Parents: Charlie Poole and Eugenia Fountain Poole (both deceased)
Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Francis Stills Poole (b. Jul 21, 1931, d. Mar 1983)
Charles MCKinley "Barney" Poole, of Petersburg, VA, died at the Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and accepted Christ at an early age at the First Union Baptist Church, Richmond, VA under the guidance of his grandfather, the Reverend John E. Fountain. Upon moving to Petersburg, VA he joined Zion Baptist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White Sr.
Barney was educated in Richmond Public Schools and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1967 and a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision in 1976 from Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. He was an excellent athlete and an accomplished football and basketball player. He served valiantly in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of 1st lieutenant. After faithful service he retired from the Petersburg City School System. Barney was also a member of various civic, community and Church organizations, among them Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Kiwanis Club, and the Zion Baptist Church where he served on the Finance Committee and volunteered to feed the hungry. Barney was also a civil rights activist.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday December 8, 2008 at the Zion Baptist, Petersburg, VA. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held its Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the chapel of the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. Interment in the Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. www.blandenterprisesinc.com
Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Francis Stills Poole (b. Jul 21, 1931, d. Mar 1983)
Charles MCKinley "Barney" Poole, of Petersburg, VA, died at the Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and accepted Christ at an early age at the First Union Baptist Church, Richmond, VA under the guidance of his grandfather, the Reverend John E. Fountain. Upon moving to Petersburg, VA he joined Zion Baptist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White Sr.
Barney was educated in Richmond Public Schools and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1967 and a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision in 1976 from Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. He was an excellent athlete and an accomplished football and basketball player. He served valiantly in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of 1st lieutenant. After faithful service he retired from the Petersburg City School System. Barney was also a member of various civic, community and Church organizations, among them Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Kiwanis Club, and the Zion Baptist Church where he served on the Finance Committee and volunteered to feed the hungry. Barney was also a civil rights activist.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday December 8, 2008 at the Zion Baptist, Petersburg, VA. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held its Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the chapel of the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. Interment in the Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. www.blandenterprisesinc.com
Parents: Charlie Poole and Eugenia Fountain Poole (both deceased)
Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Francis Stills Poole (b. Jul 21, 1931, d. Mar 1983)
Charles MCKinley "Barney" Poole, of Petersburg, VA, died at the Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and accepted Christ at an early age at the First Union Baptist Church, Richmond, VA under the guidance of his grandfather, the Reverend John E. Fountain. Upon moving to Petersburg, VA he joined Zion Baptist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White Sr.
Barney was educated in Richmond Public Schools and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1967 and a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision in 1976 from Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. He was an excellent athlete and an accomplished football and basketball player. He served valiantly in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of 1st lieutenant. After faithful service he retired from the Petersburg City School System. Barney was also a member of various civic, community and Church organizations, among them Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Kiwanis Club, and the Zion Baptist Church where he served on the Finance Committee and volunteered to feed the hungry. Barney was also a civil rights activist.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday December 8, 2008 at the Zion Baptist, Petersburg, VA. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held its Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the chapel of the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. Interment in the Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. www.blandenterprisesinc.com
Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Francis Stills Poole (b. Jul 21, 1931, d. Mar 1983)
Charles MCKinley "Barney" Poole, of Petersburg, VA, died at the Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and accepted Christ at an early age at the First Union Baptist Church, Richmond, VA under the guidance of his grandfather, the Reverend John E. Fountain. Upon moving to Petersburg, VA he joined Zion Baptist Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Andrew J. White Sr.
Barney was educated in Richmond Public Schools and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1948. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1967 and a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision in 1976 from Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. He was an excellent athlete and an accomplished football and basketball player. He served valiantly in the U.S. Army and achieved the rank of 1st lieutenant. After faithful service he retired from the Petersburg City School System. Barney was also a member of various civic, community and Church organizations, among them Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, Kiwanis Club, and the Zion Baptist Church where he served on the Finance Committee and volunteered to feed the hungry. Barney was also a civil rights activist.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday December 8, 2008 at the Zion Baptist, Petersburg, VA. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held its Memorial Service at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the chapel of the William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. Interment in the Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of William N. Bland and Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, VA. www.blandenterprisesinc.com
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