E. Stanley "Sonny" Belvin Jr.

BENA - E. Stanley 'Sonny' Belvin Jr., 67, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 2, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. Sonny was proud to be a lifelong resident of Gloucester County, where he was a faithful member of Union Baptist Church and a dedicated Gloucester County School Board member. For 27 years he worked at Anheuser Busch in Williamsburg. He loved to spend time with his family in the Outer Banks, and was the owner of Fatboyz, an Oceanside restaurant in Nags Head, N.C. Sonny was the son of the late Ernest Stanley Belvin Sr. and Martha Hogge Belvin. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Starr Fromkin Belvin; children, Ernest Stanley Belvin III and his wife, Emily Berry Belvin, Eleanor Stacie Belvin and her fiancé, Nicholas Dias, Forrest Allen Belvin and his fiancée, Genelle May Carter, Ashley Blair Andrew Belvin and Stuart Markow Belvin, and adopted granddaughter, Raven Elizabeth Gerrard, all of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Sonny also leaves behind his only brother, Elliott Belvin and his wife, Nancy, and a host of cousins, in-laws, nephews, nieces and very special family friends. He will be remembered by all for his love of life, his devotion to his wife and children and his dedication to the community he called home. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Marion Paul White, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Baptist Church, Achilles. Interment will follow in Rosewell Memorial Garden Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hogg Funeral Home, Gloucester Point. In Sonny's memory, memorial contributions may be made to: Jeremy Garcia Scholarship Fund, Culinary Arts Program, c/o Gloucester High School, 6680 Short Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061.