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Jones C. Fesperman

  • February 5, 1925 - June 27, 2009
  • Portsmouth, Virginia
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“Donna or Shaun... I've been looking for Shaun for some time now and I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss. Please, if you get this email me at...Read More » ”
1 of 7 | Posted by: Jon King - Friend

“Donna, It's with the most respect I was able to know your dad and was able to help him during his final months. But its also a comfort to know he...Read More » ”
2 of 7 | Posted by: Richard - Chesapeake, VA

“Donna,We were out of town when your beloved Dad passed and were very sorry to learn of this news. We know how very close you were to your Dad.Our...Read More » ”
3 of 7 | Posted by: Gail (and Leon) Proffitt - VA

“Donna, my fondest wish is that our fathers are together now sharing a laugh and watching over us. I know they are happy and health is no longer an...Read More » ”
4 of 7 | Posted by: Carl (JR) Chestnut - jacksonville, FL

“Donna and family,I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. You're in my thoughts and prayers.- Pam Evans ”
5 of 7 | Posted by: Pam Evans - Chesapeake, VA

“Donna, Dad is "at home (and at peace) at long last". Be strong. Smooches, Pauline (& Woodrow). ”
6 of 7 | Posted by: Pauline (& Woodrow) Foreman - VA

“Donna and Rita, we are so sorry to hear of the passing of Uncle Eli! I have cherished childhood memories of Uncle Eli on the roller coaster, going...Read More » ”
7 of 7 | Posted by: Richard and Debbie Lester - NC


Jones C. "Eli" Fesperman, 84, of the 100 block of Francis Street, passed away June 27, 2009, in Maryview Hospital.A native of Rowan County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Hoke and Mamie Fesperman. He retired from the Ford Motor Company. He was a past member of Alexander Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army Airborne veteran. He is survived by his two daughters, Donna Talani and her fiancé Richard Doss of Chesapeake, VA and Rita Raynor and her husband Jerry of Wilmington, NC; and three grandchildren, Amy Raynor of Valdosta, GA, Kim Johnson and her husband Sam of Wilmington, NC and Shaun Chappell of Portsmouth, VA. He is also survived by a brother, Larry Fesperman of Rockwell, NC; two sisters, Edith Duncan and Shirley Cline, both of Rockwell, NC; and his former wife, Ola Fesperman of Chesapeake, VA. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 12 Noon in the Mausoleum Chapel at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens with a funeral service beginning at 12 Noon with Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood officiating. Snellings Funeral Home, George Washington Highway Chapel is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.snellingsfuneralhome.com.