Commonwealth Breaks Ground on Virginia Veterans Cemetery Expansion in Amelia
Posted by Staff | Dec 18, 2020 | News | |
AMELIA Governor Ralph Northam today celebrated the start of construction to expand the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County, supported by a $5.23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemeteries Admiration (NCA). The funds will be used to add 3,600 new pre-placed burial crypts at the cemetery, which is operated by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (VDVS).
The expansion will cover approximately seven acres, enabling the cemetery to provide continued service for approximately 178,884 veterans and their eligible family members. The Governor was joined by NCA Deputy Undersecretary for Field Programs and Cemetery Operations Glenn Powers, Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Carlos Hopkins, VDVS Commissioner John Maxwell and Director of Cemetery Services Michael Henshaw.
Eva L. Garner
YORKTOWN Our loving mother, wife, Nana, Old Nana, sister and aunt, Eva L. Garner, 82, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Mom was born to Claudie and Lorene May; grew up in Pottersville, Missouri; and graduated from Bakersville High School, Bakersville, Missouri.
Eva loved to cook, she enjoyed the antics of Lucille Ball, the music of Alan Jackson and was a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan. Eva was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and attended the Gloucester Church of Christ until her health declined.
Eva married Edward Odell Garner on Nov. 2, 1956. Together, they raised three daughters, Teresa “Terri” (John) Walton, Mitzie (Robert) Puakea and Stacy Garrett.
William H. ‘Hank’ Wilson Jr.
HAMPTON Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. E-8 William Henry “Hank” Wilson Jr., 92, took his last deployment safely home to be with his heavenly Father at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
How do you say goodbye to your hero? Hank was our hero.
He was born June 8, 1928, to the late William Henry Wilson Sr. and Pearl Williams Wilson and was the second born of six children.
Hank was an avid golfer, enjoyed boxing and supporting his Dallas Cowboys. He graduated from Maggie L. Walker High School, Richmond, and joined the U.S. Army. Hank decided to make the Army his career. He retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years and 20 days of serving our country.