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...
Evelyne Kitchen Soulli
May 6, 2015
Ivor – Evelyne Kitchen Soulli, 87, passed away May 6, 2015 at East Pavilion. Born in Wakefield and raised in Ivor, she was a daughter of the late Richard Jasper Kitchen and Maude Evelyne Clark Kitchen. Mrs. Soulli was also predeceased by her husband, Robert A. Soulli and four brothers, William Robert Kitchen, Will Rogers Kitchen, Richard Jasper Kitchen, Jr....
Debra Ann Leitner
May 3, 2015
Como – Debra Ann Leitner, 59, passed away May 3, 2015 at her home. She was born and reared in New Jersey, but had made a home for herself and her three girls in North Carolina. She was predeceased by her father, Felix Tamborino and stepfather, Jack "Pop Pop" Qualey. Debra had a love for all animals and farming. She...
Stephen Dale Lee
Apr 30, 2015
Boykins- Stephen Dale Lee, 62, passed away peacefully April 30,2015 at his home. He was born in Portsmouth and was a lifelong resident of Boykins. Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Linwood Curtis Lee and Beatrice Drake Lee and three brothers, Jimmy , Robbie and Lin. He was an active member of the Boykins Volunteer Fire Department for...
Edwin James Miller
Apr 29, 2015
Margarettsville- Edwin James Miller, 30, passed away April 29, 2015 at the home of his parents after a lifelong struggle with Cystic Fibrosis. Edwin was born in Belhaven, NC and was a member of Severn Mennonite Church. He was a former employee of the Severn Mennonite School and Pantego Overhead Doors. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Dale...
John R. Spivey
Apr 28, 2015
Windsor- John Ruben Spivey, 86, passed away April 28, 2015 at Sentara Obici Hospital. Mr. Spivey was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County and was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Betty Braswell Spivey and was also predeceased by his parents, Ruben Scott Spivey and Carrie Carr Spivey. He was a member of Colosse Baptist Church and...
Hazel Yvonne Caudle
Apr 24, 2015
Zuni- Hazel Wells Caudle, 85, of Zuni, VA., formerly of the Back Bay area of Virginia Beach, went to be with our Lord on April 24, 2015 surrounded by her family at home. She was born in Harnett Co. NC to the late John B. and Katie Moore Wells. She was predeceased by her siblings, Thelma and Laura Wells, Berma...
Richard R. Mccaskey, Sr.
Apr 20, 2015
Carrsville – Richard Ray McCaskey, Sr., 76, passed away April 20, 2015 with his loving family at his side. He was born December 29, 1938 in St. John's Township, Hertford County, NC to the late Sam and Elsie Williams McCaskey and was predeceased by his devoted wife of 31 years, Carol W. McCaskey and four brothers and two sisters. He...
Virginia D. Lyon
Apr 19, 2015
Franklin – Virginia Drewry Lyon, 94, passed away April 19, 2015 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Lutie Branch Drewry and was a member of the World Outreach Worship Center in Newport News. Mrs. Lyon was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Butterworth and six brothers, William,...
Susie Slate
Apr 18, 2015
Zuni-Susie Annettee Evans Slate passed away April 18, 2015. She was born April 17, 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia to Joshua and Violet Evans. She leaves behind her husband of 45 years Richard and her daughter Karen Marie Meade and her husband Rob and her daughter Penny Slate, step-daughters Gail Lee and husband Rolando, Brenda Slate and stepson John Slate, grandchildren...
Pete Dundalow, Sr
Apr 18, 2015
Franklin- Joseph Grant "Pete" Dundalow, Sr., 80, passed away April 18, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Courtland and retired from Union Camp after 48 years of service. He was a son of the late Douglas and Lillie Dundalow and was predeceased by a son, Randy. Left to cherish his memory is his wife...
Romie Whitehead Hancock, Jr.
Apr 13, 2015
Courtland - Romie Whitehead Hancock, Jr., 83, died Monday, April 13, 2015 in Gordonsville, Virginia. He was born in Franklin, Virginia on June 21, 1931, the son of the late Romie Whitehead Hancock, Sr. and Marie Tillery Hancock. He was predeceased by his wife of 37 years, Margaret Anderson Thompson Hancock, of Culpeper. Romie is survived by his daughter, Stephanie...
Altha B. West
Apr 12, 2015
Carrsville - Altha Carr Butler West, 92, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Sentara Obici Hospital. A lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of the late Chester Lloyd Carr and Dollie Rhodes Carr. She was predeceased by her first husband and father of her children, Presley Barrett Butler, Jr., and second husband, T. Rudolph...
Mary Louise Carr
Apr 11, 2015
Walters – Mary Louise Cox Carr passed away on April 11, 2015. Born on April 7, 1920 in Isle of Wight County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Thomas Cox and Martha Drewery Cox. She was predeceased by her first husband, Pvt. Franklin T. Turner (killed in action in Normandy in 1945) and her second husband, Wilson Raiford...
Robert Francis Kello
Apr 10, 2015
Courtland - Robert Francis Kello of Courtland, VA, born August 1, 1928, passed away April 10, 2015. Mr. Kello graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1949 and was drafted into the U.S. Army as a Lt. He rose to the rank of Captain and served in the Korean War in the Twenty-fifth Infantry Division: Tropic Lightning, Korea, 1950-1953, at Camp...
Ferne Turner Kitchen
Apr 7, 2015
Franklin- Ferne Turner Kitchen, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015. She was a daughter of the late Paul Turner and Lizzie Griffin Turner and was also predeceased by her husband, George Thomas Kitchen, Sr., a daughter, Jeanie Kitchen Darden, a granddaughter, Janet Kitchen Crumpler and three sisters, Shirley Bradshaw, Jane Babb and Suretta Babb. She was a member of...
Reuben Earl "R.E." Vick
Apr 6, 2015
Windsor- Reuben Earl "R.E." Vick, 82, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. He was the son of the late Samuel Earl Vick and Willie Mae Hill Vick and was also predeceased by his daughter, Tracy Lynn Rollins and a sister Carole Vick. He was a graduate of Boykins High School, attended VMI and was a graduate of the Newport News...
