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Edward Lawrence Clark
Mar 12, 2020
Edward Lawrence (Vag) Clark of the 2200 Block of Round Road, Brooklyn Park, MD was called home to be with the Lord March 12, 2020. He was born July 9, 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia. He retired after over 25 years from Bethlehem Steel, Sparrow Point, MD.
He was predeceased by his wife, Myrtle Clark, mother, Annabelle Clark,...
Mario Evelio Hernandez
Feb 29, 2020
Mario Hernandez was born to Julio and Vicenta Erasma Jorrin Hernandez on May 1, 1962 in Matanzas, Cuba. He was one of 22 children. Mario came to the United States in 1980 to have a better life and to help his family in Cuba. He graduated from Schuylkill Haven High School in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania. Mario had many jobs but...
Michael Lynn Morris
Feb 23, 2020
Michael Lynn Morris, Sr. 61, Sterling, VA born September 19, 1958, a loving father, son, brother and friend to all who knew him, was called home to his eternal rest on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Preceded in death by his father, Henry Jefferson Morris, he is survived by his mother Dorothy M. Wilson Morris. He also leaves to treasure...
Deacon Rex Alexander Cooper
Feb 19, 2020
Deacon Rex Alexander Cooper was called home to be with the Lord February 19, 2020. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday at New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park. Viewing will be from 5pm until 7pm Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home.
Milton Lee Washington Jr.
Feb 16, 2020
Milton Lee Washington Jr., son of the late Mattie Bell and Milton Washington Sr., was born on December 28, 1957 in Franklin County, NC. He entered into eternal rest this life on February 16, 2020 in Norfolk, Virginia.
He was raised in Franklin County and attended Franklin County Schools. He later joined the Job...
Eleazer L. Maglone
Feb 11, 2020
Eleazer L. McGlone was called home to be with the Lord on February 11, 2020. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park. Pretlow and Sons Funeral is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Lee Mitchell
Jan 28, 2020
The loved and admired Dorothy Lee Mitchell was born May 8, 1935, the baby of fourteen children born to the late William H. Happer Sr. and Mary F. Happer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Herbert Mitchell Sr., as well as her siblings Elmira Tillett, James Happer, Marie Happer, Elzora Snead, Mary Fonville, Rozelia...
Francine Karen Johnson
Jan 21, 2020
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, our family circle was broken when God called home our beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and dear friend, Francine Karen Johnson. She was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 27, 1966 to Frank Johnson and the late Mae Francis Johnson.
Francine was educated in the Arizona Public School System, and from...
Kenneth Durane Mccoy Sr.
Jan 14, 2020
Kenneth D. McCoy Sr. was born in Princess Anne County, VA on November 21, 1946 to the late Leonard E. McCoy Sr. and Devetta (Katie) Eure McCoy.
Kenneth graduated from Union Kempsville High School in Princess Anne County, Virginia. From there, he attended Norfolk State College. While at Norfolk State, he met and married the love of...
Leroy Isaac Gaffney Sr.
Jan 13, 2020
Leroy Isaac Gaffney, Sr. entered eternal rest January 13, 2020. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 24, 2020 at Cathedral of Faith Church Of God In Christ, 2020 Portlock Road, Chesapeake. Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rosa Lee Joyner
Jan 12, 2020
Rosa Lee Joyner, born September 1, 1928, departed this earthly life to enter into eternal rest on Sunday morning, January 12, 2020.
She was the second of five children born to Colonel Johnson and Ozella Hicks Ross of Henderson, North Carolina. She attended Henderson Public Schools before migrating to Norfolk, Virginia.
Rosa met Charles "Dobie"...
Dorothy Scott Thompson
Jan 8, 2020
Dorothy Scott Thompson was born on August 23, 1933 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lula Tanner and Joseph C. Scott of Norfolk, VA. She was educated in the Norfolk Public Schools system, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1952. Her early Christian education took place at First Baptist Church Lambert's Point, and this is where...
Cheri Nicole Davis
Jan 5, 2020
On Sunday, January 5, 2020, an angel was dispatched to VCU Hospital to take the hand of Cheri "1 Slim QT" Nicole Davis, and ushered into eternal home.
Cheri was born on June 4, 1987, in Newark, New Jersey, to Sheila and James Davis. She gained her formative education through Hampton Public Schools after relocating to Hampton,...
James Samuel Ellis
Jan 3, 2020
James Samuel Ellis died on January 3, 3020. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3662 Humbolt Street, Norfolk. Viewing will be from 5 pm until 7 pm Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake.
Doris Mccoy Bellamy
Dec 17, 2019
Doris McCoy. Bellamy was born in Princess Anne County, VA on March 3, 1938 to the late Leonard E. McCoy Sr. and Devetta (Katie) Eure McCoy.
Doris graduated from Princess Anne Training School in Princess Anne County, VA. From there, she attended Norfolk State College, receiving a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business Education. Additionally, she received...
Wolf Ruben Valmond
Dec 15, 2019
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ Our Lord. -Romans 8:38-39
Wolf Ruben Valmond was called...
Herman Dennis Bishop
Dec 14, 2019
Herman Dennis Bishop, son of the late James Shorey & Beatrice Bishop was born on September 16, 1924 in the rural parish of St. Lucy, Barbados, West Indies. Herman attended St Leonard's Boy School, where he obtained his secondary education and a love for tools and machinery.
From his love for machinery, Herman went on to work...
Robert Lee Nichols
Dec 8, 2019
Robert Lee Nichols was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 8, 2019. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2019 at Calvary Revival Church, 5833 Poplar Hall Drive, Norfolk. Interment will follow at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk. Viewing will be held from 5 pm until 7 pm...
Herbert Hiawatha Harrell
Dec 4, 2019
Herbert Hiawatha Harrell was called home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2019. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park. The viewing will be 5 pm until 7 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.
Michael Anthony Blanchard
Nov 20, 2019
Michael Anthony Blanchard was called home to be with the Lord on November 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. A funeral service will be held 10:00 am on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 1765 South Military Highway, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park.
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