Mary Hendry

Mary E. Hendry SUFFOLK - Mary Elizabeth Etheridge Hendry, 84, of Portsmouth, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Maryview Nursing Care Center. Mrs. Hendry was a native of Portsmouth and was the former secretary to the chief of surgery at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. She was a graduate of Wilson High School. Mrs. Hendry was a member of Cottage Place United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Mr. Desmond Hendry of Manurewa, New Zealand. She was the daughter of the late Lemuel Dozier Etheridge and the late Mary Elizabeth Dillon Etheridge and the sister of the late Ernest Lee Etheridge. Mrs. Hendry is survived by her nieces, Ann Elizabeth Etheridge Lee of Oak Hill, Va. and Julia Claire Etheridge Ebron of Lorton, Va. and their children, Robert Matthew Lee, Claire Marie Lee, James Irvin Ebron and Victoria Etheridge Ebron and many cousins. A memorial service will be held at Cottage Place United Methodist Church, 442 Jamestown Ave., Portsmouth, VA 23704 on Friday, May 7, at 11 a.m. with a reception following in the fellowship hall at 11:45 a.m. Memorial donations in Mrs. Hendry's honor may be made to Cottage Place United Methodist Church. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements. www. SturtevantFuneralHome.com.