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Jesse Smith
Jesse Smith, the third eldest child of the late Sam and Lucy Smith of Tarboro, North Carolina departed this life on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Sentara Nursing Center-Virginia Beach. He was born December 15, 1946 in Norfolk County, VA and was educated in the Norfolk County (Chesapeake, VA) Public School System. Jesse served two years in the United States Army. He had a good work ethic and loved working in his home garden and…...
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Walter Andrew Floyd
Sergeant Walter Andrew Floyd “aka 5-4” was an auto mechanic who worked at his father’s Auto Shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia until 1981. Walter then was hired with the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office in Norfolk, Virginia, where he worked there for 30 years until he retired November 1, 2013. Walter was known at the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office as “5-4”. More importantly to Walter though, he was a loving father, and he passed away from a sudden…...
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Samuel E. Dew
Samuel E. Dew Homegoing Service will be held, 10am, Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Metropolitan Funeral Service, Berkley Chapel. Public viewing will be Saturday from 9am -10am....
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Christopher Jerome Bailey
Christopher Jerome Bailey passed away December 30, 2018....
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Yolanda Yvette Spivey
Yolanda Yvette Spivey, 60, peacefully entered into eternal rest after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday night, December 31, 2018. Yolanda was born on September 9, 1958 in New York, New York to the Late Thee Artis Spivey, Jr. and the Late Sallie Spivey Smith. Yolanda leaves to cherish her memory her brother, Deno Spivey (Nadine); sisters, Natasha S. Johnson (Douglas) and Angela Gregory; two aunts, Lena Willoughby and Lula Thornton; one uncle, Garrie…...
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Theodore Wood
Theodore Wood, the sixth of eight children, was born in Chesapeake, Virginia on May 27, 1933 to the late Ernest and Marie Wood. Theodore (Ted) Wood, as he was lovingly known by his family and friends, began working on a farm at the early age of 12 putting in long, strenuous hours. Ted was admired for his sound work ethics, as well as his love and dedication towards his family and friends. He proved to…...
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James M. Nixon, Jr.
James Melvin Nixon, Jr. entered into eternal rest on December 30, 2018 at home. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife Helyn Epps Nixon, his daughter Courtney Epps and his father James Nixon, Sr....
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Thomas G. McClendon
Thomas G. McClendon passed away December 30, 2018. He was born on December 14, 1939 to the late Grace McClendon and Willie Robert McClendon. He was also predeceased by his sister, Bessie McClendon. Thomas is survived by two sisters, Ruth McClendon and Carolyn Levy and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends....
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Foster Lloyd Dodson, Jr.
Foster Lloyd Dodson, Jr. passed away December 29, 2018....
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Kenneth Jerome Anderson
Kenneth Jerome Anderson age 56, died at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY on December 19, 2018. Affectionately known as “Rome,” he attended Philadelphia Public Schools. He was an avid player and lover of basketball so much so that he swore to be the best player of all the brothers. He would spend long hours talking about how great a player he was even though he was the shortest. Rome later moved to…...
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Emma Kearney Askew
Emma Lee Kearney Askew, Resident of Norfolk, Virginia, formerly of Warrenton, NC, transitioned on December 30, 2018. At 0315 hours at Sentara Leigh Hospital at the tender age of 81 years old. She will sorely be missed by her husband, Sherman Askew; three children, Rosalind, Wayne and Mark, Sr.; daughter-in-law, Tonya; four grandchildren, Mark Jr., Ayana, Zuri and Sahirah; sister, Lucille Mims and two brothers, William and Richard Kearney....
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Melvin W. Montgomery, Sr.
Melvin W. Montgomery, Sr. passed away December 24, 2018....
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Carl E. Dyson, Sr.
On the afternoon of December 28, 2018, Carl Eugene Dyson, Sr., 89 years of age, heard the voice of Jesus calling him away from this life to be in His presence eternally. By faith in his Savior, he peacefully slipped away in his sleep while napping at the Norfolk Healthcare Nursing Home in Norfolk. Carl Sr. was born on April 1, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia to Taylor Dyson and Isabelle Green. He was the youngest of…...
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Margaret Thorne "Re Re"
Peacefully and quietly on Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4:48pm, Margaret “Re Re” Green Thorne of Portsmouth, Virginia transitioned to eternity at Aiken Regional Medical Center (Aiken, SC) after a brief illness. She is survived by Pete Green (brother), Gloria Dicks (sister), Linda Green Dailey (sister), and Steven Green (brother), and a very dear friend and “sister”, Angela Choate. She was preceded in death by her sister, Peggy Bowens....
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Margaret Thorne “Re Re”
Peacefully and quietly on Monday, December 24, 2018 at 4:48pm, Margaret “Re Re” Green Thorne of Portsmouth, Virginia transitioned to eternity at Aiken Regional Medical Center (Aiken, SC) after a brief illness. She is survived by Pete Green (brother), Gloria Dicks (sister), Linda Green Dailey (sister), and Steven Green (brother), and a very dear friend and “sister”, Angela Choate. She was preceded in death by her sister, Peggy Bowens....
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Charles Edward Christian
Charles Edward Christian passed away December 23, 2018....
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Richard Hines, Jr.
Richard Hines, Jr. passed away December 24, 2018. Mr. Richard Hines, Jr. was born July 13, 1936 in Hertford, North Carolina. He passed away at the age of 82 on December 24, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Juanita L. Hines; three children, Lillian Warren (Sudard), Linda Gore (Dejuan), and James Ricks; four grandchildren, Geneva Carraway, Sheiru Carraway, Yoshia Carraway, and Shamar Ricks; 11 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. In 1999 he…...
