John George "Jack" Covell

COVELL, John George "Jack", 75, of the 1400 block of Ardmore Circle, died February 25, 2009 in Chesapeake. A native of Riverton, Illinois, he was the son of the late John Robert and Mary Ruffner Covell. A veteran of the Korean War, he retired from the U.S. Navy, with 21 years of service and from the Public Works Department of the Naval Operations Base, Norfolk. He was a member of South Norfolk Baptist Church, Berkley Masonic Lodge #167, Norfolk Scottish Rite Bodies, Provost of Khedive Temple, American Legion Post #357 and the Fleet Reserve. He currently was employed with Enterprise Rental Cars. Surviving are his wife, Frances S. Covell; his mother-in-law, Annie Irene Carley; a daughter, Cindy Covell of Chesterfield; a son, John Robert "Bobby" Covell and his wife, Kimberly, of Chesapeake; two stepsons, William R. Valentine III of Monroe, Ga. and George Randolph Valentine of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Shirley Bates of Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Amber McHendry, Joseph Covell, Bobbi Christine Covell, Joshua Kyle Covell and Jacqueline Rae Covell; three great-grandchildren; and a dear family friend, Kathy Cain. A funeral service, with military honors, will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Graham Funeral Home, Greenbrier Chapel, with Rev. David Slayton officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to South Norfolk Baptist Church, 1101 Chesapeake Avenue, Chesapeake, Va. 23324. Please share a memory with the family and view the service online via live webcam at www.grahamfuneralhome.com
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.