Harmon "Pete" Sullenberger

Harmon S. “Pete” Sullenberger, 84, of Monterey, died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Augusta Medical Center.

He was born March 12, 1921 at Monterey a son of the late Don and Mary Madge Seybert Sullenberger.

He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of the “Pearl Harbor Volunteers.”

These were men who joined shortly after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was a past member of Highland V.F.W. Post #4989. Mr. Sullenberger was a retired federal employee, with 35 years of service, as a special police office with the General Service Administration.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Holliday Sullenberger on May 21, 2005. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, Ruth Anderson and Mary Madge Richardson and three brothers, Jack Henry Sullenberger, Lynn Sullenberger and Don Sullenberger, Jr.

He is survived by a brother, Joe Sullenberger of Staunton; a sister Sarah Louise Bobbitt of Montrose and a number of nieces and nephews.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date. His ashes will be buried in Monterey Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Monterey United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 382, Monterey, Va. 24465.