Dempsey Blythe
Mar 25, 2015
Courtland – Dempsey Blythe, 89, passed away March 25, 2015. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, he was a son of the late Tony and Lucille Brock Blythe and was predeceased by his wife, Tillie Morris Blythe; two brothers; three sisters and one granddaughter, Carla Fowler. He was an Army veteran and was a retired carpenter. Left to cherish his...
Helen N. Nurney
Mar 23, 2015
Capron – Helen Newsome Nurney, 92, of Capron, VA, died March 23, 2015. She was born August 23, 1922, the second child of the late Joseph Randolph Newsome and Annie Munford Newsome. Mrs. Nurney was predeceased by her husband, William Henry Nurney; her beloved daughter, Kay Nurney Pope (2014); sisters, Anise N. Williams and Josie N. Gay; brother, Joseph Randolph...
William M. Ward
Mar 23, 2015
Franklin – William Marland Ward, 62, passed away March 23, 2015. William was born in Norfolk, VA and was a son of the late Hallet Marland Ward and Ilene Ward Edwards. He was a former millwright at the Particleboard Plant at International Paper/Nevamar and was currently working at Montague Farms in Windsor. He attended The Rock Church of Franklin. He...
Anne R. Dimick
Mar 22, 2015
Franklin-Anne Roberta Dimick, 79, passed away March 22, 2015. Anne was a retired private duty nurse and a former substitute school teacher. She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Stephanie D. Cranor (Scott O'Brien), three sons, Anthony J. Dimick (Stacey), Eric E. Dimick (Jeneen) and Nicholas J. Dimick, two sisters, Vada and Sherry Lynn and one brother, Bill, eight...
Jean Burgess
Mar 20, 2015
Courtland- Jean A. Burgess, 83, passed away March 20, 2015. Jean was born in Suffolk, the daughter of the late Howard and Clara Carter Hancock and was predeceased by a brother, Howard Smith "Smitty" Hancock, Jr. She was a member of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Claude C. Burgess, one daughter, Anita Claudine...
Fred Rabil
Mar 20, 2015
Franklin- His name was Fred. No middle name…..just Fred. Like his name, Fred Rabil was a simple man whose greatest pleasure was being around people. "Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man" are words from his favorite poem and words that he lived by. The house he lived in...
William L. Whitehead, Jr.
Mar 17, 2015
William L. Whitehead, Jr. Courtland – William Leland "Bill" Whitehead, Jr., 78, passed away March 17, 2015. Mr. Whitehead was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and was a son of the late W. Leland and Lucy Boothe Whitehead and was predeceased by a brother, Leonard B. Whitehead. He was retired from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services...
Franklin G. Watson
Mar 17, 2015
Franklin - Franklin Gill Watson, 65, passed away March 17, 2015. Frank was a lifelong resident of Franklin, the youngest of four children of the late John Belin Watson, Sr. and Ella Wade Watson and was predeceased by a sister, Joan W. Belote and a brother, George Wade Watson, Sr. He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and was...
J.D. Smith, Iii
Mar 16, 2015
Sedley- John Daniel "J.D." Smith, III, 51, passed away March 16, 2015. J.D. was born in Fredericksburg and was a 1981 graduate of Franklin High School. He was a member of Hunterdale Christian Church and a longtime papermaker on No. 1 paper machine at Union Camp/ International Paper. He was an avid NC State football and basketball fan and enjoyed...
William Wood Carter
Mar 14, 2015
Boykins- William Wood "Bill" Carter, 91, passed away March 14, 2015. Mr. Carter was a native of Wayne County, NC, a former resident of Richmond and a resident of Boykins for the last ten years. He was a son of the late Dee Wood and Mable Jane Mozingo Carter and was predeceased by two brothers Vernon W. Carter, Sr. and...
Victoria J. Turner
Mar 11, 2015
FRANKLIN- Marilyn Victoria "Vickie" Jenkins Turner, 64, passed away on March 11, 2015. She was predeceased by her parents Melvin W. Jenkins and Juanita T. Jenkins. Mrs. Turner was a graduate from Page County High School and a 1972 graduate of Radford College. She taught P. E. in Southampton and Isle of Wight Counties for 33 years. She was a...
Peggy B. Wright
Mar 10, 2015
Franklin- Peggy Barnes Wright ,89, widow of Jimmy Wright, passed away March 10, 2015 after several years of declining health. Survivors include three sons, Jim (Lorelee), Barky (Kathy) and Stephen (Sandy), three grandchildren, Catherine Anne Wright, Amanda W. Burns (Colin) and Jack Wright, one great grandchild, Connor Burns, one sister, Nellie B. Eastridge (Roby) and one brother, Jimmy B. Barnes...
Paul W. Simmons
Mar 9, 2015
Sebrell – Paul Wiseman Simmons, 69, a life-long resident of Sebrell, passed away March 9, 2015 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Paul was a fourth generation Southampton County farmer who worked with his grandfather, father, and son on the Dead Elm Farm in Sebrell. He was a 1968 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and served his country as a...
Phyllis Edna Lakeman
Mar 8, 2015
Franklin – Phyllis Edna Lakeman, 89, went to be with the Lord March 8, 2015. Mrs. Lakeman was a native of Thomaston, ME and was a former resident of Virginia Beach, who resided in Franklin in recent years. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward William Lakeman; her parents, Pearly and Ruby Hall; a sister, Nathalie Sprague; and a brother,...
Ann Louise Rose
Mar 6, 2015
Windsor- Ann Louise Rose, 61, passed away March 6, 2015. She was born in Florida and was a tax preparer at H & R Block in Franklin. She is survived by her husband, Kent J. Rose. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 PM, Sunday at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin. A graveside funeral will be 12 noon Monday, March 9,...
Mildred Barrett Vann
Feb 18, 2015
Murfreesboro – Mildred Barrett Vann, 91, widow of Linwood Earl Vann, passed away February 18, 2015 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, VA. Born in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Raleigh Barrett and Dorothy Barrett Robertson and was predeceased by a sister, Virginia S. Cook; son, R. Brent Vann and grandson, J. Keith Vann. Mrs. Vann...
Vernon C. Taylor
Feb 18, 2015
Franklin – Vernon Clayton "Poopie" Taylor, 78, left us peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. His wife and family were by his side and will cherish their happy times forever. He was a graduate of Franklin High School and attended Elon College. He was an active member of the Franklin Jaycees for many years. He was a member of Franklin...
Barbara C. Vaughan
Feb 8, 2015
Barbara Cecile Vaughan, 72, of Midlothian, VA, died on February 8, 2015 at Beth Sholom Lifecare Community in Richmond. A retired information technology specialist for the Commonwealth of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Louise Darden and Henry Cecil Vaughan of Franklin, VA. She was educated in the Franklin public schools and graduated from Westhampton College of the...
Margaret Ann Gray Bryan
Feb 8, 2015
Courtland – Margaret Ann Gray Bryan, 62, passed away February 8, 2015. She was born in Franklin, a daughter of the late Otis Lee Gray and Lillie Sarah Davis Gray. She was the Office Manager of Edwards Hardware in Courtland, a graduate of Windsor High School, and was a Baptist. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Amy Phillips,...
William D. Daughtrey
Feb 7, 2015
Suffolk-William Darden Daughtrey, 75 , passed away February 7, 2015. William was born in Franklin a son of the late William Thomas Daughtrey, Jr., and Elizabeth Darden Daughtrey. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Charles L. Daughtrey and James E. "Goat" Daughtrey. He was retired from International Paper after 35 years of service and from Farmers Produce after 7...
