Obituary of William Christopher Capps WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER CAPPS Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, March 22, 1998 William Christopher Capps, 35, of Mallard Drive, died Friday, March 20, 1998. He was raised in Virginia and was employed as an electrician at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a member of Chesapeake Church of Christ and was a graduate of Western Branch High School, Class of 1981. Survivors include his wife, Jeri Lynne Capps; a son, Joshua T. Capps; his parents, Earl and Willa Capps, both of Chesapeake; a brother, Timothy Earl Capps of Surry; and his grandmother, Virginia Marcum of Ridgeway. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Bill Bates and Glenn Hitchcock. Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday. Edition: FINAL Page: B8 Copyright (c) 1998 The Virginian-Pilot ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– William Christopher Capps, 35, died 20 Mar 1998. Raised in Virginia, he worked as an electrician at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, was a member of Chesapeake Church of Christ, and graduated from Western Branch High School, Class of 1981. A funeral was conducted at 11 a.m. 24 Mar 1998 at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Bill Bates and Glenn Hitchcock. Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. ––– Transcript ––– WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER CAPPS Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, 22 March 1998 William Christopher Capps, 35, of Mallard Drive, died Friday, 20 March 1998. He was raised in Virginia and was employed as an electrician at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a member of Chesapeake Church of Christ and was a graduate of Western Branch High School, Class of 1981. Survivors include his wife, Jeri Lynne Capps; a son, Joshua T. Capps; his parents, Earl and Willa Capps, both of Chesapeake; a brother, Timothy Earl Capps of Surry; and his grandmother, Virginia Marcum of Ridgeway. A funeral was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, 24 March 1998, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Bill Bates and Glenn Hitchcock. Burial was in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk. The family was at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, 23 March 1998. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-----------------------------------| | Name | William Christopher Capps | | Age | 35 | | Birth | 1963 (estimated) | | Death | 20 March 1998 | |-----------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |----------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | William Christopher Capps | Decedent | Mallard Drive | | Jeri Lynne Capps | Wife | Not stated | | Joshua T. Capps | Son | Not stated | | Earl Capps | Father | Chesapeake | | Willa Capps | Mother | Chesapeake | | Timothy Earl Capps | Brother | Surry | | Virginia Marcum | Grandmother | Ridgeway | | Bill Bates | Officiant | Not stated | | Glenn Hitchcock | Officiant | Not stated | |----------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |--------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, VA | | Name | The Virginian-Pilot | | Date | 22 March 1998 | | Edition | FINAL | | Page | B8 | |--------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Raised in Virginia • Employed as an electrician at Norfolk Naval Shipyard • Member of Chesapeake Church of Christ • Graduate of Western Branch High School, Class of 1981 [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.] [This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Capps, William Christopher.txt]