Irma Silvester

Irma H. Silvester CHESAPEAKE - Irma H. Silvester, 84, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. Mrs. Silvester was born in Edwardsville, Va., to the late Train and Myrtle Anderson Hatton. She was a member of Northwest Baptist Church and had worked as a postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service. Mrs. Silvester was predeceased by her husband, Wilbur Silvester; brother, Anderson Hatton; and grandson, Chadwick Carr. Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Elizabeth Ann Ware and husband Edward of Boones Mill, Va., Mary Catherine Carr and husband Bob of Kilmarnock, Va., Donna Wisswell and husband Butch of Chesapeake; sons, James William Silvester and wife Peggy of Jacksonville, N.C., Wilbur E. Silvester and wife Bonnie of Roanoke, Va.; sisters, Virginia Bass, Betty Patterson and Maryann Dameron; brothers, Robert and Franklin Hatton; 14 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren A funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Northwest Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Moyock Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Northwest Baptist Church. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.twifordfh.com.