Clarine E. Ransome
July 22, 1943 - April 3, 2018
Clarine E. Ransome, 74, of King & Queen, went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2018. She was a hard-working, family-oriented woman who was dedicated to her family, friends and her church, Second Mt. Olive Baptist. Clarine could often be found ushering, and cooking or cleaning in the kitchen at the church, even right up to a couple days before her passing. She worked 41 years shucking oysters at J.W. Ferguson and also Ruark & Shores Seafood before retiring. Clarine is survived by her children, Geoffrey Ransome (Catherine) and G. Penny Robinson (Terry Owens); five grandchildren, Catina Holmes (Corey), Latoya Kelly (Jermaul), Cierra Rose (Cameron), Nila Robinson and Latoya Day; five great-grandchildren, Corey Jr., Tiana, Kijuana, Jermaul Jr. and Shamara (a.k.a.“Nu-Nu”). Clarine is also survived by sisters, Mary Patterson and Isadora Ransome (Harry); brothers-in-law, James Young, Dr. Jesse Ransome (Edna) and James Ransome (Vivian); and sisters-in-law, Dr. Teresa Sutherlin (Robert) and Almeter Ransome; a God-son, Thomas L. Ransome; special nieces, Harriet Ransome, Nina Jackson, Marion Burrell and April Lee; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends who will miss her dearly as she was a “community mother” to so many. A funeral service will be held 2 PM, Sunday, April 8th at Second Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 3156 Devils Three Jump Rd., Little Plymouth, VA and burial will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will take place on Saturday April 7, 2018 from 5p.m. - 7p.m.
Clarine E. Ransome, 74, of King & Queen, went to be with the Lord on April 3, 2018. She was a hard-working, family-oriented woman who was dedicated to her family, friends and her church, Second Mt. Olive Baptist. Clarine could often be found... View Obituary & Service Information