Mrs. Fannie Williams Jefferson, 104, of Petersburg, Va., widow of Robert M. Jefferson, departed this life on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at The Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ashland, Va.
She was born March 21, 1905. She was a long-time and the oldest member of Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Jefferson was a retired elementary school teacher. She taught in the counties of Stafford, Sussex, Dinwiddie and retired from the Surry County School System in 1960.
Mrs. Jefferson is survived by nieces, Geraldine (Gerri) McCoy Anderson (Clyde) of Ashland, Va., Helen Butler of LaPlata, Md., Irma Harris Smith of Martinsville, Va., Charlene Harris Chambers (Courtney) of Salem, Va., and Irene Harris Washington of Baltimore; nephew, Melvin R. McCoy Jr. (Shirley) of Vienna, Va.; stepchildren, Arlean Spicely, Morris Jefferson (Doris), Harold Jefferson and Herman Jefferson (Lenora), and stepdaughter-in-law, Ruth M. Jefferson, all of Petersburg, Va.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the Gillfield Baptist Church Memorial Chapel, 209 Perry St., Petersburg, Va.; the Rev. Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment followed at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gillfield Baptist Church Organ Fund or the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
Published in The Progress-Index from August 4 to August 5, 2009
She was born March 21, 1905. She was a long-time and the oldest member of Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Jefferson was a retired elementary school teacher. She taught in the counties of Stafford, Sussex, Dinwiddie and retired from the Surry County School System in 1960.
Mrs. Jefferson is survived by nieces, Geraldine (Gerri) McCoy Anderson (Clyde) of Ashland, Va., Helen Butler of LaPlata, Md., Irma Harris Smith of Martinsville, Va., Charlene Harris Chambers (Courtney) of Salem, Va., and Irene Harris Washington of Baltimore; nephew, Melvin R. McCoy Jr. (Shirley) of Vienna, Va.; stepchildren, Arlean Spicely, Morris Jefferson (Doris), Harold Jefferson and Herman Jefferson (Lenora), and stepdaughter-in-law, Ruth M. Jefferson, all of Petersburg, Va.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the Gillfield Baptist Church Memorial Chapel, 209 Perry St., Petersburg, Va.; the Rev. Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment followed at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gillfield Baptist Church Organ Fund or the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
Published in The Progress-Index from August 4 to August 5, 2009
Mrs. Fannie Williams Jefferson, 104, of Petersburg, Va., widow of Robert M. Jefferson, departed this life on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at The Ashland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Ashland, Va.
She was born March 21, 1905. She was a long-time and the oldest member of Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Jefferson was a retired elementary school teacher. She taught in the counties of Stafford, Sussex, Dinwiddie and retired from the Surry County School System in 1960.
Mrs. Jefferson is survived by nieces, Geraldine (Gerri) McCoy Anderson (Clyde) of Ashland, Va., Helen Butler of LaPlata, Md., Irma Harris Smith of Martinsville, Va., Charlene Harris Chambers (Courtney) of Salem, Va., and Irene Harris Washington of Baltimore; nephew, Melvin R. McCoy Jr. (Shirley) of Vienna, Va.; stepchildren, Arlean Spicely, Morris Jefferson (Doris), Harold Jefferson and Herman Jefferson (Lenora), and stepdaughter-in-law, Ruth M. Jefferson, all of Petersburg, Va.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the Gillfield Baptist Church Memorial Chapel, 209 Perry St., Petersburg, Va.; the Rev. Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment followed at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gillfield Baptist Church Organ Fund or the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
Published in The Progress-Index from August 4 to August 5, 2009
She was born March 21, 1905. She was a long-time and the oldest member of Gillfield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Jefferson was a retired elementary school teacher. She taught in the counties of Stafford, Sussex, Dinwiddie and retired from the Surry County School System in 1960.
Mrs. Jefferson is survived by nieces, Geraldine (Gerri) McCoy Anderson (Clyde) of Ashland, Va., Helen Butler of LaPlata, Md., Irma Harris Smith of Martinsville, Va., Charlene Harris Chambers (Courtney) of Salem, Va., and Irene Harris Washington of Baltimore; nephew, Melvin R. McCoy Jr. (Shirley) of Vienna, Va.; stepchildren, Arlean Spicely, Morris Jefferson (Doris), Harold Jefferson and Herman Jefferson (Lenora), and stepdaughter-in-law, Ruth M. Jefferson, all of Petersburg, Va.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at the Gillfield Baptist Church Memorial Chapel, 209 Perry St., Petersburg, Va.; the Rev. Dr. George W.C. Lyons Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment followed at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gillfield Baptist Church Organ Fund or the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
Published in The Progress-Index from August 4 to August 5, 2009
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