Betty U. Creason
Dec 14, 2013
Zuni – Betty U. Creason, 84, passed away December 14, 2013. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 AM Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Faison officiating. Betty was born in Odessa, TX, on June 21, 1929 to Miles and Nancy UpChurch. She married John P. Creason and they moved to Zuni, Virginia in...
Audrey Stilley Cheek
Dec 13, 2013
Franklin- Audrey Stilley Cheek, 85, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went home to her Lord on December 13, 2013. Born in Surry County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gray and Clemmie Kiger Stilley. She was predeceased by her son, Dannie Gray Cheek, brother, Mack Stilley, granddaughter, Dawn Ferguson and son-in-law, Jimmy Lee. Survivors include her husband...
Inez Garlick Bryant
Dec 12, 2013
Windsor – Inez Garlick Bryant, 84, passed away December 12, 2013. She was predeceased by her parents, John Hampton Garlick and Lucy Moseley Garlick Claud and a son, Henry Clay Bryant, Jr. She was born in Bedford, VA and a former resident of Southampton County. Mrs. Bryant was a graduate of Drewryville High School and a member of Vincent's Grove...
Rudy Barnes
Dec 12, 2013
Capron – Rudolph G. Barnes, 74, passed away December 12, 2013. He was finally reunited with the love of his life, Shirley. A native of South Carolina, he was a son of Mozelle Boykins Barnes and the late Ray Leslie Barnes. Rudy was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Shirley Pope Barnes. He was a loving father and grandfather...
James Robert Phelan
Dec 3, 2013
Franklin – James Robert Phelan, 69, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away December 3, 2013 at Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA. Mr. Phelan was a native and long-time resident of Boston, MA and was a son of the late Roy and Josephine Shuman Phelan. He was a graduate of Suffolk University where he received his Juris Doctorate. Mr. Phelan...
Marvin Curtis Darden
Dec 3, 2013
Carrsville – Marvin Curtis Darden, 73, passed away December 3, 2013. He was a son of the late Rufus and Dorothy Piland Darden. Mr. Darden was a retired Machinist on #1 Paper Machine in the Paper Mill Department of Union Camp Corporation. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter, Kim D. Vansant (Bobby), of Courtland; his sons, Lin Darden...
Martha Robinson Carter
Nov 20, 2013
Newsoms – Martha Robinson Carter, 85, passed away on November 20, 2013, at her home. Martha was born in Petersburg, VA on November 30, 1927 and was a daughter of the late James Prince and Fletcher Bailey Robinson. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Prince Robinson, Jr. (Jimmy), and her sister, Virginia Elizabeth Robinson, and is survived...
Katharine Estelle Barrett
Nov 20, 2013
Franklin - Katharine Estelle Barrett, 82, a retired Fairfax County Public School system teacher, passed away on November 20, 2013. She was born in Norfolk, a daughter of the late Robert Sidney and Iva Julia Rawles Barrett, and was also predeceased by her sister, Iva Mary Hopkins. Ms. Barrett was a 1948 graduate of Carrsville High School, and a graduate...
Louella Vick Tisdale
Nov 19, 2013
Capron – Louella Vick Tisdale, 94, of the Joyner community of Southampton County passed away on November 19, 2013 at the East Pavilion. Born in Logan, WV, she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. and Ella Justice Vick and was the oldest member of Joyner United Methodist Church. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Edward...
Beaury Edwin Raiford, Sr.
Nov 14, 2013
Beaury Edwin Raiford, Sr., 95, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away November 14, 2013. A native of Southampton County and an Army veteran of World War II, he was a son of the late John Gurley and Raynor Bulls Raiford and a retired farmer and welder. He loved working the land and farm life. Mr. Raiford was a...
Peggy Davis Ferguson
Nov 13, 2013
Newsoms – Peggy Davis Ferguson, 82, passed away November 13, 2013. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Ferguson was predeceased by her husband, William "Billy" Ferguson; sister, Frances Daughtrey, and son-in-law, John Grizzard. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Hazelwood (Mike), Joy F. Grizzard, and Foy F. Caulder (Forrest); five grandchildren, Penny Van Brackle Cassidy (Bruce),...
Richard Earl Harris, Sr.
Nov 13, 2013
Franklin – Richard Earl Harris, 85, passed away November 13, 2013 in a hospital. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC in 1928, the son of Lelia Ferguson and Lawrence Harris of Emporia, VA. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ellen Munford Harris; his sons, Richard E. Harris, Jr. (Becky) of Sedley, Carr L. "Buddy" Harris (Diane)...
Burton Cox Bradshaw, Sr.
Nov 11, 2013
Franklin – Burton Cox Bradshaw, Sr., 82, passed away November 11, 2013 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Lifelong resident of Franklin, he was a son of the late Elmer Amos and Lillie Jane Cox Bradshaw. Other than his parents, Mr. Bradshaw was predeceased by a son, Stephen Benjamin Bradshaw; two sisters, Sarah B. Evans and Marian DeBord and brother, Elmer A....
Earl Gunn
Nov 9, 2013
Courtland – George Earl Gunn, 55, beloved husband, son, father and grandfather passed away November 9, 2013. Born in Franklin, Earl was an electrician with the maintenance department of International Paper. He was a member of Burdette Baptist Church. Earl was predeceased by his father, Marvin Birden Gunn, Sr. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved both hunting and fishing...
Harold S. Gore
Nov 9, 2013
Como – Harold Savvas Gore, 52, our loving father and loyal and dedicated husband, passed away unexpectedly November 9, 2013 in Emporia VA. He was born in Portsmouth, VA and was a graduate of Hertford County High School. Harold was a Sergeant for the NC Department of Corrections at Rivers Correctional Institution in Winton. He was predeceased by his father,...
Hank Snow
Nov 5, 2013
Boykins – Harold Eugene "Hank" Snow, 91, passed away November 5, 2013. Born in West Virginia, he was a son of the late Olivia Linkus and John Henry Snow and was predeceased by his wife, Connie, and a son, Donald Ray Snow. Hank was an Army veteran of WWII and for over 40 years was involved in the restoration of...
Edward David Keeter
Nov 4, 2013
Franklin – Edward David Keeter, 86, a resident of the Village at Woods Edge, passed away November 4, 2013 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Franklin, he was a son of the late Eddie and Lelia Brock Keeter. He was a retired Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and was a veteran of World War II and the...
Mildred Cobb Johnson
Nov 1, 2013
Franklin – Mildred Cobb Johnson, 90, widow of Robert Emmett "Bobby" Johnson, passed away November 1, 2013 at Riverside Convalescent Center in Smithfield. A native of Franklin, she was the last of nine children of the late James Percy and Evie Gardner Cobb. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Survivors include her daughters, Diane J. Blankenship, of...
William Glenn Mabe
Oct 31, 2013
Franklin – William Glenn Mabe, 86, passed away October 31, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Glenn Mabe was born May 30, 1927 in Greenville, Tennessee to Earl and Pauline (Hughes) Mabe. Glenn was the third of four children; Kenneth, Fannie Kate King, and John Milborn (Jim) Mabe. He shared many school days and growing-up years with his siblings...
Clara Johnson Duke
Oct 28, 2013
Ivor – Clara Johnson Duke, 60, loving wife and mother, passed away at home October 28, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Peggy Talley Johnson. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Buckley Wayne Duke; sons, Billy Duke, and wife, Stephanie and Michael Duke, and wife, Fran; five grandchildren, Dylan, Wyatt,...
