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Thomas R. Dail Sr. PORTSMOUTH - Thomas Reed "Tuck" Dail Sr., 83, of the 4400 block of Edwin Road, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in a Chesapeake hospital. A native of Winder, Ga., he was the retired owner of Dail's Seafood. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Betty Dail; two daughters, Kristen Ruark and husband David and Lisa Mernin and husband Edward, all of Norfolk; two sons, Thomas Reed Dail Jr. and wife Erin and Andrew F. Dail, all of Portsmouth; eight grandchildren, Sean and Tori Ruark, Daniel and Kevin Mernin, Anne Bernadette, Thomas III, Mary Kate and Michaela Dail; and a newly "adopted" son, Vince. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Centenary United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ellen W. Comstock. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Centenary UMC Organ Restoration Fund. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the caregivers at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.
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