Lester Pell

Lester Pell, age 94, of Chesterfield, VA passed away at home on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. He was born in Surry County, NC and later moved to Chesterfield to pursue a lifelong love of tobacco farming. He was predeceased by his wife, Annice Cook Pell; two grandchildren, Lester W. Stinson, III and Susan S. Elliott. He is survived by his children; Newell F. Pell and wife Sue of Dinwiddie, VA, Ray Wallace Sechrist of Pilot Mountain, NC, Ruth Etta Pell Stinson and husband Les, of Chesterfield, Evelyn F. Pell and husband Dr. William P. Jordan of Hampton, VA and Annie Pell Jordan and husband Dr. Richard Jordan, of Chesterfield; six grandchildren, Jeffrey N. Pell and wife Suzanne, Robert W. Sechrist and wife Kathy, Boyd Alan Sechrist and wife Paula, Matthew Pell Stinson, Richard Pell Jordan, and Daniel Pell Jordan; three great grandchildren, Evelyn F. Elliott, McKenzie Pell, and Alexandra Pell; two sisters, Lettie Pell Easte of Chesterfield, and Stella Pell Vaughn of Westfield, NC; numerous nieces and nephews; and a true neighbor, David Floyd. The family will receive friends at the J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Chesterfield on Thursday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. Condolences may be registered online at www.jtmorriss.com .