Dr. Evelyn Sears Peevy
Nov 9, 2017
Dr. Evelyn Sears Peevy was born the seventh of 15 children to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sears in Norfolk's Olde Huntersville neighborhood. An honor graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in 1941, she continued her education at Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, where she earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Master's degrees in 1945 and 1950,...
Casonja M Grimes
Oct 6, 2017
Casonja Marie Grimes passed quietly and peacefully into eternal rest on Friday September 29, 2017. The daughter of Bessie Johnson Grimes and the late William E. Grimes, Sr. She leaves to cherish her memory, her mother, daughter Selena Grimes, brothers, William A. Grimes , Therman Lee Grimes and Travis A. Grimes, sisters, Debra A. Grimes, Patricia M. Grimes, Wanda...
Clemmie P. Davis
Aug 31, 2017
Clemmie Davis, 83, died peacefully at home on August 31, 2017. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on August 6, 1934, the daughter of the late Ernest and Lula Proctor. Clemmie was the widow of the late Walter Davis.
She was an active church member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, New York and later Grace Episcopal...
Ruthie Mae Perry Benyard
Aug 16, 2017
Ruthie Mae Perry Benyard was born January 16, 1923 in Wise, North Carolina to the late John and Odell Perry. She was the oldest girl of nine siblings and was often called "Sug" by her sibling as they were trying to say "sister". Ruthie became the mother figure in the home due to the early death of her mother....
