George Bryan Lupton
Sep 1, 2013
Franklin – George Bryan Lupton was born September 25, 1934 to the late Sherman Alexander and Lizzie Dean Lupton of Lowland, NC. He departed this world on Sunday, September 1, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was a longtime resident of Franklin, VA, where he was retired from his many business ventures. He was predeceased by one son Steven Scott...
Luther Britt Davis
Aug 29, 2013
Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Hollywood Cemetery in Newsoms, VA.
Elbert William Brown
Aug 29, 2013
Franklin – Elbert William Brown, 85, widower of Reita McDaniel Brown, passed away August 29, 2013. He was born in Chilhowie, VA, a son of the late Charles and Annie Brown. He was a graduate of Marion High School and Virginia Tech and proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Elbert was formerly employed with Smith Douglas and Blackwater Appraisals and...
Ruby Bishop Harrelson
Aug 28, 2013
Emporia – Ruby Harrelson passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 28, 2013 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Virginia and had a home in North Carolina as well. She was retired from the City of Hampton School Systems. Ruby is preceded in death by her husband, Frank W. Harrelson of Hampton,...
Reverend Joseph Addison Talley, Th.D., D.D.
Aug 28, 2013
Franklin - The Reverend Dr. Joseph Addison Talley of Burdette born to the late Elizabeth Joyner Talley and William Arthur Talley Sr. on March 4, 1918 passed away on August 28, 2013. He was the minister of the Isle of Wight Christian Church until August of 2013 and was an active, ordained minister of The United Church of Christ for...
Sibyl Presson Beale
Aug 27, 2013
Franklin – Sibyl Presson Beale passed away August 27, 2013 at her home. Born in Wakefield, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Presson, Jr. and Bessie Zills Presson. She was predeceased by her husband, Warren Steele Beale and son, Warren Steele Beale, Jr. She was also predeceased by her brother, John Thomas Presson, III. Sibyl attended Chowan...
Bobby F. Parker, Jr.
Aug 27, 2013
Franklin – Robert Frederick Parker, Jr., 77, of Rawlsdale Road, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, in Smithfield, at the home of his daughter. Born in Capron and raised in the Franklin area, Bobby was a son of the late Robert Frederick Parker and Lillian Lamb Parker and was predeceased by his former wife, Jean. Bobby is survived by his...
Ralph Henry Flowers
Aug 25, 2013
Ralph Henry Flowers, 70, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away August 25, 2013 at Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Alberta, VA, he was a son of the late Henry Lee and Evie Forest Flowers and was predeceased by two sisters, Lorraine F. Foster and Oneta F. Hancock. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and retired after...
Maggie Lankford Vaughan
Aug 21, 2013
Franklin – Maggie Lankford Vaughan, 95, of the 400 block of Norfleet Street died August 21, 2013 at Riverside Convalescent Center in Smithfield, VA. She was the daughter of the late Edgar L. and Maggie L. Vaughan and was predeceased by four sisters, Irma Vaughan Beale, Sara Vaughan Darden, Eddie Mae Vaughan Woods and Temperance Vaughan and a brother, Jesse...
Fannie Lee Vaughan Hassett
Aug 21, 2013
Franklin – Fannie Lee Vaughan Hassett, 89, widow of Jay Franklin Hassett, passed away August 21, 2013. Born in Murfreesboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late Lee Roy and Fannie Mae Cooke Vaughan. Survivors include daughters, Joan Polland, Marilyn Wilson (Bob), Kim Slagle (Jay), and Susan Carlton (Jon); son, Dr. Raymond Hassett; sister, Blanche Whitehead; grandchildren, Troy Pollard...
Jerline Cobb Lankford
Aug 19, 2013
Jerline Cobb Lankford, 75, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Monday, August 19, 2013 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital following a short illness. She was born on May 31, 1938 in Franklin, VA, the eleventh child of the late Willie Anne and Tony Roy Cobb, Sr. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, John Saunders...
Mavis Shaddox Branch
Aug 9, 2013
Mavis Shaddox Branch, 90, widow of Lonnie Fenton Branch, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at the East Pavilion. Born in Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Margaret State Peelgren. She was predeceased by her first husband, Joe Thomas Shaddox, a brother, M.L. Peelgren, and a sister, Eunice Peelgren. Mrs. Branch was retired from Massey Coal...
William "Nuke" Reginald Kirkland
Aug 9, 2013
William Reginald "Nuke" Kirkland, 85, passed away August 9, 2013. A native of Boykins, VA, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Pauline Fuller Kirkland. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Elna Tomlin Kirkland, and two brothers, Robert Kirkland, Jr. and John Calvin "Johnny Buck" Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was an Army veteran of the Korean War...
Emile J Mcninch
Aug 9, 2013
Emile J McNinch, 88, passed away August 9, 2013. Born in Marshall County, WV, he was a son of the late Emile and Daisy Holmes McNinch. He was a member of Hunterdale Christian Church in Franklin and a former longtime resident of Steubenville, Ohio, where he was a member of Steubenville Baptist Church. Mr. McNinch was a retired regulator engineer...
Jeane Glover Brown
Aug 6, 2013
Franklin – Jeane Glover Brown, 74, widow of Robert Joseph "Bobby" Brown, Sr., passed away August 6, 2013 in Norfolk. Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Eldridge and Daisy Pope and Odom Glover. She was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church and retired from Southampton Memorial Hospital where she was a registered nurse in cardiopulmonary department. Survivors include...
Rodney Lee Nolen, Sr.
Aug 5, 2013
Drewryville – Master Chief Rodney Lee Nolen (Ret. USN) was born May 13, 1935 in Nashville, TN to Herman and Clella Mae Wallace Nolen. Mr. Nolen passed away peacefully on August 5, 2013 at his home in Drewryville. Mr. Nolen served in the United States Navy for 23 years before retiring in 1974. During his distinguished career in the Navy,...
Mark E. Gagen
Aug 3, 2013
Franklin - Mark E. Gagen, age 57, a former Sherrill resident and more recently of Franklin, VA passed away unexpectedly Saturday August 3, 2013 at his home in Franklin, VA. He was born on July 25, 1956 in Greenport, Long Island, New York, a son of Bernard G. and Betty (Gaffga) Gagen and was a 1975 graduate of V.V.S. Central...
Roy Head
Aug 2, 2013
Courtland, VA- Roy Head, 75, passed away August 2, 2013. He was born in Big Vein, VA in Tazewell County, a son of the late Luther Daniel and Elizabeth Goodman Head. He was predeceased also by his wife, Beulah and thtee sisters, Phyllis Collins, Carolyn Kaelin and Betty Head. Survivors include two sisters, Margaret Nichols and Rita Robinette; five brothers,...
Roy Laird Arrambide
Aug 1, 2013
Newsoms – Roy Laird Arrambide, 24, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at his residence. Born in Galveston, Texas, he was the son of Mario Arrambide and Natasha Martin Wakefield. Other survivors include his caretaker, Tomeka Futrell, and his many friends. A memorial service was held Sunday, August 4. www.wrightfuneralhome.org
Rossie Edward Brock, Sr.
Jul 27, 2013
Franklin – Rossie Edward Brock, Sr., 83, widower of Betty Joyner Brock, passed away July 27, 2013. Born in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late Rossie William and Annie Mae Darden Brock and was predeceased by three sisters, Louise Lee, Julia Mae Newsome and Tricia Stultz and one brother, Richard Brock. Mr. Brock was an...
