Armond Belle

BELLE, Mrs. Armond Catherine Anderson, was born on December 15, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia. She departed this life on July 29, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Stuart Henry Anderson and Marian Freeman Anderson. She was predeceased by her brother, Stuart Henry Anderson Jr.; and her aunt, Maggie Freeman Henderson. Armond graduated from Armstrong High School, class of 1949. She also attended Virginia Union University and Tennessee State University. She was crowned Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity's Miss Lambda in 1950 and Miss Virginia Union University in 1951. While attending college, Armond married the love of her life, Walton Belle. From this union were born Walton Jr., Claudia and Cheryl. She was highly devoted to her family and her husband's general surgical practice. Armond loved Christ and was a faithful member of Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church where she was a member of the Stewardess Board, the Missionary Society, the Lay Organization and the Hospitality Committee. Armond's bustling civic life included serving as trustee on the boards of Richmond Community Hospital and the Virginia Kidney Foundation. She volunteered with Meals on Wheels and the American Cancer Society and remained active in the Auxiliaries of the Richmond Medical Society and the Old Dominion Medical Society. She was a member of Chums, Inc., The Girlfriends, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., all Richmond Chapters. She was an Archousa of the Sigma Pi Phi Boule. Along with her husband, Walton, Armond traveled extensively to Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean Islands. She particularly loved traveling to Las Vegas and passing through the Panama Canal. Armond 's compassionate, peace-loving, generous and courageous spirit will live in the hearts and minds of her family, husband of 61 years, Dr. Walton M Belle; son, Walton M. Belle Jr. (Linda); daughter, Claudia B. Davis; daughter, Dr. Cheryl Belle Bradley (James); grandsons, Clinton E. Davis Jr., Dr. Michael A. Frasier, Kenneth D. Frasier; granddaughters, Monica M. Davis, Victoria Belle-Miller, Cheryl L. Minnis (Michael); devoted caregivers and cousins, Joan F. Oliver and Lolita Moses; six sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 11:30 a.m., at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary Street, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to funeral time. Dr. Earl Brown and Dr. Ricardo Brown, pastors. Rev. Godfrey Patterson officiating. Interment Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Walton and Armond Belle Endowment Scholarship Fund at Virginia Union University. Online condolences can be made at www.jenkinsjr.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.