Mrs. Lottie Michelle (Griffin) Belk of 10813 Wellington Cross Way, Chester, VA, was called home on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Lottie served in the U. S. Army from July 16, 1980 to July 13, 1983 with an additional seven years in the United States Army Reserves.
Lottie was a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 1979. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Virginia State University and Master of Business Administration from Strayer University. She was a Qualified Mental Health Professional with Family Services where she worked in the mental health field for many years. Recently she began working in the business field utilizing her Masters Degree. She was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church Centralia, active on the Hospitality Committee, the Childrens Ministry and was a Sunday School teacher. She was the owner of Simply Pink Boutique Plus More.
She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Douglas Belk, Sr.; daughters, Ashley Denton (Maurice) and Jasmine Spratley; stepson, Douglas Belk, Jr. and stepdaughter, Brittany Belk-Smith (Jeremy); mother, Gloria Griffin; loving sisters, Cheryl Williams (Thelburt), Veronica Whitley, Patricia Hughes and Pamela Harris (Michael); one brother, Kenneth Clay; devoted cousin, Karen Wyche, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Services for Mrs. Lottie M. Belk will be held 2:00 P.M., Monday, June 13, 2016 at First Baptist Church Centralia, 2920 Kingsdale Road, North Chesterfield, Va., Rev. Dr. Wilson E.B. Shannon, Pastor, eulogist. Interment to follow at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery. Viewing will be held from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M., at the church the day of the services.
Lottie Michelle Belk was celebrating her birthday and wedding anniversary Wednesday at what her daughter Ashley Denton said was her favorite place – the beach.
Belk, from Chester, was relaxing near 33rd Street with her family late in the afternoon when the wind picked up.
Suddenly, a strong gust pulled an anchored beach umbrella from the sand and hurled it toward Belk, police said. It struck her, penetrating her chest.
The blow would prove fatal.
A family member alerted a lifeguard, who called for an ambulance just after 5 p.m., said Ed Brazle, interim chief of the Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services.
As lifeguards and other witnesses rushed to Belk's aide, police were called to the beach around 33rd Street to respond to what was described as a cardiac arrest. She wasn’t breathing when lifeguards arrived. She was taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, where efforts to resuscitate her failed, Brazle said. Belk, 55, died at the hospital.
"It was probably the most scariest things I've ever seen," Martin said. “From time to time, people get hit by flying umbrellas or flying debris,” said Brazle, a 20-year veteran of emergency services, “but I’ve never heard of someone dying.”
Donna Price, administrator for the medical examiner’s Tidewater District, said the cause of death was penetrating blunt force chest trauma.
Mrs. Lottie Michelle (Griffin) Belk of 10813 Wellington Cross Way, Chester, VA, was called home on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Lottie served in the U. S. Army from July 16, 1980 to July 13, 1983 with an additional seven years in the United States Army Reserves.
Lottie was a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 1979. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Virginia State University and Master of Business Administration from Strayer University. She was a Qualified Mental Health Professional with Family Services where she worked in the mental health field for many years. Recently she began working in the business field utilizing her Masters Degree. She was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church Centralia, active on the Hospitality Committee, the Childrens Ministry and was a Sunday School teacher. She was the owner of Simply Pink Boutique Plus More.
She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, Douglas Belk, Sr.; daughters, Ashley Denton (Maurice) and Jasmine Spratley; stepson, Douglas Belk, Jr. and stepdaughter, Brittany Belk-Smith (Jeremy); mother, Gloria Griffin; loving sisters, Cheryl Williams (Thelburt), Veronica Whitley, Patricia Hughes and Pamela Harris (Michael); one brother, Kenneth Clay; devoted cousin, Karen Wyche, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Services for Mrs. Lottie M. Belk will be held 2:00 P.M., Monday, June 13, 2016 at First Baptist Church Centralia, 2920 Kingsdale Road, North Chesterfield, Va., Rev. Dr. Wilson E.B. Shannon, Pastor, eulogist. Interment to follow at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery. Viewing will be held from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M., at the church the day of the services.
Lottie Michelle Belk was celebrating her birthday and wedding anniversary Wednesday at what her daughter Ashley Denton said was her favorite place – the beach.
Belk, from Chester, was relaxing near 33rd Street with her family late in the afternoon when the wind picked up.
Suddenly, a strong gust pulled an anchored beach umbrella from the sand and hurled it toward Belk, police said. It struck her, penetrating her chest.
The blow would prove fatal.
A family member alerted a lifeguard, who called for an ambulance just after 5 p.m., said Ed Brazle, interim chief of the Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services.
As lifeguards and other witnesses rushed to Belk's aide, police were called to the beach around 33rd Street to respond to what was described as a cardiac arrest. She wasn’t breathing when lifeguards arrived. She was taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, where efforts to resuscitate her failed, Brazle said. Belk, 55, died at the hospital.
"It was probably the most scariest things I've ever seen," Martin said. “From time to time, people get hit by flying umbrellas or flying debris,” said Brazle, a 20-year veteran of emergency services, “but I’ve never heard of someone dying.”
Donna Price, administrator for the medical examiner’s Tidewater District, said the cause of death was penetrating blunt force chest trauma.
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