Obituary of J.B. Eason

Jerome B. Eason III Chesapeake ‘ Jerome ‘J.B.’ Eason III of the 1100 Block of Benefit Rd., went home to be with his Lord on September 28, 2005 with his family by his side. J.B. was the son of J. Bruce Eason Jr. and the late Lauriee M. Eason. He retired from G.T.E. where he started as a lineman and worked his way up to management. Survivors include his father, his loving and devoted wife, Jo-Ann Morse Eason; son, Jerome B. ‘Jerry’ Eason, IV and wife, Michelle of Chesapeake; daughter, Julie E. Cyre and husband James of Fredericksburg; two grandchildren, Connor and Cassidy Eason, the blessings of his life; sisters, Cynthia Fields and Rebecca Hearring both of Chesapeake and Joyce Thompson of FL; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and cousins. J.B. played softball, for the once nationally ranked Virginia Door team in the 60’s & 70’s and is a member of the Tidewater Softball Hall of Fame. He was an avid golfer and fisherman and was a member of the Hickory Ruritan Club, where he served in many capacities on both the local and zone levels . He was a member of Great Bridge Baptist church where he served as usher and was also a member of the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. J.B. will be greatly missed by his friends and family. Funeral services will be held at Great Bridge Baptist Church on Saturday at 11:00 am with Rev. Charles Moseley and Rev. Paul Lawson officiating. Burial will follow at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Twiford’s Colonial Chapel, Chesapeake on Friday from 7:00pm until 9:00pm, on Saturday at the Hickory Ruitan Club following services and at the residence of J.B. and Jo-Ann at other times. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hickory Ruritan Club, c/o Frank Austin, 621 Hollygate Ln, Chesapeake 23322 for a scholarship in J.B.’s memory or to the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society of VA.