Roland A. Burgess
Jul 8, 2015
Courtland- Roland A. Burgess, 91, of Courtland, Va. passed away July 8, 2015. Born in Southampton County, Va. on Jan 5, 1924, he was the son of the late Matt Burgess and Lilly J. Burgess and was a member of Vincent's Grove Methodist Church. He was predeceased by a sister, Virginia Covington and brothers Reginald Burgess and Elmo Burgess. Mr....
Mary Davis Edwards
Jul 2, 2015
Franklin – Mary Davis Edwards, 87, widow of Dr. Robert Thomas Edwards, passed away on July 2, 2015. Mrs. Edwards was a native of Mobjack, VA, and had lived in Franklin for 64 years. She was the daughter of the late Maurice Allen Davis and Alice Healy Davis, and was also pre-deceased by three brothers, Wilson Healy Davis, Maurice Allen...
Carolyn Ann Bradshaw
Jul 2, 2015
Franklin- Carolyn Ann Bradshaw, 68, passed away July 2, 2015 at her home with her family and beloved pets by her side. A lifelong resident of Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Leo Bradshaw and Roma Worrell Bradshaw and was also predeceased by a brother, R.L. Bradshaw, two nephews, Melvin Dunlow, Jr. and Calvin Blount and a niece,...
Rev. John David Cheek
Jun 30, 2015
Franklin- Rev. John David Cheek, 89, husband of the late Audrey Stilley Cheek, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at his daughter's home surrounded by his family. He was born in Winston- Salem, NC, a son of the late David Charles Cheek and Florence Sparkes Cheek and was also predeceased by a son, Dannie Gray Cheek, a granddaughter, Dawn Ferguson,...
Belin Watson
Jun 30, 2015
Franklin- John Belin Watson, Jr., 72, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Sentara Obici Hospital. A son of the late John B. and Ella Wade Watson, he was also predeceased by a sister, Joan W. Belote and two brothers, George Wade Watson, Sr. and Franklin Gill Watson. He was a native and life-long resident of Franklin and a graduate...
Inez Loretta Donaldson
Jun 25, 2015
Courtland- Inez Loretta Donaldson, 82, widow of George Leonard Donaldson passed away June 25, 2015 at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a daughter of the late Emmitt Lee Glover and Peggy Story Glover and was also predeceased by a son Leonard Donaldson, a daughter Victoria Donaldson, three sisters, Margaret Hand, Angelina Keech and Barbara Umphlette and two brothers...
Phyllis Jean Jenkins
Jun 24, 2015
Franklin- Phyllis Jean Jenkins, 59, widow of Willard "Leonard" Jenkins , passed away June 24, 2015 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Charles Casey and Bessie Crabtree Casey. She was a member of the Suffolk Church of Christ and a graduate of Montana State University. She was retired as a drug and alcohol counselor for the...
Mildred Katherine Williams Doughty
Jun 24, 2015
Franklin-Mildred Katherine Williams Doughty, 105, widow of Lonnie Lee Doughty, her husband of sixty years, passed away June 24, 2015 in Franklin, VA. She was born June 16, 1910 in Courtland, VA and was a daughter of the late George Kenneth and Viola Whitehead Williams. In 1927 Mildred was invited to play the piano on a radio broadcast upon the...
Mary Virginia Duck Cutchins
Jun 19, 2015
Courtland- Mary Virginia Duck Cutchins, 86, widow of Leonard Cleveland Cutchins went to be with the Lord Friday, June 19, 2015 at Southampton Memorial Hospital surrounded by her children. She was a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Duck and Hattie Carr Duck and was also predeceased by two brothers Linwood Duck and Bennie Duck and an infant sister Rose...
John T. Thomas, Sr.
Jun 16, 2015
Franklin – John Thomas Thomas, Sr., 85, passed away June 16, 2015 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was born in Silver Springs, MD, a son of the late Clinton Eaton Thomas and Louise Seal Thomas and was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Frances Butler Thomas. Mr. Thomas was co-owner with his wife of Thomas Printing and was a member...
