Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Halstead, Edith Clements March 16, 2003
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, March 20, 2003
Edith Clements Halstead passed away peacefully to be with the Lord March 16, 
2003 at a hospice in Darien, Ill. She was surrounded by her loving family. 

Mrs. Halstead was born and grew up in the Lindenwood section of Norfolk. She was 
reared in a Christian home and was a lifelong and faithful member of Mount Olive 
Baptist Church, Norfolk, where she was a deaconess, member of the senior choir, 
Golden Age Club and Missionary Board. She attended Booker T. Washington High 
School and was employed in various jobs during the years including at the 
Portsmouth Naval Hospital and the commissary at Little Creek Naval Amphibious 
Base. At times, she left to be a devoted mother and homemaker. 

Mrs. Halstead was the widow of George W. Halstead Sr. and was also preceded in 
death by her parents, the Rev. William A. and Gertrude Clements; a brother, 
Hyram Clements; and aunts. She is survived by two daughters, Beatrice T. Woods 
of Virginia Beach and Margaret McIntyre of Norfolk; one son, George W. Halstead 
III and his wife, Debbie, of Crete, Ill.; one sister, Laura C. Davis of Norfolk; 
one brother, William Clements and his wife, Vivian, of Portsmouth; seven 
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends. 

Mrs. Halstead was a loving mother and grandmother and will truly be missed. She 
will be remembered for her outgoing personality, endearing her to everyone she 
met. 

A funeral will be at noon Friday at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2401 Ludlow St., 
Norfolk, with the Rev. Dr. John R. Davis Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at 
Calvary Cemetery . The body will be taken to the church at 11 a.m. Visitation 
will be today from 2 to 8 p.m. at Riddick Funeral Service, 1225 Norview Ave., 
Norfolk, where family and friends will gather from 6 to 7 p.m. today.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

HALSTED, EDITH E	134	Section 20, Block 20, Lot 152, Space SE	0 
03/21/2003

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