Storke Funeral Home Obituaries

Francis DeLorme “Dee” Mahaffey, Sr., 72, of Woodford, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, in Fredericksburg. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he had a career in retail flooring, working first as a boy at the family-owned Munford’s Do It Yourself Store in Charleston,SC, and retiring from Richmond Decorating Center. Dee was an avid waterfowl hunter and enjoyed training retrievers and participating in field trials. Dee and Andrea were long-time members of Round Oak Baptist Church in Corbin, Virginia, where he served as a Sunday school teacher, deacon, and assistant treasurer. Dee once remarked that finding Round Oak by accident was the best discovery of his life. Survivors include his wife, Andrea Mahaffey; two children, Francis DeLorme Mahaffey, Jr. and Rachel Mahaffey Shannon; his son in law, Jason Shannon; two sisters, Jessie M. Sessions and Elizabeth M. Keller (Jim); two brothers, David E. Mahaffey, Jr. (Pam) and James L. Mahaffey and ten grandchildren, Seth, Grace, Hope, Elijah, Jordan, Moses, Isaiah, Abigail, Lily and Noah Shannon. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hughes Home, Inc. at 100 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 or Samaritan’s Purse International Relief (samaritanspurse.org) Online condolences may be left for the family at www.storkefuneralhome.com.