Photo courtesy of T.E. Cooke-Overton Funeral Home - Suffolk
Jan 21, 1934 - Dec 7, 2025
You are missed and I know you had a lot to say, but because of some of children you kept to your self no question that you are in a better place!!! Rest grandma life didn't owe you anything ♥♥♥♥
Denise Lassiter
December 30, 2025 | Va Beach, VA | Grandchild
Willie and family,
It is with deep sorrow that Becaye and I extend our heartfelt sympathy. We send our love to the Lassiter family. May God give you strength during this difficult time. We love you.
Rest well, Auntie.
Karen Traore
December 16, 2025 | Jonesboro, GA | Family
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Mattie Kearney
December 13, 2025 | Suffolk, VA | Coworker
On behalf of the Pulaski Baptist Church Sunday School, we wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the family. May God Bless you all.
Lynette Grant
December 12, 2025 | Carrsville, VA
SO SORRY
Wanda Williams
December 12, 2025 | Norfolk, VA | Friend
To the Lassiter Family : I'm sorry to learn of the passing of Mother Lassiter whose works spoke of her life. May GOD continue to Bless; comfort and strengthen you during this time and may HE fill you with HIS Joy and keep you in the days that lie ahead and may you hold on to the wisdom that she instilled in you through her love of GOD.
Lloyd Howell
December 11, 2025 | Suffolk, VA
Sending my deepest sympathy and prayers to the Lassiter Family. Ms..Bert was my neighbor when we had live on holiday street . She had a sweet spirit about her and help anyone out when needed. Family stay strong in the Lord, God will take care of you ❤
Diane Smith
December 11, 2025
Ms. “Bert” was a very caring and dedicated worker in our church. Through the years as I grew up from a little child and well into my adulthood, I always remember seeing her as being that tall lady in the white dress with the soft voice and friendly smile as she was ushered people to their seats during Sunday morning services. She was very supportive of me as I learned to play for church in Sunday School and later for the Junior Choir. I could look out toward the congregation and fill at...
Dollicia Knight- Boone
December 11, 2025 | Suffolk, VA | Friend
Latisha Francis
December 11, 2025 | Suffolk, VA | Family
Mrs. Bertha Mae Lassiter, affectionately known as “Bert,” transitioned peacefully into eternal rest on December 7, 2025, at the blessed age of 91. A woman of unwavering faith, gentle strength, and boundless love, Bertha lived a life that reflected grace in every season.
Bertha was the devoted wife of the late Mr. Isaac L. Lassiter, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Together, they built a beautiful legacy grounded in faith, family, and service, and were abundantly blessed with eight beloved children.
A faithful and active member of Pulaski Baptist Church for over 50 years, Bertha served wholeheartedly wherever she was needed. She poured her time and spirit into the Kitchen Ministry, the Usher Ministry, and the Missionary Ministry, always carrying herself with humility and a heart for God’s people. Her life was a living testimony of God’s mercy, grace, and favor.
At home and in her community, Bertha was the pillar her family leaned on. She expressed her love not through grand gestures, but through her presence, her prayers, and the quiet strength she carried. Whenever she was near, her family felt seen, supported, and deeply loved. To know Bert was to know kindness, compassion, and the warmth of a woman who walked closely with the Lord.
Bertha leaves to cherish her precious memory: four daughters – Debera Hunter, Betty Collins (Nathan), Donna Lassiter, and Claudia Madison (William); four sons – Shelton Lassiter (Charleine), Willie Lassiter (Jannifer), Isiah Lassiter (Vernita), and Donald Lassiter (Estelle); four sisters – Eva Wrighton, Shirley Maddrey, Evonne Cherry (Larry), and Mildred White; one brother – Thomas Armstead (Kay); four sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family, and cherished friends.
Though Bert’s work on this earth is complete, her new and glorious journey with the Lord has just begun. Her love, her prayers, and her unwavering faith will continue to inspire all who were blessed to be touched by her life. Her legacy is not merely remembered—it lives on.
May her soul rest in perfect peace, and may her spirit continue to shine brightly in the hearts of those who loved her.
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