Edith Elizabeth Wiggins Pierce
Aug 7, 2020
On Friday, August 7, 2020, the death angel came and bore the bright, sweet spirit of Edith Wiggins Pierce away to a land that is free from sickness, sorrow, pain and death. She had suffered extremely, but bore it patiently, and even though her loving children did everything that they could to relieve her pain and to prolong her life...
Zela Mae Scott
Aug 7, 2020
Zela Mae Scott, 75, of Miller Place, New York transitioned Friday, August 7, 2020 at St. Joseph's Wayne Medical Center. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home, Inc.
Eunice Valencia Holmes
Aug 6, 2020
Eunice Valencia Futrell Holmes, 44, of Commerce Street, Petersburg, Virginia transitioned Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She is the daughter of Dorothy Futrell and the late James Edward Bass. Eunice attended Ahoskie Elementary and was a graduate of Hertford County High School. She received her Associates in Applied Science from Roanoke Chowan Tech. She was a...
Pamela Gates-Darden
Aug 5, 2020
Pamela Gates-Darden, 51, of North Street, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Sylvia Gates and Robert (Jack) Harris. She was a member of Suffolk Christian Fellowship Ministry. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Alvin Darden, III; sisters, Kim Wilson and Vanessa Gary; aunts, Darlene Gates, Debbie Gates, Connie Holliman, Mollie...
Ray Darnell Williams
Aug 5, 2020
Our loved one, Ray D. Williams, departed this life on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. A native of Nansemond County (now Suffolk), Virginia, he was born on May 9, 1958. He was the son of the late Iola A. Williams and James E. Parker. Ray was educated in the public schools of Suffolk and graduated in 1976 from Forest Glen High...
Michael Louis Davis
Aug 4, 2020
Michael Louis Davis, 70, of Norview Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia transitioned Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Depaul Medical Center. He was the only child of Ben and Mary Alice Davis of Suffolk, VA. Michael served in the US Army as a hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War and graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology....
Blanche Collette Rose
Aug 2, 2020
On Sunday August 2, 2020 Blanche Collette Rose was relieved of her earthly trials and tribulations and surrendered her soul into the comforting arms of Jesus. Blanche was born in Gatesville, NC to the late Lucy Riddick and Luther Evins on October 5, 1937. As a young child her parents moved to Suffolk, VA where she grew up and was...
Mother Beverly J. Goodman
Jul 31, 2020
Beverly J. Goodman, 80, of Greenfield Crescent transitioned Friday, July 31, 2020 at her residence. A viewing will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2020 at Greater Sweet Beulah P.H.C., 137 Maple Street, Suffolk, Virginia. A graveside service will be held noon, Saturday, August 8, 2020 in Carver Memorial Cemetery. Bishop Madison G. Copeland will deliver the message of...
Mary Magaline Harper Artis
Jul 28, 2020
Mary Magaline Harper Artis, 88, of Reid Street, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ida Shepard Harper and James Eddie Harper. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Alfonza Artis, brothers, William Harper, Leon Harper, James Harper and Freddie Harper, and sister, Martha L. Scott....
Rhoda Knight Griffin
Jul 28, 2020
Rhoda Knight Griffin, 88, of Maryland transitioned Tuesday, July 28, 2020. A celebration of life will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2020 at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 125 County Street, Suffolk, Virginia. Rev. Dr. Robert Hobbs will deliver the message of comfort. She will be laid to rest in Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery. Professional services with...