Winston Howell VIRNELSON^[1]

1915 - 1990  (74 years)

• Name	Winston Howell VIRNELSON
  Nickname	Winnie
  Birth	5 Jul 1915	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1937 and later  [1, 2]
  	In 1937, Winnie was employed by the railroad as an apprentice passenger car painter. He later worked for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, from which he retired after 33 years of service.
  Death	23 Feb 1990	Suffolk City, VA   [2, 3]
  	Winnie died at his Suffolk, Virginia home on 23 February 1990. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.
  funeral	26 Feb 1990	Suffolk City, VA   [2]
  	His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Linwood Cook at Magnolia United Methodist Church in Suffolk at 2:00pm on 26 February 1990.
  Burial	26 Feb 1990	Suffolk City, VA   [2]
  	Interment followed at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens in Suffolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I54805	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Winston Clinton VIRNELSON,   b. 7 Dec 1876, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Dec 1957 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lillian Maud KAY,   b. 21 Jan 1880, Portsmouth City, VA d. 9 Jul 1953 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1899	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 25 October 1899.
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan MORGAN,   b. 2 Jan 1918, Holland, Nansemond Co, VA d. 14 Jun 1993, Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co, VA (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Hope VIRNELSON   2. Joan VIRNELSON
  Family ID	F6559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1920 US Census / Virnelson, W.C. 1000 Effingham Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Virnelson, Winston C. 406 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		Winston Howell Virnelson. SSN 719-07-0059. Application for Social Security Account Number (1937). 1528 Ward Terrace, Portsmouth, VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4233] Winston Howell Virnelson. SSN 719-07-0059. Application for Social Security Account Number (1937). [S1848] Winston H. Virnelson obituary, Daily Press, (Newport News, VA) 25 February 1990. [S859] Winston H. Virnelson. SSN 719-07-0059. SSDI. [S1868] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1900 - 1935., ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 198: Winston C. Virnelson - Lillian M. Kay marriage certificate no. 22645 (1899).