Kenneth Jackson Slade

Kenneth "Jack" Jackson Slade, Jr., 70, of Colonial Heights, passed away on September 6, 2022, surrounded by family and friends.
Born and raised in Wakefield, Virginia, where he graduated from Tidewater Academy, Jack went on to complete his professional career, as a electrician, at Surry Power Station 1972-1979, and Chesterfield Power Station 1979-2017. Jack was an outdoorsman and family man. During hunting season he could always be found spending time in Wakefield at "The Tree House."
He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Jackson Slade; and his mother, Rose Marie Ingram Slade. Jack is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 34 years, Donna McCarter Slade; granddaughter and "apple of his eye," Hannah Grubbs (Lenny); great-grandchildren, Hayden, Brantley, and Savannah Grubbs; son, Alfred Slade; brother, Michael Slade (Lee Ann); aunt, Dorothy Hewitt; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his special adopted son, James "Slic" Rogers (Leah) and their children, Jamison and Addison.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home with Mike Osborne, of the Heights Baptist Church, officiating. There will be a public visitation one hour prior. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 2901 W. Hundred Road, Chester, Virginia 23831.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made in Jack's name to the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .