Chae Y. Park

The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Chae Y. Park passed away on December 25, 2024. Chae was the surviving spouse of Rev. Ki Sok Park. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep Chae’s family in your thoughts & prayers.

George Brothers

George Brothers was the surviving spouse of Rev. Emily Brothers. George Beatty Brothers, of Assawoman, VA, passed away on December 20, 2024 at his residence. He was 90 years old. Born in Battlesburg, OH July 15, 1934, to the late Beatty Whitacre Brothers and Isabel...

William Hewlett Stith Jr.

William Hewlett Stith, Jr., 86, a former Richmond Times-Dispatch editor, Methodist minister, radio host and community activist, died of heart failure at his home on Dec. 16. Hew grew up in Norfolk where he distinguished himself at Norview High School as a student...

Rev. William C. Wright, Jr.

William “Gus” Campbell Wright, Jr., of Hopewell, Virginia, surrounded by loved ones, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Born July 21, 1940, he was the son of the late William Campbell Wright and the late Mildred Armstrong Wright. He is survived by his loving...

Mr. James R. Bergdoll, Sr.

James R. “Jim” Bergdoll, Sr., resident of Commonwealth Senior Living at Georgian Manor, Chesapeake, Virginia, died of Congestive Heart Failure and Parkinson’s Disease. He will be remembered as a member of the Virginia Air National Guard during the Berlin Lift Crisis,...