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Gregory M. McDuffie
Gregory Milo McDuffie, son of the late James H. and Magdalene McDuffie, quietly departed this life after a long illness on December 24, 2018, at Norton Medical Center, Louisville, KY. Milo was born on October 7, 1957, in Portsmouth, VA, and educated in the Portsmouth Public School System. A self-employed painter, he spent his early adult years in Portsmouth then relocated to Piscataway, NJ, and later returned to Virginia. He was preceded in death by…...
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Wanda Yvette Battle
Wanda “Delat” Yvette Battle went into eternal rest on December 22, 2018. Wanda was educated in Norfolk School System and graduated from Lake Taylor High School. A member of Grove Baptist Church. She retired after 20 yrs of service from International Longshoremen’s Association. She was predeceased by her mother, Geneva Foster; two sisters, Barbara A. Liggins Whitfield and Tammy T. Foster; two brothers, Thomas “Tommy” and Claude “Paul Jr.” Battle Spruill. Wanda is survived by…...
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Henry M. Southall
Henry Mills Southall, Jr. of Chesapeake, Virginia entered into eternal rest on December 23, 2018 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born to the loving union of the late Henry Mills Southall, Sr. and Helen Watts Southall on December 22, 1927. Henry Southall received his early education at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia. As he furthered his education, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Virginia Union University…...
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William Walter White
William Walter White, Sr. was born on April 25, 1949 to the late Daniel Collins and Gladys Staton White. He was known by some as “Tiny Baby” or “Capt. White”. He departed from this life and was called home on December 20, 2018. William served in the Marine Corps and he was never afraid to take risk. He was a strong man that loved fishing and hunting. He received his education from Elizabeth City Public Schools. He…...
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Rosa M. Chisholm
Rosa Chisholm, a retired jewelry retail sales professional and devoted grandmother. Lived in Norfolk VA for the last 14 years and was also a long time resident of Philadelphia PA. She passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on 22 December 2018 at the age of 70 while she was a patient in the Sentra Norfolk General Hospital from complications of cancer. Rosa is survived by her children, Troy Kelley, Gary Kelley, Lakeisha…...
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Stanley Thomas, Sr.
On Saturday December 22, 2018 our Heavenly Father welcome His son, Stanley Thomas Sr. home from this life peacefully. Stanley Thomas Sr., (85) was born on March 1, 1933 in South Hampton County, Virginia to the late Theodore and Ethel Thomas. He met his soulmate, Bessie Lee Edwards. They were married on December 19, 1954 and had three children. He served his country in the United States Army, then retired from railroad service and longshoreman…...
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Bobbie Jean Melvin
Bobbie Jean Melvin, 68, peacefully entered God’s Heavenly Kingdom on December 18, 2018 after a brief illness. She was the first-born child of the late Thomas E. Davis Sr. and late Dollie Mae Davis in Alcolu, SC and lived most of her life in Norfolk, VA. She is a 1969 graduate of Norview Senior High School where her love for helping others nourished. After earning her nursing license in 1980 from Central School of Nursing,…...
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James Theodore Watkins
James T. Watkins, 85, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away on December 22, 2018, after a period of illness at Autumn Care of Portsmouth Nursing Home. He was born May 9, 1933 to the late Mary Wright Clayton and James Henry Watkins. He graduated from Booker T. Washington and received a degree from Norfolk State University. He joined the US Army at an early age and served in the Korean War. He retired after…...
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Alonza E. Tate, Sr.
Mr. Alonza Edward Tate Sr was born December 19, 1961, to Jessie Beamon and the late Willie Tate in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his daughter Barbara Necola Tate and several siblings. His family moved to Staunton, Virginian for a few years and moved back to tidewater a few years later in 1983 he married Leslie Walker they were married for thirty-five years they had ten children, Alonza was a very hard-working…...
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Willie Mae Smith
We give praise for the life of Willie Mae (Stepney) Smith who passed away December 20, 2018 at the age of 93. Willie Mae was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, former Marine and pastor Rev. Lawrence J. Smith, Sr. She is survived by six children: Lawrence, Jr.; twins Bernard (Janice) and Bernice Spruill (William, Jr.); Delores Dancy; Yvette Copeland (Richard); and Regina Hilliard (Stanley); and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great…...
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David Shambley, Jr.
David Shambley, Jr was born in Harrisville, North Carolina on October 2, 1927 to David Shambley and Maggie Collins. He was raised and educated in North Carolina. David served his country in the United States Navy in World War II. He retired with an honorable discharge after 6 years as a steward’s mate 1st class in 1947. He also retired after 35 years as a postal work in 1982. David met and married his soulmate, Deloris…...
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Beulah M. Leavelle
Beulah Mae Leavelle gained her heavenly wings in the presence of her loving family on Thursday December 20, 2018 at Sentara Norfolk General hospital. Beulah was born March 1951 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky to the late Green and Sudie Leavelle. She received her education at Christian County High School and later attended Kee Business College in Norfolk, Virginia. She was a volunteer at the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authorities. She later became an Administrative Assistant for the CRHA…...
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Mary Francis Twine
Mary Francis Twine, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina after a courageous battle with heart and respiratory conditions. Her son was by her side and her family was in her heart at the passing of her spirit. Mary Francis was born July 8, 1929, in Sunbury, NC, to Edward and Mary Sutton. She was a longtime resident of Norfolk, Virginia; three years ago,…...
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