Clonie Maddrey

Clonie L. Maddrey PORTSMOUTH - Clonie Leigh Maddrey, 94, of Summerset Drive, was called home by her heavenly father to be reunited with her beloved husband, Huel. She was a native of Milwaukee, N.C. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and had a special bond with the children in the Sunday school class she taught from 1949 until the present. She was loved and admired by everyone she ever met. Her gentle spirit and compassion will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was a member of the Mildred Durr Missionary Circle, the Christian Women's Club and the Beazley Senior Citizen's Center and worked for many years at the Wesley Center Kindergarten. She was predeceased by her father, Linwood Gilliam; her mother, Lillie Askew Gilliam; and her brother, Johnnie Gilliam. Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, Linwood and wife Joanne and Jerry and wife Glenda; grandchildren, Kenny Maddrey and wife Joan, Tammy Lifsey and husband John, Keith Maddrey and wife Theresa and Debbie Harrell and husband Ashton; great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Jackson, Casey, Haley, Lauren, Noah, Ashton and Tori; stepgrandchildren, NiCole Wilson and husband Chris and Gregg Shipp and wife Angelique; stepgreat- grandchildren, Heather, Mason and Maddy; sisters- in-law, Louise Gilliam, Darcus Bennett, Junie Barnes, Pat Maddrey and Helen Harris; many beloved nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Clonie's residence on Summerset Drive in Portsmouth. A service celebrating her life will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Philip Parker. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Mezzanine Fund. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.