Obituary of Edward Travis Lemmon Jr. EDWARD TRAVIS LEMMON, JR. THE DAILY NEWS LEADER (STAUNTON, VA.) 03-20-2004, P. 2 SUFFOLK, VA. – Edward Travis Lemmon, Jr., 76, died peacefully in his home in Suffolk on March 19, 2004 after a brief illness. He was born in Staunton, Virginia August 30, 1927, the son of the late Edward Travis Lemmon, Sr., a division manager for Standard Oil Company, and the Virginia Kinney Lemmon. He was predeceased by his wife, Emily Parker Lemmon, originally of Richmond and survived by his four children, Virginia L. “Jinks” Babey and husband Kirk; Edward T. “Ted” Lemmon, Ill and wife Dawn; Douglas L. Leed and husband George; and Richard C. Lemmon; seven grandchildren, Emily (Katie) Leed, Elizabeth Babey, Brian Babey, Travis Leed, Meredith Babey, Jordan Lemmon, and Joshua Lemon; and various nieces and nephews; and a very close cousin, Tot Winstead. Ed graduated from Augusta Military Academy in 1945 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946 he was discharged and entered the ROTC program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He graduated in 1950 with a BS in agricultural economics, married Emily Norfleet Parker of Richmond in August of 1950 and received a commission in the US Army in that same year. Ed was stationed in Texas during the Korean War, was honorably discharged from the service in 1954, and settled with his family in Newport News, Virginia. He worked for Esso (Standard Oil Company) until 1962 when he moved to Suffolk with his family and became a commissioned agent for Esso. In mid-60’s, he began acquiring Suffolk Oil Company, which he ran until his retirement in 1992. In 2001, he and his son Ted acquired Sting-Ray’s Restaurant on the Eastern Shore. Throughout his life, Ed was very active in the Suffolk community as a business leader and volunteer. He held a variety of positions in the following organization: Lions club, Tidewater Oil Heat Association, the German Club, the Vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chairman of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, First Virginia Bank Board, Magnolia United Methodist Church, Suffolk Racquet Club, Suffolk Tennis Association, Jolly Boys, Southeastern Oil Jobbers Coop and the Salvation Army Board. The passions of Ed’s leisure time were fishing, tennis, woodworking and fine cuisine. He was a wonderful Christian, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was devoted to his family, had a terrific sense of humor and was known for the ever present twinkle in his eyes. The family will receive friends from 7 – 8:30 Sunday night, March 21, at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 22, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church by the Rev. Ben Duffy and assisted by the Rev. G. Linwood Cook. The service will be followed by a graveside ceremony at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to visit the family at the Babey’s home at 1016 Maryland Avenue after the ceremony. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Suffolk Salvation Army, PO Box 1000, Suffolk, Virginia 23439 or the Friends of Barnabas Foundation, PO Box 2194, Chesterfield, VA 23832. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Edward Travis Lemmon Jr., 76, died 19 Mar 2004 in Suffolk. Born 30 Aug 1927 in Staunton, he was a businessman, veteran, and community leader in Suffolk. He was preceded in death by his wife Emily Parker Lemmon and survived by his children and grandchildren. Funeral services were held 22 Mar 2004 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by the Rev. Ben Duffy, assisted by the Rev. G. Linwood Cook. Burial followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery after visitation 21 Mar 2004 at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home. ––– Transcript ––– EDWARD TRAVIS LEMMON, JR. SUFFOLK, VA. – Edward Travis Lemmon, Jr., 76, died peacefully in his home in Suffolk on March 19, 2004 after a brief illness. He was born in Staunton, Virginia August 30, 1927, the son of the late Edward Travis Lemmon, Sr., a division manager for Standard Oil Company, and Virginia Kinney Lemmon. He was predeceased by his wife, Emily Parker Lemmon, originally of Richmond and survived by his four children, Virginia L. "Jinks" Babey and husband Kirk; Edward T. "Ted" Lemmon III and wife Dawn; Douglas L. Leed and husband George; and