Iris Lorraine Hunley DeWitt

MATHEWS - Iris Lorraine Hunley DeWitt, died Sunday Sept. 28, 2008.
She was born March 1, 1924 in Mathews County, Va., to the late Millard R. and Nealie Hudgins Hunley.
She was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church in Mobjack and later a member of Westville Christian Church in Mathews. She was active in the Christian Women's Fellowship (Disciples of Christ ) and held leadership positions at both the local and regional levels. She was employed 41 years with the Department of the Navy at Cheatam Annex, Williamsburg, Va., and the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Va. She retired in February 1986 from the Naval Opthalmic Support and Training Activity at the Naval Weapons Station.
Iris was an active volunteer with Hands Across Mathews and Meals on Wheels. She was a member of the West Mathews Community League, Bohannon, Va., and maintained a lifelong friendship with many in Mathews County as well as a great affection for the children of Mathews County Public Schools.
She is survived by three sons, Albert B. DeWitt of Woodbridge and Mathews, Va., Richard W. DeWitt and wife, Lorraine of Lancaster, Ohio, and Michael H. DeWitt of Fredericksburg, Va.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 1, 2008, at Westville Christian Church, Mathews. Burial will follow in the Providence Cemetery, Miles. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews.
The family wishes to express appreciation to the loving and caring staff at the Riverside Convalescent Center, Mathews, and the many family and friends who visited and shared comfort with "Nana".
Expressions of sympathy may be in the form of contributions to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.