Obituary

James “Sonny” “Butter” Applewhite, 88, of Chesterfield, VA went to be with the Lord on October 7, 2020. Beloved husband of 63 years to Bernice Smiley Applewhite; father of Lisa Gillispie (Glen), Keith Applewhite (Mindy), and Sheila White (Earl); grandfather of Grayson, Matthew, Joshua, Sean, Paul, Jacque, Lindsey, and Kaitlyn; great-grandfather of Miles, Kaydence, Rylie and Harper; and brother of Shirley Anderson. He is preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Lillian Applewhite; sisters Becky Wilmoth, Eleanor Mitterer, and Madge Willis. Friends may visit from 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 14 at Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. N. Chesterfield, VA 23234. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 15 at the Morrissett chapel. Interment to follow at Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to Camp Baker (SOAR365) 3600 Saunders Ave. Richmond, VA 23227 and make the check payable to SOAR365.