Sarah Riss Magri

MAGRI, Sarah Riss, 97, of Richmond, slipped away on Friday, January 23, 2009 at Manor Care Imperial. Sarah was born on May 2, 1911 in Norfolk, Va., the daughter of Elizabeth and Harry Riss. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence L. Magri; and her sisters, Florence R. Richardson and Helen R. McDowell. Mrs. Magri was a charter member and past-president of the Women's Traffic Club of Richmond. She was secretary-treasurer of the H.C. Cockrell Bonded Warehouse Corp. and the Virginia Bonded Warehouse Corp., retiring in 1983. She is survived by her niece, Pattie Magri Bevan and her husband, Duncan, of Richmond; and her nephew, Walter Richardson and his wife, Mary Sue, of Silver Spring, Md.; and five great-nephews. Aunt Sarah will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humor, her love of family and her generosity to all. She will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave., where services will be held 12 noon Monday, January 26. In lieu of flowers, please consider gifts to Hospice of Central Virginia, 7231 Forest Ave., Suite 100, Richmond, Va. 23226. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.