Obituaries

Jan 12, 2026

Services are pending.

Jan 10, 2026

Sam Joseph Williams was born on June 6, 1951, to the late James and Mary V.E. Wilson Williams. He passed away on January 10. 2026.

Sam was raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Saint Joseph and Saint Mary’s Elementary School and Norfolk Catholic High School. He graduated from Norfolk State University (1974) with a degree in Communication and was commissioned as...

Jan 1, 2026

To view the funeral service on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 1:00pmEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118991 

SHERVIN ROCHELLE PERRY, affectionately known as “Jody”, was born in Bertie County to Rachel Mae and Ernest Lee Perry, on January 1, 1965. Our Heavenly Father called him home on January 1, 2026, surrounded by family and friends.

Shervin attended the public schools in Norfolk,...

Dec 31, 2025

To view the memorial service on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 1:00pmEST, please visit https://www.firstbaptistnorfolk.org and access the livestreaming tab.

Winston Tyrone Alexander, Jr. was born on November 22,1946 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the late Freddie Mae Alexander and Winston Tyrone Alexander, Sr.

He received his early education in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and was a graduate of Townsend Park High School...

Dec 27, 2025

On Saturday, December 27, 2025 Maalik Wasim Wilson was called to heaven. He was born

on April 21, 1993, in Norfolk, Virginia and bless to Alice A. Montgomery. Maalik was educated

in the Norfolk Public School System. He was a member of Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist

Church, where he served in the Youth Choir and Youth Usher Board.

He is predeceased by his grandmother:...

Dec 24, 2025

Services are pending.

Dec 22, 2025

Bernard William Burke, a cherished, devoted and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and a devoted friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on December 22, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on November 12, 1940, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, he lived a life characterized by kindness, generosity, welcoming warmth, and unwavering dedication to both his family...

Dec 15, 2025

To view the funeral service on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 12:00pmEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118376

Our beloved Barbara A Stevens (Smith), age 73, transitioned to be with our lord and savior on Monday, December 15th, 2025. She peacefully passed away at Viva Memory Care Facility in Chesapeake, VA.Barbara was born in Norfolk, VA to Emmett and Emma Smith Sr...

Dec 14, 2025

To view the funeral service on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 12:00pmEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118375 

Earl Hall, beloved retired truck driver, departed this life on December 14, 2025, in Goldsboro, North Carolina, at the age of 89. Born on May 30, 1936, in Wayne County, North Carolina, to the late Thelma Odell Hall and Earl Thompson. Earl led a...

Dec 10, 2025

To view the funeral service on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 12:00pmEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118245 

Neke Brown-Edwards, a cherished mother, grandmother, wife, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, in her hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. Born on October 22, 1970, she lived her life with an unwavering spirit that touched everyone she met.

Neke was a 1993 graduate...

Dec 4, 2025

To view the memorial service on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118244 

Dec 2, 2025

To view the memorial  service on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/118243 

A Life Well Lived

Wilbur Paul Hollowell Sr. was born March 12, 1949, to the late Evelyn Josephine Sanderlin and Wilbur Vincent Hollowell. Wilbur's early years of life were spent in Huntersville, 808 Washington Avenue to be exact, at the age of four the family relocated...

Nov 17, 2025

To view the funeral service on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 11:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/117956

A LIFE OF LOVE AND GRACE

In the early morning hours of Monday, November 17, our beloved brother, uncle, cousin and friend shed his earthly body and...

Nov 10, 2025

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LeAnne Jeanetter Luster was born on September 1, 1979, to Helen and Lorenza Luster of Chesapeake, VA.

Lee, as she was affectionately called by many who have known her, was a dedicated daughter, sister, mother, aunt, cousin, and friend. She loved participating in family activities with her son, Parker, cruising...

Nov 4, 2025

To view the memorial service on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 11:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/117464

Reginald Ray Bailey born May 13, 1950, in Norfolk, VA was called home on November 4, 2025. Reginald served 4yrs. In the Marines. He worked as a longshoreman and worked at...

Nov 3, 2025

To view the funeral service on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 10:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/117463

Abdulia  Jean Ford was born on April 29, 1952, to the late Annie Louise Brewington and Charles Ford, departed this life on November 3, 2025. A native of Chesapeake, Abdulia was a graduate...

Nov 1, 2025

Mother Helen Doris (Williams) Turner passed away on November 1, 2025, in Mesquite, Texas. The seventh of sixteen children, Mother Turner was born on September 30, 1932, in Newport News, Virginia to Bishop Dempsey Lawrence Williams and Cora (McCollough) Williams. In 1933, the family moved to Norfolk, Virginia where her father pastored the historic Mason Memorial Church of God...

Oct 30, 2025

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Oct 21, 2025

To view the memorial service on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 11:00amEST, please use the following link:

https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/117099