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In Loving Memory of Ernestine Epps Shaw

Posted Date: 04/07/26 (11:44 AM)


It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that Hopewell City Public Schools announces the passing of one of our own, Ernestine Epps Shaw. Mrs. Shaw faithfully served in Food Services from 2008 to 2024. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. Services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Mt. Hope Baptist Church, 10300 Lawyers Road, Prince George, VA. The Rev. Clarence M. Thweatt, Jr., Pastor, will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Services are entrusted to J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911. The service will also be streamed live on the J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page.