Obituaries

Jul 14, 2025

On Tuesday July 15, 2025, Ta'Shawn Antonio Harris closed his eyes in death at VCU Medical Trauma Center.  He graduated from Sussex Central High School in May 2024.

He was a "Beautiful" person and was definitely the apple of our eyes. He enjoyed eating, cooking, drawing, listening to music and riding his bike, and playing his video...

Jul 13, 2025

Lenious Leroy Byrd passed peacefully on July 13, 2025 at Lakeside Senior Living in Richmond, VA.  He was born on September 4, 1935 in Hampton, VA and was the 2nd child of the late Hudson L. Byrd Sr. and Larnell Jenkins Byrd.  He grew up in the Aberdeen Gardens community until his family moved to Dendron, VA in the...

Jul 10, 2025

Wallace Nathaniel Bailey Jr. was born on February 9, 1955.  He was born in Newport News, Virginia to Catherine Shirley Robinson and Wallace N. Bailey Sr.

He went to TC Irwin and Dunbar Elementary Schools in Newport News, Virginia; Thorpe Junior High School in Hampton, Virginia and Lindsey Junior High in Hampton, Virginia.  He graduated from Hampton...

Jun 28, 2025

Mrs. Pearl Lankford entered eternal rest on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in New York.

Celebration of Life Service will be 1:00pm Monday, July 21, 2025 at Peace Funeral Home Chapel, 237 Railroad Avenue, Waverly, Virginia. Interment will follow at Waverly Cemetery, Spring Branch Road, Waverly, Virginia.

Please keep the family uplifted in prayer.

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Jun 26, 2025

Mrs. Ann Frances Smith Jones was born the youngest of eight children to John and Noni Finch Smith in Middlesex, North Carolina, on August 12, 1937.  At twelve, she was baptized and joined the First Baptist Church of Middlesex, North Carolina.  In 1955, Mrs. Jones graduated from Spaulding High School in Spring Hope, North Carolina. After graduation, she attended...

May 29, 2025

"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him" Psalm 34:8

Elder Ernest Lee  Jones, the son of the late Deacon Samuel Lewis Jones Sr. and Mother Ida G. Crocker Jones, was born on December 4, 1952, and departed this life on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

May 29, 2025

Sergeant Rev. Fenton Turner III entered eternal life on May 29, 2025, at his residence in Waverly, Virginia. He was born on December 31, 1950, to the late Fenton Turner Sr. and Mary Alma Mason. He received his education in Sussex County, Virginia. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior at an early age in life and became a...

May 17, 2025

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will reward to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing."     Timothy 4:6-8...

May 3, 2025

Elder Ruth J. Mason transitioned from this life on May 3, 2025 at 12:03 a.m. at Johnston Willis Hospital, Richmond, VA. She was born to the happy union of Edward T. & Veola R. Taylor who preceded her in death.

She leaves to cherish her memories her husband, James Mason,  one daughter Candace Jeanette Johnson whom she...

Apr 16, 2025

Adam Busby of Dendron, Virginia, departed this life on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at his residence. He was the son of the late Vernice Hamlin, born April 14, 1963, in Estill, South Carolina.

Adam was raised by his grandparents, Frampton and Hannah Busby, in Estill, South Carolina. At an early age, he joined Thankful Baptist Church. After...

Apr 1, 2025

Ruby Josephine Holmes was born September 2, 1931, and peacefully passed away on April 1, 2025. She was the youngest of eight children born to Cora Lee Spratley and Joseph Holmes. During her earlier years, she lived with her family in Southampton and Surry counties while her father made a living farming, sharecropping, and working at a mill. In...

Mar 22, 2025

Mr. Curvey Ezelle Cooper Sr of Sussex County departed this life on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at the residence of his granddaughter Tomeka.

He was born July 12, 1931 to the late Luke and Novella Cooper.  At an early age he was baptized and became a member of Union Hill U.C.C. Sedley, Virginia.

Mr. Cooper...

Mar 3, 2025

Mrs. Chantae Lineque Moss-Parson was born on November 5, 1976, in New York City, NY to her parents Johnnie Moss Jr and Marsha Evans Moss.  She departed this life on March 3, 2025, at Tri Cities Hospital, Hopewell, Virginia after a lengthy illness.

Chantae was predeceased by her grandparents, Theodore and Madeline Evans, Johnnie Moss Sr., her...

Feb 26, 2025

John Anderson Stringfield Jr. was born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 7, 1947, the second of five children born to the union of Presiding Elder John Anderson Stringfield Sr. and Constance (Watkins) Stringfield.

Despite his diaability as an austic child which was much later diagnoses he was very high functioning.  He attended Elizabeth St. School in Worchester,...

Feb 26, 2025

Mr. Cleveland Donald Worrell, departed this life on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.  He was affectionately known as "Bro" or "Uncle Bro". Cleveland D. Worrell was born September 2, 1944, to the late Clyde and Ethel Worrell. Cleveland professed his faith and was baptized at early age.  He was a faithful member of the Liberty Baptist Church.

He...

Feb 17, 2025

Rayton Mark Wilson was born December 20, 1970, in Petersburg, Virginia to his late mother Gloria Jean Broughton Coleman & Father Rufus Wilson Jr.

He graduated from Sussex Central High School in 1989. He Worked several different jobs during his life, he was a long-term employee of Perdue Farms in Prince George, Virginia until his health began...

Feb 16, 2025

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4

Ronnie Eugene Taylor Sr. "Bear" of 29350 Lobb Shop Road, Waverly, Virginia was called to his eternal home at Tri...

Feb 10, 2025

Marquis T. Jones beloved, son, brother, nephew, uncle, left us on February 10, 2025, at the age of 51.  He was the eldest of three sons born to his mother, Mary Jones, and eldest of four sons of his now deceased biological father.

At the tender age of 12, Marquis accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior...

Feb 7, 2025

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.  A time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

On February 7, 2025 Mrs. Ophelia W. "Tiny" Graves, 90,  departed this life at her residence.

Ophelia was...

Feb 3, 2025

Time to Be Born…James Parker, Sr. was born on April 30, 1953, in Sussex County, Virginia, one of 10 children to the late Herman and Eula Parker. James slipped away to his heavenly home surrounded by his loving family on February 3, 2025. James attended Sussex County schools and graduated from the Job Corps.

A Time to...