Earl Sealey

Waverly, VA
Earl M. Sealey, age 92, a resident of Waverly and husband of the late Gertrude Peters Sealey, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell. Born on Dec. 13, 1914 in Hampton, he was the son of the late Mallory M. & Lillian Mae Gatewood Sealey.
He is survived by a son, Earl Randolph Sealey and his wife, Cynthia, of Hopewell; a daughter, Kathryn S. Hancock and her husband, Joseph, of Wakefield; three grandchildren, Holly H. Vegh and husband, Michael, of Chesapeake, Victoria H. Goodrich and husband, Henry, of Wakefield, and Colby Elizabeth Sealey of Hopewell; three great grandchildren, Felecia Christine Adkins of Chesapeake, Benjamin Hancock Goodrich and Zachary Ryan Goodrich, both of Wakefield; three sisters, Geneva S. Ashe, Marie W. Becker, and Vivian S. Landrum and husband, Murrell; two brothers, Edwin C. Sealey and Joseph A. Sealey and wife, Lottie; and sister-in-law, Vernell Sealey, all of Hampton. He was predeceased by a brother, Mallory M. Sealey.
Earl was the owner and operator of Sealey Equipment Company for over 55 years. He and his wife, Gertrude, worked side by side at this business, and were devoted in marriage for over 70 years. He was a devoted trustee and deacon of Waverly Baptist Church, past president of Waverly Rotary Club, a founding member of Warwick Ruritan Club, Newport News, and a founding member and trustee of the Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Anthony George officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Waverly Baptist Church, P.O. Box 576, Waverly, VA 23890 or to the Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, VA 23890. Condolences may be posted on our website at www.jtmorriss.com .