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Dorothy "Sue"
Elizabeth Kelly Parr
February 11, 1929 – December 17, 2019
Dorothy "Sue" Elizabeth Kelly Parr, 90, passed away December 17, 2019. She was born in Nansemond County, VA the daughter of the late Jack Hulda Kelly and Nannie Ruby Moody Kelly. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert James Parr, Sr.; her daughter, BeLinda Jeffreys; grandson, Robert Jeffreys; and siblings, Hulda Knight, Faye Goddin, John Kelly, and Frank Kelly, Sr. Sue graduated from Chuckatuck High School. She retired as a telephone operator for Louise Obici Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Suffolk Christian Church and actively involved in the Saints Alive group that met there weekly. She was also a former music committee member. Sue was an accomplished artist under the teaching of John Taylor through the Suffolk Art League. Over the years she was involved in the Suffolk Golf Association and was a charter member of the Women's Golf Association. She was also a former member of the Suffolk Women's Club. Family was the most important thing in Sue's life, and they came first no matter what.
Sue is survived by her children, Robert "Jim" and Linda Parr, John and Darlene Parr, Kelly Parr and Patti Anctil, Frank and Kathleen Parr, Charles and Kim Parr; son-in-law, Bill Jeffreys; grandchildren and their families, Robert "Rocky" Parr, III (Brittany) and their daughter, Bella; Jacob Parr (Debbie) and their children, Jacob, Jr. and Deena; Michella Newton (Joseph) and their children, Jonathan, Jonah, William, Caroline, and Emily; Nicholas "Nick" Parr (Jessica) and their children, Jackson and Emery; Katherine Martin (Ryan) and their son, Nolan; Ora McGuire (Donald "DJ") and their son, James; Thomas Anctil (Claire) and their children, Nathan and Brandon; Frank Parr, Jr. (Nicole) and their children, Jordan and Gatlin; Philip Parr (Bridget) and their son, Waylen; Douglas Parr; Bracey Parr (Terrell) and their daughter, Nyleigha; and Margaret Parr; sister, Betty Jean Odom; brother, Clyde Eugene "Buck" Kelly, Sr.; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Suffolk Christian Church with Rev. Michael D. Halley officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Lawn Cemetery. Friends may join the family for a visitation Friday night from 6-8 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home & Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to Suffolk Christian Academy earmarked for the Robert Jeffreys Scholarship at 917 Carolina Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434, the Suffolk Christian Church Food Ministry at 216 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434, or Suffolk Christian Church Saints Alive Ministry at 216 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.
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