Ann Fowler Britt
May 2, 2016
Handsom- Ann Fowler Britt, 84, widow of William Cook Britt, passed away May 2, 2016 at Consulate Healthcare of Windsor. Ann was a native of Southampton County and was the only child of the late Harry and Alice Fletcher Stone Fowler. She was a member of Sunbeam Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Joyce B. Lee of Winton, NC, nieces...
Foy Webster Baggett, Jr.
May 1, 2016
Franklin – Foy Webster Baggett, Jr., 61, passed away May 1, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Suffolk, he was a graduate of Forest Glen High School and retired as a superintendent for VDOT after 39 years of service. Foy was a longtime member of the Blackwater Hunt Club and was a member of Church of...
Clara Boyette Butler
May 1, 2016
Clara Boyette Butler, 103, widow of Herman Butler and Jake Butler, passed away May 1, 2016. Mrs. Butler was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County and was a daughter of the late Charles and Estelle Boyette. She was also predeceased by a sister, Mattie Lee Boyette and two brothers, John and Albert Boyette and three step children, Dorothy...
Wayne Carroll Vick
May 1, 2016
NEWSOMS - Wayne Carroll Vick, 78, died May 1, 2016, at Southside Hospital, Petersburg, VA after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Currie Lee Vick and Bernice Francis Vick. Born in Newsoms, VA, he was a life-time farmer as well as a 16-year employee of Union-Camp Corporation and served 25 years with the U. S. Postal...
Travis Dwayne Powell
May 1, 2016
Carrsville- Travis Dwayne Powell, 25, passed away May 1, 2016 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Travis was born in Franklin and was a pipefitter at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, four wheeling and driving his truck. Left to cherish his memory is his beloved son, Brantley Dwayne Powell, his mother, Wanda Billups White (Chuck), his father, Steven D....
Gina Williams
May 1, 2016
Franklin-Gina Renee Williams, 54, went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, May 1, 2016. She had a heart of gold and we love her and will miss her deeply. She is survived by her fiancé, Doug Varner; her parents, Ronald and Marie Gentilini; her children, Candice Williams, Samantha Rawles and Justin Crocker; three brothers; two sisters; and six...
Robert Stephen Bell
Apr 30, 2016
Franklin- Robert Stephen Bell, 54, passed away April 30, 2016. Robert was a native of Franklin and was a son of the late Eldon "Bill" and Pauline "Polly" Bell. Survivors include a step daughter, Erica Nicole Riccitelli of Petersburg, two step granddaughters, Hannah and Faith Garcia, one sister, Paula Bell Bridgers (Jimmy) of Conway, NC, two brothers, Alan Bell, Jr....
Clinton Clark
Apr 27, 2016
Courtland- Clinton Clark, 87, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at his daughter's home. Clinton was born in Georgia, a son of the late Jack and Abby Groover Clark and was also predeceased by his wife, Louise Smith, a sister and two brothers, Rosa Lee, Jack and Thomas Clark. He was a retired US Navy Petty Officer. Survivors include two...
Margie Patterson Burt
Apr 26, 2016
Margie Patterson Burt, 75, of Sedley, formerly of Richmond and Reedville, passed away April 26, 2016 at Sentara Norfolk Heart Hospital. Mrs. Burt was a native of Essex County and was a daughter of the late Luther and Miriam Patterson. She was predeceased by her son, Troy Burt and a sister, Jean Fleming. She was a retired bookkeeper and a...
Eddie Norfleet Bulls, Jr.
Apr 25, 2016
Sedley – Eddie Norfleet "EN"Bulls, Jr., 79, passed away April 25, 2016. Mr. Bulls was a native of Southampton County and was predeceased by his parents, Eddie N. and Minnie Stieh Bulls. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer III in the US Army after 26 years of service and served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. He...
Aleene Castellow Hayes
Apr 23, 2016
Franklin- Aleene Castellow Hayes, 80, passed away April 23, 2016 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was a native of Suffolk and was a daughter of the late James Castellow and Maggie Gilbert Castellow. She was also predeceased by three sisters, a brother, Annie, Martha ,Georgia, Jimmy and her son-in-law, Jack Knapp. Aleene was a graduate of Holland High School and...
Candace Ann Bass Franklin
Apr 20, 2016
Raleigh, NC- Candace Ann Bass Franklin, 66, passed away April 20, 2016 at UNC Rex Health Care in Raleigh. Candy was born in Southampton County and was a graduate of Southampton High School and Radford University. Candy was a loan officer for Southeastern Mortgage Company in Raleigh. She was predeceased by her parents, Roy Lester Bass and Mable Estes Bass...
Nellie Chapman Johnson
Apr 18, 2016
Franklin- Nellie Chapman Johnson, 88, passed away April 18, 2016 at her granddaughter's home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Beckley, WV and was a daughter of the late Walter Vernon Chapman, Sr. and Ora Ola Kasey Chapman and was also predeceased by her husband, James Leland "Coochie" Johnson, a niece, Joyce Molnar, a nephew, Jimmy Holt...
Rev. Joseph Andrew Vaughan, Sr.
Apr 14, 2016
Franklin- Rev. Joseph Andrew Vaughan, Sr., 84, went to his eternal reward April 14, 2016. Joe was a native of Hertford County, NC and was a son of the late Andrew Thomas Vaughan, Sr. and Rosa Lee Woodard Vaughan. He was also predeceased by two sisters and two brothers, Julia Henderson, Bertha Stevens, Thomas Vaughan, Jr. and Robert Vaughan. Joe...
Jean Gray Ivey
Apr 12, 2016
Newsoms - Jean Gray Ivey, 82, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. She joins her beloved husband of 62 years, George Ralph Ivey. Mrs. Ivey was born June 21, 1933, a daughter of the late Berkeley Gray and Carrie Drake. She was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church where she...
Loretta Marie Kight
Apr 11, 2016
Loretta Marie Kight ,64, passed away April 11, 2016 at East Pavilion. She was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John Owen Mahaffey and Violet Calla Mahaffey. She is survived by a daughter, Magan Silk. Services are private.
Eugene Butler
Apr 11, 2016
Carrsville- Luther Eugene Butler, 80, passed away April 11, 2016. Eugene was born in Sedley, a son of the late Jack and Hope Butler and was also predeceased by his wife of 30 years, Rosamond Brinkley Butler and three brothers, Larry, Leslie Ray and Dale N. Butler. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and retired from Union...
James Edward Foster, Sr.
Apr 10, 2016
Courtland- James Edward Foster, Sr., 78, passed away April 10, 2016. A native of Greensville County he was a son of the late Nathan and Nora Foster and was also predeceased by his first wife Charlotte and a brother Nathan . Mr. Foster was retired from International Paper after 41 years of service and was an avid golfer and enjoyed...
Philip Andrew Councill
Apr 8, 2016
Richmond- Philip Andrews Councill, 83, a sixty year resident of Richmond, previously of Franklin found peace on April 8, 2016. Philip was born in Norfolk on July 9, 1932, went to Westtown HS in West Chester, PA and received his B.S. from Washington & Lee University in 1954, after earning his degree he enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1954...
Wilbur H. Wright
Apr 5, 2016
Suffolk- Wilbur Hamilton Wright, 93, passed away April 5, 2016. Mr. Wright was born in Jackson, NC and was a retired data manager for the Naval Air Rework Facility in Norfolk after 42 years of service. A US Navy WWII veteran, he served with the Seabees in Europe and in the Pacific. He was predeceased by his first wife, Christine...
