Eloise Elouise Bly
Aug 29, 2014
After a long and rewarding life Eloise E. Bly peacefully slipped away into eternal rest on August 30, 2014 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She fought the fight and won! She was born on June 5, 1948 to the late Hattie Reed and Eddie Edison. Before her illness, she was employed as a private duty nurse for Personal Touch. Eloise...
Odie Mercer Gay, Jr.
Aug 26, 2014
Odie Mercer Gay, Jr. was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 29, 1923. He was the youngest child born to Odie Mercer Gay and Janetta Ford Gay. He played football at Booker T. Washington High School. There, he developed a life-long love for the game. He would later play semi-professional football for a local Negro team, the Brown Bombers. A...
Naomi Gracie Spellman
Aug 22, 2014
Naomi Gracie Spellman,of the 300 block of North River Road, Camden North Carolina passed away on August 22, 2014. A funeral service will be held 12 noon Saturday at Guiding Light Apostolic Church of Christ, 215A Ivy Neck Road, Camden, North Carolina. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake.
Charlina Lewis Sivels
Aug 18, 2014
Chesapeake- Charlina Lewis Sivels, 97, of the 800 block of Gloss St., entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 18, 2014. She was a member of the New Weeping Mary Missionary Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her parents, John Henry Lewis Sr. and Amy Mercer Spence, and her husband, Ervin W. Sivels, Sr. Left to cherish her fond memories...
Frances Lynette Reid
Aug 18, 2014
Frances Lynette Reid, 58, passed away Monday, August 18 in Depaul Hospital after a lengthy illness. God plucked a rose from this Earthly garden to plant in His Heavenly garden. She was a fighter until the end and her kind spirit still remains. She retired as a Pharmacist Technician at Kmart. She was predeceased by her mother, Geneva Scott Sykes....
Arlee Vincent, Sr.
Aug 11, 2014
Chesapeake - Arlee Vincent, Sr., was ushered into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Monday, August 11, 2014. He was a lifelong member of New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. He retired from Atlantic Yacht Basin after 47 years of service. He was predeceased by his parents, Luther and Minnie Vincent and son, Arlee, Jr., and the mother of his...
Eugenia Amelia Bradley
Aug 1, 2014
Chesapeake - Eugenia Sawyer Bradley, 78, of the 1400 block of Orchard Groove, entered into eternal rest on Friday August 1, 2014. She was born in Old South Norfolk, Virginia. After serving over 30 years and retiring from the public sector of nursing, Eugenia continued private duty nursing, companion work, caring for her sick family members and helping to attend...
Robert Alexander Lee
Aug 1, 2014
Chesapeake - Robert Alexander Lee, 87, of the 1000 block of Libertyville Road departed this life on August 1, 2014. Born in Norfolk County, he was employed by Smith and Douglas where he retired. A homegoing service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park. Viewing will be...
Cecil Wiggins, Jr.
Jul 17, 2014
Norfolk - Cecil Wiggins, Jr., 91, of the 1100 block of Pike Street enter eternal rest on July 17, 2014. Viewing will be held Friday from 3-7pm Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake. A funeral service will be held 10:30 am at Riverside Cemetery, 1000 E. Indian River Road, Norfolk.
Jacqueline Elizabeth Coker
Jul 14, 2014
Jacqueline Elizabeth Coker went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2014 at Sentara Leigh Hospital. Jacqueline was born March 29, 1935 to the late Virginia Nash in Harlem, New York. She retired from Sentara Hospital Norfolk. She is survived by her son Wilson (Rick) Nash (Tina), one grandson, Rick Nash and a host of nephews and nieces....
Terry Wayne Linyear
Jul 14, 2014
Norfolk - Terry Wayne Linyear, 53, departed this life on July 14, 2014 in Tacoma, Washington. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 27, 1960, he was a Merchant Seaman. A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 21, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Gilmerton, 1617 Shell Rd, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park, Viewing...
Ava Thomas Paxton
Jul 10, 2014
Virginia Beach - Ava Thomas Paxton, 70, was fitted with her heavenly wings and took her eternal flight on Thursday, July 10, 2014. Ava was born April 5, 1944, in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Eva Hines Thomas and James Moody Thomas, Sr. and raised at an early age by a loving mother Beatrice Thomas. She was educated in the...
Stonewall Jackson Bloodworth
Jul 6, 2014
Norfolk- Stonewall Jackson Bloodworth departed this life at Chesapeake Regional Hospital, on July 6, 2014. He was one of sixteen children, born July 12, 1929 to the late Willie and Eva Bloodworth, in Springhope, North CArolina. After retiring from Greenbrier Nursery in Chesapeake, Virginia. Stonewall loved to go crabbing and was an avid bike rider. Stonewall had a "special loving...
Byron Devonne Williams, Sr.
Jun 29, 2014
Virginia Beach - Byron D. Williams, Sr. was born, along with his twin brother Tyron, on September 2, 1952 in Augusta, Georgia. He grew up on Augusta Ave, until he graduated from T.W. Josey High School in 1970. He attended Paine College, in Augusta, until he joined the Navy in February 1972. While serving his country, Byron earned his Bachelor's...
David O'Neal Perry
Jun 27, 2014
Norfolk - David O'Neal Perry departed this life on June 27, 2014 in Sentara Nofolk General Hospital. David is predeceased by his sister, Angela Diggs and his brothers, Barry "Donnell" Diggs, and Jerome Phillip Perry. He leaves to cherish his memory, his daughter, Shondra Hagines and her husband of Atlanta, GA; his mother Rebecca Diggs of Norfolk, Virginia; six grandchildren;...
James Andre Wilson
Jun 24, 2014
Norfolk - James Andre Wilson, 33, departed this life on June 24, 2014. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church located at 1765 South Military Highway, Chesapeake. Interment will follow at St. Luke Church Cemetery. Viewing will be held from 1-5pm Friday at Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake.
Rudolph Valentino Gibbs, Sr.
Jun 23, 2014
Virginia Beach - We celebrate the life of Rudolph Valentino Gibbs, Sr., who departed his life early Monday morning, June 23, 2014 and is now in God's everlasting embrace. Rudolph was born December 28, 1929 to the late Caleb Gibbs and Ola Gibbs in Stonewall, NC. Rudolph was predeceased by his son, Rudolph V. Gibbs, Jr.; his sister, Mildred B....
Delois Billups
Jun 10, 2014
Norfolk - On June 10, 2014, Delois Billups, 77, was called to her final resting place. Delois, "Lois" or "Dee" as she was affectionately called by relatives and friends, began this journey on April 4, 1937. Born in Norfolk, she received her education in the Norfolk Public Schools. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1955. Delois received...
Leon Calvin Wilson
Jun 10, 2014
Virginia Beach - Leon Calvin Wilson, 79, passed away on June 10, 2014. He was a native of Norfolk, Virginia. He was a devoted husband, father, and friend who cherished all of the people in his life. Leon was a retiree of the United States Air Force and Sherwin Williams Paint Company. He was predeceased by his wife Doris Wilson...
John Melvin Swain
May 27, 2014
John Melvin Swain, 95, was called home to heavenly rest on May 27, 2014. He was a World War II Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife Vivian, and two children Timothy and Kimberly. Survivors include a daughter Valerie Lawton (Walter), a son Johnnie Swain (Valerie), and a host of grandchildren, relatives and friends. A funeral service will...
