Brady Lee Whitehead

Brady Lee Whitehead went home to be with Jesus on June 1, 2018. Brady was born October 14, 1930 in Tennessee to his late parents Mollie and Dayton Whitehead. Brady joined the U.S. Marines in February 1952 and was honorably discharged in September 1952 due to a back injury. He worked for the Newport News Shipbuilding for over 40 years. He was a member of Buckroe Baptist Church and was baptized on November 24, 1996, along with his daughter, Vonda; son-in-law, Lowell; granddaughters, Ashley and Rachel; brother-in-law, Leroy; and niece, Janet. Brady is survived by his children, Rocky Whitehead (Bonnie), Vonda Whitehead (Lowell), and Steven Whitehead (Sun); five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sisters, Geraldine Arney and Peggy Whitehead. A celebration of Brady’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday June 8, 2018 at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home 2551 N. Armistead Ave Hampton, VA 23666 with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. Friends are encouraged to visit www.parklawn-woodfh.com to share memories and words of condolence with the family.