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Barbara Jean Hyman
March 20, 1938 - March 16, 2021
PUBLIC VIEWING (Walk Through Only)
Thursday, March 25, 2021
2PM – 7PM
Corprew Funeral Home
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Friday, March 26, 2021
11:00AM
Union Baptist Missionary Church
5414 Nansemond Pkwy.
Suffolk, VA 23435
Pastor Warren E. Amlet of First Baptist Church South Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA – officiating
***You may view the service beginning at 11:00AM via our business page on Facebook. Please mute your listening devices.
EARTHLY RESTING PLACE
Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery
5310 Milners Road
Suffolk, VA 23434
Due to the current pandemic, services are limited to immediate family and invited guests only.
COVID19 REGULATIONS FOR ATTENDING VIEWING AND CHAPEL SERVICES AT CORPREW FUNERAL HOME
Due to the recent increase in COVID19 cases, the governor of Virginia has established guidelines to reduce the spread of this pandemic virus. In an effort to keep our families, staff and facilities safe we are asking that all visitors comply with the following directives:
** Be subject to temperature checks, hand sanitation and social distancing of nothing less than 6 feet within the facility
**Facial coverings that cover the nose and mouth are required and must remain on while inside of the facilities for viewing and services
** Refrain from kissing, hugging, embracing others as your enter or leave the facilities to help reduce the spread of the virus
** If you are experiencing a cold or flu-like symptoms, please do not enter the funeral home at any time
** Chapel services are limited to 10 People, per Governor’s New Order and Mandate effective Monday, December 14, 2020
** During viewing hours, visitors may enter 10 at a time through a walk through process of viewing the deceased without lingering or having a large gathering
It is our sincere effort and duty to ensure that the families we serve will be safe and protected during this pandemic. Our facility is sanitized hourly to disinfect and safeguard against the spread of the COVID19 virus. May God bless you and your families and keep us safe in His care. Thank you for continuing to allow us to serve you in your time of need and bereavement.
You may leave condolences to the family at www.corprewfuneralhome.net
Quietly, on the afternoon of March 16, 2021 while her daughter so sweetly sang to her, our beloved Barbara Jean Hyman, known to all as simply Jean, slipped away and put on her Angel Wings. After what we now know must have been a long and courageous battle, one that she carried privately and I am sure it was to spare us the worry and to trust solely in her Master, He called her home.
Barbara Jean Hyman was born to Marion Lucille Williams and Marshall A. Sykes on March 20, 1938. Jean transitioned to her Heavenly home just four days short of her 83rd birthday. God chose Heaven for her Re-birth celebration venue. Jean attended I.C. Norcom High School, prior to moving to New York where she lived for several years. Upon her return to Portsmouth, she became a member of First Baptist Church South Portsmouth where she served faithfully as the Church Treasurer, a member of The Trustees Ministry, The Deaconess Ministry, Missionary Ministry and participating member of the Anointed Voices of Praise, Young at Heart Ministry, the Women’s Ministry and Co-Ministry Leader of the Pastor’s Aid Ministry.
Barbara Jean was first married to Leigh R. Ward and to the union was born one daughter – Clelia Ward Wilson.
On December 26, 1987, Jean married James “Gil” Hyman and remained a devoted and loving wife until her passing. From this union came two stepchildren – Gregory Hyman and Bishop S. Ja’Nine Hyman.
Upon retirement from WAVY-TV 10, having worked there for several years, she became bored. So, at a time, when most people can only envision lots of down time, Jean went back to work. She acquired a position with Towne Bank where she worked another sixteen (16) years and remained an active employee until her health failed her just weeks ago. She genuinely enjoyed her time there. She loved the entire staff but was blessed to have a special bond with two ladies she cherished very much – Marion Fagan and Kelly McCann.
Jean is the first of nine children. Upon the passing of her mother, Marion Lucille Williams, Jean took on the role of “Matriarch” of our family, and she more than earned and deserved the title. Jean is predeceased by her mother, Marion Lucille Williams, her father Marshall Sykes, her sister Leslie Mason and her brother Richard Morris.
She leaves to mourn her husband of 33 years – James “Gil” Hyman; her daughter – Clelia Ward Wilson (Woodrow); two granddaughters – her namesake Barbara Christine Wilson and Jada Brown; her sisters – Dallasine E. Bynum (Fletcher), Joanne Shambly (Michael), Marion L. Gardner, Nina M. Manly, Jacqueline D. Hunter and one brother – Russell C. Morris; two stepchildren – Gregory Hyman (April) and Bishop S. Ja’Nine Hyman. She also leaves to mourn two incredibly special individuals – Diedra R. Ward and Gavin Gardner, along with a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends to include Towne Bank – Old Town Portsmouth and First Baptist Church South Portsmouth family.
Love You For a Lifetime
“Your Husband Gil”