Ryland Franklin Beale, Jr.
Jun 12, 2015
Courtland – Mr. Ryland Franklin Beale, Jr. passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015, at age 85 in his hometown of Courtland, VA. He died after a long battle with several health issues. He was surrounded by his loving family. Ryland was born on March 9, 1930 in Franklin, VA to Ryland and Bessie Beale. He grew up in Southampton...
Virginia Syer Donne
Jun 4, 2015
Franklin- Virginia Syer Donne, 74, passed away June 4, 2015 at the Village at Woods Edge. Virginia was a native of Princess Anne County and was a daughter of the late Jane and George Syer. She is survived by a daughter, Pretlow Pacheco, a son, Wes Seaton, a sister, Jean Edmundson, and grandchildren, Ashton Pacheco, Natalie and Garrett Seaton. A...
Dr. Ernest Burdette Gatten, Jr.
May 31, 2015
Franklin-Dr. Ernest Burdette Gatten, Jr. ,92, passed away May 31, 2015 at Southampton Memorial Hospital just two weeks shy of his 93rd birthday. Born June 12, 1922, Dr. Gatten was the eldest son of the late Ernest Burdette Gatten, Sr. and Nan Jean Walls Gatten. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Emily Greer Gatten, and...
Joseph Benjamin Bush
May 28, 2015
Franklin- Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Benjamin Bush, USMC (RET) was born on July 7, 1938 in St. Mary's County, Maryland to Annie L. Bush-Barnes and James W. Young. On May 28, 2015, Joseph departed from this life to his eternal home to be with the Lord. Joseph's career path marked a life of service to his country and community....
Charles Clancy Carson, Jr.
May 25, 2015
Suffolk- Charles Clancy Carson, Jr., 88, passed away May 25, 2015 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was a native of Martin County, NC and a son of the late Charles Clancy and Myrtle Lee Thomas Carson and was predeceased by his wife Mary Virginia Luter Carson. He was the retired owner of Carson's Grocery Store and a US Navy...
George M. Davis, Jr.
May 25, 2015
Boykins -George Marriott Davis, Jr., 88, passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, at his residence in Franklin, Virginia. Born on July 15, 1926, to George M. Davis, Sr. and Annie Lee Felton Davis, he was a Nansemond County native and a 1943 graduate of Whaleyville High School. After attending the College of William and Mary, he served in...
Ted Minor
May 22, 2015
Courtland- Edward Colquitt "Ted" Minor, 72, formerly of Courtland, VA, passed away May 22, 2015 at Benedictine Health Center in Duluth, MN. Ted was born in Baltimore, MD, had a bachelor's degree in Economics from Western Maryland College, and a law degree from Boston University School of Law. He practiced law at firms in Baltimore, MD, and Savannah, GA, and...
Gladys Marie Casper
May 18, 2015
Boykins- Gladys Marie Johnson Casper, 76, passed away May 18, 2015 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, VA. Mrs Casper was a native of Southampton County and was predeceased by her parents, Johnnie and Sally Elizabeth Baugham Johnson and her husband of 49 years, Cedric Eugene Casper, Sr. She was also predeceased by two brothers and two sisters, William Lee...
Alma Peterson Williamson
May 16, 2015
Suffolk – Alma Peterson Williamson, 89, passed away May 16, 2015. Born in Clinton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Kelly and Bessie Rogers Peterson. Mrs. Williamson was a former rural route mail carrier in the Holland, VA area and was a member of South Quay Baptist Church. This beloved wife, mother, and grandmother leaves to cherish her...
Marion Grey Morris Smithwick
May 8, 2015
Franklin- Marion Grey Morris Smithwick, 78, widow of Joseph Allen Smithwick, passed away May 8, 2015. She was a native of Bertie Co., NC, a daughter of the late Frank M. Morris and Emma Lee Tripp Morris and was predeceased by her daughter, Kathryn Smithwick and a brother, Milton Ray Morris. Mrs. Smithwick was retired from Southampton Memorial Hospital as...
