08/27/13 — SARAH J. ALEXANDER

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SARAH J. ALEXANDER

Died Aug. 24, 2013

SUFFOLK, Va. -- Sarah Ann Jones Alexander, 77, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Sarah was born in Wayne County, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Vera Edmondson Jones.

She was the president of Alexander's BP Station in Portsmouth, Va.

Sarah was predeceased by a sister, Ethel Lane, and a brother, Robert B. Jones.

Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years, Ronald D. Alexander Sr.; six children, Ronald D. Alexander Jr., Gary L. Alexander Sr. (Darlene), Rhonda A. Gardner (Ricky), Regina A. DeBusk (John), Roy G. Alexander (Cindy) and C. Ricky Alexander (Michelle); 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Katie Head; and a brother, Albert Lee Jones.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Baker-Foster Funeral Home, 5685 Lee Farm Lane, Suffolk, Va.

A funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Baker-Foster Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Dr. Cliff Whitlock. Entombment will follow at Meadowbrook Mausoleum.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.

Condolences may be registered at bakerfoster.com.

(Pd)

Published in Obituaries on August 27, 2013 1:50 PM