Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families
Rebecca Ellen Mejia-Huebert
Dec 31, 2012
Richmond, VA - Rebecca "Bekkah" Ellen Mejia, 42, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, VA. She was a native of Lamont, California. She is survived by two brothers, Augie and Eric of California and extended family; including Rich Edwards her fiancée and her dog Lucy. Left to cherish her memory are many friends that...
Carlton B. Young, Jr.
Dec 29, 2012
Como – Carlton Bruce "Sonny" Young, Jr., 74, passed December 29, 2012 in his home with his family by his side. Mr. Young was a native of Newport News, VA, a son of the late Carlton B. Young and Lola Victoria Morgan Young. He was a retired boilermaker. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Margie Hassell Young, one daughter,...
Clara Belle Smith Cobb
Dec 21, 2012
Franklin – Clara Belle Smith Cobb, 87, passed peacefully into her eternal home with the Lord on Friday, December 21, 2012 on her 69th wedding anniversary surrounded by her loving family. Clara Belle was born in Southampton County, Va., on September 5, 1925, to the late Enoch Smith and Laura Ostine Banty Smith and was preceded in death by her...
Elva Connelly Stephenson
Dec 14, 2012
Severn, NC- Elva Connelly Stephenson, 80, widow of Wallace Watson Stephenson, and a former resident of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., passed away Friday, December 14, 2012 at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Her three daughters were by her bedside. Mrs. Stephenson was born in Hopewell, VA, a daughter of the late Charles Bernell and Myrtie Lowe...
Alice Wills Allen
Dec 12, 2012
Alice Wills Allen, 79, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Earl Wills and was predeceased by her husbands, Gilbert Brasswell and Albert H. Allen. Mrs. Allen was also predeceased by a son, Jerry Allen, a granddaughter, "Angel" Amy Phelps, and two brothers, Carlton and Charles Wills. Mrs. Allen was...
G. Roy Rose
Dec 11, 2012
Virginia Beach - Roy Rose passed away at age 101 on December 11, 2012 in Conyers GA where he had resided for the past 11 years. He was born in Edenton, NC on March 26, 1911, the son of the late Mary Shields Yates Rose and John Baker Rose. He was a Coast Guard veteran serving in the Pacific during...
Dee G. Hildreth
Dec 10, 2012
Virginia Beach - Dee G. Hildreth, 88, passed away December 10, 2012. He was a veteran of the US Navy, serving in N. Afrida in WWII. He was predeceased by Peggy Petersen Hildreth and Billie Kirkpatrick Hildreth and is survived by his son, James D. Hildreth and wife Fran of Virginia Beach and their daughter Katie Martin of Cartersville, GA;...
Lloyd Oldham
Dec 9, 2012
Sedley – Lloyd P. Oldham, 78, passed away December 9, 2012 at VCU Medical Center, Richmond. Mr. Oldham was a native of Pinehurst, NC, a son of the late Donald and Fannie Bosworth Oldham. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Shirley B. Oldham, two sisters, Raybe and Frances, and three brothers, William, Vernon, and Byron. Mr. Oldham...
Elizabeth C. Burgess
Dec 2, 2012
Franklin – Elizabeth Cullins Burgess, 84, passed away at her home with her family by her side on December 2, 2012. Born in Como, NC, she was a daughter of the late Lynn "L.C. " and Mary Hedgepeth Cullins. She was predeceased by her sister, Pearl Manzon, three brothers, Thomas, Edward and Pete Cullins, and a grandson, Travis Paul Burgess....
Helen Nixon
Dec 2, 2012
Courtland- Helen Brooks Nixon, 95, widow of Rubin Wayward "Nick" Nixon, died at her home, December 3, 2012. Helen was a lifelong resident of Southampton County, born in Capron, Va, she resided in her home place in Courtland since 1935. She was the last of seven children of the late James Robert and Vassie Lee Bradshaw Brooks. Helen was a...
Lewis Dossey Gore
Nov 29, 2012
Como – Lewis Dossey Gore, 73, former owner and operator of the Family Mart, Inc. in Como, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on November 29, 2012. A native of Tabor City, NC, he was a son of the late Owen and Maggie Picot Gore. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 52 years, Joanna...
Theresa E. Kraft
Nov 28, 2012
Franklin- Theresa E. Kraft, 87, widow of Raymond Kraft, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Maryview Medical Center on November 28, 2012. Mrs. Kraft was a native of Baltimore, MD and a resident of The Village at Woods Edge for the past seven years. She was a very active member of The Village community as well...
Anne B. Jones
Nov 28, 2012
Carrsville – Anne Billups Jones, 93, loving wife, mother and grandmother, predeceased by her beloved husband, Wesley B. "WB" Jones, went to her Lord on November 28, 2012. A native of South Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late Harry Evans and Annie Kemp Billups and was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Arthur Stoudemire and Elizabeth "Betty" Gribble. Mrs....
Ann Pope
Nov 26, 2012
Courtland - Virginia Ann Pope, 85, widow of Harvey Grover Pope, passed away November 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Tappahannock, VA, she was a daughter of the late James Leonard and Rena Mitchell Mathews. She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth M. Hudson, a brother, Edward "Teddy" Mathews and a granddaughter, Eliza McCaslin Pope. Ann experienced life to...
Audrey Darden Carr
Nov 23, 2012
Audrey Anne Darden "Daisy" Carr, 80, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at the East Pavilion, Franklin. She was a daughter of the late Whittie Lee Darden and Elsie Virginia Price, and the widow of Benjamin Marvin Carr. She was predeceased by her sister Dorothy "Dot" Perry. Audrey retired as a Pharmacy Assistant, a homemaker, a farmer's wife, and a...
Mary Ida Parker Carr
Nov 22, 2012
Mary Ida Parker Carr, 83, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at East Pavilion, Franklin. She was a daughter of the late Reddick Parker and Ella May Bryant Parker and the widow of Raleigh Lee Carr. She was predeceased by her sisters, Florence Babb, Mae Meade, and Lula Cole and brothers, Brutus Parker and Beamon Parker. Mary previously worked for...
Joshua Heath Moss
Nov 21, 2012
Joshua Heath Moss, 28, passed away on Wednesday suddenly in Capron, Virginia. Joshua worked with Bradley Jarret Contractors Construction. He is survived by parents Kenneth Smith and Patricia Diane Grizzard Smith; sons, Jackson and Camren; sisters, Ruthie Drake, Julie Smith, Candace Smith, Penny Moss Dunn, Stephanie Moss Fowler and Amy Gordon; brothers, Timothy Scott Smith, Troy Ray Smith, Brandon Moss,...
Janet Blanche Nemeth
Nov 15, 2012
Courtland – Janet "Jan" Blanche Nemeth, 72, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin after a long illness. Jan was born in Amesbury, MA and reared in Kittery Pointe, ME the only child of the late Bradford Dawson and Blanche Veronica Garwich Gray. She was a former registered nurse, a former counselor with Pendleton Child...
Ola Jones Watson
Nov 13, 2012
Franklin- Ola Jones Watson, 85, widow of Guy Edward Watson and former owner of Watson's Supermarket in Windsor, VA, passed away November 13, 2012. She was born in Mesic, North Carolina and was a daughter of the late Joshua Bryan and Naomi Ives Jones. She was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her...
Virginia Clarice Scott
Nov 11, 2012
Franklin – Virginia Clarice Scott, 74, died November 11, 2012. She waspredeceased by her parents, Carroll V. and Rachel F. Scott, and a sister, Carole S. McLean. She is survived by a brother, Ritchie V. Scott (Rosemary), of Franklin. Services will be private.

