Obituaries

June Folkes McGlohn of Newport News went home to be with her Lord and Savior in the early hours of Christmas morning, December 25, 2025. She was 96 years old and lived a long, beautiful life. June was a retired kindergarten teacher who taught at Trinity Lutheran School for 22 years. She was very active in the former North Riverside Baptist Church, where she served as an ordained deacon and in other leadership positions. June also belonged to the Women’s Club of Hilton Village and The Museum Garden Club. She was also a very talented artist, producing many beautiful oil paintings.

June was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Alvin James McGlohn, Sr.; her parents, William L. and Flossie L. Folkes; her only brother, William Granville Folkes (Doris); and two of her three sisters, Doris Folkes Foretich (Vincent) and Iris Folkes Layton (Horace).

She is survived by her three children: Alvin James McGlohn, Jr. (Sharon), Louis Jeffrey McGlohn, and Julianne McGlohn Marse (Mike). She was blessed with five grandchildren: Trey McGlohn (Rebecca), Patrick McGlohn (Jessica), Ashton Clark (Tim), Phillip Clark, and Alex Marse, and eight great-grandchildren. June is also survived by her beloved sister, Joyce Folkes Belote, as well as a host of nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.

A visitation to celebrate June’s life will be held at Peninsula Funeral Home on Monday, January 5, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Her funeral service will be held at Peninsula Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 6th at 12:00 p.m., followed by internment at Peninsula Memorial Park.