Herbert N. Cross

Published 11:34 pm Friday, February 17, 2012

February 15, 2012

Herbert N. Cross, of 619 Kilby Ave., Suffolk, Va., died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, at his residence. He was a native of Nansemond County and the son of the late Carroll Cross and Clara Brembry. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Cornetta Edwards Cross.

Herbert N. Cross

He retired as a butcher from Smithfield Packing Company.

He leaves to cherish his memory two daughters, Marion Parker (Alvin) and Joan Haskins (Roy), both of Suffolk; three sons, Rudolph Cross and Edward Cross, both of Suffolk, and Nathaniel Cross (Wanda), of Newport News, Va.; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at First Baptist Church, 112 Mahan St., Suffolk, officiated by Suffragan Bishop Madison G. Copeland. Interment will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery. Crocker Funeral Home Inc. is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.