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Recent Obituaries
Norfolk, VA and surrounding areas
Elder Shirley Fleetwood Hines
Jan 27, 2018
Elder Shirley F. Hines was born January 17, 1946 and raised in Woodland North Carolina and born to the late Arthur and the Clara Stephenson Fleetwood. A graduate of Elizabeth City State University, Shirley began her teaching career at I.C. Norcom High School; and was a member of the National Education Association(NEA) . Shirley was an active and devoted...
Arizona D. Johnson
Jan 20, 2018
Arizona was one of eight children born to the late Trustee Benjamin Davis, Sr. and Arizona Higgs Davis. She went home to be with the Lord on the evening of January 20, 2018. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at New Calvary Baptist Church, during her early years at the church, she was very active...
Donald Lee Sadler Sr.
Jan 13, 2018
Donald L. Sadler Sr passed peacefully on Saturday January 13, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a native of Horton, Kansas and the son of the late Edward T. and Inez Woodson Sadler. Donald was a 1953 graduate of Horton High School, after high school he joined the US NAvy and retired after twenty years of service....
Lucille Jones Seals
Dec 12, 2017
Lucille Jones Seals, owner of the Mark IV Restaurant and Lounge quietly departed this life on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 after a brief illness.  She was an entrepreneur of various businesses with an impact that was felt by many for over 50 years.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Norman Hollowell and Wille (Joe Riley) Seals;...
Beulah M. Jernigan White
Nov 24, 2017
Beulah passed peacefully into eternal rest on Friday November 24, 2017. She was a native of North Carolina, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Jernigan. She was married to Thomas White Sr. Mrs. White retired from Norfolk Public Schools having worked at Taylor Elementary School. She is survived by her daughter Shirley J. White, son Thomas White Jr. (Sandra) a sister...
Rev. Howard Byrd Purvis
Nov 23, 2017
On November 23, 2017 God called home Howard Byrd Purvis, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Howard was born to the late Cora and Lee Williams on November 16, 1932 in Williamston, North Carolina. He started on his road to academic success in North Carolina Schools. From there, he continued his education at Booker T. Washington in Norfolk....
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