Radford R.W. Jessee

Radford (R.W.) Jessee age 89 of Brandon, Florida, and a native of Dickenson County, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Williamsburg, VA. He was a WWII veteran, serving in the U. S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific, and was retired from Southeast Milk, a central Florida dairy cooperative, in Plant City, FL. Along the way he served as a Virginia State Policeman in Stuart, VA, a Justice of the Peace in Martinsville, VA, filmed NASCAR races, baseball spring training games and other sporting events for a local Virginia TV station, and was Business Manager of Spring Valley Dairy in Riverview, FL. He loved fishing everywhere, but was passionate about catching his limit at Tazewell Sportsman’s Club. He was a former Deacon and long-time director of the Sunday School at First Baptist Church in Brandon, FL. The son of the late Walter T. Jessee and Thelma Virginia McPeek Jessee; he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Helen Jessee Foster and Sue Jessee Walling Foster. Survivors include Frankie Jessee, his wife of 67 years; daughter, Karen Jessee and husband, Juan Romero, daughter, Kimberly Jessee Storms and husband, Philip Storms; grandchildren, Ashley and Benjamin Storms; Sister, JoAnn Chandler of Bristol, VA and many very special nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. The family is especially appreciative of the support provided by the Clint and Jerry Smith families during R.W.’s retirement years in Tazewell. Graveside services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, VA. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Honor Flight, Inc., to give other WW II veterans an opportunity to visit their memorial in Washington, D.C. (www.honorflight.org). Military graveside rites will be conducted by members of the Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 in Richlands, VA. Hurst – Scott Funeral Home in Tazewell, VA is serving the family of Mr. Jessee and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.

Radford R.W. Jessee

November 6, 1925 - September 22, 2015