Annie Mae Knapp Cox
Feb 20, 2016
Boykins- Annie Mae Knapp Cox, 93, passed away February 20, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Auburn, AL and was a daughter of the late Levi and Annie Mae Patterson Knapp. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Melvin Edward Cox and a daughter Shelby Ann Cox. Survivors include three sons, Melvin E. "Ned" Cox,...
William Harold "Billy" Blankenship, Sr.
Feb 20, 2016
Franklin- William Harold "Billy" Blankenship, Sr., 83, entered into his Savior's loving arms February 20, 2016 surrounded by his entire family. Born August 15, 1932 in South Carolina and reared in Franklin, VA, Billy was a son of the late Earl D. Blankenship, Sr. and Eugenia Scott Blankenship and was predeceased by his beloved sister, Kathleen B. Magazu. He was...
Willie Lee &Quot;Crow&Quot; Russell
Feb 10, 2016
Carrsville - Willie Lee "Crow" Russell, 88, passed away February 10, 2016 at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born October 10, 1927 to the late Paul and Mae Rountree Russell. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by a sister, Nettie Sue Lassiter of Franklin, a brother, Jack Russell of Columbia, NC. Services are private. Wright Funeral...
Donald L. And Vanessa R. Raiford
Feb 8, 2016
Courtland- Donald Lee Raiford, 64, and Vanessa Robinson Raiford, 59, passed away at home February 8, 2016. Donald was a retired pipefitter in the Maintenance Dept. of Union Camp Corporation and Vanessa was a retired nurse. They were members of Burdette Baptist Church. Left to cherish their memory is their son, Casey L. Raiford (Penny), four grandchildren, Ava, Elena, Kaley...
Malissa C. Aldrich
Feb 8, 2016
Prattville, AL- Malissa Carol Ellis Aldrich, 55, passed away February 8, 2016 in a Prattville, AL hospital. Malissa was born in Ahoskie, NC and reared in Sedley. She was a 1979 graduate of Southampton High School and a 1981 graduate of Paul D. Camp Community College. She was predeceased by her father William Bryan "Buddy" Ellis, an uncle, Charles Daniel...
Julia Mae Joyner Carr
Feb 8, 2016
Suffolk- Julia Mae Joyner Carr, 87, left this world peacefully to be with her husband Louis, February 8, 2016. Born April 6, 1928 in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Shady Lee and Mae Lowe Joyner. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years, Louis C. Carr who passed away April 3, 2008 and a...
Linda D. Raiford
Feb 6, 2016
Linda Carol Dickerson Raiford, 71, widow of Walter Henderson Raiford, Jr., passed away at her home surrounded by her family on February 6, 2016. She was a daughter of the late Richard Moss and Emily Thornton Dickerson and was a member of Corinth Friends Meeting. Mrs. Raiford was a graduate of Southampton High School where she was a former Homecoming...
Willie Thomas "W.T." Bryant
Feb 6, 2016
Capron – Willie Thomas "W.T." Bryant, 84, passed away February 6, 2016. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Felix and Rosa Hill Bryant and was a lifelong farmer. W.T. was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Newsoms Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Mary Elizabeth Vick Bryant;...
Miriam Frances Taylor
Feb 1, 2016
Miriam Frances Taylor of Franklin Va. passed away on February 1, 2016 at Courtland Health Care Center. She was born October 7, 1943 in Como to William Thomas Taylor, Jr. and Cora Newsome Taylor. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, William Thomas Taylor, III and longtime friend, Charles Cox. Miriam graduated from Murfreesboro High School in 1961...
Lydia Porter Griggs
Jan 30, 2016
Franklin- Lydia Porter Griggs, 97, passed away January 30, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Willie "Herman" and Martha "Mattie" Cook Porter and was also predeceased by her husband John Woodson Griggs, her sisters, Annie Hedgepeth, Arie Wilkins and Bessie Seldomridge and brothers, Marvin, Ray and Cecil Porter and a son-in-law, Charles Moore. Survivors include a daughter, Betty...
Richard Anthony Waicunas
Jan 26, 2016
Windsor- Richard Anthony Waicunas, 67, passed away January 26, 2016 at his home. Rich was a native of Connecticut and was a son of the late Frank and Mary Waicunas. Rich was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War having served as a Staff Sargent with the 377th Combat Support Group. He was an excellent cook and had many...
Levy Benjamin "Buddy" Bulls, Jr.
Jan 24, 2016
Capron – Levy Benjamin "Buddy" Bulls, Jr., 90, passed away January 24, 2016 at his home. He was a son of the late Levy B. Bulls, Sr. and Annie Lee Roberts Bulls and was also predeceased by a son, David Bulls, a brother, Curtis Bulls and a sister ,Virginia Teagle. Mr. Bulls was a US Army veteran and was a...
Miriam P. Premaza
Jan 21, 2016
Boykins – Miriam Petersen Premaza, age 88, widow of Joseph Andrew Premaza, died January 21, 2016 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Alfred Emil Petersen and Edith Hitchen Petersen and was also predeceased by a daughter, Joyce Edith Premaza and a sister Eleanor P. Barr. She was retired from Southampton Farm Supply, a member of...
Russell C. Schools
Jan 19, 2016
Capron- Russell C. Schools, 81, passed away on January 19, 2016 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk surrounded by his family. Mr. Schools was a native of Bowling Green, Virginia and was the son of the late Roland Lewis and Carrie Beasley Schools. He retired in 2004 as the Executive Secretary of the Virginia Peanut Growers Association, a position he...
Hazel Spivey Lankford
Jan 18, 2016
Windsor - Hazel Spivey Lankford, age 87, of Windsor, was called Home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2016. She was the daughter of Floyd Ludlow (Lud) Spivey and Leona Redd Spivey. She was pre-deceased by her parents and two husbands, S. Aubrey Spivey and William E. Lankford. Her brother, Lud Spivey, Jr. died as an infant in...
Bertie E. Trump
Jan 17, 2016
Franklin- Bertie Etheridge Trump, 89, widow of Rev. Donald E. Trump passed away at home Sunday morning January 17, 2016 after a long and hard battle with dementia/Alzheimer's since 2009. She was a daughter of the late Vernon and Eva Etheridge of the Back Bay area of Princess Anne County, VA. Mrs. Trump was an active member of Colosse Baptist...
James Allen Minetree, Jr.
Jan 15, 2016
FRANKLIN, VA – James Allen Minetree, Jr. passed peacefully away January 15, 2016. Allen was born June 30, 1922 in Petersburg, Va., to the late James A. and Mable Harris Minetree. In December 1942 he was sworn into the U.S. Army and attended basic training at Camp Wheeler, GA. After three months, he was sent as a replacement to North...
James Eldridge "Jim" Jones, Jr.
Jan 14, 2016
Suffolk- James Eldridge "Jim" Jones, Jr., 69, a resident of Fayetteville, NC passed away January 14, 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born in Suffolk and was a son of the late James E. "Snooks" Jones and Elizabeth Booth Jones. He was a member of South Quay Baptist Church and a 1964 graduate of Holland...
Velma Reeder
Jan 11, 2016
Franklin- Velma Reeder, 96, passed away January 11, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband Russell and her son James. She and Russell were longtime residents of Parma, MI and moved to the upper peninsula of Michigan when Russell retired from the railroad. They moved to Franklin, VA in 1999 to be close to their daughter. They were...
Jo Ann Byrum Underwood
Jan 10, 2016
Franklin- Jo Ann Byrum Underwood, 71, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016.She was a daughter of the late Alvin Thomas Byrum and Juanita Lane Byrum. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Fred Underwood, two sons, Billy Harrison (Wendy) and Chris Stephenson (Kelly) , one brother, Donald Byrum (Linda) and four grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 1PM...
