Denise Hinton Baggett
Oct 7, 2014
Franklin – Denise Jean Hinton Baggett, 48, passed away after a long and courageous struggle with Huntington's disease. She was born in Wicomico County, Maryland and was a daughter of the late Arthur Richard Hinton, Sr. and Doris Jean Ward Hinton. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Leonard R. Baggett; her son, Derek Earl Baggett of Courtland; her...
Jessie Mae Simmons
Oct 4, 2014
Courtland- Jessie Mae Davis Simmons,94, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John K. Davis and Grady Belle Flythe Davis and was the wife of the late Malcolm Davis Simmons. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Sebrell United Methodist Church, the Sebrell Womens Club and was retired as a receptionist...
Joe Weiss, Jr.
Oct 3, 2014
Boykins – Joseph George Weiss, Jr, 81, passed away October 3, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph George and Elizabeth Laura Carver Weiss and Madeline Weiss. Joe was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was retired after 48 years of service from Narricot Industries in Boykins. He was predeceased by his...
Dorothy "Dot" Cobb Kitchen
Oct 3, 2014
Franklin- The Lord's heavenly kingdom gained a precious angel on October 3, 2014, when Dorothy Cobb Kitchen, 89, widow of Alfred Benjamin Kitchen, was called home while a patient at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, VA, following a gradual decline in her health over the past two years. She was born in Southampton County, VA, on May 23, 1925,...
Nancy Mcmaster Stevens
Oct 2, 2014
Franklin - Nancy McMaster Stevens, 77, widow of Rolin William Stevens, passed away October 2, 2014. She was born in Tennessee, a daughter of the late Joe Murray and Elizabeth Surber McMaster, and was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Jefferson Allen Stevens, his wife, Shanan, and their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Stevens, all of Franklin. She was preceded in death...
Wesley Cobb Gayle
Sep 30, 2014
Franklin – Wesley Cobb Gayle, 81, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Franklin and a son of the late Elezer Benjamin Gayle and Iona Joyner Gayle Gilliam. Mr. Gayle was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church where he was a member of the choir. He had retired from the...
Col. Thomas Howard Canady, Jr.
Sep 30, 2014
Burke – Thomas Howard Canady, Jr., Colonel (Retired), United States Air Force, of Burke, Virginia, died Tuesday, September 30, one week after his 93rd birthday. He was born in Franklin, Virginia on September 23, 1921 to Marjorie Parker Canady and Thomas Howard Canady. Col. Canady lived in Franklin until 1942, when he enlisted as an aviation cadet and was assigned...
John Wesley Bryant
Sep 28, 2014
Boykins- John Wesley Bryant, 75, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Irvin Wingate Bryant, Sr. and Nita Barnes Bryant and was predeceased by a sister Jean Mathias, and a brother, Irvin Wingate Bryant, Jr. Mr. Bryant was a member of Boykins UMC, a US Army Veteran and retired from...
Mildred Pfeiffer Burgess
Sep 27, 2014
Franklin- Mildred Pfeiffer Burgess, 86, widow of Chester Walton Burgess,Jr. passed away, September 27, 2014 with her family by her bedside. She was born in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Adolph Gottleib Pfeiffer and Wilhelmina Elizabeth Toenges Pfeiffer. Mrs. Burgess was predeceased by a brother, a sister, a grandson, Aaron, and a daughter- in- law, Rebecca. She was...
Raymond H. "R.H." Bradshaw
Sep 24, 2014
Franklin – Raymond Hurley "R.H." Bradshaw, 86, passed away on September 24, 2014 at East Pavilion. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Rufus Hurley and Florence Bryant Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw was a graduate of Courtland High School and was a Merchant Marine. After high school, he worked at Curtiss Bay Towing Corporation for four years...
Donald Grey Womack
Sep 21, 2014
Windsor – Donald Grey Womack, 81, passed away September 21, 2014. He was a son of the late Willie and Velma Seamster Womack. Mr. Womack was a retired insurance agent and an ordained minister. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the George F. Dashiell American Legion Post 49 and VFW of Smithfield...
Thomas Lawrence "Tom" Reed, Jr.
Sep 20, 2014
Thomas Lawrence "Tom" Reed, Jr., 62, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Saturday, September 20, 2014, in Towson, Maryland. Tom had fought a valiant battle with cancer since February. Tom was the son of Thomas Lawrence Reed, Sr. and Kathleen Harrison Reed of Portsmouth. He was the husband of the late Dianne Daughtrey Reed of Franklin. He...
Mary Modlin Purvis
Sep 20, 2014
Mary Modlin Purvis died September 20, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Purvis was born October 5, 1921 in Kelford, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Luther Roland Modlin and Sallie Mae Jernigan Modlin. Mrs. Purvis was predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Kyle R. Purvis and a brother, Luther R. Modlin, Jr. She is survived by two...
Leanne Gloria Benslimane
Sep 12, 2014
Norfolk- Leanne Gloria Benslimane, 69, formerly of Franklin and Windsor, passed away September 12, 2014 at her home. She was born in Portland ,ME to the late Leon Marshall White and Marjorie Weed White and was the wife of the late Ahamid Benslimane. She was also predeceased by a brother Dale White and a nephew, Darrell White. Left to cherish...
Joseph Alex Hoffman
Sep 12, 2014
Franklin- Joseph Alex Hoffman, 28, passed away September 12, 2014. He was born in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Hoffman worked for Southside Propane in Franklin. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dawn Michelle Warren Hoffman, two children, Jayden Hoffman and Raiden Hoffman, two stepchildren, Warren Burton and Kalie Warren, two brothers, Daniel Hoffman (Amanda) and Eric Hoffman and a...
Gerald Lincoln "Jerry" Tinkham
Sep 11, 2014
Richmond – Gerald Lincoln "Jerry" Tinkham, 67, passed away September 11, 2014 at a Charlotte, NC hospital. He was born in Suffolk and reared in Sedley and Richmond and was a 1965 graduate of Douglas Freeman High School. Jerry was a US Air Force veteran and was a retired bookkeeper for Mayes TV and Applicance. He was a member of...
Mildred Hedgepeth Darden
Sep 10, 2014
Carrsville – Mildred Hedgepeth Darden, 96, widow of John Watkins Darden, passed away September 10, 2014 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Gould and Sarah Parker Hedgepeth. Mrs. Darden had retired as a newspaper carrier for the Suffolk News Herald and was a Baptist. She was also predeceased by one daughter, Betty Jane Darden; two...
Gladys Hill Burton Stevens
Sep 9, 2014
Gladys Evelyn Hill Burton Stevens, affectionately known as Hilly, 91, of Milton, DE, passed away peacefully in her sleep in her daughter's home in Boykins, VA, on September 9, 2014. She was born on December 23, 1922, in Middleford, Seaford, DE, to William Hill of DC (DeWitt Clinton) and Enna V. Hill. She graduated from the Beebe Hospital School of...
Carroll Gene Cannon
Sep 4, 2014
Courtland – Carroll Gene Cannon, 71, passed away September 4, 2014. Born in Emporia, VA, he was the son of the late David H. and Mary King Cannon and was predeceased by his brother, Melvin Cannon. He was a member and former deacon of Sycamore Baptist Church. He was a train engineer, retiring from Norfolk and Southern Railroad with 35+...
Margaret B. Mcnamara
Sep 2, 2014
Margaret Blades McNamara, 85, passed away September 2, 2014 at her residence with her family by her side. She was a daughter of the late James William Blades, Sr. and Lessie Mae Harrell Blades and was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters. Mrs. McNamara was a member of Somerton United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her...
