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A. Ashton LEIGH Jr.

A. LEIGH Obituary

CHESTERFIELD - A. Ashton Leigh Jr., 73, died Oct. 2, 2010 at his home. Ashton was born Dec. 8, 1936, in Gloucester County, to the late Alvin A. Sr. and Ruth Motley Leigh.
He was a graduate of the first graduating class of Gloucester High School in 1955 and from the Newport News Apprentice School. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired from McGraw-Morgan, Inc., in Richmond, Va., as a field engineer after 46 years.
His parents; and a brother, John Douglas Leigh preceded him in death.
He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Eleanor W. Leigh; daughter, Melanie Leigh Mathewes and husband, Perry; granddaughters, Leigh and Clare Mathewes; brother, H. Wayne Leigh and wife, Donna.
Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Arthur L. Wolz Jr., will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Hogg Funeral Home, Gloucester Point. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
The family requests donations, in memory of A. Ashton Leigh, be made to the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, 7636 North Shore Road, Norfolk, VA 23505, www.thfm.org. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.

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Published by Daily Press from Oct. 5 to Oct. 6, 2010.

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