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Wilton Harrington Obituary
Wilton Harrington Sr. SUFFOLK - Wilton Delandery Harrington Sr., 78, passed away Dec. 2, 2008. A native of Hertford, N.C., he was the son of the late Wade Jack Harrington and Lillie Belle Williams. He retired as a machinist at the Newport News Shipyard and Dry Dock Co. He was a member of the Suffolk Church of God. Wilton served as a private in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Joyce West "Paige" Harrington of Suffolk; two daughters and a son-in-law, Catherine H. Bradshaw of Franklin and Donna Harrington Williams and Charles Williams of Sedley; two sons, Wilton D. Harrington Jr. and Marcie Harrington of Warsaw and Kenneth W. Harrington and Tammi Harrington of Connecticut; three stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Steve D. Barnes and Barbara Barnes of Windsor, Terry R. Barnes of Courtland and Richard D. Barnes and Wendy Page of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and one brother, Jimmy R. Harrington Sr. of Suffolk. A funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Suffolk Church of God with the Rev. James Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Lawn Cemetery with military honors. Friends may join the family Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. for visitation at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk. Memorial donations may be made to the Suffolk Church of God, 208 Kilby Ave., Suffolk, VA 23434 or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2727 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 104, Richmond, VA 23294. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.
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