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Benjamin Fitchett

September 19, 1925 — April 14, 2021

Benjamin H. “Benny” Fitchett passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021at the age of 95.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his five siblings and his wife of seventy-one years, Lois Owens Fitchett.

Benjamin is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Bridges (Herbert) of Prince George; his son, Frank Fitchett of Gloucester Point; a granddaughter, Kathryn Bridges Jackson (Larry) and a great-granddaughter, Ellory of North Carolina.

A native of Mathews County, Benjamin pursed a career in the merchant marine with a total of thirty-nine years of service. He retired in 1983 from the Gulf Oil Corporation with twenty-five years of service. The other years of his seafaring work were a combination of wartime service and work with Esso Oil Corp. During WWII Benjamin was involved in the merchant marine effort to deliver needed supplies to the Allies in Europe and North Africa. Benjamin was a member of Mathews Oriental Lodge # 20 AF & AM for over fifty years. He was former member of the Tidewater Shrine Club in Portsmouth, VA. As a proud veteran of WWII, Benjamin was a member and past Commander of the Mathews Post 83 of the American Legion. He enjoyed bird hunting, fishing and cultivating oysters. He loved to play his guitar and sing country music songs. For the past three years, Benjamin has resided at Dunlop House Assisted Living in Colonial Heights, VA.

Due to Corona Virus restrictions, burial was private with only the family attending. Reverend Dede Parrish, Pastor of St. Paul and Beulah United Methodist Church will officiate. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Melanie Miles, P.O. Box 13, Port Haywood, VA 23138. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, Virginia is assisting the family.
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