George William Cecil

George William Cecil

George Cecil Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 14, 2008.
CECIL, George William, 89, of Maysville, W.Va., passed away at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va., on August 12, 2008. He was born January 2, 1919, in Ridge Church, Va., the son of Thomas Cecil and Rosa Lee Chenault Cecil, both deceased. After attending high school in Henrico County, Va., he attended Virginia Mechanics Institute. He was a retired master electrician from VEPCO, and also once worked as a cook at a CCC Camp on the Blue Ridge Parkway. He is survived by daughters, Linda Alt of Chesterfield, Va., Tamara Van Meter of Richmond, Va., and Connie Kinnin of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; sons, George Jr. and Bryan Cecil, both of Chesterfield, Va.; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Mary Powell, Martha Cecil, Cora Lee Cecil, Grace Layfield, Elizabeth Cecil, Thelma Nelms, and Norma Cecil; his brothers, Charles, Frank, and Maynard Cecil; and two great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Friday, August 15, 2008 at Bethia United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Va.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Nadine Cecil Woods

August 14, 2008

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry for your loss. I know you will miss him. I still miss my Dad.

Kenneth porter

August 14, 2008

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Janet Dunn

August 14, 2008

I'm sorry for your loss. I will keep the Cecil family in my prayers.

Mark Steinruck

August 14, 2008

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Cecil family. I was a close friend of his dear sister Mary Powell for many years.

Mark Steinruck

August 14, 2008

My thoughts and prayer go out to the Cecil family. I was a very close friend to his dear sister Mary Powell for many years.

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