Individual Details
Donald Hunter Major
(21 Aug 1922 - 6 Oct 2010)
Donald Hunter Major, Sr. went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Donald was born in Saluda, Virginia on August 21, 1922 and moved to Portsmouth in 1941 where he started a long career with C & P Telephone Company and met and married Dorothy Cannaday who became his wife of 67 years.
He moved his family to Suffolk in 1960 where they joined the Oxford United Methodist church. He and Dot were communion stewards for 25 years at Oxford. Donald was an active member of the Suffolk/Holland Ruritan Club for many years.
In 2005 he and Dot moved back to Portsmouth to live with one of his daughters. He died peacefully with family by his side.
Donald was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Helen Cannaday Major of Spring Valley, VA. He is survived by his brother, Page Major of Hampton, daughter, Carolyn Paige Donovan and fiance Paul Day of Dansville, NY; daughter Patricia (Pattie) Liebing and her husband, Pholia C. Liebing of Portsmouth; son, Donald H. Major, Jr. of Suffolk; daughter, Dorothy Jean Vallee of Newport News.
Donald is also survived by five grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren: Steven Donovan, his wife Justine and their daughter Jessica of Cheektowaga, NY; Debbie Maloney and her son Tommy of Buffalo, NY; James C. Knight IV and his two daughters, Mackenzie and Jamie of Mesquite TX; Rebecca Knight and her daughter, Nadeeka of Taos, NM; Sam Linde, her husband Jonas and their son Breaden of Newport News.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Oxford United Methodist Church with Rev. Kenneth Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. Family will accept visitors at Parr Funeral Home from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday, the 9th. Memorial gifts may be given to Oxford United Methodist Church in Suffolk.
Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.
Events
| Birth | 21 Aug 1922 | Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Aug 1942 | Portsmouth, Virginia - Dorothy Helen Cannaday | |||
| Death | 6 Oct 2010 | Suffolk, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy Helen Cannaday (1920 - 2010) |
| Child | Carolyn Paige Major |
| Child | Patricia June Major |
| Child | Donald Hunter Major Jr. |
| Child | Dorothy Jean Major |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
2. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1960.
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: USA.
5. Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Newspaper: The Virginian Pilot; Publication Date: 10/ 8/ 2010; Publication Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA.
6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: 1960.
7. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
8. Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Publication Place: USA.
9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Newspaper: The Virginian Pilot; Publication Date: 10/ 8/ 2010; Publication Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA.