Martha Cale Blythe
Jan 16, 2015
Franklin – Martha Carew Cale Blythe, 96, widow of Mallory B. "M.B." Blythe, Jr., passed away January 16, 2015. Born in Roxebel, NC, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Dancy Cale and Minnie Jilcott Cale. Mrs. Blythe was a member of Bethel Friends Meeting. Survivors include two sons, Malcolm B. "Mac" Blythe and his wife, Annie Sue, of...
Eloise Hedgebeth Vick
Jan 16, 2015
Eloise Hedgebeth Vick, 90, widow of Herman Edward Vick, Sr., passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at her residence. She was a native of Holland, VA and was a daughter of the late Claude Hedgebeth and Susie Scott Hedgebeth. She was also predeceased by a son, Herman Edward Vick, Jr., an infant son, James Claude Vick, a sister, Odelle Holland...
Mickey Dilday
Jan 14, 2015
Ahoskie – Milton James Dilday, 83, passed away January 14, 2015. He was born in Waverly, VA, and a former resident of Franklin, VA for 38 years. Mickey was a son of the late Obie and Ruby Dilday and was an Army veteran and a Purple Heart recipient from the Korean War. He was a longtime member of Center Grove...
Frances Shapland Odell
Jan 13, 2015
Frances Shapland Odell, 83,of Richmond, passed away January 13, 2015 at her home. She was born in Essex County and was a daughter of the late Rev. Richard H. Shapland, former Newsoms Methodist Church minister, and Annie Swann Shapland. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Burgess Odell, Sr. and a grandson, Kevin Odell. Frances was a 1949 graduate of...
Ruth Francis Carter
Jan 10, 2015
Franklin- Ruth Francis Carter, 85, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the East Pavilion. She was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Raleigh Milton Francis and Annie Spence Francis. She was also predeceased by her husband Charles William "Charlie Buck" Carter, two sisters, Bertha Johnson and Louise F. Bryant and four brothers, James,...
Ruth Warren Tucker Petty
Jan 7, 2015
Franklin - Ruth Warren Tucker Petty, 89, passed away January 7, 2015 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Petty was a native of Columbia, TN, and had lived in Franklin for 57 years. She was the daughter of the late Conner James Tucker and Ruth Lamb Tucker. She was also predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Robert L. Petty, III...
Michelle Renae Driver
Jan 5, 2015
Skippers – Michelle Renae Driver, 43, passed away January 5, 2015. Born in Richmond, she was a daughter of the late Larry West Lowe and Sharon Elaine Hanna Lowe. Survivors include her husband, James Robert Driver; one daughter, Lauren Lumpkin (Drew) of Alaska; two sons, Kyle Kirchoffer of Texas and Tyler Kirchoffer of Skippers; one sister, Rachael Lynn Bailey of...
William T. Hopkins, Iii
Jan 4, 2015
Franklin – William Trenholm "Bill" Hopkins, III, 54, passed away January 4, 2015. Born in Franklin, he was predeceased by his mother, Phyllis Vaughan Hopkins. Bill was a graduate of Ferrum College and a member of High Street United Methodist Church. He was the Director of Zoning and Planning for the Town of Smithfield, a member of Huntedale Ruritan Club...
Edward Longoria
Jan 3, 2015
Franklin- Edward Longoria, SGT First Class US Army (Ret.), 75, passed away January 3, 2015 at his home. Edward was born in Nordheim, TX, a son of the late Antonio and Anita Martinez Longoria. Edward was retired after 30 years of service and was a highly decorated veteran with tours in Korea and four tours in Vietnam. At the age...
Robert Paul Smith
Dec 29, 2014
Williamsburg – Robert Paul Smith, 81, passed away December 29, 2014. Born in Alabama, he was the only child of Tillman Dewey and Jewell Gilley Smith. Mr. Smith was an Army veteran and a graduate of Auburn University. He was a retired aeronautical space engineer with NASA involved with the engineering of both the Apollo and Gemini XII spacecraft. He...
Maudrey Jane Mann Futrell
Dec 28, 2014
Franklin- Maudrey Jane Mann Futrell, 97, passed away December 28, 2014 at the East Pavilion. Mrs. Futrell was a native of Pendleton, NC and was a daughter of the late Arland and Velesta Mann and was also preceded in death by her husband Willie Saunders Futrell. She was also predeceased by two brothers and two sisters, Raymond and J.B. Mann...
Adeline Grissom Kitchen
Dec 28, 2014
Courtland - Adeline Grissom Kitchen, 92, of Courtland, Virginia passed away December 28, 2014. She was born on March 19, 1922 and was the daughter of Edward Vance Grissom and Beulah Modlin Grissom. She is predeceased by her husband, Ulysses Kitchen, sisters Bessie Baker and Cornelia Gordon, and brothers Ruben Grissom, Vance Grissom, Lineberry Grissom and Robert Mitchell. Mrs. Kitchen...
Bernice Simmons Gillette
Dec 26, 2014
Capron-Bernice Simmons Gillette, 94, a lifelong resident of Southampton County, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Friday December 26, 2014. Born on November 27, 1920, she was the daughter of Robert Augustus and Missy Spain Simmons, and the wife of the late William Benjamin (Ben) Gillette. Bernice began employment with the Bank of Capron , where she remained...
Nettie Julia Vann Fowler
Dec 26, 2014
Newsoms – Nettie Julia Vann Fowler, 91, passed away December 26, 2014. Born in Conway, NC, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Craig and Lillie Sumner Vann. Mrs. Fowler was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and the Newsoms Woman's Club and a former manager of the Newsoms Elementary School lunchroom. She was predeceased by her husband William...
James Thomas Worrell
Dec 25, 2014
Suffolk – James T. Worrell, 77, passed away peacefully December 25, 2014. He was a son of the late Elmo and Kathleen Holland Worrell. Mr. Worrell had been a Supervisor for Art-Ray Corporation for 25 years. He was a member of Holland Baptist Church and an honorary member of the Holland Volunteer Fire Department, Holland Ruritan Club, and Community Hunt...
Mary Alice Wade Cotton
Dec 22, 2014
Franklin – Mary Alice Wade Cotton, 83, widow of Thomas Redelle Cotton, passed away December 22, 2014. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Ruth Cobb Wade. Mrs. Cotton was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Nell C. Daughtrey (Charlie), and Teressa C. Beier (Karl); one...
Gayle Davis Urquhart
Dec 20, 2014
Franklin - Gayle Davis Urquhart, 64, died December 20, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Charlottesville. By her side were her children, brothers, and sister. Born in Front Royal, VA, to Methodist minister, John Edward Davis, Jr. and Margaret Russell Davis, she was one of six children. After graduating from Fort Defiance High School and attending Ferrum College...
Guy Wesley Ross
Dec 19, 2014
Courtland- Guy Wesley Ross, 83, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Alabama and a son of the late Jodie and Emma Coker Ross. He was also predeceased by a son Joey Dean Ross. Guy was a retired paper mill foreman at Union Camp Corp. with 40 years of service and was...
Mary Lee Holland
Dec 18, 2014
Courtland – Mary Lee Drewry Holland, 90, widow of Lewis H. Holland, passed away December 18, 2014. Born in Sedley, she was a daughter of the late John Benjamin and Lottie Munford Drewry. Mrs. Holland was a member of Courtland United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are one daughter, Faye Hobbs (Gayle) of Zuni; one son, James H....
Doris B. Drewry
Dec 17, 2014
Black Creek – Doris Isabelle Barrett Drewry, 87, widow of Fenton Earl Drewry, passed away December 17, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Mills Burwell Barrett, Sr. and Josie Florence Faison Barrett and was predeceased by a sister, Grace Bristow and a brother, Mills B. Barrett, Jr. Mrs....
