Eric Daniel Curles, 27, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, as a result of a car accident in Spokane, Wash.

Eric was a 1995 graduate of Great Bridge High School. He was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, serving in the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Spokane, Wash., in the U.S. Air Force as an E-6 mechanic. Mr. Curles was the recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal. Eric served in Qatar, Kuwait, Hawaii, England and Germany. He loved baseball, basketball and duck hunting. He is survived by his loving wife, Michelle Waloven Curles; his parents, Raymond H. and Jean Pernell Curles of Chesapeake; two sisters, Rebecca Anne Walker and her husband Christopher of Virginia Beach and Rachael Marie Curles of Chesapeake; his maternal grandmother, Hilda Pernell; and his niece and nephew, Aleah and Caleb.

A funeral will be conducted by Pastor Rob Vincent at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Atlantic Shores Baptist Church with visitation an hour prior to the service. Internment will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens with full military honors. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Gideons International. To send condolences to the family, please go to www.altmeyer.com.

Demetrius Tremain Day, 23, of the 2300 block of Huckleberry Trail, passed away on Aug. 30, 2000.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Gabriel Chapel AMEZ Church. Viewing for friends and family will be from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home in Chesapeake.

Staff Sergeant Jonathan Kilian Dozier, U.S. Army, 30, was killed January 9, 2008 during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq.

Born in Norfolk, he was the son of Carl M. Dozier and Martha D. Cabe. Jonathan was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, James and Eleanor Day. Jonathan attended Great Bridge Schools, Fork Union Military Academy, VCU and Middle Tennessee State University. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He will be remembered for his sensitivity, caring ways and his ability to gather his many friends for “celebrations”. During his tenure in the U.S. Army, he was decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, NCOPD Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2), Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge and Expert Rifle Badge.

Besides his parents, Jonathan is survived by his daughter, Emma Grace Dozier; his sister, Jennifer D. Rider and husband James; three nephews, Jason, Jacob and Sean; paternal grandparents, Wilbur and Marian Dozier; step-mother, Jean Dozier; step-father, Robert Cabe, step-brother, Paul Brothers; three step-sisters, Jill Priester and husband P.J., Carla Obregon and husband Jose and Beth Brothers as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the David Adams Memorial Chapel, Naval Station Norfolk. Chaplain Feehan will officiate. Guests will need to enter at gate 2, with a drivers license, registration and proof of insurance. If you have questions regarding base access, please call 444-7361. A reception will follow the service at the Vista Point Club, Naval Station Norfolk. The interment with full military honors will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Arlington National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday at the Great Bridge Chapel of Oman Funeral Home & Crematory, 653 Cedar Road, Chesapeake.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Saving Grace Memorial Fund, for the future needs of Emma Grace Dozier, C/O any Bank of Hampton Roads Branch, or by mail, 239 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322.

Christopher Michael Garrett, 22, of the 500 block of Warrick Road, died Nov. 4, 1998, in Virginia Beach.

Christopher was born in Norfolk and was the cherished son of Larry Carlton and Cheryl Fishel Garrett of Chesapeake. He was predeceased by his brother, Stephen Earle Garrett. Christopher was a full-time student at Tidewater Community College and worked part-time as a model and also at Blockbuster Video. He attended Carrow Baptist Church in Virginia Beach. Christopher had been a member of the track team in 1992, his sophomore year at Great Bridge High School. Chris was a giving and selfless young man who made friends with everyone he met.

Besides his parents, Christopher is survived by his paternal grandparents, Carlton and Norma Garrett of Virginia Beach; his maternal grandmother, Mary Alive Fishel of Winston-Salem N.C., aunts and uncles, Cindy and David Sullivan of Virginia Beach, Lois and Daniel Fishel Sr. and Ann and James Fishel, all of Winston-Salem; and his cousins Antonia Blinn of New Jersey, Daniel Fishel Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., and Brian and Michael Sullivan of Virginia Beach.

A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of the Oman Funeral Home, Great Bridge, with the Reverend J. Leslie Redfern officiating. Internment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, P.O. Box 2156, Norfolk VA 23501, or to Carrow Baptist Church, 5545 Susquehanna Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

Jen (Liverman) Thompson • Jennifer Dawn Thompson, 31, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 23, 2009.

Jennifer was born in Norfolk. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church. She was Co-Chair of the Charlie Fisher Foundation. Jennifer worked for the City of Norfolk as a 911 dispatcher. She was a devoted wife and mother.

Jennifer is survived by her loving family including her husband of eleven years, Michael Thompson; four children, Aedan, Gage, Paine, and Raelynne; her father, Larry Liverman; four sisters, Kristin Beaudin, Michelle Korusek, Crystal Cherry, and Bridgette Winters; maternal grandparents, Donald and Frances Roberts; and her mother-in-law, Beatrice Brooks. She was predeceased by her mother, Deborah Roberts Liverman, her sister Melissa Liverman, and her brother, BJ Cherry.

