Anna Marie Ridley Smith
Mar 15, 2019
On March 15, 2019, God gave Evangelist Anna Marie Ridley Smith, her wings that she would gently and peacefully ascend from this earth with her granddaughter at her side. She was born in Nansemond County, Suffolk, Virginia, and was the only daughter of the late Napoleon and Magnolia Ridley. Evangelist Smith, known by her loved ones as “RE” was a...
Virginia Warren Gilchrist
Mar 8, 2019
Virginia Warren Gilchrist, 92, of Battery Avenue, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Friday, March 8, 2019 at her residence. Born in Southampton County was the daughter of the late Addlee Branch Warren and George H. Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband Elder Elwood Gilchrist, Sr; sisters, Martha Warren and Bernice Story; brothers, Andrew Lee Warren and Willie James Warren....
Catherine D. Copeland
Mar 5, 2019
Catherine D. Copeland, 80, of Lummis Road, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at her residence. A celebration of life will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Zion Christian Church. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home, Inc.
Sylvester Kaiser Holloman
Mar 3, 2019
Sylvester Kaiser Holloman, 73, of Newport News, died March 3, 2019 at Virginia Health Services Rehabilitation Center in Hampton, Virginia. A native of Southampton County, he was the son of the late James K. Holloman and Vernell Pretlow-Holloman. He attended the Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of Williamsburg. He enjoyed attending church and traveling to various churches with...
George William Saunders
Mar 2, 2019
George William Saunders, 67, of Cullodan Street, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his residence. A celebration of life will be held will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Metropolitan Baptist Church. He will be laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home, Inc.
Mabel Reba Boothe
Feb 28, 2019
Mabel Reba Boothe was born September 25, 1962 in Suffolk, Virginia. Mabel was the second of four children born to the marriage of the late Gene Boothe and Novella Beasley. Mabel went on to share eternity with her Lord and Savior on February 28, 2019. Mabel leaves to cherish her memories, a devoted husband, Jeffrey Cross, who catered to her...
Alan Marshall
Feb 24, 2019
Alan Marshall, 62, of Chesapeake passed into eternity on Sunday, February 24, 2019. He was born on March 31, 1956 in Cincinnati, OH, the much-loved son of the late Paul L. and Eddie Mae Marshall. A 1974 graduate of Woodward High School, he went to work for G.C. Murphy and Walgreens. In 1987 he joined the Navy to see the...
Susan Gilchrist
Feb 24, 2019
Susan C. Gilchrist, “lovingly known as Ms. Top” was born on April 14, 1924 in Edgefield, South Carolina to the late Henry and Lucille Curry; preceded in death by her siblings, Harrison Curry, Elliott Curry, Ella Garvin, Rosa Jackson, and Mary Curry. She was reared in the era of the “Great Depression” and the post slavery period where sharecropping, cotton-planting...
ElGertrude P. Taylor
Feb 22, 2019
ElGertrude P. Taylor, 81, of Centerbrooke Lane, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Friday, February 22, 2019 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Kate Powell and Harry D. Powell. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Willie Taylor, daughter, Cathy Malone, sisters, Helen Pepper, Jessie Cross, and Audrey Betts; brother, James Powell. She was a...
Lillie H. Long
Feb 19, 2019
Lillie H. Long, 87, of Chisholm Lane, Suffolk, transitioned Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late George Hall and Ada H. Skinner. She was preceded in death by her brothers George Earl Hall and Joseph Hall; sister, Addie Sweatt and Lorraine Hardy. Lillie was a graduate of East Suffolk High School and retired...