The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. Herschel J. Lynch passed away on July 29, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Lynch in your thoughts & prayers.
Ruth Marian Porter was the spouse of Rev. Forest Porter, Jr. and mother of Rev. Dr. Sara Porter Keeling. Ruth Marian Swortzel Porter, 78, of Lake Anna, Va, died on Monday, June 30, 2025. She was born on May 27, 1947, in Waynesboro, Va to the late Walter and Mildred
The Reverand Doctor Gregory Lee Adkins, of Springfield, Virginia, passed away on June 5, 2025 in his home with his family by his side. He was 74. Greg was born the first of five brothers to Ruth Ellcessor Adkins and Roy Lee Adkins of South Point, Ohio. At age 13,
Elizabeth Ridout was the spouse of Rev. Edward Ridout. Elizabeth (Merle) Ridout departed this life on Sunday, June 1, 2025. She passed into eternity reuniting with her dear sister, Helen, and her brothers and parents who passed before. For the last 64 years Merle shared her life with her dear
The world bids farewell to Harry Bingham Spear III of Chesapeake, Virginia, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, departing on May 31, 2025 at the age of 82. Harry Bingham leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of
Sherry was the spouse of Rev. John Robert Jones. Kinston – On May 25, 2025 Sherry Irene Rouse Jones, 68, met her Savior face to face. Sherry was born in Lowndes County, Georgia on September 24, 1956 to the late James Franklin Rouse Sr. and Shirley Wooten Rouse. Sherry spent
Frances C. Gibson was the surviving spouse of Rev. Huron Gilbert Collins. Frances Collins Gibson, died peacefully in her sleep on May 23, 2025 in Virginia Beach, VA at age 94. She is preceded in death by her parents, first husband Huron Collins, second husband, Marvin Gibson and three sons,
Mitch Forrester was the father of Rev. Doug Forrester, Valley Ridge District Superintendent At dawn on Sunday, May 18, 2025, Walter Mitchell (Mitch) Forrester, 89, of Kilmarnock, Virginia claimed the promise of resurrection to eternal life. He was born in 1936 in Browns Store, Virginia and worked first as a
Reverend Theodore Jackson Kitchen, Sr. passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Fairfax Hospital at 98 years old. He was born on January 19,1927 in Criglersville, VA. In 1953, he went on to Tokyo to start his career as a missionary and professor at Aoyama Gakuin University. A year
Illa Gravely was the surviving spouse of Rev. James L. Gravely, III The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Illa Gravely passed away on May 14, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Illa Gravely in your thoughts & prayers.
Alice S. Johnson was the widow of Rev. Charles M. Johnson Alice Stevens Johnson, age 87, of Annapolis, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Alice was born in Maryland. A visitation for Alice will be held Monday, June 2, 2025 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8
Marie Carper was the widow of Rev. William L. Sturtevant (died 1997) Magnolia Marie Goswick Carper, 99 and 11 months, passed away on May 5, 2025, at The Hermitage Roanoke in Roanoke, VA. Marie was born on June 4, 1925, in Franklin County, NC, but the family moved to Portsmouth,