A Funeral Service will be conducted Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 10:00 AM in Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Altmeyer Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Navy Federal Credit Union for a trust fund for Jennifer's children. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.altmeyer.com.

Reggie Bisher Miller, 19, a resident of 619 San Pedro Drive, died Monday afternoon, May 13, 1996, in High Point, N.C., from injuries received in an automobile accident.

He was born in Lexington, N.C., May 3, 1977, a son of Freddie Miller and Kathy Klass Miller, and was a resident of Thomasville, N.C., before moving to Chesapeake seven years ago. He attended Fairgrove Elementary School and Brown Middle School in Thomasville and had graduated from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake. He has attended the Tidewater Community College.

He was a former employee of Furniture Discounters in Chesapeake and was currently employed with Dar-Ran Furniture in High Point. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Thomasville and attended Bethel Baptist Church in Chesapeake.

Surviving in addition to his parents of the home is a brother, Wesley James Miller of the home; maternal step-grandfather and grandmother, Arnold Gallmore and Kathleen Klass Gallmore of Denton, NC; maternal great-grandmother Mrs. Grace Grubb of Denton. Also surviving are his aunt and uncle, Robert and Sue Miller of Thomasville.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Liberty Baptist Church in Thomasville by Reverend Chip Robertson and Mr. Beaver Burch. Burial will be at the church cemetery. The family will be at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home in Thomasville today from 7 to 9 p.m. and other times in their lake home at High Rock Lake, Avenue K. Southmont, N.C. The phone number where they can be reached is (704) 798-1854. Memorials may be directed to Bethel Baptist Church, Elbow Road, Chesapeake.

Henry Rawls, Jr., 21, of the 600 block of River Creek Road, passed away Sept. 5, 1998.

He served his country in the U.S. Army for two years. At the time of his death, he was employed with the Chesapeake Product Company as a welder for a short time.

Henry is survived by his father, Henry Rawls Sr.; his mother, Thelma T. Rawls; one sister, Kennette Rawls; one brother, Keon L. Rawls; grandparents, the Rev. Lillie Gray, Calvin Gray Sr. and Isaac Spence; one niece, Keona L. Rawls, all of Chesapeake, and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 1 PM in New Foreman Temple AMEZ Church, 2313 Benefit Road, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Christopher Eason. Burial will be in the Riddick and Eason Family Cemetery. Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake, is in charge of arrangements.

Michael Eugene Williams of the 200 block of Carver St. died May 18, 1997. A funeral will be held at noon Saturday in Jerusalem United Holy Church, Chesapeake. Fitchett Funeral Home is in charge.

Martha Walling Woolery, 51, born in Toms River, N.J., passed peacefully to the Lord in her parents' home Sept. 18, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Martha received her B.A. in English at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and her masters of education in reading from the University of Virginia.

Mrs. Woolery began her esteemed teaching career at Great Bridge High School in 1976. While there, she served as English department head, forensics coach, sophomore, junior and senior class sponsor and as a member of numerous committees. Among her many awards were Great Bridge Reading Teacher of the Year 1983 and Great Bridge High School Teacher of the Year 1984. Her professional activities included Tidewater and Virginia Associations of Teachers of English, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and numerous offices in Alpha Xi Chapter of Virginia Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, including president. The Great Bridge High School yearbook, "The Causeway," was dedicated to Mrs. Woolery in 1991.

In 1996, when the new Hickory High School opened, Mrs. Woolery assumed the teaching position in advanced placement English and the English department chairperson. During her nine years, she was the National Honor Society advisor, now named the Martha W. Woolery National Honor Society Chapter. She was also the 1998-1999 Hickory High School Teacher of the Year and was chosen as the Chesapeake Public School's Citywide Teacher of the Year in 1999. Martha dedicated her time to numerous committees at Hickory High School. In addition, she was an adjunct instructor in the education department at Virginia Wesleyan College.

Martha Woolery was a member of Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, where she taught high school students and enjoyed her participation in the Women's Ruth Circle. She enjoyed playing tennis, gardening, playing the piano and listening to classical music, but her first love, aside from her son Jeffrey, was teaching.

Mrs. Woolery loved her students and had faith in each of them. She gave her time and motherly advice unselfishly. She cared about her students' performance inside as well as outside the classroom. She is remembered for her gentleness, her smile and her positive glow. Martha left a part of herself within each person whose life she touched.

Survivors include her parents, Lester and Eunice Walling; her son Jeffrey and his father Mark Woolery; her brother, Mac Walling Jr. and his wife Jane, their daughter Abby and their son Sam; as well as several aunts and uncles.

A funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Great Bridge Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ralph Herbert officiating. The burial will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel, today from 6 to 8 p.m. A scholarship fund in her name has been established at Hickory High School. Contributions may be sent to Hickory High School, c/o Martha W. Woolery Memorial Scholarship, 1996 Hawk Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.