Edward Northington

To everything there is a season..(Ecclesiastes 3:1)A Time to Be Born.....Edward Northington,was born to the late Benjamin V. and Marybell Northington on October 26,1931 in New York,NY. The family moved to Norfolk,VA. when he was eight years old.A Time to Learn....Edward attended public schools in Norfolk,VA and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He continued his education by attending Shaw University in Raleigh,NC and received a BA degree.A Time to Work....Edward served in the United States Army from June 1952 to June 1954 and was honorably discharged. He continued his service on inactive status for an additional eight years. Ed taught history and math,coached basketball,baseball and football in the public school systems of Roanoke Rapids,NC and Norfolk,VA for fifteen years. After leaving the public school system he was employed by Greyhound Motor Coach Lines Inc. as a bus driver. Ed later became a driving instructor for Greyhound where he was employed fifteen years and retired in 1991. Before completely retiring he was employed for five years at the Bon Air Juvenile Correction Center in Bon Air,VA.A Time to Love....Edward at a young age married the late Jacqueline Allen. Later in his life,Ed was wed in holy matrimony to Delores Evans on March 7,1979 and their six children were added to this union, He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed traveling the country with his wife. Ed loved his family,people in general and had a special fondness for children.A Time to Serve....Edward accepted Christ as his personal savior and was baptized at an early age. He joined Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church,Richmond,VA and was ordained as a Deacon in September,1989. He served faithfully in that ministry. Later,he was consecrated as an Elder at the Christ Gospel Fellowship Church in April,1997. He joined the First Shiloh Baptist Church family on June 18,2000. He chose to serve the Lord by working with the Men's Ministry and also served as coordinator of the Mother's Day program for two years.A Time to Die....Edward Northington transitioned to eternal rest on Thursday,February 18,2010. He departed this life peacefully at Bon Secour Memorial Regional Medical VA.A Time to Mourn....Surviving are his wife,Delores Northington,four sons,Marquette Northington(Cynthia)of Atlanta,GA.,Richard Glover,Jr.(Majida)Darryl Glover(Judith),Richmond,VA.;two daughters,Laquetta Northington Porter(Arnold) of Virginia Beach,VA.,and Ayoola Ogunsina of Philadelphia,PA.;ten grandchildren,five great-grandchildren,a sister,Lovonia Northington Brown of Temple Hills,MD.;three nieces,four nephews and a host of cousins and friends.

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Edward Northington

October 26, 1931 - February 18, 2010