SELPH, Earnest Leon Sr., of Virginia Beach, formerly of Richmond, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmore and Doris Tucker Selph; one son, Barry Neal Selph; one infant daughter, Karen Virginia Selph; one brother, Elmo “Gene” Selph; one sister, Barbara Selph Hudson; and a loving grandmother, Daisy Profitt Tucker. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Diane Renee Selph; two sons, Earnest L. Selph Jr. of Richmond and David W. Selph and wife, Maria L. Selph of Bremerton, Wash.; grandson raised by his grandfather, Barry Wayne Sloan Selph and his wife, Ashley N. Selph, of Virginia Beach; one daughter, “Daddy’s Little Girl” Patricia “Gail” Selph of Virginia Beach; one “bonus” daughter, Jessica Diane Bailey and husband, William A. Bailey; of Deerfield, Oh one “special” daughter, Connie Pate; one brother, James L. Selph and wife, Carol Selph, of Greer, S.C.; one loved sister-in-law, Virginia Lee Selph; one uncle, Horace W. Tucker and wife, Jenny Tucker, of Sandston, Va.; two grandsons, three granddaughters; five “bonus” grandsons, one “bonus” granddaughter, two great-grandsons, three great-granddaughters, four nephews and three nieces; a longtime friend, C. Maynard Phillips and wife, Carolyn Phillips, of Virginia Beach, Va.; a loving sister-in-Christ, Donna J. Ashcraft of Virginia Beach, Va.; and his loving, devoted Canine companion, “BoBo.” Mr. Selph was a member of Raye of Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church for over 50 years. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd., where services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. Please make online condolences to woodyfuneralhomeparaham.com
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