Edgar Thomas Rawles, Jr. – Metropolitan Funeral
Daniel Johnston
Published Apr 19, 2026
Pastor Edgar Thomas Rawles, Jr., 59, of Richmond, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 12, 2019. Edgar was born in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Edgar Thomas Rawles, Sr., and the late Hortense Dolores Boone Rawles.
He was the Senior Pastor of Zion Baptist Church in King and Queen County, Virginia and a math teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Monacan High School in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Edgar was a graduate of Hampton Institute, Tabernacle Divinity School, and dedicated member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Edgar leaves cherished memories to his loving and devoted wife of 29 years, Melody; son, Edgar “Trey” Rawles, III, daughter, Jessica Rawles; 2 sisters, Patricia R. White, Pamela R. Brown (Kempis) and an “adopted” sister Melissa Harper, and a host of other dear relatives, his church family, friends, and colleagues.
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