Gerald Jr. Carsley

Gerald D. Carsley, Jr., 56, of Colonial Heights, passed away August 13th, in his home, after a lengthy and courageous battle with heart and renal disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald and Annie Bell Carsley, and a sister, Shirley Carsley. Left to cherish his loving memory is his wife of 36 years, Virginia Marie Brockwell Carsley; son, Gerald D. Carsley, III and wife, Amy-Ruth; daughter, Kristin Marie Carsley and fiancé, Bobby K. Hornsby, Jr.; sister, Brenda D. Carsley and fiancé, Edward Martin; mother-in-law, Margaret B. Brockwell; sisters-in-law, Beverly Lang and husband, Brian, Anita Lovern and husband, Steve, and Deborah Brockwell. He is also survived by four nephews, Brett Jennings, Benjamin Lang, Steven and Andrew Lovern; a niece, Austin Lovern, and many cousins. His greatest accomplishment in life was being a loving and devoted husband, father, brother and friend to all the lives he touched. He loved to golf and was a member of Jordan Point Country Club. He retired from the Petersburg Public Schools Maintenance Department in 2004, after 30 years of service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 16th, at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Ivan Perkinson officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Memorial Park. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the following: staff of Medical Transport, Sheltering Arms Hospital at St. Francis Campus, St. Francis Medical Center nursing staff, Turn Team, Wound Care Team, Acute Care Rehab Department, SRMC Dialysis Center, Crater Community Hospice, the Woodlawn Learning Center family; the following physicians: Dr. Joseph Kim, Dr. Ravinder Kohli, Dr. Amar Shah, Dr. Hal Maragh, Dr. Prajwol Joshi and Dr. Sandy Gibson. A special thanks to his nurse, Kathy Leedy with Advance Care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Medical Transport, LLC, 5792 Arrowhead Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. He was loved and will be missed by his family and friends. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .