Lucy Ann Lett Gregory

Mother Lucy A. Gregory of 511 Langhorne Ave. in Richmond,Virginia entered into eternal life and eternal rest on Tuesday evening,April 1, 2008 at Hanover Hospital. She was a native of North Carolina and the daughter of the late Willis and Lucy Green Lett of North Carolina.She was married to the late Willie Gregory. This union produced seven children,three girls and four boys. She was preceded in death by her husband and four sons.Mother Gregory was a member of Greater Refuge Church in Richmond,Va,where she served faithfully under the pastorate of Apostle Samuel Peters,Sr. She received the Holy Ghost in 1949 in her home in North Carolina where she wrote and invited the late Apostle John W. Pernell and other saints into her home because she had heard about the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4. Many received the Holy Ghost that night as the Word was preached and taught during this big prayer night. That same year,the North Carolina saints rented a covered truck with a driver to bring them to Richmond to be baptized in the name of Jesus according to Acts 2:38.Mother Gregory attended"Henderson Institution" in Henderson,North Carolina and later became a licensed Mid-Wife. She tried to keep count of the hundreds of babies she delivered and tried to remember each name. After many years of service,she retired as a nurse from Terrace Hill Nursing Home.Mother Gregory,husband,and family moved to Richmond after a few years and she became a member of Refuge C.O.O.L.J.C. under the pastorate of the late Apostle J.W. Pernell. Later she became a member of Mother Refuge Church which is now Greater Refuge Church under the pastorate of Apostle Samuel Peters,Sr. Mother Gregory was a licensed missionary and a spirited teacher. She was gifted at getting the jail and prison doors opened for bible class for inmates. Mother Gregory always had a love for souls. She served as Vice President for her local missionary board. She also served as the Women's Council President at the local level and was later appointed at the state level by Apostle Westley Taylor. In addition Golden Guild at Greater Refuge Church.Left to cherish her sweet memory are her three daughters,Mrs.Lucy M. Williams,Mrs. Sandra Gregory Pernell,and Mrs. Annie B. Fobbs:one sister,Mother Diane L. Bolling;a devoted daughter-in-law,Mrs. Zelda Gregory of Camden,New Jersey;a devoted son-in-law,Mr. Andrew Pernell;fifteen grandchildren;nineteen great grandchildren;one great-great grandchild;many nephews and nieces,among them one devoted niece,Mother Connie Hayden.

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Lucy Ann Lett Gregory

November 30, 1917 - April 1, 2008