Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Perkins, Grace Julia Branchcomb December 30, 1978
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The Virginian-Pilot/The Ledger-Star, Sunday, December 31, 1978
Mrs. Grace Perkins, Retired Teacher In Norfolk Schools


NORFOLK - Mrs. Grace Branchcomb Perkins of 920 Johnstons Road, a retired teacher who
taught at Jacox and Norview Junior High Schools, died Saturday in a hospital. She
was a native of Norfolk and the wife of William M. Perkins.


Mrs. Perkins, who taught in the Norfolk public schools system 29 years, was a member
of First Calvary Baptist Church and was chairman of its Religious Education
Committee. She was also a member of Norfolk Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta,
Education Association of Norfolk, Virginia Education Association, and National
Education Association, and was sponsor of the Norview Junior High School Future
Business Leaders of America.


Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Beverly Perkins Spainhour of Winston-Salem,
N.C.; a sister, Mrs. Ethel B. Ward of Norfolk; and two grandsons, sterling A.
Spainhour and Brian W. Spainhour of Winston-Salem.


A funeral will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in First Calvary Baptist Church by the
Rev. Johnnie L. White. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, with Riddick Funeral
Service in charge. There will be a Delta Sigma Theta memorial service Monday at 7:30
p.m. in the funeral home.

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