Obituary of Dennis A. Maddrey DENNIS A. MADDREY Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - December 6, 1997 Dennis A. Maddrey, 55, a resident of Ivor, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 1997, in Sentara-Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Sheldon, N.C., May 29, 1942, he was reared in Southampton County, near Branchville. He was the son of the late Luther Vernon and Virginia Faison Maddrey. An employee of the U.S. Postal Service, he worked as a rural letter carrier for Ivor and Sedley from 1980 until the present. In 1994, he received the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association ``Rural Carrier of the Year'' award. Prior to his postal service, he managed the farming and warehouse operation with his father-in-law, N.S. Boykin of Ivor. A 1960 graduate of Southampton High School and a 1964 graduate of the College of William and Mary, Dennis was a teacher and football coach at Gloucester High School from 1964-1965. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1965-1967. Following his military service, he served as a teacher and head football coach/athletic director at Forest Glen High School in Suffolk from 1967-1975. Active in many community and civic organizations throughout his life, he was elected as a member of the Southampton County Board of Supervisors representing the Berlin-Ivor District in January of 1996. He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church and served as a teacher and director of the youth department, Adult Teacher, deacon and chairman of the Deacons of the Church. He was a member of the board of the Franklin-Southampton County Fair for three years, was a past president of Ivor Ruritan Club, was a former member of the Southampton Memorial Hospital Board, had served as president of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association for three years and on its executive board for four years. He received the Ivor Masonic Lodge's ``Community Builders Award'' in 1988. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Jane Boykin Maddrey; a daughter, Tammy Lynn Craft and her husband, Brian; a son, Dennis A. Maddrey Jr. and his wife, Emily Murphy, all of Ivor; two sisters, Janet M. Felts of Ivor and Shirley M. Horn of Edenton, N.C.; and a grandson, Brian Douglas Craft Jr. He was grandfather of the late Thomas Colby Maddrey. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Ivor Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Edwin Peeples and the Rev. Douglas M. Cotter. Burial will be in Ivor Cemetery . The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Baptist Church Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Dennis A. Maddrey, 55, of Ivor, died 4 Dec 1997 in Sentara-Norfolk General Hospital. Born 29 May 1942 in Sheldon, N.C., he served in the U.S. Army, worked for the U.S. Postal Service and was active in civic and church leadership. A funeral was conducted 7 Dec 1997 at Ivor Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Edwin Peeples and the Rev. Douglas M. Cotter. Burial followed in Ivor Cemetery. ––– Transcript ––– DENNIS A. MADDREY Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - 6 December 1997 Dennis A. Maddrey, 55, a resident of Ivor, died Thursday, 4 December 1997, in Sentara-Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Sheldon, N.C., 29 May 1942, he was reared in Southampton County, near Branchville. He was the son of the late Luther Vernon and Virginia Faison Maddrey. An employee of the U.S. Postal Service, he worked as a rural letter carrier for Ivor and Sedley from 1980 until the present. In 1994, he received the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association "Rural Carrier of the Year" award. Prior to his postal service, he managed the farming and warehouse operation with his father-in-law, N.S. Boykin of Ivor. A 1960 graduate of Southampton High School and a 1964 graduate of the College of William and Mary, Dennis was a teacher and football coach at Gloucester High School from 1964-1965. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1965-1967. Following his military service, he served as a teacher and head football coach/athletic director at Forest Glen High School in Suffolk from 1967-1975. Active in many community and civic organizations throughout his life, he was elected as a member of the Southampton County Board of Supervisors representing the Berlin-Ivor District in January 1996. He was a member of Ivor Baptist Church and served as a teacher and director of the youth department, Adult Teacher, deacon and chairman of the Deacons of the Church. He was a member of the board of the Franklin-Southampton County Fair for three years, was a past president of Ivor Ruritan Club, was a former member of the Southampton Memorial Hospital Board, had served as president of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association for three years and on its executive board for four years. He received the Ivor Masonic Lodge's "Community Builders Award" in 1988. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Jane Boykin Maddrey; a daughter, Tammy Lynn Craft and her husband, Brian; a son, Dennis A. Maddrey Jr. and his wife, Emily Murphy, all of Ivor; two sisters, Janet M. Felts of Ivor and Shirley M. Horn of Edenton, N.C.; and a grandson, Brian Douglas Craft Jr. He was grandfather of the late Thomas Colby Maddrey. A funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 December 1997, in Ivor Baptist Church by the Rev. Dr. Edwin Peeples and the Rev. Douglas M. Cotter. Burial was in Ivor Cemetery. The family received friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. 6 December 1997. Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Baptist Church Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-----------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Dennis A. Maddrey | | Age | 55 | | Birth | 29 May 1942; Sheldon, N.C. | | Death | 4 December 1997; Sentara-Norfolk General Hospital | |-----------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | Dennis A. Maddrey | Decedent | Ivor | | Luther Vernon Maddrey | Father (predeceased) | Not stated | | Virginia Faison Maddrey | Mother (predeceased) | Not stated | | Jane Boykin Maddrey | Wife | Ivor | | Tammy Lynn Craft | Daughter | Ivor | | Brian Craft | Son-in-law | Ivor | | Dennis A. Maddrey Jr. | Son | Ivor | | Emily Murphy | Daughter-in-law | Ivor | | Janet M. Felts | Sister | Ivor | | Shirley M. Horn | Sister | Edenton, N.C. | | Brian Douglas Craft Jr. | Grandson | Not stated | | Thomas Colby Maddrey | Grandson (predeceased) | Not stated | | N.S. Boykin | Father-in-law | Ivor | |------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, VA | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | 6 December 1997 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B5 | |---------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a rural letter carrier from 1980 until 1997 • Received the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association "Rural Carrier of the Year" award in 1994 • Managed farming and warehouse operations with N.S. Boykin prior to postal service • Graduate of Southampton High School, 1960 • Graduate of the College of William and Mary, 1964 • Teacher and football coach at Gloucester High School, 1964-1965 • Served in the U.S. Army, 1965-1967 • Teacher and head football coach/athletic director at Forest Glen High School, 1967-1975 • Elected to Southampton County Board of Supervisors, January 1996 • Member of Ivor Baptist Church; served as teacher, youth director, deacon and chairman of deacons • Served on board of Franklin-Southampton County Fair for three years • Past president of Ivor Ruritan Club • Former member of Southampton Memorial Hospital Board • Served as president of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers' Association for three years and on its executive board for four years • Received Ivor Masonic Lodge's "Community Builders Award" in 1988 • Spouse's birth name was Jane Boykin [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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