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Bernard N. Butler Jr.
Apr 5, 2008
Virginia Beach - Bernard N. Butler, Jr. of the 5000 block of Margate Avenue died April 5, 2008. A funeral service will be noon Friday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Norfolk. Interment will follow at Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake.
Edward Lee Gregory
Apr 1, 2008
Chesapeake - Edward L. Gregory, 77, of the 900 block of Providence Road passed away April 1, 2008. A funeral service will be held 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the United House of Prayer for All People in Chesapeake. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake is in charge of arrangements. In Lieu of flowers...
Larry Andrew Jones
Mar 31, 2008
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:16-17 This is a celebration of the life of Larry Andrew Jones deceased...
Charles Roosevelt Lawrence
Mar 30, 2008
Chesapeake - Charles Roosevelt Lawrence, 69, of the 1900 block of Robert Hall Blvd died March 30, 2008. A funeral service will be held noon Saturday at Bethel Abundant Love Ministries. Pretlow and Sons Funeral Home, Chesapeake is in charge of arrangements.
Celia Campbell
Mar 27, 2008
Chesapeake - Celia Campbell, 84, of the 800 block of Windward Place was called home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 27, 2008. Born February 20, 1924 in Norfolk, County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Person. One of sixteen children, she is predeceased by thirteen siblings. She was married to the late Luther Campbell,...
Margaret Jane Brown
Mar 22, 2008
Chesapeake - Margaret Jane Brown, 77, of the 3800 block of Ballahack Road, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Born in Norfolk County, she was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church. Margaret was the widow of Benison Brown, Sr. and a retiree of the Chesapeake Public School System. She is survived by three daughters, Elaine Bell...
Kathaleen Smith Washington
Mar 19, 2008
Chesapeake - Kathaleen Smith Washington, "Kitty", 59, of the 4100 block of Williamson Street departed this life on March 19, 2008. Born in Virginia Beach, she was owner of Ultra Touch Cleaning Service for over 29 years until her retirement. She was a member a Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, where she was a member of Choir #2. Also, she was...
William Edward Boone
Mar 9, 2008
Chesapeake - William Edward Boone of the 1600 block of Rhodes Street entered into eternal rest March 9, 2008. He was born May 9, 1923, to Elizabeth and Anderson Boone in Norfolk, Virginia and was educated in the public schools of Norfolk. He was married to the late Beatrice Scott Boone for 546 years. William Boone served in the United...
Rajani Baabahar
Mar 7, 2008
Rajani Baabahar, also known as David "Curley" McKenzie, Jr., departed this life March 7, 2008. Born January 25, 1921, he was the second son of three children born to David and Anna McKenzie. He was raised in Harlem, New York and had a passion for basketball and baseball. He played with the YMCA on 135th Street, The Renaissance Team and...
Margaret Esta Bonner
Mar 3, 2008
Norfolk - Margaret Esta Reid Bonner of the 1700 block of Goodman Street was called home to be with the Lord, on March 3, 2008, after a brief illness. She was always happy and enjoyed watching her favorite shows on television. Margaret was predeceased by her brother, Oliver W. Reid and her mother, Ruth W. Reid "Poopie." She leaves to...
Daisy Mae Garland
Mar 1, 2008
Chesapeake - Daisy Mae Garland of the 1000 block of River Birch Ct departed this life March 1, 2008. Born in Norfolk, she was employed in the medical field as a phlebotomist for 30 years until her retirement. She was a member of Agape Full Gospel Church, where she was a Deaconess and Mother of the church. She is predeceased...
Reginald Barnes Brickhouse
Feb 29, 2008
Chesapeake - Reginald B. Brickhouse of the 900 block of Westgate Court, died on Friday, February 29, 2008. Born in South Norfolk on November 12, 1918, he was the son of the late Charles and Martha Moore Brickhouse, and the widower of Dora Forbes Brickhouse. Reginald Brickhouse attended Booker T. Washington High School. He was married to Minnie Marie Riddick....
Leonidas Vernon Eley
Feb 27, 2008
Chesapeake - On Tuesday morning February 27, 2008, Leonidas Vernon Eley of the 2000 block of Eagle Drive slipped away into eternal rest. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 17, 1925, he was the son of late Leon and Ethel Eley. He was a life long resident of the Berkley community of Norfolk. He served his country as a member...
Fannie Brewer Jones
Feb 25, 2008
Virginia Beach - Fannie Brewer Jones, 87, of the 6300 block of Colby Way departed this life February 25, 2008. Born in Edenton, North Carolina, she was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Jones and her parents Ernest and Fannie Brewer. She is survived by her son, Willis A. Faulkner of Ozark, Alabama; brother, Sidney F. Brewer of...
Mary Sue Haynes
Feb 23, 2008
Virginia Beach - Mary Sue Haynes of the 3000 block of Honey Tree Lane was called home to be with the Lord February 24, 2008. Born September 11, 1916 in Prince George County, Virginia, she was the first child of the late Vassie and John Thomas Johns. At an early age, she confessed faith in God and attended Smith Corner...
M. Marie Brumsey
Feb 19, 2008
Chesapeake - M. Marie Brumsey, 57, of the 4600 block Old Fox Trail departed this life February 19, 2008. Born in Portsmouth, she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Class of 1967, and attended Norfolk State University. She was employed with Verizon Services Corporation for 26 years as a Project Manager until her retirement in 2002. She is predeceased...
Martha C. Bland
Feb 19, 2008
Chesapeake - Martha C. Bland, 68, of the 1900 block of Robert Hall Blvd. departed this life February 19, 2008. Born in Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Cuffee. She was employed with Sentara Leigh Hospital until her retirement. She is survived by her three children, Julius B. Johnson, Jeffrey L Johnson and Veronica L....
James Spellman Sr.
Feb 17, 2008
James Spellman, Sr., 86, went to his eternal rest on Sunday, February 17, 2008. A native of Winfall, NC, he was the son of the late George Spellman and Addie Spellman Holley. He is predeceased by his wife, Johnwillie Ford and son, Famous E. Spellman, Sr. He retired from Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock after 33 years of service. He was...
Rebecca Lacewell Ricks
Feb 9, 2008
Rebecca Lacewell Ricks was born on June 14, 1920 in East Arcadia, North Carolina to the late Dave and Frances Violee Lacewell. She departed this life on February 9, 2008 at her residence in Bronx, New York. Rebecca accepted Christ as her Savior and joined Grahams Chapel AME Zion Church in the East Arcadia Community at an early age. Rebecca...
Winston Ulysess Holloman Jr.
Feb 8, 2008
Winston Ulysses (Man) Holloman Jr. passed away on February 8, 2008 at 1pm when God called one of his angels to be with him. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and resided in Chesapeake. Before his illness, he was employed at the Ford Plant. His passions were clothes, music and his friends. Winston was preceded in death by his father,...
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