James Dwight Jarrett

JARRETT, James Dwight, 62, a resident of Brittwood Dr., Richmond, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 in the Hospice Unit of McGuire Veterans Affairs Hospital. Born on February 13, 1946, in Roanoke, he was the son of his mother, Dorothy Wimmer Tuck, and the late Ervin James Jarrett. He was a retired painter and an avid NASCAR fan of Jeff Gordon. Dwight was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Marjorie Lowe Jarrett; his mother, Dorothy Wimmer Tuck of Roanoke; three daughters, Linda Strom and husband, Rex, of Windsor, Arlene Salmons and husband, Carl, of Richmond and Lois Podnar and husband, Tom, of Aliquippa, Pa.; a son, Arthur Berryman and wife, Rita, of Appomattox; eight grandchildren, Shelly Boles, April Pippens and husband, Mike, Larry Little Jr., Joseph Brunk and wife, April, Angela Berryman and fianc‚, Roger Stough, Christopher Podnar and wife, Kati, Timothy Podnar and wife, Dana, and Janet Salmons; four great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Allison and Jared Boles, and Tracey Pippens; two sisters, Carole Jarvis and husband, Roland, of Chesapeake and Linda Barbour and husband, Elwell, of Colonial Heights; a brother, Donald Jarrett and wife, Rita, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; several nieces and nephews, and many dear friends in Roanoke and Richmond. He was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Virginia Little and her husband, Larry Little Sr. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Wakefield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son. Rev. Mark Dailey and Rev. Ray Rowland will preside. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Surry County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. Contributions may be made in Dwight's memory to Funds 1125, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond Va. 23249 or to Hospice of Virginia, 7231 Forest Hill Ave., Suite 100, Richmond, Va. 23226. The family is being served by J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Purviance Chapel, in Wakefield. Condolences may be posted to our website at www.jtmorriss.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.