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
William Ambrose “Bill” Smith, 88, of Evington died Thursday, July 31, 2025 at his home. He was the husband of Juanita Gray for thirty-seven years. He was born July 24, 1937 in Campbell County, a son of the late Thomas Ambrose Smith and Nena Wood Smith. He was a member
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