Joseph "Frank" Franklin Worrell, Jr., 80, lost his battle with cancer on February 23, 2011. He was born in Isle of Wight County on November 7, 1930 to the late Olive Wills and Joseph Franklin Worrell, Sr. He graduated in 1949 from Chuckatuck High School. Frank was a member of Providence United Methodist Church in Suffolk for 64 years. He taught the Sunday School Men's Bible Class, was a Leader for U.M.Y.F. with wife, Tippy and served as Chairman of the Board. He co-owned and operated Worrell's Woodworking in Windsor with cousin Gene Worrell for 35 years. Within that time they built and donated cabinets to Nansemond Suffolk Academy when it opened in 1972 and to Woodland United Methodist Church in memory of their grandmother Susie Worrell. He was a manager of the Kings Fork Community House for 2 years and held every office in the Kings Fork Ruritan Club. Alongside Ben Saunders, he prepared numerous fried chicken dinners for the club. When not preparing chicken, Frank was fixing his famous corn and butterbeans for family and friends. You could find Frank every morning at the Windsor Dairy Queen surrounded by close friends that he considered his family.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 60 years Martha "Tippy" Worrell of Suffolk, a daughter and son-in-law Debbie and Don Dalton of Windsor, a son and daughter-in-law Perry and Lorraine Worrell of Suffolk, a granddaughter Beth Munford and great granddaughter Erica and her father Mark Munford of Smithfield, two grandsons, Frank and wife Mullika of OOAHU, Hawaii and Perry "PJ" Worrell, Jr. of Suffolk, sisters Marie W. Roeder of Hopewell and Josephine and husband Percy Pierce of Suffolk; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Providence United Methodist Church on Providence Rd. by Rev. Garland Hines. Memorial donations may be made to Providence United Methodist Church Building Fund at 3109 Providence Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434. Memorial tributes and condolences may be shared with the family at www.parrfuneralhome.com.