PORTSMOUTH - Lola Montez Fish Credle went to be with the Lord on Saturday September 2, 2017 at Westminster-Canterbury, where she has resided for the past 26 years.
She is predeceased by her loving husband, Byron Elwood Credle; and her sweet daughter, Burnley Credle Ganus (Bob). Those alive to cherish her memory are her two grandchildren, Robert E. Ganus (Jennifer) of Richmond, VA and Edith Ganus Ashcraft (Walt) of Columbia, SC; her two sisters Martha F. Glover (her twin) and Catherine F. Hoy; and her two great-grandchildren, Cameron and Madeline Ashcraft.
She was born in Louisville, KY on January 3, 1922 to Ivan Montez Fish and Ella May Noakes Fish. The family moved to Virginia several years later, where she graduated from Cradock High School. After graduating from Business College, she worked many years at the Commissioner of the Revenue's Office for Norfolk County, which later became the City of Chesapeake. She retired as Deputy Commissioner.
She faithfully served in the Democratic Party of Virginia and in 1968 she was a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
She and her husband were active members of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, VA. She will be placed beside him in the church's courtyard at 2:00 PM on Saturday September 23, 2017.
The family extends a warm thank you to the staff at Westminster-Canterbury for the loving care she received over the years.
Condolences may be registered at BWFosterFuneralHome.com.