Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Creech, Jr., Joseph Manley January 10, 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 April 6, 2022, 6:47 pm Virginian-Pilot January 12, 2003 Joseph "Jim" Manley Creech, Jr., 83, of the 7100 block of Granby St., passed away on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. Jim was the retired owner and operator of Joseph M. Creech Inc. Building Contractors. Born in Johnson County, N.C., he was the son of the late Lillian Stancil Creech and Joseph M. Creech, Sr. Jim was a life member and past president of the Norfolk Host Lions Club, where he was honored as a Melvin Jones Fellow, and as their "Lion of the Year" in 1991. He was also a veteran of World War II, having served in the Merchant Marines. Survivors include his wife, Ernestine R. Creech; three daughters, Marie C. Leffler, of Spotsylvania, Va., Geraldine Creech and Nancy C. Kell, both of Norfolk; a son, Joseph L. Creech, of Aydlett, N.C.; two stepdaughters, Brenda Z. Greene, of Roanoke, Va., and Patricia D. Zilonka, of Norfolk; two stepsons, Jay Couch, of Norfolk, and Ricky E. Zilonka, of Virginia Beach; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his previous wives, Willie Currin Creech and Kathleen Couch Creech. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Cox Funeral Home by Father John Dorgan. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will be at the funeral home today from 3 until 4 p.m. for visitation with friends. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Norfolk Host Lions Club Foundation, c/o James L. Miller, 500 E. Main St., Suite 1510, Norfolk, VA 23510. Condolences can be made to the family through www.dmvobits.com/cox. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/c/creechjr2306nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb