Bryant Sr. Marks

Bryant Mayes Marks, Sr., age 82, passed away at River View on the Appomattox on Saturday, February 9, 2008. He was born in Hopewell, VA, the son of the late Virginia Mayes and Charles Harrison Marks. Mr. Marks was a product of the Hopewell Public School System and a member of the class of 1942. He was a graduate of the Newport News Apprentice School. He completed his higher educations studies at Virginia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering where he achieved Omicron Delta Kappa academic status. Mr. Marks served his country in the United States Navy during and after the Second World War. Mr. Marks worked for 33 years for Allied-Signal (now Honeywell); worked as a Senate Committee Clerk for the Virginia General Assembly for 3 sessions; and sold Real Estate for local agencies for several years. Mr. Marks served the City of Hopewell for a number of years as a member and as Chairman of the Hopewell City School Board. He served on the Hopewell Emergency Crew Board for a number of years, was a member of the Hopewell Lions Club, and was on the Board of First United Methodist Church where he had been a member since birth. Mr. Marks was preceded in death by his sister, Helen Marks Thrift Cleere of Hopewell, VA; his brother, Charles Hardaway Marks of Prince George, VA; and his brother, Dr. V. Archer Marks of North Palm Beach, FL. Mr. Marks is survived by his wife, Frances Evans Marks; two children, Deborah E. Marks, PhD and husband Nathanial Troth of Hopewell, VA, and Bryant Mayes Marks, Jr. and wife Susan Atwater Marks of Prince George; four grandchildren, Bryant Mayes Marks, III, Neil Atwater Marks, Carter Harrison Marks of Prince George, and Susan Nicole Troth of Sussex, VA; nieces and nephews, Libby Thrift Cox and husband Ronald and son Richard Ray Cox of Sussex County, VA, Martha Dare Marks and husband Robert Shaw and daughter Marion Hardaway Shaw of Alexandria, VA, Charles Harrison Marks of Prince George, Craig Marks and wife Susan of Paradise Valley, AZ, Steve Marks and wife Cherie of Midland, MI, Chris Marks and wife Huichae of Atlanta, GA, Tim Marks of Birdwood, AK, and Jill Marks Townley and husband Scott of Pagosa Springs, CO. The family will receive relatives and friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home of Hopewell. Funeral Services celebrating the life of Bryant Mayes Marks, Sr. will take place at First United Methodist Church, 6th St. and West Broadway, Hopewell, VA on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 11 a.m. with Rev. O. H. Burton, Jr., Minister of First United Methodist Church officiating. Those planning an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, are asked to consider contributions to the First United Methodist Church, 6th and West Broadway, Hopewell. Condolences to the family may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com