Please join us in offering thoughts and prayers to Rev. Kathleen Monge, pastor of Memorial UMC, 11000 Courthouse Rd, Charles City, VA 23030 following the passing of Kathleen’s mother, Mary Ritz, on August 13, 2024. Please also hold her family in prayer as they travel for the funeral.
Stephanie Wishmyer was the daughter of Rev. Jim Wishmyer. Stephanie Wishmyer, age 36, of Harpers Ferry, WV, passed away unexpectedly/suddenly in her home during a recent tropical storm, and entered into the presence of the resurrected Christ on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Born on May 11, 1988 in Salisbury, MD;
Frances Pruitt Pettry, age 96, of Forest, VA passed on to her heavenly home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Born on October 15, 1927, in Mt. Hope, West Virginia, Frances was the daughter of the late Lanta J. Pruitt and Goldie Humphries Pruitt. Frances was
Zuma Harris Truitt, 91, wife of the late Reverend Donald Lee Truitt and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Premier, WV, she was the daughter of the late Reverend William Glenn Harris and
Harriette Hazelwood was the widow of the late Rev. Leonard Hazelwood, Jr. Harriette Mae Hazelwood passed away on July 24 of natural causes in Virginia Beach, VA. She was born in Victoria, Virginia, January 22, 1930 to Spencer L. Marshall and Blanche L. Marshall (Steele). She was a long time
After a courageous battle with cancer and leukemia, Ed Rigg of Staunton, VA was taken into the loving arms of God on Thursday, July 18, surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Green Cove Springs, FL on February 26, 1958. As part of a Navy family, grew up in
The Virginia Conference received word that Marie Brantley passed yesterday, July 18. Marie was the mother-in-law of Rev. Lorenzo Hill, Retired Elder. More details will be shared when they are made available.
Dee Dawson Nichols completed her earthly life on June 22, 2024, after a long illness. The middle daughter of Charles and Margaret Dawson, Dee was born in Duryea, PA, where she lived until graduating from high school. Her next stop was Asbury College in Wilmore, KY, where she earned her
Barbara Gray Todd Blankenship, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024. She was a devoted daughter, sister, doting wife, and loving mother. A native of New Castle, Va., Barbara traveled the country extensively. Barbara is predeceased by her parents, Grayson and Ethel Todd; brother, George Todd; sister-in-law, Reba Todd; and
Kimberley Dale Saville Beuerle, 63, of Lynchburg, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024. She was the wife of Timothy James Beuerle, Sr. for 41 years. Born in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of William R. Saville, Sr. and the late Eloise Gills Saville and was also preceded in death
Bishop C.P. Minnick, Jr., 96, died peacefully at his home in Raleigh on Saturday, May 4, 2024. He was a retired Bishop of The United Methodist Church, having served from 1980-1996. In 1993, he became the President of the Council of Bishops to serve a one-year term. C.P. Minnick was
Manning Berry Harrell, 93 of Concord passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. He was born July 24, 1930, in Hertford, NC, the son of the late Willie Manning Harrell and Grace Berry Harrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a