Audrey Pearl (Chesser) Zember

Mrs. Audrey Pearl Chesser Zember, 88, wife of the late Richard Byrd Zember and a resident of Deep Creek, VA, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA.

Born September 20, 1928 in Hopeton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Sewell Benny Chesser and Pearl Catherine Hart Chesser.  Mrs. Zember was reared in Cattail, VA, by her aunt and uncle, Lovie and John Bill Hart.  She was a homemaker, and in earlier years, attended Leatherbury United Methodist Church.  Great joy came from her love of animals and feeding the birds around her home.  Mrs. Zember also enjoyed collecting antiques, and attending estate sales.

Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Godwin Lewis and her husband Phil, of Melfa, VA; son, Richard Todd Zember of Deep Creek, VA; grandchildren, Jennifer Lewis McIntyre and her husband Mac, of Onley, VA, and Phillip Michael Lewis of Newport News, VA; great-grandchildren, Connor Quinton McIntyre and Aiden Lewis McIntyre; sister-in-law, Hope Johnson Zember and her family; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.  In addition to her husband, parents, and aunt and uncle, Mrs. Zember was predeceased by her first husband, William Lee “Bill” Godwin; a brother and his wife, Garland R. and Louise E. Chesser; brother-in-law, Woodlyn Zember; and nephew, Donald Ray Chesser.

A graveside funeral service will be conducted at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Onancock, VA, on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., with The Reverend JoLynn Hart officiating.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorial donations may be made to the S.P.C.A., P.O. Box 164, Onley, VA  23418.

Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.