Alpharetta Cuffee, 91, went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2010.
Born in Emporia, she was the daughter of Robert and Henretta (Harris) Jones.
Alpharetta was a devout Christian and she served on the usher board at New Bethel Baptist Church and Cavalier Manor's Senior Citizen Committee in Portsmouth.
She had a heart for people, putting others first before her own needs; while she did not have any children, she helped raise more than three generations of relatives giving a new meaning to the title, "a virtuous woman."
Predeceased by her husband, George W. Cuffee.
Survived by nieces, Helen Harris and Pricilla C. Tennyson; nephews, Willie L. Cuffee, Anderson Benson, Melvin Harris, Jimmie Harris, Larry Harris, Ronald Harris and Retired Col. Michael Harris; cousin, John Taylor; a host of great-nieces, -nephews, relatives and friends.
A funeral will be held June 26, in New Bethel Baptist Church in Portsmouth with Bishop James M. Whitaker presiding. She will be buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth.
Born in Emporia, she was the daughter of Robert and Henretta (Harris) Jones.
Alpharetta was a devout Christian and she served on the usher board at New Bethel Baptist Church and Cavalier Manor's Senior Citizen Committee in Portsmouth.
She had a heart for people, putting others first before her own needs; while she did not have any children, she helped raise more than three generations of relatives giving a new meaning to the title, "a virtuous woman."
Predeceased by her husband, George W. Cuffee.
Survived by nieces, Helen Harris and Pricilla C. Tennyson; nephews, Willie L. Cuffee, Anderson Benson, Melvin Harris, Jimmie Harris, Larry Harris, Ronald Harris and Retired Col. Michael Harris; cousin, John Taylor; a host of great-nieces, -nephews, relatives and friends.
A funeral will be held June 26, in New Bethel Baptist Church in Portsmouth with Bishop James M. Whitaker presiding. She will be buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth.
Alpharetta Cuffee, 91, went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2010.
Born in Emporia, she was the daughter of Robert and Henretta (Harris) Jones.
Alpharetta was a devout Christian and she served on the usher board at New Bethel Baptist Church and Cavalier Manor's Senior Citizen Committee in Portsmouth.
She had a heart for people, putting others first before her own needs; while she did not have any children, she helped raise more than three generations of relatives giving a new meaning to the title, "a virtuous woman."
Predeceased by her husband, George W. Cuffee.
Survived by nieces, Helen Harris and Pricilla C. Tennyson; nephews, Willie L. Cuffee, Anderson Benson, Melvin Harris, Jimmie Harris, Larry Harris, Ronald Harris and Retired Col. Michael Harris; cousin, John Taylor; a host of great-nieces, -nephews, relatives and friends.
A funeral will be held June 26, in New Bethel Baptist Church in Portsmouth with Bishop James M. Whitaker presiding. She will be buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth.
Born in Emporia, she was the daughter of Robert and Henretta (Harris) Jones.
Alpharetta was a devout Christian and she served on the usher board at New Bethel Baptist Church and Cavalier Manor's Senior Citizen Committee in Portsmouth.
She had a heart for people, putting others first before her own needs; while she did not have any children, she helped raise more than three generations of relatives giving a new meaning to the title, "a virtuous woman."
Predeceased by her husband, George W. Cuffee.
Survived by nieces, Helen Harris and Pricilla C. Tennyson; nephews, Willie L. Cuffee, Anderson Benson, Melvin Harris, Jimmie Harris, Larry Harris, Ronald Harris and Retired Col. Michael Harris; cousin, John Taylor; a host of great-nieces, -nephews, relatives and friends.
A funeral will be held June 26, in New Bethel Baptist Church in Portsmouth with Bishop James M. Whitaker presiding. She will be buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth.
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