Ruth Hedrick Wilkinson, 79, of Richmond, Virginia, entered into eternal rest on September 24, 2025. Born in Richmond on June 27, 1946, Ruth grew up in Beaverdam and the Shenandoah Valley, where her faith, family values, and servant’s heart began to shape the extraordinary life she would live. Ruth was
Rev. William Forest Porter, Jr,, 74, of Lake Anna, Va, died on Friday, September 19, 2025. He was born on October 21, 1950 in Lawrenceville, Va to the late Forest and Lucille Porter. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Ruth Swortzel Porter. He is
REV. JO ELLEN HETHERINGTON, 75, of Dublin, VA, went home to be with the Lord she faithfully served on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Highland Ridge Rehab Center. She was born March 9, 1950 in Bland, VA, the daughter of the late Joe Byrnes Hetherington and Mary Gillespie Hetherington Vest.
The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. Priscilla Gay Hall passed away on September 13, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Hall in your thoughts & prayers.
The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. Dennis Lipke passed away on September 10, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Lipke and the congregation of Matoaca UMC in your thoughts & prayers.
Rev. Dr. Cheryl Martin Bass Rhodes, affectionately known as “Oma,” passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, with family by her side in Columbia, South Carolina, at the age of 78. Cheryl was born on December 10, 1946, in Petersburg, Virginia. She attended Hampton High School and graduated from Ferguson
James “Jim” Emory Galford, 81, of 404 Somerset Place, Rustburg died Sunday, August 24, 2025 at his home. He was the husband of Sheila Lemley Galford for thirty-one years. He was born July 17, 1944 in Marlinton, West Virginia, a son of the late Jim Arnold Galford and Una Marie
The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. James A. Salmon passed away on August 14, 2025. Rev. Salmon is survived by his wife, Rev. Sue Ann Salmon. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Salmon in your thoughts & prayers.
Ida Berger Powell, 88, of Lynchburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Westminster Canterbury on August 14 after many years’ endurance through chronic medical conditions. Ida was born on August 30, 1936, to David Reid and Agnes Lillian Miller Berger and grew up on their dairy farm in Goode, Virginia. After
The Virginia Annual Conference received word that Rev. Evelyn Puckett passed away on August 14, 2025. We will share more details if they are available. Please keep the family of Rev. Puckett in your thoughts & prayers.
Mrs. Marvel E. Johnson was the surviving spouse of Rev. Calvin B. Johnson. Marvel E. Johnson, 95, resident of Oak Island, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, Bolivia, N.C. Born February 17, 1930, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Glenn and Mildred (Wachs) Oswalt, she was employed
Rev. Waverly Grant Reames, 81, of Winchester, Virginia died Monday, August 11, 2025 in Spring Arbor of Winchester. Waverly was born February 27, 1944, the son of the late Thomas Labon Reames and Fern Louise Sechrist Reames. He grew up in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Waverly was the second in his