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Shirley Wellington Cartwright
Shirley Wellington Cartwright, 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 20, 2023. She was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula. Shirley retired from Riverside Hospital where she worked in the transportation department. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, where she was a member of the Newport News First Ward. Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Mosley, and Hazel Wellington; and two sons, Tri Cartwright, and Chris Cartwright.
She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Vernon Cartwright; son Walter; sister Peggy Beck; brothers, Mosley Wellington, and “Bubba” Wellington; ten grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, 11:00 a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 902 Denbigh Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602. The funeral service will follow at 12:00 p.m. with interment in Peninsula Memorial Park.
Arrangements are under the care of Peninsula Funeral Home, 11144 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601.
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I attended church with the Cartwrights at the newly constructed LDS church in Hampton, VA. Vernon’s mother played the piano. Vernon and Shirley visited in my family home on Clinton Drive with my parents. It was the home of the Campbell’s. That was many years ago but left good memories with me. My heartfelt condolences for the Cartwright family.