"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course and I have kept the faith..." - 2 Timothy 4:7

Our beloved Mrs. Elva Lee Brown, affectionately known as "Dukie", of North Dinwiddie, VA, crossed over to her heavenly home to be with her heavenly father on June 4, 2025.

Elva was born to the late Elva H. Goode and Welton Lee of Chesterfield County, VA. She was a resident of Petersburg, VA and attended school in Matoaca, VA.

Elva attended Straight Way Church of God in Christ in Petersburg, VA. She loved her family and was a wonderful homemaker.

Elva was married to the late Charles Brown of South Hill, VA. Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Maggie and Willie Goode; brother, Welton Lee, Jr.; and her ex-friend and partner, Ernest Ward.

Elva leaves to cherish her memories: her children, Daisey Ellsworth, Herbert T. Lee (Cecelia) Joyce Lee, Ernest T. Lee (Cecily) and Tony Lee; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; two sisters, Madeline Mosby (Texas, deceased) and Mary L. R. Branch (Haywood); and her brother, Herbert T. R. Lee. Elva had a lot of devoted friends, cousins, nieces and nephews to include: Wilvasha Lee, Nadesha Lee, Jamonta Lee (Tray), Alaysha Smith, Nathan Ellsworth, Jr., Keiasha Lee, Marvin Randolph II, Blair Lee, Ciarra Lee, Jada Smith and Richard Christian Lee, Celestine Lee, Herbert Lee, Jr. and Angela  Rollins; great grandchildren, Derrick "DJ" Gurley and Little Papi (Trey); devoted friends, Diana Dudley, Jackie Beasley, Lesley (Tray) and so many others; and devoted nieces, Deborah Mosby, Sheila Mosby, Amy Rollins, Octavia Rollins and Mary Ann Crenshaw.

Elva was a wonderful woman who loved the Lord with her heart. She also enjoyed playing cards and bingo with her family and friends. She loved socializing with everyone and will be greatly missed.

Elva had a devoted son, Herbert Lee who made sure that her days were wonderful and joyous. What she needed, he supplied and we just want to say thank you for all you've done.

Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 14, 2025, at at Faith and Hope Temple Church of God in Christ, 1800 East Washington Street, Petersburg, VA, Bishop Herman Crockett, Jr., Pastor, Pastor Jesse Brittingham, eulogist. The interment will be held 2:00 P.M., Monday, June 16, 2025, at Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.

J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, watch the funeral services live online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.