Beatrice Cockrell Conolly, Bea, age 88, of Petersburg, Virginia, departed this life on May 14, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia.

She was born on October 19, 1937, in Meridian, Mississippi.  Bea was employed and retired from AT&T/Lucent Technology for 42 years.

Bea a member of Greenforest Community Baptist Church, Georgia.  She had a green thumb, loved to travel and tell stories.

Bea leaves to cherish her children, David W. Conolly, Jr.; grandchild, David W. Conolly III; nieces, Robin McMillion, Cherly Barton, Jackie Barton and Abby Mays; nephews, Lee Barton (Ruby), Raymond Barton, Geroge Barton, Melvin barton, Brain Barton, Micheal Gibbs (Sandra), Aubrey Gentry and Charles Moody (Joi); cousins, Tanner Quales, Park Williams, Jasmine Diggs, Terrence Moody, Earl Moody, Promise Moody, Robyn Moody, Aubrey Moody, Jay Neer Quales, Cierra Thompson, Charles Moody, Jr. and Charles Moody III; and a host of other relatives  and friends.

Special thank you to HCA Virginia St. Mary's Hospital- Richmond, Rosedale Health & Rehabilitation-Richmond, Home Helpers-Colonial Heights, and Select Specialty Hospital- Richmond.

Services will be held 3:00 P.M., Saturday, May 23, 2026, in the Chapel of J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA.  The interment to follow at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page or click here to view: https://vimeo.com/event/5950929?fl=so&fe=fs