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Muriel Coleman Perry

Muriel Coleman Perry

Apr 7, 2020

Muriel Helen Elizabeth Coleman Perry

0n April 7, 2020, God quickly and gently called Muriel Helen Elizabeth Coleman Perry to smile with him in eternal rest.   Muriel the oldest of five children, born in Norfolk, Virginia January 16, 1926 to the late Emmett Coleman Sr. and Lucy Sydnor Coleman. Siblings; Emmett Jr., John, Delores, and...

Rosalind Loretta Mabry

Rosalind Loretta Mabry

Mar 26, 2020

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3...

Leandra "Dj Strawberry" Bunch

Leandra "Dj Strawberry" Bunch

Mar 22, 2020

LeAndra "DJ Strawberry" Bunch departed peacefully from her earthly home on March 22, 2020 from a brief  illness. Cherishing her memories are her son, Marquel D. Bunch (Leea), parents, Leon and Anne  Bunch, and a sister, Audra L. Bunch

Thomas B. Yates

Thomas B. Yates

Mar 21, 2020

Thomas B. Yates, 78, took his wings on March 21, 2020. He was born on April 9, 1941 to the late Charlie Clarence and Agnes Sharp Yates in Norfolk, Va. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School; Class of 1961. Thomas served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years, after serving in the Air Force,...

Isaac James Davis

Isaac James Davis

Mar 13, 2020

On Friday, March 13, 2020, Isaac James Davis, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at age 80. Isaac was born on July 15, 1939 in Norfolk, VA to John and Velma (Johnson) Davis. He received his High School diploma in 1957, from Booker T. Washington School where he played the trombone in the marching band. On...

Doreatha F. Alston

Doreatha F. Alston

Mar 6, 2020

Norfolk – Doreatha Folk Alston went home to meet her heavenly Father on March 6, 2020 at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center. Born Doreatha Gladys Folk, November 10, 1929, Mrs. Alston was the daughter of the late Eddie O. and Julia D. Folk of Norfolk. Mrs. Alston was a product of Norfolk Public Schools, where she graduated from Booker...

Robert Milford Giles

Robert Milford Giles

Feb 21, 2020

Robert M. Giles, affectionately known as the "B.B. King of Gospel", received his heavenly wings and journeyed home to be with his Heavenly Father in the early morning hours of Friday, February 21, 2020.

Born on March 24, 1959 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, he was the fifth child of the late Roy Robert Giles and Ernestine...

Joan Hamilton

Joan Hamilton

Feb 9, 2020

On February 9, 2020, God decided that it was time for Mrs. Joan Hamilton to rest in Him from her labor here on earth. She had been a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and friend. A lifelong educator, Mrs. Hamilton nurtured and poured into hundreds of children during her career. Her advocacy for the rights of special needs...

Jeanette Hardy Hawkins

Jeanette Hardy Hawkins

Jan 13, 2020

Jeanette Hardy Hawkins passed quietly into eternal rest on Monday January 13, 2020. She was born on March 15, 1931 in Norfolk, Va to the late Mary Hardy. Jeanette was predeceased by her husband Wilbert Hawkins Sr. and her sons, Wilbert Jr. and Alphonso Hawkins. Jeanette was educated in Norfolk Public Schools, she retired from the City of Norfolk,...

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