Evelyn -Holt- Perdue Ammons, age 89, died July 3, 2008. She had lived in Alpharetta, GA for the past 5 years, but was a native of Virginia. She considered Matoaca Baptist Church her church home. She was a romantic at heart and enjoyed playing bridge with friends. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Thomas and Elizabeth Perdue of Ferndale, VA and spent most the past 40 years in Chester, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband; Nathan Lafayette Ammons, Jr. Together, they lived in the Philippine Islands, Alaska, Mississippi, New York, but Virginia was always considered, â??homeâ?. She leaves to cherish her memory; daughter, Brenda Perdue (Ammons) Hays and son, Nathan (Nick) Lafayette Ammons, III, as well as six grandchildren, Leonard C. Hays, Jr., Natalie S. Hays, Brandon S. Hays, Nathan L. Ammons, IV, Courtney A. Bashada and Meredith K. Ammons, and eight great-grandchildren, Nicholas A. Hays, Christian C. Hays, Kelsey C. Hays, Jesse River McKay, Sam E. McKay, Skyler C. Bashada, Adriana G. Bashada and Ashton P. Bashada. Services will be led by Leonard C. Hays Jr. and will be held at J.T. Morriss Funeral Chapel Chester Chapel at 2 PM, Monday, July 7, 2008. She will be buried beside Nathan, her husband of 59 years, in Sunset Memorial Park. Condolences may be registered at
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