Ora Overbey

Ora Mae Overbey VIRGINIA BEACH - Ora Mae Overbey, 93, of the 3500 block of MacDonald Road, went to be with the Lord July 28, 2009, in Virginia Beach. A native of Stanly County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Marvin and Nancy Morton Smith. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert E. Terrell; her second husband, Robert A. Overbey; three sisters, Vada, Arnie, and Mary Lee; and three brothers, Ernest, Charlie B., and Raeford. She was a member of Woodland Heights Baptist Church and its WMU, Naomi Bible Class, and Senior Citizens Club. She was also a member of OPALS Senior Citizen Club of Elizabeth River Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Judith Jones of Virginia Beach; a son, R. Steven Terrell and his wife Hope of Chesapeake; two stepdaughters, Marsha Brock and her husband Lewis of Virginia Beach and Cindy Savedge of Newport News; son-in-law, Calvin Jones and wife Connie; four sisters, Ruth Primm of Greensboro, N.C., Joann Hamilton of Chesapeake, and Naomi Smith and Patsy Burris, both of Charlotte, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Aaron Terrell and wife Amber, Amber Breeden and husband Steven, Jennifer Jones and husband James McCracken, Adrienne Jones, Jeannette Della Vedova and husband Joe, Brian Brock and Wade Brock; and five great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Woodland Heights Baptist Church with Dr. Ken Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends in Graham Funeral Home, Greenbrier Chapel, Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ora Mae Smith Terrell Overbey was a loving mother to her own family and to many others throughout her life. Although she lacked much formal education, she was a wise and witty teacher to many, living her faith daily while serving as an example of successful living to us all. Please share a memory with the family at www.grahamfuneralhome.com.