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Norfolk, VA and surrounding areas

Linda Arlene Elkins Hawkins

Linda Arlene Elkins Hawkins

Nov 1, 2019

On Friday, November 1st, 2019, God called to rest Linda Arlene Elkins Hawkins. Linda was born December 17, 1946 to Edna Thomas Elkins and Erick Elkins in Columbia, South Carolina.

Linda had her early education in the Richland County Public Schools in Col umbia until...

Deborah Ann Richardson

Deborah Ann Richardson

Oct 28, 2019

At home on Monday, October 28, 2019, God looked down from Heaven and dispatched an angel to bring his prized creation of love, mother Deborah Ann Richardson, to receive her heavenly reward. Deborah Ann Richardson was born in Norfolk,VA on December 4, 1951 to the late James Purvis and Evelyn Barnes- Buffaloe. She was a Certified Nurse Assistant for...

Jemelvon Alexander Freeman

Jemelvon Alexander Freeman

Oct 17, 2019

Jemelvon A. Freeman was born on June 19, 1957 to the late Beatrice and Albert Alexander. She attended Norfolk Public Schools and worked many years at Goodwill Industry. She was married to the late James l. Freeman Sr.  Left to cherish her memory, children, James l. Freeman Jr., Zenitheia Freeman and Alexander Freeman, a loving sister Vivian Stokes, several...

Melvin Victor Foote Sr.

Melvin Victor Foote Sr.

Oct 11, 2019

VIRGINIA BEACH – Melvin V. Foote Sr.  81 of the 600 block of Ben Bow Drive passed away quietly on Friday Oct. 11, 2019.  Mr. Foote was a retired Aircraft Engine Mechanic with the Naval Air Rework Facility. He was born in Norfolk, VA and was a member of First Baptist Church West Munden in Chesapeake, VA.He leaves to...

Cynthia Ruth Powell

Cynthia Ruth Powell

Aug 23, 2019

Cynthia Ruth Powell,61 passed on Friday August 23, 2019 at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with Lung Cancer and COPD. She was a native of Norfolk and the daughter of the late James Oliver Powell and Ruth Irma Barnes Powell. She was the wife of Paul R. Riddick. Cynthia was a graduate of Lake Taylor High...

William James Rogers

William James Rogers

Aug 16, 2019

William James Rogers was born on July 29, 1937 in Norfolk, VA to the late William and Annie Rogers. He attended the old St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in the class of 1956. He attended Norfolk State College for two years, where he proved to be one of the most outstanding basketball...

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