Chase Theodore Pope, 18, was granted his angel wings on Saturday, May 30, 2009 following life-long challenges. He was a student at Lakeland High School and a member of First Baptist Church, Mahan Street in Suffolk, Va.
Chase was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Johnnie L. Pope and maternal grandmother, Mildred D. Jackson.
He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted mother, Theresa Jackson-Pope, of Suffolk; brother, Johnny W. Pope II, of Richmond, Va.; father, Johnny W. Pope, of Buena Vista, Va.; loving and devoted grandparents, Alberta Pope, of Franklin, Va., Charles and Gloria Jean Jackson and Leon Finley, all of Suffolk; aunts, Sandrea F. Wilson (Arnold), of Woodbridge, Va., Albetty Alexander (Don), of Piscataway, N.J., Muriel Myrick (Clarence), of Franklin, Va., Sharon Vernon (Trent), of Beltsville, Md.; uncles, William Finley, of Suffolk and Antonio Jackson (Jessica), of Middletown, Conn.; a wonderful caregiver, Lisa Moore; and a multitude of very special cousins and friends.
Chase Theodore Pope – Gone, but never, ever forgotten!
Homegoing services will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at noon at First Baptist Church, 112 Mahan St., in Suffolk, officiated by Dr. Steven G. Blunt. Interment will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery. Crocker Funeral Home, Inc. is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.