Geraldine Buskey (Liverman)

On Easter morning, Geraldine Buskey Liverman died at DePaul Hospital with her family at her bedside. Jerry was born on November 14, 1920 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to Fannie Jane Buskey and Benjamin Franklin Liverman. She was predeceased by her siblings, Myrtle Liverman Hansen, June Liverman, Charles Liverman and Gloria Liverman Nix. Jerry grew up in Norfolk County and graduated from Hickory School. She is survived by her children, Charles Hough of Purcellville, Joy Hough of Hampton, and Joseph Stevenson and his wife, Robbin, of Norfolk; her grandchildren, Regina Etheridge, Amy Etheridge, Megan Coleman, Bryant Etheridge, and Virgil Stevenson; and her great-grandchildren, Ashton Stevenson, Jacob Coleman, Madeleine Etheridge, Kendall Grace Etheridge, Rowan Etheridge, Vasco Astudillo, and Charlotte Coleman. Her profound and unwavering faith inspired her family and her friends. When she lived in Hickory she was a member of Good Hope United Methodist Church.

After graduating from Strayer Business College in Washington, DC, Jerry worked at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard during World War II. Later, she worked at the Norfolk Paint Company, Rices, the Norva theatre, and the law firm of Taylor, Gustin, Harris, Fears & Davis. When she retired from full-time employment, she cared for her grandchildren and enjoyed expressing her creativity through sewing, quilting, cooking and writing her treasured “love letters” to encourage and support her family and friends. In the 1980’s she lived near Ward’s Corner where she volunteered at the Jewish Community Center, Ballentine Place, and Lafayette Villa. Jerry made many beautiful baby quilts for the Ronald McDonald House at Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters. She loved to walk in her neighborhood, meet people and enjoy their company. She walked her three-mile walk daily until she was in her late eighties. Her strength and determination amazed her family as they watched her recover from open heart surgery in 1965 and again in 1999. She gratefully acknowledged God’s gift of renewed health and used her energy and talents to demonstrate God’s love to all. She witnessed her faith by her actions every day.

Family and friends are invited to a visitation at Rosewood Funeral Home, 601 N. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach from 3 to 7 PM on Saturday. A graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery on Sunday, April 11th at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jerry’s memory to Gloria Dei Lutheran School, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton, VA 23669 or to Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters. God is good. Please share your love and condolences with the family at www.kellumfuneralhome.com