Leonidas Rosser CHERRY, Jr.^[1]

1920 - 2002  (82 years)

• Name	Leonidas Rosser CHERRY
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Rosser
  Birth	17 Oct 1920	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1940 and After	Virginia   [3, 4]
  	The 1940 census notes that Rosser was working as a "collector" for a coal and oil company. His obituary states that he had been employed by the Norfolk Navel Air Rework Facitliy for 35 years when he reitred as a production superintendent.
  Death	20 Oct 2002	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 4]
  	Rosser died at his Portsmouth, Virginia home on 20 October 2002. He was 82 years old.
  funeral	24 Oct 2002	Chesapeake City, VA   [4]
  	His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Lawrence B. Coleman at Churchland Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia at 11:00am on 24 October 2002.
  Burial	24 Oct 2002	Chesapeake City, VA   [4]
  	Interment followed in the family plot at the church cemetery.
  Person ID	I64461	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Leonidas Rosser CHERRY, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1894, Churchland, Norfolk Co, VA
  Mother	Aline Estelle PALMORE,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Virginia d. Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1919	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia on 26 November 1919.
  Family ID	F7749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances DORITY,   b. 29 Apr 1925, Marion, Smythe Co, VA d. 25 Jun 2009, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	c.1942  [4]
  	According to Rosser's October 2002 obituary, the couple had been married for 60 years.
  Children	1. Sandra CHERRY   2. Cydney CHERRY
  Family ID	F7814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1930, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA Resided: April 1940, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S2665] 1930 US Census / Cherry, Leonidas. [S5246] Leonidas R. Cherry. SSN 226-16-9369. SSDI. [S2667] 1940 US Census / Cherry, Aline E. [S5247] L. Rosser Cherry obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 23 October 2002. [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film 2048495, ID 1919 In765: Leonidas Rosser Cherry - Aline Estelle Palmore.