John Wesley Simpson
Jun 3, 2012
Departed this life June 3, 2012. John Wesley Simpson(JW) of Richmond. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Simpson; three sisters; Otis Bullock, Lucille Jones and Pattie Winston; eight caring step-children; several nieces, nephews and cousins; one sister-in-law, Virginia Herron and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue where funeral services will...
James Russell Jr.
May 29, 2012
Departed this life May 29, 2012. James Russell Jr. of Richmond. He is preceded in death by his son, Rotell Russell. He is survived by a devoted companion, Mary Ann Champ; one daughter, Darlene Johnson; four grandchildren; Rotell Jenkins, and Latesha, Maya, and Michael Johnson; one great grandson, Jaedyn Johnson Lee; his mother, Mary Cook; four sisters; Odessa Washington, Merlentene...
Laurel Miller
May 29, 2012
Peacefully entered into eternal rest on May 29, 2012. Major Laurel Miller of Richmond. He retired from the Richmond City Police Department in 1997 after providing 36 years of dedicated service. He was the first African American in the history of the Richmond City Police Department to be promoted to Traffic Sergeant, Uniform Lieutenant, Division Head, Captain and Major. In...
Linwood Harris Jr.
May 26, 2012
Departed this life May 26, 2012. Linwood Harris Jr. of Powhatan. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Harris; five daughters; Alma Jean Coles, Mary F. Harris, Charlene Jones, Sherri Johnson and Tamara Nash; one son, Arness Linwood Harris; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; his mother, Adele Harris; two sisters, Sallie Smith and Sylvia Harris; five brothers; Earlene, Edward, Roy,...
Catherine Cobb McWhite
May 25, 2012
Departed this life May 25, 2012. Mrs. Catherine C. McWhite of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Willie McWhite Sr. and one grandson, Covin McWhite. She is survived by three daughters; Wilma Turner, Sarah Wilmot and Minister Angela Bullock; one son, Willie McWhite Jr.; nine grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; one sister, Willie Reese Yearby; a host of...
Jesse Footman
May 24, 2012
Departed this life May 24, 2012. Jesse Footman Sr. of Richmond. He is preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Footman. He is survived by his son, Jesse Footman; two sisters, Annie L. Johnson and Lucy Footman; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; one sister-in-law, Daisy T. Woodham; one brother-in-law, Alexander Johnson and other relatives and friends. Remains rest...
Nannie Sutton
May 23, 2012
Departed this life May 23, 2012. Mrs. Nannie Sutton, age 106, of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sutton and one granddaughter, Dorothy Terry. She is survived by one daughter, Myrtle Jones; two grandsons, Oliver(Alice) and Ervin Jones; four great grandchildren among them Lorenzo J. Jackson Jr.; one great great granddaughter; a host of nieces, nephews...
Junius Putney
May 21, 2012
Departed this life May 21, 2012. Junius H. Putney Jr. of Richmond. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Putney; one son Junius H. Putney III; one grandson, Junius H. Putney IV; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; one daughter-in-law, Vashti Putney; four sisters-in-law, Annette Daniel, Cindy Baldwin, Velma Daniel and Virgie Daniel; three brothers-in-law, Clayton, Owen and Roger...
Samuel Hoskins Jr.
May 21, 2012
Departed this life May 21, 2012. Samuel Hoskins Jr. He is survived by his wife, Madelyn Hoskins; two daughters, Ledana Gregson and Leigh Paradise; two sons, Tony Hoskins and Robert Clark II; seven grandchildren; four sisters; Lucille Zander, Ruth Hoskins, Juanita Dinkins and Wilma Milbro; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; two daughters-in-law, Sylvia Hoskins and Raneisha Clark; two...
Rakita McClenney
May 19, 2012
Departed this life May 20, 2012. Miss Rekita McClenny of Richmond. She is survived by a daughter, Kiniya McClenny; her mother, Debra Kenney McClenny; one sister, Aja McClenny; two brothers, Romeyo McClenny and Roy McClenny III; maternal grandparents, Shirley Kenney and Raymond Kenney; paternal grandfather, Roy McClenney Sr.; five aunts; five uncles and several great aunts and great uncles; a...
Delores Gilliam Rich
May 18, 2012
Departed this life May 18, 2012. Mrs. Delores Rich(Lo Lo) of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Rich Jr. and her father, Alvin B. Gilliam Sr. She is survived by one daughter, Armesha Rich; one son, Kareem Rich; mother, Viola Jeffries Gilliam; one sister, Ruth Martin; one brother, Alvin B. Gilliam Jr.; seven aunts; four uncles;...
Eloise Woodson Fowler
May 16, 2012
Departed this life May 16, 2012. Mrs. Eloise Fowler of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Fowler Jr. and one son, Gilbert Fowler III. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Fowler Martin and Denise Bell; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one sister Pearl Cooper; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; one son-in-law, Pastor Bruce...
Baby Ayden Josiah Foreman
May 16, 2012
Departed this life May 16, 2012, Baby Ayden Josiah Foreman of Richmond. He is survived by his parents, Pastor Gary and LaTanya Foreman, brother, DeJon Moore, grandparents, Drs. Steve and Olivia Foreman and John and Shelley Moore, great grandmother, Dorothy Shelton and a host of other family and friends Remains rest at the Joseph Jenkins Funeral Home 2011 Grayland Ave....
Addie Lee Logan
Apr 28, 2012
Departed this life April 28, 2012. Mrs. Addie Frances Logan of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph H. Logan. She is survived by several cousins among them Mary Thomas, Annie Lee, Louise Lee Dean and Clarence, Robert and Emerson Lee; several nieces and nephews; a god daughter Nancy Thomas and other relatives and friends. Remains rest...
James W. Briggs
Apr 27, 2012
Departed this life April 27, 2012. James Briggs Sr. of Richmond. He is preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Briggs H. Candia, his father and mother, Jerry and Emma Briggs, and a second mother, Queen Ritchie. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Briggs; one daughter, Christine Briggs; two sons, James Jr.(Cle) and Ritchie Sr.(Karen) Briggs; seven grandchildren; seven...
Mary Hobbs
Apr 25, 2012
Departed this life April 25, 2012. Mrs. Mary Hobbs of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Hobbs and one son, Gregory Hobbs. She is survived by two daughters, Gwendolyn Ambrose(George) and Mary Elam; one son, Wilbert Wayne Hobbs(Jackie); ten grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; one brother, Calvin Garner; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; four sisters-in-law;...
Landanese Jackson
Apr 25, 2012
Departed this l ife April 25, 2012. Mrs. Landanese Jackson of Richmond. She is survived by her husband, Ron Jackson; one daughter, Ayana Jackson; one step daughter, Joi Jackson; two step sons, Ryan Khailer and Jason Moultrie; her mother, Gladys Perry; her father, Landon Pendleton; two brothers, Eugene and Frank Pendleton; one aunt; one uncle; a host of nieces, nephews...
Lillie Mae Smith
Apr 24, 2012
Departed this l ife April 24, 2012. Mrs. Lillie Mae Smith of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Joanna Smith; two sons, Joseph Smith Sr. and Demetrius Smith Sr., eleven grandchildren; her mother, Margie R. Morgan; one sister, Shirley Foster; one aunt, Lillie Cameron; a host of nieces, nephews...
Lucille Houston
Apr 22, 2012
Departed this life April 22, 2012. Mrs. Lucille Houston of Richmond. She is survived by seven nieces and nephews; Monica Davis, Dorothy Ford, and Veda, Wendy, Phillip Jr., Clarence & Orlando Smith; a host of cousins; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Funeral services will be held Friday 11AM at...