Rolanda Davis Lofton Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Rolanda Davis Lofton was born on February 15, 1955 in Flushing Hospital, Queens, New York to Stewart Davis and Marian Hardaway Davis. She was the second of two daughters. Rolanda received her formal education at P.S. 69, I.S. 145 and Newton High School in Jackson Heights, New York. She furthered her education at Smithdeal Massey Business School in Richmond, Virginia. Rolanda accepted Christ as her savior at Community Methodist at an early age and was united with Greater New Regeneration International Ministry. There she served as Deacon, Secretary and Trustee. Rolanda Davis Lofton was united in holy matrimony to Fred Douglas Lofton, Jr. on August 6, 1983. Their union was blessed with two children. She was employed by the Virginia Department of Transportation as a Central File clerk for 33 years of dedicated service. In her leisure she enjoyed going to bingo and to the casino. Rolanda known as “Ro” was a kind-hearted person. She was always willing to help anyone in need. Above all else, she loved her family more than anything. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Douglas Lofton, Jr. and three half sisters. On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Rolanda was called home to be with her loved ones. She leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Andrea Lofton; son, Fred Lofton III; granddaughter, Chloe-Alexandrea; two sisters, Yolanda Fox and Marian Branch; niece and nephew, Tai and Stuart Jeffries and her New York Family, the Mayfield/Rivers; and a host of other relatives and friends. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance…

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Rolanda Davis Lofton

February 15, 1955 - March 9, 2021