Mathew Munford

Mathew Munford, Jr., 82, a retired farmer of Chesterfield died Wednesday, August 30, 2006 in Hopewell, VA. He was the son of the late Mathew Munford, Sr. and Susie Belle Coombs Munford. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Victoria Caintic Munford; daughter, Mildred Munford; son-in-law, John F. Cotter and sisters, Ida Holland and Mary Sue Newcomb. Mr. Munford served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines. After his discharge he lived in the Philippines for 26 years and managed a cattle and coconut plantation. He returned to Virginia in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Zoraida â??Nenaâ? Munford; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and John DeLucchi, Virginia Cotter, Evelyn and Gary Uglum, and Doris and Sidney Weaver; grandchildren, Dolores and Craig Loll, Paul and Kate DeLucchi, Scott and Angela Thornton, Tamara Weaver and Melinda Cotter; great-grandchildren, Olivia Avery Loll and Natalie DeLucchi; brother, sisters and brothers-in-law, William Munford, Jean Atkins, Betty Lou and Victor Hicks and Lelia and Andy Lemaster and nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Wednesday, September 6th from 6 to 8 pm. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, September 7th at 11 am. Burial will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .