About Us
About Us
The Baskerville Funeral Home, LLC was established from the desire of Rev. Charlie Baskerville, Jr. to serve the community with quality funeral services and products to all faith communities and the residents of Vance, Franklin, Granville, and Warren counties in North Carolina. He has been a Funeral Service Licensee since 2003.
Rev. Baskerville holds an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Mortuary Science from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Federal City College in Washington, D.C., and a Master of Divinity Degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
He completed his apprenticeship with Russ Funeral Home in Baltimore, Maryland, and continued to work part-time with the Funeral Home for several years. Russ Funeral Home was one of the most prestigious Funeral Home's in Baltimore, Maryland.
Rev. Baskerville was pastor of McKendree United Methodist Church in Cumberland, Maryland, Chews United Methodist Church in Harwood, Maryland, and St. Edmonds United Methodist Church in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Calvert Committee for Cultural Unity and Social Action for Minister of the Year. He received from Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Maryland State Senator, a Resolution in recognition of being named African American Minister of the Year by the Calvert County Committee for Cultural Unity and Social Action. He received an Official Citation in recognition of being honored by the Calvert Committee for Cultural Unity and Social Action as the recipient of the African American Achievement Award by Senator Roy Dyson. He received an Official Citation from the Maryland House of Delegates in recognition of receiving the 1996 African American Achievement Award for Minister of the Year by Delegates Anthony O’Donnell and George W. Owings III. He is a retired United Methodist Pastor.
He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany and received an honorable discharge.
The State of North Carolina Judicial Department General Court of Justice appointed Rev. Baskerville as a Magistrate of the District Court of North Carolina for Vance County starting January 1, 2003, and ending December 31, 2016.
