Joseph Emanuel McMullen

A chapter completed,a page turned,a life well lived,a rest well earned... Our Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom and mercy called his beloved servant Joseph (Joe/Pop)Emanuel McMullen just before dawn on Tuesday,September 14,2010. Our hearts were deeply saddened by the passing of our loved one,but he now rests peacefully in the bosom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents,John Nathaniel and Willie Pearl Cummins McMullen;his wife,Bernice Eddleton McMullen;brothers,John and David McMullen. Joe was born in Elton,North Carolina,May 12,1924. He was reared and educated in Richmond. He received an honorable discharged from the United States Army. He enjoyed a long career as an independent general contractor and cement contractor. Joe united with the Sharon Baptist Church,where he served diligently as a doorkeeper on the Mitchell Taylor Memorial Usher Board for more than three decades. Joe was a long time member and the former Sergeant-At-Arms of the Baptist Ushers Union of Richmond and Vicinity. Week after week,he traveled voluntarily to other churches to celebrate church and ushers' anniversaries. He faithfully served at City-wide Revivals and attended usher workshops and state conventions. As a doorkeeper in God's mansion,Joe served relenlessly,and warmly welcomed each individual entering God's House of Prayer. Pop,as he was affectionately called,loved his family and took special pleasure in family gatherings. Pop had a gentle and giving spirit,a quiet humor,and enjoyed life fully. Although his physical presence will be greatly missed,his loving memory will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of his family and friends. Cherishing his memory are his daughter,Pattie L. McMullen;step-daughter,Sylvia Eddleton Brown;grandchildren,S.Izeta B.Wade(Eric),A. Kenneth Brown,Illean,Bernice,Dr. Raymonia Eddleton-Hackett(Dr. Charles Hackett),Raymond Eddleton,Jr.(Siobhan)and Kimberly E. Lee(Rev. Joseph Lee);eleven great-grandchildren;one great-great-grandson;one loving and devoted sister,Delores McMullen Waddy;one uncle,William "WM" of North Carolina;three loving nieces,Veronica D. Waddy,Maria D. Waddy,Donna L. Waddy;three caring nephews,Cornelius R. Waddy(Phyllis),Dwayne A. Waddy(Sharon),Kevin B. Waddy;two sisters-in-law,Bessie Hundley and Barbara White(Stanley);one brother-in-law,Henry Harrison and a host of nieces,nephews,other relatives and devoted friends,Carlton and Zenobia Rogers,Debbie Carter,Martha Martin and Carrington Kenney.

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Joseph Emanuel McMullen

May 12, 1924 - September 14, 2010