Chester Junior Pressley

In Remembrance of CHESTER JUNIOR PRESSLEY Chester Junior Pressley was born Friday December 27, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia. He exchanged this life for his heavenly home on Saturday November 23, 2024. Chester was the first of nine children born to Mildred Johnson. Chester was married to Ophelia Booker Pressley, the love of his life, for 35 years. Ophelia was always by his side for all of his needs. Chester was employed at A.H. Robbins (White Hall-Robbins) for over 25 years. He was always on a quest to explore things. He worked on cars and his favorite pass time was working on bikes and going to the flea market. His favorite football team was the Washington Commanders. He also loved the sport of boxing, and rode bikes.Chester could fix any bike that he had. Because bikes were his passion, there would be as many as 75 bikes in his yard for sale. He also loved listening to short wave radios that would pick up channels from around the world and he enjoyed listening to “Oldies But Goodies” music like James Brown. Chester’s health started to decline and as a cancer survivor and double kidney transplant survivor, the challenges led to him selling all of the bikes and taking up another hobby which was using his cell phone and digital tablet. He was not good with using his cell phone but liked to surf the internet and read everything that his friends and family posted on social media. He was preceded in death by his parents; Mildred Johnson and Haywood Pressley, sons; Kevin Booker and Allen Thomas, sister; Alice Faye Conley, brothers; Marcellus Johnson, Ronnie Johnson and John King, brother-in-love; William Booker, aunts; Lizzie Alston, Maggie Robinson, Rachel McFadden, Katherine Williams, Annabelle McLeod, Earlene Felder, and uncle; Frank Alston. Chester leaves to cherish his memories and to celebrate his life a loving and devoted wife, Ophelia Booker Pressley, children; Jacqueline Adams, Audrey Thomas, Aundie Spell, Chester Ramon Smith, and Cara Pressley, grandchildren; Jeffrey Spell, Allen Stokes, Rashawn Lane, Andre Jefferson, Yvonne Smith, Jasmine Jefferson, Essence Robinson and Tariq Vaughn, Jr., great grandchildren; King Robinson, Kahya Robinson, Caleb Spell, Eli Spell, Naomi Stokes,Naveen Stokes, and Nasir Stokes, sister; Nina Johnson, sisters-in-love; Jean Miles-Grantely, Connie Dennis-Booker,Star Thomas and LaVerne Jones, brothers; Nathaniel Johnson, Warren Thomas, Larry Custis and Tony Custis, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends. His memories will forever live in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.

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Chester Junior Pressley

December 27, 1946 - November 23, 2024