Obituaries

Feb 17, 2014

Franklin – Walter (Billy) Beale III of Franklin passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014. He was born in Southampton County to the late Walter Matthews and Elsie Hart Beale on July 5, 1930. He was also predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Rebecca DeJarnette Beale. He was a retired farmer who enjoyed his garden and sharing the harvest...

Feb 17, 2014

Franklin – Joyce Parker Lyon, 80, died peacefully on February 17, 2014 at Hillcrest Convalescent Home in Durham, NC after a long struggle with dementia. She was born April 3, 1933, in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Winton, NC, the daughter of Harry and Nita Matthews Parker. Joyce loved tending her rose bushes, reading books and in recent years...

Feb 15, 2014

Suffolk – Littleton Judson "Junior" West, Jr., 78, passed away February 15, 2014. A native of Nansemond County, he was the last of six children of the late Littleton J. West, Sr. and Myrtie Fanney West. Junior was a former National Guardsman and attended Holland Baptist Church. He was a farmer and retired papermaker with Union Camp Corporation after 44...

Feb 12, 2014

Franklin – Daniel Lee Post, 52, passed away February 12, 2014. Born in New York State, he was retired after 20 years of service with the Navy and was an electrician with BAE Systems in Norfolk. He was a member of the VFW Post 4411. Daniel was predeceased by his mother, Emma Jean Law Post.

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Feb 10, 2014

Franklin – Darrow Lee "Dick" Vick, 89, passed away February 10, 2014 at his home. He was born in Boykins, VA, a son of the late Herbert E. and Bertha Fuller Vick and was predeceased by two brothers, Milton "Shorty" Vick and Herbert E. Vick, Jr. and two sisters, Evelyn Davis and Carolyn Pollard. Dick was a former resident of...

Feb 10, 2014

Boykins – Charles Edward "Sonny" Whittemore, Jr., 75, passed away February 10, 2014. A native of South Hill, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Whittemore, Sr. and Nellie Carter Whittemore. He was a graduate of Smithdeal-Massey College, an Army Reservist, retired Manager of Narricot Industries and a member of Boykins United Methodist Church. Survivors include his...

Feb 9, 2014

Drewryville – Alice Reveal Pope Turner, 72, passed away February 9, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was a daughter of the late Vernon and Hattie Earl Reveal and was predeceased by her first husband, McCoy Pope. Alice was a retired hairdresser, attended Hebron Baptist Church and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. She was also a member...

Feb 8, 2014

Carrsville – Thomas Watson Smithson, Sr., 57, passed away February 8, 2014. Mr. Smithson was a long-distance truck driver. His love for his family was most important to him and his relaxation method was boating and fishing. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Diane Craddock; daughter, Misty Sutton, and husband, John, of Windsor, VA; three sons, Michael Smithson...

Feb 8, 2014

Como – Kimberly Lauren Racette, 25, passed away February 8, 2014. She was born in Franklin and was a member of Buckhorn Baptist Church. Kim was a member of the Como Volunteer Fire Department and the Franklin Fire and Rescue Squad. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, William and Jeanette Racette; a brother, Brandon Racette, and his wife,...

Feb 6, 2014

Franklin- Harry Dillard Drewery, 90, widower of Ruth Mayton Drewery, passed away February 6, 2014 at the East Pavilion. Born in Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late Arthur Leigh and Florence Howell Drewery and was predeceased by five sisters, Louise Carr, Charlotte Marie Drewery, Mary Gavin, Virginia Carr and Florence Bland and a brother, Jesse...

Feb 6, 2014

Franklin - Joe Garry Edwards, 57, went home to his Lord on February 6, 2014. He was born in Norfolk to the late Joe Gray and Lucille Hargrave Edwards and was retired from Lone Star Cement Company. He was a member of Grace and Hope Mission in Norfolk. Survivors include three sisters, Audrey Edwards of Suffolk, Carolyn Marshall of Chesapeake...

Feb 4, 2014

Courtland – Harry Arthur Still, 84, a former resident of the Peninsula and widower of Ida Askew Still, passed away February 4, 2014. He was a son of the late Lee Roy and Marie Dishout Still and was predeceased by a daughter, Frances S. Barnes and a sister, Alma Burger. A navy veteran during the Korean War, he was a...

Feb 3, 2014

Ralph Ross Franklin – Ralph Ross, 81, died surrounded by his loving family on February 3, 2014, following a brief courageous battle of Cancer. He will be remembered as a gentleman, dedicated husband, loving father and doting grandfather. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Georgia Ross, four sisters and his brother. Ralph is survived by his...

Jan 31, 2014

Boykins – Lois Ann Jenkins Allen, 67, widow of Kenneth Wayne Allen, passed away January 31, 2014 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in North Carolina, a daughter of the late L. C. and Annie Vaughan Jenkins. Lois Ann was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant at Courtland Healthcare, founder of the Ladies Auxillary of the Boykins Volunteer Fire Department...

Jan 28, 2014

Franklin- Barbara Anne Gardner, 79, passed away January 28, 2014 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Suffolk on February 11, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Solomon Wesley and Ruby Whitehead Gardner. Barbara was retired from Hercules Chemical Co. where she worked for many years in the business office. She was a faithful volunteer and lifelong member...

Jan 26, 2014

Zuni – Harold White Henley, 96, passed away January 26, 2014. He was a native of the Back Bay area of Virginia Beach. He was a retired grocery store owner and operator in Norfolk and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie Minor Henley and his parents, Jesse White and Penny Moore...

Jan 25, 2014

Franklin – Hazel Winstead Lee, 92, widow of Samuel Womack Lee, passed away January 25, 2014. Mrs. Lee was born February 19, 1921 in Nashville, NC, to John Bert and Ruby Green Winstead. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her step-mother, Maude Winstead, and her first husband, Roger W. Drake, two sisters, Doris Griffin and...

Jan 24, 2014

Georgia Mae Offtermatt, 91, widow of Wilbur F. Offtermatt, was called home to her Lord on January 24, 2014. She was born in Benefit, VA to the late James and Maggie Mae Gilbert Castellow and was predeceased by two sisters, Annie Bell and Martha Patterson, and by a brother, Jimmy Castellow. Mrs. Offtermatt was a very active member of the...

Jan 24, 2014

Sedley- Mary Ann Harrell, 72, passed away on January 24, 2014 at Autumn Care of Suffolk. She was born in Southampton County on March 21, 1941 and was predeceased by her mother and step-father, Mary and Roy Brooks, her father, Shelton Holt, her son, Michael Lee Harrell and brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Sue Holt. Mary Ann was very passionate...

Jan 24, 2014

Boykins – George Lewis Belvin, 68, passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2014 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Norfolk, VA, he was a son of the late George Washington and Beatrice Estelle Belvin and was a longtime Southampton County farmer. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Diane Smith Belvin; two daughters, Stacey B. Phillips and her husband,...