Mar 8, 2026

Mr. Russell E. Wyche entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in the comfort of his residence.  Viewing will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel.  A Celebration of Life service will be held 12 Noon, Thursday, March  19, 2026 at Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel.  Interment...

Mar 7, 2026

Mr. Charlie Harrison, passed on March 7, 2026. Arrangements are incomplete.

Mar 6, 2026

Wayman R. Jones peacefully entered eternal rest on March 6, 2026, surrounded by the love and presence of his family. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Wayman lived a life marked by quiet strength, steadfast faith, dignity, and an unwavering commitment to those he loved.

Born on October 13, 1945, in Newport News, Virginia,...

Mar 5, 2026

Mr. Larry D. Ellis , husband of Mrs. Agnes Ellis, passed on March 5, 2026. Viewing will begin 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Emmanuel Holiness Church of Christ, 200 Hampton Roads Avenue, Hampton, Va. with funeral ceremony starting at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be held in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery at a...

Mar 4, 2026

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kofi Yankson United States Air Force (Retired) 

September 19, 1954 – March 4, 2026

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kofi Yankson was born on September 19, 1954, in Makeni, Sierra Leone, West Africa, to the late Mr. Robert Seth Boy Yankson and Mrs. Hannah Sinnah Yankson.  He graduated from Saint Francis Secondary School in Makeni in 1971.

In 1972, he came to...

Mar 1, 2026

Mattie Bell Fisher Rouse

Sunrise April 9, 1940- Sunset March 1, 2026

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven."

Ecclesiastes 3:3

A Time to Be Born: Mattie was born April 9, 1940 in Lenior County, North Carolina to Cora Exum Fisher and Samuel Fisher...

Feb 27, 2026

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Perry entered eternal rest on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Select Specialty Hospital.  Viewing will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2026 Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel.  A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2026 at New Beech Grove Baptist Church.  Interment will be...

Feb 27, 2026

Please join us as we gather to honor and celebrate the accomplished life of Willie James McFadden Sr. Willie entered eternal rest and peace at home Friday morning, Feb. 27, 2026.  After 92 years on this earth, he now walks in glory in Heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Willie was born August...

Feb 26, 2026

Lucius David Johnson of Newport News, VA, entered eternal rest on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the comfort of his residence.  The Celebration of Life service starting at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026, at New Grafton Baptist Church, 4401 Chestnut Avenue, in Newport News, VA.   Repast will follow directly after the service in the church fellowship...

Feb 26, 2026

Sandra Delores Nicholson, 73, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the comfort of her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on May 21, 1952, in Newport News, VA, to Rhina (Randall) Whidbee and the late Willie Gholson, Sr.

Sandra married the love of her life, Jerry Nicholson, on May 20,...