Viola Frances Sessoms passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26 at the age of 89. She was a long time resident of Newport News Virginia, having retired from Newport News Shipbuilding after 36 years of dedicated service, where she made many lifelong friends and brought an unmistakable touch of kindness & style to those she knew.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest, her brother George, her sister Maxine, her three children, Darlene, Randy, & Danny, and her grandson Cecil. She is survived by her 8 brothers & sisters, Arlene, Betty, Buddy, C.A., Edie, Linda, Mary, and Linda, her grandchildren Ryan & Amanda, and her great-grandchildren Evann, Laylah, River, and Cecil.

Funeral services will be held at W.J. Smith & Son Funeral Home on Tuesday September 30th at 6:00pm.