Ouida A. Whitehurst

Ouida A. Whitehurst PORTSMOUTH - Ouida Alford Whitehurst, 81, formerly of Saunders Drive, died March 6, 2009, in a Chesapeake hospital. A native of Taylor County, Florida, and a graduate of Florida State University, she was the widow of Floyd Thomas Whitehurst. Mrs. Whitehurst was a member of Portsmouth Church of the Nazarene and a retired biology teacher, teaching at Broad Street Junior High, Churchland High and Wilson High. She was a superb student who loved teaching and learning her entire life. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Carol Whitehurst; a son, Floyd David Whitehurst and wife Bonnie; a brother, Dr. M.E. Alford; two grandchildren, Sascha Demerjian and husband Peter and Isadora Pennington; and a great-grandson, Luca Demerjian. A funeral will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Ken Rice. Entombment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m.