Charles Bland Jr., of 2105 Effingham St., Portsmouth, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Healing Chapel Baptist Church, Suffolk. Crocker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.