LUCY M.C. ANDERSON

Mrs. Lucy M. Coleman Anderson, 86, of W. Wythe Street, Petersburg, Va., was summoned to her heavenly home early Sunday morning, March 20, 2016, at her residence.

She was born January 1, 1930, to the late Lee and Marion Coleman Valentine in Broadnax, Va.

In her early years the family moved to Petersburg, where she attended school and graduated from Peabody High School in the class of 1950. Shortly after graduation she moved to New Haven, Conn., where she later married Leonard Reggins and was blessed with her only child Eric Lamont Riggins.

After residing in New Haven, Conn., she met and married Vernell "Andy" Anderson her husband of forty-nine years.

In her early years she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at Oak Street AME Zion Church in Petersburg, Va. Upon moving to New Haven she joined Pitts Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. After residing in Connecticut many years, Lucy joined Oak Street AME Zion and later Faith AME Zion Church where she diligently served as a Deaconess and Missionary. She was also a member of the Life Member Council.

In addition to her parents Lucy was preceded in death by her son, Eric; husband, Vernell Anderson; brother, Benny L. Coleman; three sisters, Louise Ledbetter, Gertrude Richardson and Almeta Coleman.

She leaves to cherish her memories her sister, Maycerine Baugh (Royce); sister-in-law, Doris Coleman; four nieces, Cynthia Bonner of Colonial Heights, Patricia L. McCullough (Daniel) of Huntsville Ala., Linda Ruffin of Chesterfield and Lene Guyton of Illinois; five nephews, Michael Bonner of Huntsville, Ala., Bernard Bonner of Richmond, Bruce Bonner of Charlotte, NC, Robert Bonner of New Haven, CT and Jerry Richardson (Audrey) of Petersburg; other relatives and friends, among them devoted friends, Claudia Middlebrook, Junius Ruffin, Darlene McMill and Melissa Williams; and devoted caregivers, Bernard Garrett, Patricia Walker and Marvin Dixon.

Services for Mrs. Lucy Anderson will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2016, at Greater Faith AME Zion Church, 1301Youngs Road, Petersburg, Va. The Rev. Dr. Audrey Jones, pastor, and Rev. Edmond H. Whitney, Sr., eulogist. Interment Dinwiddie Memorial Park, Dinwiddie, Va.

The family will assemble at 10 a.m. the day of the service and receive friends at 940 W. Wythe Street, Petersburg, Va.

Family members and friends are invited to pay final tribute to Mrs. Anderson at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.