Richard C. Lemmon; seven grandchildren, Emily (Katie) Leed, Elizabeth Babey, Brian Babey, Travis Leed, Meredith Babey, Jordan Lemmon, and Joshua Lemmon; and various nieces and nephews; and a very close cousin, Tot Winstead. Ed graduated from Augusta Military Academy in 1945 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946. He entered the ROTC program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He graduated in 1950 with a BS in agricultural economics, married Emily Norfleet Parker of Richmond in August 1950 and received a commission in the U.S. Army in that same year. He was stationed in Texas during the Korean War, was honorably discharged from the service in 1954, and settled with his family in Newport News, Virginia. He worked for Esso (Standard Oil Company) until 1962 when he moved to Suffolk with his family and became a commissioned agent for Esso. In the mid-1960s, he began acquiring Suffolk Oil Company, which he ran until his retirement in 1992. In 2001, he and his son Ted acquired Sting-Ray's Restaurant on the Eastern Shore. Throughout his life, he was very active in the Suffolk community as a business leader and volunteer. He held positions in the Lions Club, Tidewater Oil Heat Association, the German Club, the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, First Virginia Bank Board, Magnolia United Methodist Church, Suffolk Racquet Club, Suffolk Tennis Association, Jolly Boys, Southeastern Oil Jobbers Coop, and the Salvation Army Board. His leisure interests included fishing, tennis, woodworking and fine cuisine. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, grandfather and friend. The family received friends from 7–8:30 Sunday night, March 21, 2004 at R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory. The funeral was conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 22, 2004 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church by the Rev. Ben Duffy assisted by the Rev. G. Linwood Cook. Burial followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Family and friends visited the family at the Babey home at 1016 Maryland Avenue after the ceremony. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-----------------------------------------| | Name | Edward Travis Lemmon Jr. | | Age | 76 | | Birth | 30 Aug 1927; Staunton, Virginia | | Death | 19 Mar 2004; Suffolk, Virginia | |-----------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| | Edward Travis Lemmon Jr. | Decedent | Suffolk, Virginia | | Emily Parker Lemmon | Wife (predeceased) | Richmond, Virginia | | Edward Travis Lemmon Sr. | Father (predeceased) | — | | Virginia Kinney Lemmon | Mother (predeceased) | — | | Virginia L. "Jinks" Babey | Daughter | — | | Kirk Babey | Son-in-law | — | | Edward T. "Ted" Lemmon III | Son | — | | Dawn Lemmon | Daughter-in-law | — | | Douglas L. Leed | Son | — | | George Leed | Son-in-law | — | | Richard C. Lemmon | Son | — | | Emily (Katie) Leed | Grandchild | — | | Elizabeth Babey | Grandchild | — | | Brian Babey | Grandchild | — | | Travis Leed | Grandchild | — | | Meredith Babey | Grandchild | — | | Jordan Lemmon | Grandchild | — | | Joshua Lemmon | Grandchild | — | | Tot Winstead | Cousin | — | |------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |----------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|-----------------------| | Location | Staunton, Virginia | | Name | The Daily News Leader | | Date | 20 Mar 2004 | | Page | 2 | |----------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Veteran of the U.S. Army • Graduate of Augusta Military Academy, 1945 • Graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1950 • Worked for Standard Oil / Esso • Owner of Suffolk Oil Company • Co-owner of Sting-Ray's Restaurant • Active in Lions Club • Member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church • Served on Salvation Army Board [See also: www.findagrave.com/memorial/93083190/edward-travis-lemmon www.findagrave.com/memorial/93083198/emily_norfleet-lemmon (spouse) http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/ced_ndx.txt www.findagrave.com/cemetery/49746/cedar-hill-cemetery ] [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net Formattinng and references by the Southampton Transcription Project] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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