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Norfolk, VA and surrounding areas

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...

Hartense Ritter Harrison

Hartense Ritter Harrison

Jul 25, 2019

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Proverbs 3:5-6

Hartense Ritter Harrison, was called to eternal rest on Thursday July 25, 2019. She was born 73 years ago to James E. and Mamie Hall Ritter...

Frederick Thomas Smith

Frederick Thomas Smith

Jul 22, 2019

"And ye now therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you." John 10:22

On Monday July 29, 2019 Frederick Thomas Smith our cousin and friend left his earthly body for his eternal rest. He was a native of Norfolk and the son of...

Esther Annette Melancon

Esther Annette Melancon

Jun 26, 2019

Esther was born December 31, 1951 and passed on June 26, 2019. She was born to and predeceased by her parents Marjorie Wilson and Leon Geth, Sr. Also predeceased by her sister Marlene Copeland and husband Harold Melancon. She was educated at Granby High School and received her cosmetology certificate and license at Hick's Beauty School in Norfolk, Va....

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