Dr. David Barnes Drewry, 87, longtime Petersburg Pediatrician, passed away July 8, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Dr. Drewry was born January 14, 1927 in Grimesland, NC to the late Dr. William H. and Hazel Burton Drewry and moved to Drewryville, VA when he was 8 years old. He was a graduate of Drewryville High School, a 1946 graduate of the University of Virginia, and a graduate of the UVA School of Medicine. Dr. Drewry was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He practiced medicine in Petersburg from 1955 to 1997 and was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church and a member of the Petersburg Kiwanis Club where he had perfect attendance for 25 years.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Sandra E. Drewry; one daughter, Catherine Drewry Russell (Thomas) of Prince George; one son, William H. Drewry (Catharine) of Fayetteville; one brother, Burton L. Drewry, of South Hill; four grandchildren, Rebecca Haase, Thomas Bryan Russell, Jr., David Russell and Virginia Anne Drewry and three great-grandchildren, Thomas Bryan Russell, III, David Drewry Russell, Jr. and Zoey Ann Russell.
A graveside service will be held at 2 PM Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Drewry Family Cemetery, 13009 Cedar View Drive, Drewryville, VA with the Rev. Jonathan Dundalow officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, July 11, from 5 to 8 PM at Western Heights Baptist Church, 24416 Cox Road, Petersburg, VA 23803 and suggests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the church. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin has charge of arrangements. www.wrightfuneralhome.org