Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ashe, James Whitehurst August 22, 2025
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Deborah VanDeveer http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008482 October 10, 2025, 1:10 pm

The Virginian-Pilot, Wednesday, August 27, 2025

James Ashe departed this life in the early morning hours on Friday, August 22, 
2025. He was the eldest of two sons of Marie W. Ashe and Ammon J. Ashe. He was 
born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 7, 1928. James attended St. Joseph's 
Catholic School in Norfolk and graduated from Booker T. Washington High school 
in the class of 1947 and remained active with the alumni.

He worked various jobs during his career include the family-owned Ashe 
Confectionary in Huntersville. He joined the Norfolk Sheriff's Department in 
1961, becoming the first Black Deputy in the City of Norfolk. James later became 
a Correctional Officer under the Sheriff's Department.

After retiring from the Sheriff's Dept., James remained active working at 
Freemason Harbor Condos receiving a citation for 20 years of dedicated service.

He was a lifetime member of the Basilica of St. Mayr's of the Immaculate 
Conception, member of the Lindenwood Civic League, member of the Eureka Lodge 
and a member of the Fountainhead Social Club. James married Geraline Mangum and 
from that union came six children. Sharn Brown, Gretchen Michele Holland 
(Dennis), Theresa Ashe (Kurt), Victor Ashe (Gloria), Rema Ashe, and Dathan Ashe 
(Sandra). Also left to mourn are a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, 
three great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.


A wake will be held on August 28, 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, burial 
in Calvary Cemetery.

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