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Horace Rufus Epps
December 28, 1938 - November 8, 2019
Visitation
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 2pm-7pm
Corprew Funeral Home
1822 Portsmouth Blvd
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Funeral
Friday, November 15, 2019, 10am
1822 Portsmouth Blvd
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Interment
Corprew Funeral Home
Albert G. Horton Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery
Suffolk, VA
Our Beloved Father
Horace Rufus Epps, Sr., affectionately known as “Fox” was born to the late Junious Epps, Sr. and Elizabeth Evelyn Epps on December 28, 1938. He entered into eternal rest on November 8, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Horace Rufus Epps, Jr.. Mr. Epps was educated in Portsmouth Public Schools and served in the U.S. Navy. He retired after 40 years of working as a private contractor at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
He leaves to cherish his memory 5 children; Doris J. Epps Faulk, Barbara D. Epps Lowe, Ronald R. Epps, Avis M. Epps Miller, and Evelyn Elizabeth Epps; Sisters Bobbie Bishop, Carrie Mae Scott, Josephine Baxter, Beatrice Porter, and Marilyn Epps; brothers Linwood Epps and Junious Epps, Jr.. He also leaves a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.