Douglas Chester Hoadley

Douglas Chester Hoadley obituary, Gloucester Point, VA

Douglas Chester Hoadley

Douglas Hoadley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory on Oct. 3, 2025.

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Douglas Chester Hoadley, Sr., age 90, died at his home in Williamsburg on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Native of Farmington, New Hampshire, and son of the late Emory J. and Virginia Belle Hoadley. He was a US Navy Veteran and retired from Newport News Shipbuilding as a designer and member of the Aeronautical Weight Engineers. Sons Douglas C. Hoadley, Jr, Donald L. Hoadley, Siblings Marilyn Chase, Judith Thurston, and step-father Walter E. Rouillard preceded him in death. Douglas is survived by his wife, Alice Marie Hogge Hoadley; son, Daniel P. Hoadley; daughter-in-law, Andrea Hoadley; 3 grandchildren, Shawn, Matthew, and Sara; great-grandson, Jackson Hoadley; a sister, Nancy Blair, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service officiated by the Reverend Richard Croxton will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Rosewell Memorial Gardens Cemetery with military honorsservices under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home.
Graveside Service with Military Honors
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
2:00 PM -
Rosewell Memorial Gardens
3590 Providence Road
Hayes VA 23072
US
804-642-2136
Funeral Home
Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory
3098 George Washington Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 990, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Hayes VA - 23072
US
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