Obituary of Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett MARGARETTE LOUISE JOYNER UMPHLETT Virginian Pilot - 06-18-2002, B-7 YORKTOWN - Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett, 84, went to be with Jesus on Monday, June 17, 2002. She was born in Portsmouth to the late Gracie Mae McCauley Joyner and John Ernest Joyner. She was the widow of Crafton Isaac Umphlett. She had been a Peninsula resident since 1980. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton and had been a member of the church choir. She was formerly a member of First Friends Church in Portsmouth, where she was active for many years and where she also sang in the church choir. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry Crafton Umphlett and Marianne "Mimi" Unphlett of Yorktown; four grandchildren and their spouses, David and Amber Umphlett of Pleasantville, N.J., Scott and Amy Umphlett of Newport News, John and Emily Umphlett of Bennington, VT, and Suzanne and David Fletcher of Palmyra, Va.; five great-grandchildren, Abigail Renee Umphlett, Madelyn Kate Umphlett, Sarah Beth Umphlett, Malachi Samuel Fletcher and Chase Isaac Umphlett; two sisters, Alice Griffin of Portsmouth and Evelyn Lewis of Chesapeake; and three sisters-in-law, Joyce Joyner of Chesapeake, Margaret Sears of Elliott City, Md., and Doris Ashe of Portsmouth. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Altmeyer Funeral Home in Newport News. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Liberty Baptist Church by Pastor Danny Forshee and Brother David Fletcher. Interment will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to the Liberty Baptist Church building fund. 1021 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666. Granny says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett, born in Portsmouth, died in Yorktown on 17 Jun 2002 at age 84 and was remembered for her church service and loving family. Funeral services were held at Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton on 20 Jun 2002, with Pastor Danny Forshee and Brother David Fletcher officiating, and burial followed at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth. ––– Transcript ––– MARGARETTE LOUISE JOYNER UMPHLETT Virginian Pilot - 18 June 2002, B-7 YORKTOWN - Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett, 84, went to be with Jesus on Monday, June 17, 2002. She was born in Portsmouth to the late Gracie Mae McCauley Joyner and John Ernest Joyner. She was the widow of Crafton Isaac Umphlett. She had been a Peninsula resident since 1980. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton and had been a member of the church choir. She was formerly a member of First Friends Church in Portsmouth, where she was active for many years and where she also sang in the church choir. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry Crafton Umphlett and Marianne "Mimi" Unphlett of Yorktown; four grandchildren and their spouses, David and Amber Umphlett of Pleasantville, N.J., Scott and Amy Umphlett of Newport News, John and Emily Umphlett of Bennington, VT, and Suzanne and David Fletcher of Palmyra, Va.; five great-grandchildren, Abigail Renee Umphlett, Madelyn Kate Umphlett, Sarah Beth Umphlett, Malachi Samuel Fletcher and Chase Isaac Umphlett; two sisters, Alice Griffin of Portsmouth and Evelyn Lewis of Chesapeake; and three sisters-in-law, Joyce Joyner of Chesapeake, Margaret Sears of Elliott City, Md., and Doris Ashe of Portsmouth. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Altmeyer Funeral Home in Newport News. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Liberty Baptist Church by Pastor Danny Forshee and Brother David Fletcher. Interment will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Liberty Baptist Church building fund, 1021 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666. Granny says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13 ––– Vital Statistics ––– |---------------------------------------------| | Name | Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett | | Age | 84 years | | Birth | 1918 (estimated); Portsmouth | | Death | 17 June 2002; Yorktown | |---------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------| | Margarette Louise "Granny" Umphlett | Decedent | Yorktown (Peninsula resident since 1980) | | Crafton Isaac Umphlett | Husband (predeceased) | Not stated | | John Ernest Joyner | Father (predeceased) | Not stated | | Gracie Mae McCauley Joyner | Mother (predeceased) | Not stated | | Jerry Crafton Umphlett | Son | Yorktown | | Marianne "Mimi" Unphlett | Daughter-in-law | Yorktown | | David Umphlett | Grandson | Pleasantville, N.J. | | Amber Umphlett | Granddaughter-in-law | Pleasantville, N.J. | | Scott Umphlett | Grandson | Newport News | | Amy Umphlett | Granddaughter-in-law | Newport News | | John Umphlett | Grandson | Bennington, VT | | Emily Umphlett | Granddaughter-in-law | Bennington, VT | | Suzanne Fletcher | Granddaughter | Palmyra, Va. | | David Fletcher | Grandson-in-law | Palmyra, Va. | | Abigail Renee Umphlett | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Madelyn Kate Umphlett | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Sarah Beth Umphlett | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Malachi Samuel Fletcher | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Chase Isaac Umphlett | Great-grandchild | Not stated | | Alice Griffin | Sister | Portsmouth | | Evelyn Lewis | Sister | Chesapeake | | Joyce Joyner | Sister-in-law | Chesapeake | | Margaret Sears | Sister-in-law | Elliott City, Md. | | Doris Ashe | Sister-in-law | Portsmouth | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |----------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|-----------------| | Location | Virginia | | Name | Virginian-Pilot | | Date | 18 June 2002 | | Section | B | | Page | 7 | |----------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Member of Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton • Sang in the Liberty Baptist Church choir • Formerly a member of First Friends Church in Portsmouth • Sang in the First Friends Church choir • Peninsula resident since 1980 • Also know as "Granny" • Birth name was Margarette Louise Joyner [See also: www.findagrave.com/memorial/34654290/margarette-j-umphlett http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/olive.txt www.findagrave.com/cemetery/51535/olive-branch-cemetery ] [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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