James B. FRIEND Jr.

FRIEND, James B. Jr., 73, of Chesterfield County, a master brick mason and educator, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Drewery Friend; his father, James B. Friend Sr.; his brothers, LeCogbill Elijah Friend and Louis Timothy Friend; his sister, Brenda Friend Briggs; his son, Seaman Recruit James Briggs Friend III; and grandsons, Ronald James "R.J." Huggins and John Drewery "J.D." Huggins. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Louise P. Friend; his daughters, Lisa Friend Waddell, M.D. (Cedric), Kimberly Friend Smith, Esq. (Douglas), Carla Friend Huggins, DPT (Ronald); six grandchildren, Donovan Waddell, Nicholas Waddell, Michaela Smith, Kellye Smith, Jonathan Huggins and Geoffrey Huggins; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, and a host of devoted friends and neighbors. Remains rest at Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Centralia, 2920 Kingsdale Road, Richmond, Virginia. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, Virginia. An Omega Psi Phi memorial service will be held at the church on Sunday, October 25, 2009, 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a gathering of family and friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Donations may be made to the Florence Neal Cooper-Smith Sickle Cell Initiative, MCV Foundation, MCV Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980234, Richmond, Va. 23298-0234. Attention: Sharon Lankins-Pederson.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.