to serve as President of First National Farmer's Bank in Wytheville. There, he became Senior Vice President and Manager when the bank merged with First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke. He was a graduate of Maryland-Virginia Bank Management School at University of Virginia, and American Institute of Banking. In 1972, he became President of Dominion Bank of the Peninsula where he organized offices in Williamsburg, Hampton, and Newport News. He retired as President of the Dominion Bank of Smithfield in 1979.

After retiring from banking, he became the first Executive Director of York County Industrial Development. In 1976, in partnership with his son-in-law, Roger Copenhaver and Ronald Wade, he founded the Grafton True Value Hardware Store.

Always active in church wherever he lived, Pete served as an Elder in the Timber Ridge, Wytheville, Williamsburg and Yorkminster Presbyterian Churches. He was also heavily involved in community affairs and was associated with many organizations in the communities in which he lived.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James Robert Sterrett of Hampton. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lula Moore Sterrett; three children, Rev. John Douglas "Doug" Sterrett III and wife, Rachel, of Warm Springs, Va., Martha Sterrett Schoonmaker and husband, Bill, of Centreville, Va., and Susan Sterrett Copenhaver and husband, Roger, of Yorktown, Va.; seven grandchildren, John B. Sterrett, Joseph W. Sterrett, Jonathan R. Grover, M. Todd Grover, Christine M. Schoonmaker, James W. Schoonmaker III and Anna K. Copenhaver. He also has three great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Ann Berry Sterrett of Hampton; and two nieces.

Memorial Services will be held at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Yorktown, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m., and at Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Va., on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m., with Inurnment in the Old Stone Church Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Mr. Sterrett to Yorkminster Presbyterian Church for their Building Fund, 6218 George Washington Memorial Highway, Yorktown, VA 23692, or to the Southeastern Correctional Ministries, 40 Kings Way, Hampton, VA.

Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton.


Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: John D. Sterrett
Last Residence: 23608 Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia
BORN: 22 Aug 1917
Died: 28 Jan 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93089166

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: John Douglas Sterrett
Death Date: 28 Jan 2005
Death Place: Newport News, VA

John married Lula Moore. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: James R Stuartt [Sterrett]
Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
John D Sterrett 40
Mary L Sterrett 40
John D Sterrett 12
James R Sterrett 8

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: James R. Sterrett
SSN: 231-32-0622
Last Residence: 23669 Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia
BORN: 15 Jun 1921
Died: 6 Jan 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Jas Robert Sterritt
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1921
Birth Place: Rockbridge,


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93827028

Died:
Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: James Robert Sterrett
Death Date: 6 Jan 2003
Death Place: Hampton, VA

James married Ann Halstead Berry. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

OBITUARY

The Washington Post; 7 November 1995

POWER, MARTHA SUTO, Age 47, at home on Saturday, November 4,1995 after a lengthy illness, daughter of Frank J. Suto and the late Isabel Parkins Suto. She is also survived by her husband, Reid S. Power; two sons, Darrin and Alexander Power; her sister, Ruth S. Darling of West Virginia; nephew, Michael F. Burriss of Frederick, MD.

There will be a memorial service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Thurmont, MD at 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 8. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name to either Holy Cross Hospice Department, Silver Spring, MD or St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Thurmont, MD would be greatly appreciated.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Martha S. Power
SSN: 215-46-2402
BORN: 5 Mar 1948
Died: 4 Nov 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Maryland (1962)

Buried:
Memorial and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65204969

Martha married Reid S. Power. [Group Sheet]

John married Rachel Joyce Livingstone. [Group Sheet]

Martha married William Schoonmaker. [Group Sheet]

Susan married Roger Copenhaver. [Group Sheet]