Lois Jolly Mapp, of Richmond, was called into service to play for God’s Heavenly choir on August 18, 2019. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on May 17, 1936 to the late Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Jolly. Lois’ parents instilled the importance of faith in her, and she accepted Christ at an early age at her home church, St James AME Church in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from Arts High School in June 1954 and attended Fairleigh Dickinson College in Rutherford, New Jersey to major in elementary music education. Lois pursued a career with the federal government where she retired in April 1986 from the Department of Health and Human Services as a monitor/team manager of federal programs.

Lois’ musical talents began at the early age of 6 as an organist, pianist and vocalist. She became the organist for the Arts High School Choir while attending there. She received 10 music honor awards from the Griffith Music Foundation for outstanding piano and voice performance. She also received many accolades and certificates of appreciation for her musical talents. For over 70 years, Lois has played for numerous churches to include Third Street Bethel AME Church, Woodville Presbyterian Church, All Souls Presbyterian Church, Triumphant Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church and Hood Temple CAME Church (Richmond, VA), St James AME Church and Ruffin Nichols Memorial Church (Newark, NJ), St Matthews AME Church, Hickman Temple AME Church and St Paul’s AME Church (Philadelphia, PA). She also sang on numerous occasions with Ebenezer Baptist Church (Richmond, VA) and was the music coordinator for the Richmond Interdenominational Choir.

Lois Jolly Mapp was a faithful member of Third Street Bethel AME Church since 1988 and served as an active member of the Delia C. Jackson Women’s Missionary Society. In the 90’s, she was the organist/choir directress of the Gospel Choir (currently named the Voices of Bethel). Lois loved to shop, travel and spend time with family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Mapp. Left to cherish her precious memory are two daughters, Gwendolyn Carney (James) of Chesterfield, VA and Alberta Faush of Stone Mountain, GA; son, William Harvey Faush (Tanya) of Philadelphia, PA; three grandchildren, Anthony Faush, Matthew Faush and Corey Faush; nine great-grandchildren; brother, John Jolly of Newark, NJ; brother and sister-in-law, William and Delores Sykes; and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 24 at Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church, 614 N. 3rd Street. Rev. Reuben Boyd, Jr. officiating. Interment private.