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James Jolley Obituary

James W. Jolley NORFOLK - James William Jolley, 86, died Dec. 7, 2010 at the Veteran's Hospital in Hampton. Mr. Jolley was born Oct. 19, 1924 in Baltimore to the late Murval Lee and Bertha Mae Pipher Jolley. Bill served his country in the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II and the Korean War. After retiring from the Navy, he opened his own home improvement business. On Jan. 27, 1945 he married Annis Cutherell, who survives him. Also left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Janet Wenger and husband Lowell and Susan Carroll and husband Steve; son, James W. "Bill" Jolley Jr. and wife Janice Sharpe; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mr. Jolley attended Tabernacle Church of Norfolk, where he loved teaching Children's Church, served as a deacon, and was in charge of the Helping Hand Ministry. He was a member of the Gideon International Organization. Mr. Jolley was the Chaplain of DAV, Chapter 21. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in Tabernacle Church of Norfolk, officiated by Pastor Kenny Bryant. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Tabernacle Church Mission Fund. For further information and to pay condolences you may go to www.smithandwilliamsnorfolk.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Dec. 9, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for James Jolley

17 Entries

Gordon Wenger

December 15, 2010

Greetings and prayers from the mountians of Peru. Grammy, Mom, Aunt Susan, Uncle Bill, and everyone, We wish we could have been there with you all over this time. The hardest part of Grandady's passing has been that we havn't seen him for 3 years, and we were hopeing to see him in a few weeks. We love you all, and hope to see you soon!

Ruth Davis

December 13, 2010

Aunt Annis, Janet, Billy & Susan:
Very sad to hear of Uncle Bill's passing. I have many good memories of riding in the back of the Rambler to the movies or other special places and good times at the house in Chesapeake spending the night with Susan. Uncle Bill was always fun to be with.
He always had antique cars on Thole St, and I remember he let me ride with him once, that was a big treat!
I can only imagine the loss you are feeling, my thoughts are with you through this difficult time.

December 11, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. May God grant His love and peace to all as you say good-bye to your loved one. Steve and Elsie Weaver

Ron Hazzard

December 10, 2010

We were so sad to hear of Bill's passing. We have very pleasant memories of Bill and Annis while camping at Rema, and sitting around the fire talking and eating. Bill was the one who encouraged us to join Tab after attending for several years, and eventually serving with him as a deacon. Our thanks to the Lord for giving us a friend like Bill, a man who served the Lord with joy and a twinkle in his eye.

Cindee Gallup-Briley

December 10, 2010

So sorry to hear of Mr.Jolley's passing. He always put a smile on your face no matter what. He was the sunshine in your Sunday morning. My thoughts and prayers are with the Jolley family at this difficult time but it is a true blessing knowing that he is in the presence of our heavenly father.

December 10, 2010

Dear Susan,
I was saddened for you when I read that your Daddy passed away. I know that God will comfort you and your family at this difficult time. Praying for you, Anita Robinson (HEWACO)

Barbara Bong

December 10, 2010

Sue, Steve and Family...
You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

Michael Ball

December 9, 2010

Whether he was keeping me from running into traffic on Thole Street on the way to children's church as a kid, or helping me 30 years later when I was church treasurer keep the Helping Hand budget straight, Mr. Jolley was always looking out for me. He modeled servant leadership, faithfulness, and humility to generations of Tab Church men just like me. He will be greatly missed. Liz and I are praying for all the family at this difficult time.

Michael Ball and family (San Antonio, TX)

December 9, 2010

Remembering you in this special time. Mark Keller HMC

Kim Monroe

December 9, 2010

To Mrs. Jolley, Susan, Billy, Janet, & family. I have known you since I was in first grade with Susan (not saying how long ago THAT was). I am so saddened that I will not get to see Mr. Jolley on this earth again. But it is with great joy that I know I'll see him in heaven one day. You are all in my prayers. If there is anything I can do for you, please do not hesitate to let me know. I love you.
Kim Monroe

Julie Chase Semple

December 9, 2010

To Mrs Jolley and family, how I will miss Mr. J he was the only one I could see "Eye to Eye" with. How we used to laugh about that and all our expierences with the 'coffee house' we created in the '60's for John Guess at TAB. I will greatly miss him yet thank our Heavenly Father that he's with Him and no longer in pain. What blessed memories you have and may they continue to comfort you each day.

Greg Chase

December 9, 2010

I am so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. He was a great friend over the years and I will miss him. It seems that more and more of my friends have passed over into glory. My sincere condolences to the family and especially to Annis.

Bill & Esther McCoy

December 9, 2010

To Mrs Jolley and the rest of the family. We want to send our condolences to each one of you in the passing of Mr. Jolley. Loosing a beloved one is always hard, no matter how much we anticipate it's coming.
Blessings to each one of you whether you are here in the states or abroad. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
We are so glad that we had several times of being with both Mr.& Mrs. Jolley over the past years to learn to know them.
Love to each one of you.
Bill & Esther McCoy (Sister of Lowell)

Ed & Mary Lee Walker

December 9, 2010

Dear Annis and the extended Jolley family,

We will all miss Bill greatly. It was always a pleasure and joy to be with him –he kept you laughing. Even when you were feeling down he would lift you up. Bill and you Annis became close friends that enriched our lives greatly and made our time in Norfolk of great joy. The bonds formed in those years have continued to be strong.

We know that Bill is with the Lord he loves which is far better for him and we are all comforted by this assurance. May the Lord comfort you with the truth of I Thessalonians 4: 13-18. The Greek work in the Bible for comfort is a beautiful word picture of how God in His grace comforts us in times like these. "Parakaleo" is made up of two words "para" meaning along side of and "kaleo" meaning to call. May our loving Lord call you close along side of Himself and comfort you is our prayer.

In Christian Love,

Ed & Mary Lee Walker

Monroe Family

December 9, 2010

We are so saddened by the homegoing of Mr. Jolley. What a great man who lived his life for Christ! Always a smile, always a hug, always there for people. We have missed seeing him in the Atrium every week. We are praying for Mrs. Jolley, Susan and the rest of the family. He's spending Christmas with Jesus this year.
John, Anita, Sara & Daniel Monroe

James Wenger

December 9, 2010

Grammy, we are celebrating Granddad's life and graduation from Central Asia. We wish we could be there with you and could have been there to say goodbye.

Following Central Asian custom, our family is staying home for three days and about 50 neighbors and friends have stopped by to pray with us. We have special mats set up outside our gate showing the community that someone in our family has passed on and as they enter they see the picture of your 65th anniversary on the table and the story of how you met. We've had many opportunities yesterday & today to pray with neighbors and friends and explain to them that we can be certain Granddad is now in heaven because of what Jesus has done.

It's been fun to share stories about Granddad's jokes, coin collections, and his enjoyment of visiting other countries and learning language and culture so quickly.

We love you and treasure the memories.

James, Melani, Josh, Rebecca and Timothy

Angela Yamanaka (Wenger)

December 8, 2010

Granddaddy,

We love you and miss you!!!!!
Thank you for your love, the way you modeled a life of extending Christ's love, and for your wonderful sense of humor! I will treasure all of the special memories of time with you!!!

It is disappointing to be so far away and to not have been able to spend the last few days of your life here on this earth with you... but we also know that it is because of your prayers and example that we are serving the Lord as missionaries here in Japan!

We love you Granddaddy!! You are always treasured in out hearts!!

angela, tomoki, taira, yoshiki & mirai

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