Chesapeake - Audrey Cofield Briggs, 89, went to be with the Lord on September 24, 2016. There she is reunited with her loving husband of 51 years, Willie Briggs. Audrey was born in Merry Hill, NC and resided in Chesapeake where she was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church and The Dorcas Sunday School Class. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and crocheting and regularly contributed her creations to Deep Creek Baptist Church's Threads of Hope. Audrey was predeceased by her parents, Braxton and Betty Cofield and her sisters, Grace Brown and Betty Sue Bickford.

She is survived by her son, Jay Briggs and wife Sharon, her daughter, Beth Culpepper and husband Ray, granddaughters Dana Culpepper and Katie Horst, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 1112 Kempsville Road, Chesapeake on Monday, September 26, 2016 from 6-7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home followed by burial at Green Lawn Cemetery, Chesapeake. Please visit her book of memories at www.grahamfuneralhome.com to view the service if unable to attend and to leave a note to the family. Memorial donations may be made to Sentara Hospice Fund, Sentara Foundation-Hampton Roads, 6015 Poplar Hall Dr., Suite 308, Norfolk, VA 23502 or to Threads of Hope, Deep Creek Baptist Church, 250 Mill Creek Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23323.