George Sadler

George Elmer Sadler, 86, of Colonial Heights passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. He was the son of the late Adolphus and Sadie Sadler of Petersburg and was predeceased by his siblings, Adolphus Jr., Shirley, Barbara, June, and Douglas. Mr. Sadler retired from the United States Navy, after 21 years of service, serving on the Solamonie Naval Ordinance Testing Station, Norfolk Naval Base, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, USS Wasp, USS Coral Sea, USS Roosevelt, USS Lake Champlain, USS Valley Forge, Underwater Sound Lab, USS Willis A. Lee, USS Waldron, and the USS Wright. He was a lifetime member of the Colonial Heights American Legion Post #284, and also an avid writer to the Peoples Forum in the Progress-Index, as he loved to express his personal opinions. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Ruth Marsee Sadler; four children; Jamie (Tonya) Sadler of California, Mark (Betsy) Sadler of Illinois, Laura Sadler of Virginia Beach, and Sheri (Gary) Brockwell of Colonial Heights; brothers, Jack (Mary) Sadler of California and Wayne (Mary) Sadler of Ford; sisters, Ann Calder of Chesterfield and Brenda Norwood of Colonial Heights; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2014 in the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard with the Reverend Mike Osborne officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the funeral home with an American Legion service to be held at 7:00 p.m. Interment, with full military honors, to follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. The family would like to give a special "Thank you" to the nurses at Hospice of Virginia, and the Colonial Heights Fire & EMS for their support and assistance. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Colonial Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 17201 Jefferson Davis Highway, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.