J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes

Munford, William H.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

William Hardy Munford, 76, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, formerly of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Born in Windsor, VA, he was the son of the late Matthew and Susie Comes Munford. He was a U. S. Navy veteran serving aboard the U.S.S. F.D. Roosevelt and was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company. Mr. Munford was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. His family includes his daughters, Wanda Munford Hudson (Tom) of Prince George, Sherry Munford Geers (Philippe) of Kill Devil Hills, NC, Bonnie Munford Wall (the late Nick Wall) also of Kill Devil Hills, and Nancy Munford Jimison (Al) of Hopewell; grandchildren, Kathryn Hudson (deceased), Amanda Taylor (Mike), Tommy Hudson, India Muret, Jason Wall, Mark Jimison, and Erin Jimison; great-grandchildren, Brock and Kylee Taylor; and three sisters, Betty Lou Hicks, Lelia LeMaster and Jean Atkins. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday, April 18, at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Merchants Hope Memorial Garden, Prince George. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Wesy Chappell, 1117 Fort Hayes Drive, Petersburg, VA 23805 or Diabetes Association/Richmond Chapter, 2788 Hydraulic Road, Suite 4, Charlottesville, VA 27410. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.

Paw Paw Red was one of a kind! I am so glad that I was able to grow up with him in my life. Most all of my greatest memories at the beach are with him. Some of them are; eating ravioli and having it on our face from ear to ear, and I know we can never forget the time he walked over to the house and recieved a little present from a bird on the way! I pulled out my watermellon shampoo and started washing away in the sink, but did stop to take a few pictures! And he never let me forget that I am the first person that he had ever seen wear the tires bald on a riding lawn mower! We had a lot of great times staying out on Oregon Inlet all day, and then staying up all night with his dear old friend "liquid chicken" and listening to him tell all of his stories from back in the day or "playing" the oregon! If Red knew one person, he knew a million. He has touched so many lives and was loved by so many people, he will truely be missed. We are going to miss him on Red's Road back at the beach. We love you!

Posted by: Erika & Wayne at April 18, 2007 03:42 PM

Red was a truly great friend. We enjoyed all the good times we had while he was our neighbor at the beach. He will always be remembered. We will miss him alot.

Posted by: Amby & Genie Cleaver at April 18, 2007 10:49 AM