Lena Holland Morgan, 93, of 114 S. Capitol Street, Suffolk was called to her eternal home on March 8, 2010, from Sentara Obici Memorial Hospital. She was born November 1, 1916, in Nansemond County, Virginia, to the late Selena White and David Holland, Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick Morgan, and her siblings, Arlelia H. Wilkins, Mary Holland, Irene H. Rawls, William T. Holland, and David M. Holland, Jr.
She was a former member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Suffolk, Virginia. She received her early education from Little Fork School, and Nansemond County Training School in Holland, Virginia. She retired from the restaurant business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved back to Suffolk, Virginia. She became an active member of the Senior Citizens of Suffolk, Virginia in 1979, where she was on the Advisory Board, and a member of the Senior Gospel Choir.
She leaves to mourn one (1) nephew, MonDamin Wilkins of Chicago, IL; four (4) nieces, Cyneese Wilkins and June R. Bess, both of Portsmouth, VA; Lelear R. Woodson and Arminta O. Rawls, both of Suffolk, VA; two (2) devoted great nephews, Vernon Lee Woodson of Suffolk, VA, and Byron W. Darden of Washington, D.C.; three (3) grand nieces-in-law; five (5) generations of nieces and nephews, a special cousin, Ruby H. Walden; dear friends, Mr. & Mrs. Herman White, and Elizabeth Edwards, all of Suffolk, VA and a host of other relatives and friends.
Homegoing services will be conducted on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 1:00 p.m., at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Henry Baker. Interment will be in Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence. Crocker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
