Ruth E. Bland Obituary
The passing of Ruth E. Bland of Petersburg, Virginia leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on January 11, 2026 at the age of 86. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her mothers, Nancy Epps and Virginia; her husband Deacon Abraham "Dirt Bland" Bland, Sr.; her grandmother Rosa Swann; her great grandchild Kella M. Jones; her siblings, Brenda Epps, Henry Epps and Frank Epps; her aunt Alease Cooper; her uncle Donald Cooper; her parents-in-law, Otelia Bland Bonner and Jake Bonner; her sister-in-law Eva Boisseau (Louise Bland); James Bland, Sr., Moses Winfield and Claiborne Cooke.
She is survived by: her children, Kelleph A. Bland, Jr. (Tuana), Annette B. Kizzie (Aaron), Teresa Porter, Lori Ferrell (Eric), Pamela McBean (Michael), Nancy Bland, Stacy A. Bland (Jamie), Anthony Manson (Delzoria), Nathaniel Manson and Rebecca Manson (Paul); her sisters, Helen Winfield, Judy Belinda Epps and Rosemary Cooke; her siblings-in-law, Patricia McLendon, Weldon Allen and Rodney Williams; and her niece Barbara Bland. She is also survived by thirty-six grandchildren; seventy-six great grandchildren and thirteen great-great grandchildren.
