Annie Harrison

Annie D. Harrison CHESAPEAKE - Annie P. Harrison, 80, passed away peacefully in Chesapeake Aug. 14, 2008, while residing at Dominion Village. She was the devoted wife and partner of E. Trigg Harrison, former postmaster of Chesapeake, from 1948 until his death in 1985. Annie, also known as Anne, was born in Wake County, North Carolina, the daughter of Milton Simon Dean and Mary Octonia Winborn Dean. She was a proud graduate of Churchland High School Class of 1944. Anne retired from the Portsmouth branch of the DMV. She also worked from 1962 to 1974 for the City of Chesapeake Police as a school crossing guard at GA Treakle Elementary School. She really took pride in getting her children to and from school safely. Anne worked as a volunteer on many projects and clubs through the years. She loved the Deep Creek Community in which she lived from 1952. She was a member of the Deep Creek United Methodist Church, DAV Auxiliary, and served on the Boards of the Deep Creek Lions Club, Chesapeake General Hospital Auxiliary, and the Women's Division of the Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce. Anne was an Associate Member of the National Association of Postmaster's of the United States (NAPUS) as the widow of Trigg. She is survived by three daughters, Anna Kent of Chesapeake, Patricia Lowe Thompson and husband Mark of Collosse, Va., and Mary Harrison-Jones with Steve Lassiter of Gloucester Point, Va. She is also survived by her grandchildren Wayne Kent and wife Carol of Roanoke, Va., Jonathan Kent of Virginia Beach, Allison Phelps and husband Billy of Chesapeake, Chris Lowe and wife Connie of Newport News and James Thompson and wife Renee of Nags Head, N.C. She enjoyed her four great-grandchildren, Kiri and Bradley Phelps, Chloe Kent, Austin Thompson; and her granddog, Sugar Girl. She also knew of and anticipated the birth of the Lowe twins. She was predeceased by her parents; her brothers, Frank and George Dean; and sister Ruby Bates. She is survived by a sister, Kay Clawson of Ammon, Idaho. She will be missed by her large family and friends. A celebration of her life will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Deep Creek United Methodist Church, 141 N. George Washington Highway, Chesapeake. The family invites you to come and share in this time of reflection. A reception will follow. Anne loved the flowers she had in her yard, but always said "give me flowers while I'm living, not when I'm dead." With that in mind, the family requests you make a donation to charity of your choosing. Anne was a strong supporter of a scholarship fund that was established in memory of her late husband. If you would like to send a donation in her memory, please send it to the following: Trigg Harrison Scholarship Fund, c/o Mary Harrison-Jones, Virginia Chapter of NAPUS, P.O. Box 306, Gloucester Point VA 23062-0306. The family would like to thank the staff at Dominion Village for the loving care they gave her these last few years. We would also like to thank the team from Heartland Hospice for their care and attention these last days. Anne loved life and loved all who shared in it.