Bessie Delores Williams

Bessie Delores Williams

Mar 28, 2008

Williams, Departed this life March 28, 2008. Ms. Bessie Williams of Richmond. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Angela Maria Williams. She is survived by three daughters, Avis Coleman, Sheila Terrell and Crystal Williams; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; two sons-in-law Alvin Coleman and Allen Terrell; one brother-in-law, Kenneth Carter; and...

Dexter Lionell Battle

Dexter Lionell Battle

Mar 28, 2008

Battle, Departed this life March 28, 2008. Dexter Lionell Battle of Richmond. He is survived by his mother Christine Louise Watson; two brothers Keith D. Battle and Cordell L. Watson; two nieces Natoya Inabinet and Nezaraye Morgan McNeal; a host of cousins; one sister in law Jacqueline Watson; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral...

Sam Jones Jr.

Sam Jones Jr.

Mar 26, 2008

Jones, Departed this life March 26, 2008. Sam Jones Jr. of Richmond. He is survived by his wife, Lula Mae Jones; one daughter, Diane Jones; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Clarice Pearson; one brother, Herbert Lee Jones; three aunts; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; nine sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at...

Jacob Fred Scott

Jacob Fred Scott

Mar 26, 2008

Scott, Departed this life March 26, 2008. Jacob Fred Scott Sr. of Richmond. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hattie T. Scott. He is survived by two daughters, Patricia S. Coward and Linda S. Dillingham; two sons, Jacob F. Scott Jr. and Carl E. Scott Sr.; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one sister, Edith S. Brown; one brother,...

Sallie J. Averett

Sallie J. Averett

Mar 25, 2008

Averett, Departed this life March 25, 2008. Mrs. Sallie J. Averett of Mechanicsville. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles H. Meredith and Rossie R. Taylor and husbands, James Harris and Saunders Averett. She is survived by 3 cousins, Earl L.Brown Jr., (Mary) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Willis Mannie Harris; a host of other cousins and family and...

Lora Taylor Barnes

Lora Taylor Barnes

Mar 20, 2008

Barnes, Departed this life March 20, 2008. Mrs. Lora Barnes of Richmond. She is survived by one daughter, Daeshar Taylor-Shabazz; four grandchildren, Cory Bynum, Shadeja & ShaNajeeb Shabazz, and Shareef Mosby; mother, Nina Spain Wallace and husband, Oliver Jr; father, Albert Taylor Sr. and wife, Gladys; five sisters, Joyce Thierry, Gloria Taylor Edwards, Angela Taylor-Muwakil, Barbara Gaines and Christie Hamlin;...

Geneva Elizabeth Hayden

Geneva Elizabeth Hayden

Mar 19, 2008

Hayden, Departed this life March 19, 2008. Mrs. G. Elizabeth (Liz) Hayden of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Coleman Hayden. She is survived by one daughter, Jacquelin Y. Hayden; one son, Ronald C. Hayden; her mother, Nannie G. Johnson; two sisters, Dorothy W. Lee and Marshae J. Murrell; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins;...

James Nathaniel Bishop

James Nathaniel Bishop

Mar 18, 2008

Bishop, Departed this life March 18, 2008. James Nathaniel(Bunky) Bishop formerly of Richmond. He is survived by a loving family. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Graveside services will be held tuesday 11AM At Roselawn Memory Gardens. Rev. Louis Collins Jr. off. Family and friends assemble at the cemetery 10:45A.M.

Sarah Jeanette Watson

Sarah Jeanette Watson

Mar 14, 2008

Watson, Departed this life March 14, 2008. Mrs. Sarah Jeanette Watson of Richmond. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Beverly Ann Watson and one son Reginald, Watson. She is survived by one devoted daughter Darlene Watson; four devoted sons, Michael Dixon, and Johnny, Wayne, & Carlton Watson; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; one great-great grand daughter; one sister,...

Amelia Eberhardt McQuay

Amelia Eberhardt McQuay

Mar 13, 2008

McQuay, Departed this life March 13, 2008. Mrs. Susie Amelia McQuay of Richmond. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Tamara McQuay. She is survived by three sons, Nathaniel Jr., Benjamin and Maurice McQuay; her mother, Julia Eberhardt; five sisters, Maxine, Miranda, Maureen, Melody Eberhardt & Michelle Champion; one brother, Joseph Eberhardt Jr.; a host of nieces, nephews and...

Clayton Jerome Lee

Clayton Jerome Lee

Mar 12, 2008

Lee, Departed this life March 12, 2008. Clayton J.(Box Head) Lee of Richmond. He is survived by his mother and father, Margaret and Jethro Lee; two sisters, Marguerite Lee and Iris Lee Christian; one brother, Jethro Lee Jr.; several aunts and uncles; a host of nieces and nephews, among them two devoted, Marvin and Bennie Lee and cousins; one brother-in-law,...

Cora Lee Alston

Cora Lee Alston

Mar 11, 2008

Alston, Departed this life March 11, 2008. Mrs. Cora L. Alston of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Deacon Howard R. Alston Sr. She is survived by two daughters, Marilyn L. Alston and Beulah Adell Lewis; one son, Lt. Colonel Howard R. Alston Jr.(ret); six grandchildren,, Herbert III and Michelle Lewis, Howard III and Jeanell Alston, Tonjia...

Gertrude Pollard Cooke

Gertrude Pollard Cooke

Mar 9, 2008

Cooke, Departed this life March 9, 2008. Mrs Gertrude P.(Dump) Cooke of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyburn Cooke. She is survived by two daughters, Michelle Cooke and Marsha Cooke-Ross; two sons, Clyburn L. and Michael Cooke; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Adelle P. Smith; one brother, Oscar Pollard Jr.; a host of nieces,...

Dolly Motley Lewis

Dolly Motley Lewis

Mar 9, 2008

Lewis, Departed this life March 9, 2008. Mrs. Dolly L. Lewis of Richmond. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Rita Diane Lewis and one granddaughter, Keonda S. Lewis. She is survived by her husband, Robert(Bear) Lewis Jr.; two daughters, Angela D. and Katina L. Lewis; six sons, Robert G. III, Ronald L, Welford L., Larry D., Marvin T....

Leon Samuel Brown

Leon Samuel Brown

Mar 9, 2008

Brown, Departed this life March 9, 2008. Leon(Brownie) Brown of Richmond. He is survived by one daughter, Kim Gaines; two grandchildren, James and Christiena Gaines; a host of nieces and nephews, among them Evon Roundtree, and James & Tony Clark; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue where funeral services will...

Beulah Williams Baxter

Beulah Williams Baxter

Mar 4, 2008

Baxter, Departed this life March 4, 2008. Mrs. Beulah Baxter of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, John H. Baxter. She is survived by one daughter, Ann Hammond; two grandchildren, Antonio and Antoinette Hammond; four great grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Dandridge; four brothers, Thomas, Alvin, Lloyd and Steward Williams Sr.; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins;...

Garland Lorenzo Lewis

Garland Lorenzo Lewis

Mar 3, 2008

Lewis, Departed this life March 3, 2008. Deacon Garland Lewis Sr. of Richmond. He is preceded in death by his son, Garland Lewis Jr. He is survived by his wife Lucy Lewis; one daughter Ernestine Lewis; three sisters Frances L. Barber, Sarah O’Neal and Essie L. Owens; two brothers, Jasper and Joseph Lewis; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins;...

Elliot Thomas Woody

Elliot Thomas Woody

Mar 1, 2008

Woody, Departed this life March 1, 2008. Elliot Woody of Richmond, formerly of New York. He is survived by his mother Esseline Woody; two aunts Dr. Carol Asomani and Linda Woody; two uncles Lee Roy Scott and Dr. Nixon Asomani; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins and other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held at 1P.M. Thursday...

Ivy F. Brown

Ivy F. Brown

Mar 1, 2008

Brown, Departed this life March 1, 2008. Mrs. Ivy Faison Brown of Richmond. She is survived by one son, Kenneth F. Williams Jr.; seven grandchildren; her mother, Elizabeth Faison Robinson; two sisters, Carolyn Wheeling and Blonnie Jiggetts; one brother, Augustus Faison Jr.; one aunt, Mary A. Simpson; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; one daughter-in-law, Sherri Williams; two brothers-in-law,...

Jefferson Grant Bratcher

Jefferson Grant Bratcher

Feb 23, 2008

Bratcher, Departed this life February 22, 2008. Mr. Jefferson G. Bratcher of Richmond. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth E. Bratcher and his daughter, Diane B. Muhammad. He is survived by three grandchildren, Shahid A., Rashad J. and Khyandrah D. Muhammad; one sister Rosebud Berry; two brothers, Carl and John Bratcher; a host of nieces, among them...