Helen J. Harrup

Helen Elizabeth Jackson Harrup, 88, of Chester died Saturday, January 14, 2006. She was a native of Petersburg born the daughter of the late George Washington Jackson and Ruth Ethel Burnett Jackson. Mrs. Harrup was a member of Second Baptist Church in Petersburg for over 50 years and she was very devoted to Petersburg. She was an avid pet lover and traveler as well as a Housemother at Southside Regional Medical Center School of Nursing for over 30 years. Mrs. Harrup was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her daughter Darlene H. Blake of Chester; two grandsons L. Elliott Blake, II of Arlington, Whitley B. Blake of Matoaca; a great-granddaughter Sophie E. Blake of Matoaca; a sister Joan J. Fox of Chester; and three brothers Franklin R. Jackson of Chesterfield County, Robert O. Jackson of Petersburg, and Nelson E. Jackson of Dinwiddie; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends today, Sunday, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation where a funeral will be held Monday at 1:00 PM with Ronnie Dunford officiating. Interment will follow in Blandford Cemetery. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com