John Albert Pemberton

John A. Pemberton left us to be with the Lord on the morning of April 25, 2023. He was born in New Kent, Virginia on May 9,1939 to James Pemberton and Elmira Jackson Pemberton. John was the first of eight children born to this union. As a young boy, John was very conscientious and energetic working on the farm with his brothers. As a young child, he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior. He and brothers Jimmy and Lawrence were responsible for warming the church with the wood stove before Sunday service began. Later in life, he and his brothers learned to drive. They would gather with friends at Black Creek to wash cars and shoot the breeze. John joined the Navy during his senior year of high school. After graduating, he was assigned to The USS Canberra ship in Norfolk, Virginia. Later he was assigned to a two-year submarine mission and commissioned as an Officer. John found strength in the Lord during his military service. He retired after 33 years as Lt. Commander. Following his Naval retirement, John worked as Regional Distribution Manager for Costco. John was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, Alma, James, Kenneth and Robert. He was widowed after 53 years of marriage to Shirley D. Pemberton. On February 15, 2020, he married Rose B. Williams. Following his marriage to Rose, John joined Second Liberty Baptist Church. He served faithfully as a Church School Leader until his health began to decline. John was a gifted and practical leader, with a servant’s heart. His faith was strong and firmly planted in the Lord; he knew who he was and more importantly, whose he was. His love and walk with Christ showed in his daily life to everyone he encountered. John loved his church family and they loved him. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife, Rose and her children Antoinette Williams, Thomas Williams, Jr., David Willams (aka Da’at Olam), Tanya Henderson, Joseph Williams (Jennifer), and one devoted, Michael Williams. Two devoted brothers, Lawrence Pemberton (Rose), and Leonard Pemberton, a loving sister, Marion Loftin and sisters in law, Linda Pemberton and Bertha Pemberton, Gladys Smith, Carolyn Crewe, Barbara Taylor and Angie Jones (Dwight), one brother-in-law, William B. Braxton (Helen), a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, close friends and a loving church family. A funeral service will be held 11AM Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Second Liberty Baptist Church, 8140 George W Watkins Rd, Quinton VA 23141. A viewing will be 2 hours prior to services at the church.

John Albert Pemberton

May 9, 1939 - April 25, 2023