Allen Palmer CHERRY, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2001  (77 years)

• Name	Allen Palmer CHERRY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	20 Aug 1924	Virginia   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Nov 2001  [3]
  	Palmer died on Thursday, 15 November 2001. He was 77 years old.
  funeral	18 Nov 2001	Chesapeake City, VA   [2]
  	A graveside funeral service was held in the Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery in Chesapeake, Virginia by Rev. Lawrence B. Coleman and Dr. Donald J. Dunlap at 2:00pm on Sunday, 18 November 2001.
  WWII	US Army  [2]
  	Palmer's 2001 obituary notes that he was an Army veteran who served during World War II with the 738th Field Artillery Battalion.
  Burial	18 Nov 2001	Chesapeake City, VA   [2]
  	Interment followed.
  Person ID	I64462	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   [4]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia on 26 November 1919.
  Family ID	F7749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Mae WRIGHT,   b. 31 Mar 1924, Bedford, Bedford Co, VA d. 24 Oct 2013, Goodview, Bedford Co, VA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	c. 1952  [2]
  	The couple married about 1952.
  Notes	From her 2013 obituary, it appears that Florence had a prior marriage and a daughter by that union.
  Children	1. Allen Palmer CHERRY, Jr.
  Family ID	F7751	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. [S2670] Palmer Cherry, Sr. obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 17 November 2001. [S2669] Allen P. Cherry. SSN 230-12-1987. SSDI. [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film 2048495, ID 1919 In765: Leonidas Rosser Cherry - Aline Estelle Palmore.