VIRGINIA BEACH – Melvin V. Foote Sr.  81 of the 600 block of Ben Bow Drive passed away quietly on Friday Oct. 11, 2019.  Mr. Foote was a retired Aircraft Engine Mechanic with the Naval Air Rework Facility. He was born in Norfolk, VA and was a member of First Baptist Church West Munden in Chesapeake, VA.He leaves to cherish his memory, a loving son Melvin V. Foote, Jr. (Wanda) of Atlanta, GA; a granddaughter, Alexandra Foote of whom he was immensely proud; sisters Doris Austin and Violet Crawford of Norfolk; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his parents Fletcher and Irene Foote, second wife Mamie Gay Foote, his brother Pernell Foote and sisters Mable Foote, Constance Royal and Thelma Wallace. Family and friends will assemble at 2104 Markland Drive, Chesapeake, at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the funeral procession to the church.