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,
Brenda M. Douglass was the widow of Rev. Carl H. Douglass Lillian Brenda Mosier Douglass, 85, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025 in Florence, SC surrounded by her loving children. Born in Sumter, SC, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Tarleton Mosier, Sr. and Beulah Way Mosier
The Reverend Ralph Houston Grow, Jr. of Staunton, Virginia, died April 28, 2025, at The Legacy at North Augusta in Staunton. Ralph was born May 17, 1941 in Lexington, Va. to Ralph Houston Grow, Sr. and Josephine Feazell Grow. He was preceded in death by his parents and his loving
With great sadness, we share that the Reverend William Ernest “Bill” Amon, age 91 of Warsaw, passed away to be with his Lord and Savior in Heaven on Friday, April 25, 2025. Bill was born on January 4, 1934 in Lawrenceville, VA to his late parents, Ollie James Amon, Sr.
Rev. Robert Franklin Johnston, age 84, claimed the Promise of the Resurrection on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Born in Jefferson County, AL on February 13, 1941, he was the son of the late Owen Franklin Johnston and Esther Lucile Hembree Johnston. As a youth Robert was active in Boy Scouts,
The following notice was shared by Central UMC (Arlington) In the sure and certain hope of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we share the news of the death of the Rev. Richard Earl Cobb, on Thursday, April 3. He passed peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center surrounded by his family. Richard
The Reverend Carl James LeMon, 75, died on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in Suffolk, Virginia. After enduring the effects of Parkinson’s disease for more than fifteen years, his final breaths were peaceful, with beloved psalms and hymns sounding in his ears. Carl was born on September 24, 1949 in Rochester,
Claudia Mae (Flye) Fletcher, beloved child of God, lover of all people, died March 26, 2025, in the presence of her loving husband and faithful children, following a massive brain event from which she could not recover. Determined to live each of her sixty-one years to their fullest, she chose
Claudia Mae Fletcher, spouse of Rev. Bart A .Fletcher died on March 26, 2025. Rev. Fletcher is serving at Northview UMC in the Valley Ridge District.