Rosetta Warrington

Rosetta Pitts Warrington, 92, (affectionately called “Momma”) transitioned to her heavenly home surrounded by her family in Columbia, Maryland. Rosetta was born on February 17, 1924 to Adell Pitts and Charles Lee Tull Sr. on Virginia’s Eastern Shore in Horntown, VA. Rosetta was raised by her mother and stepfather Fletcher Lankford. She attended Accomack County Schools in Virginia. During her childhood, she attended Dees Chapel Church in Horntown, Virginia. At a young age, Rosetta worked on the Chesapeake Bay ferry boats, Sunshine Laundry in Berlin MD., Onley Canning Factory, The Strawberry Plant in Eden, MD, and other companies including Dulaney’s where she helped to prepare packages for military families. She was a very hard worker. From these varied experiences she developed great wisdom and strength. Rosetta married Levi Warrington in 1942 who later accepted his ministerial call to begin pastoring. She worked alongside her husband as he pastored churches in Quantico, MD and Mappsville, VA. She was a gifted piano player and she loved to sing which was evidenced by her role as a singer with the Apostolic Harmonizers from St Joseph’s Holiness Church in Atlantic, VA. After working in the ministry for several years, Levi and Rosetta were blessed with a church of their own in New Church, Virginia. Rosetta was a woman of few words. Though she didn’t talk much, her words were always truthful, purposeful, and powerful. She was a woman of constant prayer and very unselfish in her giving. Rosetta was an excellent mother. In addition to raising seven children, she helped raise her grandchildren. She was also a magnificent homemaker, a gifted seamstress, an outstanding cook, and a skilled gardener. She also loved canning and preserving fruits and vegetables. Rosetta was preceded in death by her husband, Levi Warrington; her mother, Adell Lankford; her father, Charles Lee Tull, Sr.; her stepfather, Fletcher Lankford; her granddaughter, Shanelle Warrington; her great grandson, Christopher Thomas, as well as five deceased siblings: Dorothy L. Tull Powell, Charles L. Tull, Jr., James Tull, Edward T. Tull and Irene Smith. Rosetta is survived by her seven children: Phyllis Bounds, Delores (Carl) Barham of Columbia, MD; John (Lucille) Warrington of Hurlock; Eunice (Keith Kelley) of Parksley, VA; Valarie (Richard) White of Richmond, VA; Barbara Warrington of Greensboro, NC; and George (Anna) Warrington of Baltimore, MD; three stepchildren: Russell Justice of Stockton, MD; Homer (Janice) Justice of E. Windsor, NJ; Loretta Joynes of Georgetown, DE; two sisters-in-law: Della Tull and Mary Tull of Chester, PA.; Fourteen grandchildren: Anthony Warrington, Robert Jolley, Claudia (David) Thomas, Jacqueline (John) Deas, Sharon Warrington, Tishanna (Shakhan) Toppin, Rodney (Tammy) Warrington, Karla (Barrington) Laurent, Kisha (Fulton) Collins, Marlon Wheatley, Diedrik White, Janelle (Kyree) Jackson, Tiffany Warrington, Heather Warrington and a host of great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Rosetta Warrington, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Rosetta Warrington

February 17, 1924 - March 23, 2016