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Richard Grammer Obituary

Richard Lee Grammer, 68, of Chester, Va., died Saturday, Nov., 14, 2009.

He was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and was a commercial insulator. Mr. Grammer served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Worley Lee and Margaret V. Denson.

He is survived by a sister, Margaret Elaine Dabney of Chester; two nieces, Debra Paige H. Shutlock and husband, John, of Spotsylvania, Va., and Tamara Collett H. Bunch and husband, Rick, of Elgin, S.C.; great-nephew, Jeremy Thruston of Spotsylvania; and several great-great-nieces and a nephew.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, with the Rev. Dr. Ivan Perkinson officiating.

Interment will follow in Bermuda Memorial Park, Chester, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation Serving Virginia, 1742 E. Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Progress-Index on Nov. 17, 2009.

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Jessica Lee

November 18, 2009

I will miss you deeply.

Love,
Jessi (aka Jennifer)

Star Garone

November 17, 2009

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you in this hard time.
Love,
Star Garone

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