Chester Station Camp 1503

The Chester Station Camp wishes to honor our Past Commanders Baxter Morris and Samuel Lewis Tarry.

MORRIS, Daniel Baxter Jr., 83, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at his residence. He was the son of the late D. Baxter Morris Sr. and Ruth Hudnall Morris, and was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel C. Morris; and a brother, Harold Morris. Mr. Morris was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII. He was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church, and attended the University of North Carolina. He was a member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and was a past commander of Camp A.P. Hill in Petersburg. He is survived by a daughter, Kay B. Koch of Huntsville, Alabama; a son, Richard S. Morris of Chester; a grandson, Christopher Koch and wife, Danielle of Missouri; a great-granddaughter, Ella Koch; a sister, Ruth Blum of Atlanta, Georgia; a niece, Shirley Church; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in the Chester United Methodist Church, 12132 Percival Street, Chester, with Dr. Marg Kutz officiating. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 77, Bedford, Virginia 24523. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.

TARRY, Samuel Lewis, 69, of Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord Monday, May 18, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife of 34 years, Beverly Bethune Tarry. He is survived by his sons, Fred Tarry, Samuel Lewis Tarry Jr. and his wife, Jennifer; sister, Jean Salyer and her husband, Al; grandchildren, Cameron, Pierce and Ann Tarry; and a niece, Angela Salyer. Mr. Tarry was a graduate of Bluestone High School, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Hampden-Sydney College and a graduate of Campbell University. He retired after more than 20 years service with Philip Morris USA. Mr. Tarry was active in several historical preservation groups, including the Civil War Preservation Trust, Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Jamestowne Society, and the Virginia Historical Society. Positions of prominence included president of the Geneological Research Institute of Virginia, executive board member of the Chesterfield Historical Society, and commander of the Chester Station Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Tarry served as an elder at both Clarksville Presbyterian Church and Centralia Presbyterian Church. In his later years, he enjoyed philanthropy and assisting others researching their family histories. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rte. 10). His funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Clarksville Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Oakhurst Cemetery in Clarksville.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Support Chester, Virginia
and the Bermuda District Area

"To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we submit the vindication of the Cause for which we fought; to your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles he loved and which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations."

Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General
United Confederate Veterans
New Orleans, Louisiana 1906