Deacon James L. Pope Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Deacon James L. Pope of Petersburg, Virginia, who passed away on February 4, 2023 at the age of 89. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Fannie Elizabeth and Joseph Thomas Pope, Sr.; his daughters, Michelle D. Polk (Jon) of Georgia and Jamie L. Clark (Kevin) of Virginia; his grandchildren, Kevin Clark, Jr. of Texas, Jonathan J. Polk of Texas and Tamara D. Clark of Virginia; his great grandchild Dominic J. Reyes of Virginia; his nieces and nephews, Johnella Abernathy of Pennsylvania, Joseph T. Pope III (Yvonne) of North Carolina, Karen Butler of Missouri, Kamille Pope of Missouri, Jill Pope of Georgia, Cheryl Pope of Kentucky, Michael Freeman of Ohio, Calvin Freeman of Virginia and Wayne Freeman of Virginia; his sisters-in-law, Vernell Freeman of Virginia, Sylvia Pope of Missouri and Mary Pope of Kentucky; his siblings, Joesph Thomas "Lil Joe" Pope, Jr., John Richard "Dick" Pope and Mary F. Pope; his wife Shelverden F. Pope; and his friends, Leroy, Mrs Dorothy Fultz, Pauline Harris, Harold Walker, Ann Crawford, Ben Scott, Earshler Edwards, Gilda Pegram, Joe Watson and Dr. George W. Lyons, Jr.. He was also cherished by other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers and plants, please make a charitable gift to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in memory of Mr. James Linwood Pope.
