Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Henderson, Barbara Whitaker July 29, 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com December 11, 2013, 3:14 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, August 2, 2001 On July 29, 2001 at Kessler Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss., God lifted his daughter, Barbara ``BJ'' Whitaker Henderson and started her on her journey home, for her work here has been done. A native of Tarboro, N.C., Barbara was born Jan. 7, 1949 to Emma L. Whitaker and the late Charlie J. Whitaker. Although a native of North Carolina, she was raised in Norfolk where she accepted Christ at an early age joining Macedonia United Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Barbara retired from the civil service after 25 years of service. Barbara leaves to cherish her memory a devoted and loving husband, Craig; a son, Ervin Gainer of Gulfport, Miss.; a daughter, Monicia Gainer of Norfolk; her mother, Emma Lee Whitaker of Norfolk; three sisters, Silva Richmond of Columbus, Ga., Michele Whitaker of Norfolk and Annie Gilbert of Brooklyn, N.Y.; four brothers, Charles Allen Whitaker of Bronx, N.Y., Leroy Whitaker of Virginia Beach, Michael Whitaker and Louis Whitaker of Norfolk; and mother-in-law, Roberta Henderson of Forrestville, Md. Elder A.D. Wright will conduct funeral services at noon Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at Macedonia United Church of Christ, Norfolk. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Family and friends will assemble at 4817 Shafer St., Norfolk at 11 a.m. Saturday for the funeral procession to the church. Funeral services entrusted to Metropolitan Funeral Home, Norfolk, and Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home, Gulfport, Miss. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery HENDERSON, BARBARA J I20862 Section S, Block S, Space 272 0 07/29/2001 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/h/henderso4067gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb