Name: Memorial service
Start: 2019-05-04T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Mount Olivet Baptist Church

DIED

April 23, 2019

AGE

LOCATION

Maryland, Maryland

J M Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. - Petersburg Obituary

Mrs. Elsie Marie Hamilton Chase, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her son’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland. A beloved daughter of Allen and Maude Hamilton, Elsie was born September 4, 1921 in Newark, New Jersey.

After graduating from Newark’s South Side High School, she worked for many years as a valued bookkeeper for the United Jewish Appeal. She was married in 1970, to William McKinley Chase, also of Newark, they later relocated to Ettrick, Virginia. Both Elsie and William were trusted employees of Virginia State University until each retired.

William predeceased Elsie who is survived by her loving family: son, John Russell Houston III; two sisters, Ruth Fitzgerald and Phyllis Voorhees; grandchildren, John Russell Houston IV and Katrine Elizabeth Houston; five great grandchildren; six nieces and three nephews.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 800 Augusta Avenue, Petersburg, VA, the Rev. Dr. Wesley K. McLaughin, Pastor. An inurnment will follow at Southlawn Memorial Park.

J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.

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As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Rev 21:3&4 GJ

May 03, 2019

My sincere condolences to the family for the lost of your love one. May the God of all comfort give you the strength to heal from your lost .

May 02, 2019

Frank and I send our deepest sympathy for the loss of your precious mom.

Frank Henderson

May 02, 2019 | Ashton, MD | Friend

Loving family and friends of Elsie Chase, my truest condolences for your loss. While remembering precious memories of your Beloved Elsie my your hearts be at peace. Please continue to allow God's Word to comfort and strengthen you.

May 02, 2019

My deepest condolences to the Family at this very difficult time. May the comfort of our Loving Creator be with you. Isa. 41:1O,13

May 02, 2019

It's always with heavy hearts that we send condolences. We can be comforted by knowing our loved one is precious in God's eyes, so He will comfort and support us at this time. Romans 15:13

May 02, 2019 | Newark, NJ

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