Suffolk - Ronald Hugh Whitehead, 82, passed away September 26, 2024 on Courtland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.  Born April 4, 1942, he was a son of the late Hugh Colgate Whitehead and Ruth Ashe Whitehead. He was also predeceased by a sister, Margie W. Baker.

Ron was a graduate of Kempsville High School, a former Virginia National Guardsman, and a retired electrician from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  He was a member of Khedive Shriners and Kempsville Masonic Lodge #141.  He loved his little nine acre farm, his John Deere and Kubota tractors, cutting grass, gardening, raising cattle, cart racing, and being Papa to his two grandchildren.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 54 years, Edith Whitehead; two daughters, Yvette Whitehead and Sabrina Widmeyer (Francis); and two grandchildren, Austin Slade Widmeyer and Adalyn Yvonne Widmeyer.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11AM Tuesday, October 1, 2024 in Wright Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Wallace officiating.  Masonic Rites will be accorded at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

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