HOCKADAY George Louis Hockaday,79, of Providence Forge, Va., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Friday, February 9, 2007. He was preceded in death by his twin sister, Louise Allen; sister, Joyce; brother, Spencer Hockaday; and daughter, Mary Minor Malechek. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 59 years, Ann Hockaday; two daughters and their husbands, Sue Anne and Malcolm Martin of Lanexa, Betty Lou and Bill Nuckols of Mechanicsville; three sons, Jim Hockaday and his friend, Mona, Chris Hockaday and his wife, Debbie, Dennis Hockaday and his wife, Deb, all of Providence Forge; son-in-law, Bruce Malechek of Providence Forge; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Monday, 1 p.m., at Providence Forge Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the family cemetery on Sunshine Farm. The family will receive friends today 3 to 5 p.m. at Vincent Funeral Home, 9923 Pocahontas Trail, Providence Forge, Va. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude' Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 2/11/2007.