Obituaries

Mar 16, 2017

Capron – Brian Keith Rountree, 48, a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend, passed away suddenly on March 16, 2017 at his home. Born in Suffolk, Brian was a 1987 graduate of Forest Glen High School and was a Farm Supervisor with the Virginia Department of Corrections in Greensville. He was a member of Joyner United Methodist Church.Brian...

Mar 16, 2017

Betty Jo Keifer Varmette, 83, died March 16, 2017. She was born in Isle of Wright County, a daughter of the late John and Eva Brett Keifer. Betty was retired from the Admissions Department of Southampton Memorial Hospital having been there over 30 years. She was predeceased by a brother, Robert Keifer.

A devoted mother, she is...

Mar 14, 2017

Courtland – Elmo Morris Fowler , 87, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday March 14, 2017. He was born in Isle of Wight County to the late William H. and Rebie Holland Fowler.

Elmo graduated from Carrsville High School. Anxious to serve his country, he joined the Army and served two years. Pvt. Fowler was a member...

Mar 13, 2017

Franklin – Edwin "Ed" Pat Cotton, 69, of Franklin, VA went to be with the Lord on Monday March 13, 2017 surrounded by his family at Norfolk General Hospital.

Ed was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend to many. He recently began attending Rock Church in Franklin, where he rededicated his life...

Mar 12, 2017

Boykins – Alton H. Overby, Jr. , 69, passed away March 12, 2017 at Courtland Health Care Center. Alton was born in North Carolina, a son of the late Alton and Corenia Bryant Overby. He was a retired chemical salesman and a member of Courtland Baptist Church.

He is survived by a daughter, Jean Marie Rowland (Jeremy)...

Mar 7, 2017

Franklin – William Fletcher "W.F." Worrell, Jr., 81, passed away March 7, 2017 at Southlake Hospital, Clermont, FL. He was a native of Franklin and was the son of the late William Fletcher Worrell, Sr. and Dora Whitley Worrell and was also predeceased by his wife, Sandra Britt Bridgers Worrell and a son, William Russell Worrell.

Mr....

Mar 7, 2017

Leona Bryant Dunn Harrell, age 92, a longtime resident of Capron, VA  and has resided at East Pavilion Nursing Home for the past 10 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.  She was born in Hopewell, VA March 12, 1924.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl G. Harrell Sr. and her son Earl G....

Mar 6, 2017

Courtland – Frances Pulley Moore, 99, widow of Handy Moore, passed away March 6, 2017 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Moore was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Junius W. and Mayab Owens Pulley and was predeceased by a sister, Anne P. Prince and two brothers, Junius Waverly Pulley, Jr. and F. Bert...

Mar 1, 2017

Franklin – Patricia Argenbright Hutt, 85, passed away March 1, 2017, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hutt was a native of Harrisonburg, VA and was a daughter of the late Lloyd M. and Nell Logan Argenbright. She was also pre-deceased by a brother, Richard L. Argenbright.

Mrs. Hutt was a graduate of Madison College and a member...

Feb 24, 2017

Holland - Frances Councill Eubank, 88, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Ligonier Gardens, Ligonier, PA She was born February 20, 1929 in Suffolk, VA, (Nansemond County) a daughter of the late Harvey L. and Sarah Daughtry Councill. In addition to her parents Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Eubank in 2008. She graduated from...

Feb 23, 2017

Franklin – Wesley Franklin Wills, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his home in Franklin, VA. He was born on August 31, 1926 in Sedley, VA. He was the son of the late Neddie Wesley Wills and Inell Williams Wills. He was also predeceased by his step-mother, Nellie Duck Wills....

Feb 23, 2017

Courtland – Glynn Kello Parker, 79, passed away February 23, 2017 at Southampton Memorial Hospital with her children and loved ones by her side. She was widow of Retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel Frederick Tunstall "Freddie" Parker, II. Mrs. Parker was born in Franklin on March 21, 1937, daughter of the late James Richard Kello, Jr. and Edith...

Feb 23, 2017

Carrsville – Hubie Eugene Dunnagan, 87, passed away February 23, 2017 at Southamptom Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Dunnagan was a Retired Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy and was a retired Electrical Supervisor at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Mary...

Feb 20, 2017

Franklin – Jacqueline Bryant "Jackie" McGhee, 81, passed away February 20, 2017 at Southampton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. McGhee was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Jack and Kate Coggsdale Bryant. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Robert Gilliam McGhee, three sisters, Janie Griffin, Evelyn Howard...

Feb 19, 2017

Capron – Hugh Gillette Pittman, 61, passed away February 19, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. Hugh was a son of the late W.T. Pittman, Sr. and Frances Gillette Pittman. He was a Research Specialist for Virginia Tech Research Center in Holland.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Robin Rodgester Pittman, a daughter, Margaret...

Feb 19, 2017

Franklin – Michael Thomas Parker, 44, passed away February 19, 2017 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was a native of Newport News and was a son of the late Sharrone Diane Suthers .

He was a truck driver for International Paper and a member of River of Life Baptist Church.

Left to cherish his...

Feb 16, 2017

Courtland – Buck Jones Hicks, 84, passed away February 16, 2017 at the East Pavilion surrounded by his family. He was born in Oxford, NC, the son of the late William Alvin Hicks and Mabel Jones Hicks. Buck was also predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Lanhan Hicks and a sister, Janet H. Barlow.

Buck was...

Feb 16, 2017

FRANKLIN – After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Lois Davis Minetree, 92, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Cone Health Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, NC.

The widow of James Allen Minetree Jr., Lois was born Nov. 11, 1924 in Toombs County, Georgia. The daughter of the late Charles Clifford and Georgia...

Feb 15, 2017

Newsoms- Raymond Davis Bryant, Sr., 90, passed away February 15, 2017 at the East Pavilion. A native of Southampton County, Mr. Bryant was a son of the late John Sterling Bryant and Sallie Edwards Bryant. He was also predeceased by his wife, Hazel Revelle Stephenson Bryant, his first wife, Eunice Odell Ferguson Bryant, and an infant daughter, four sisters,...

Feb 14, 2017

Courtland – Marilyn Sue Braun Hupp, 76, passed away February 14, 2017 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Springfield, OH and was the daughter of the late Anthony Carr Braun and Louella Cryder Braun.

She was retired from Canon in Newport News.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Sherry Liptrap...