Mary Ross Brown
Feb 13, 2013
Franklin – Mary Ross Beale Brown, 73, widow of Chester Holland Brown, Sr., passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Heritage Hall in Virginia Beach. She was born in Potecasi, NC, a daughter of the late Garland and Mary Hodge Beale. After high school she went to Chowan College and in later years continued her education at Paul D. Camp...
Janetta Messner Hill
Feb 12, 2013
Elizabeth City - Janetta Ruth Messner Hill, 97, formally of the Suffolk, VA area, passed away February 12, 2013 at Carolina House, Elizabeth City, NC. She was born on October 15, 1915 in Liberty, PA to Arthur and Florence Hyler Messner. She was a homemaker and served along side her deceased husband, Hershel Morton Hill in the Friends ministry for...
Hazel Johnson Hughes
Feb 11, 2013
Sedley – Hazel Johnson Hughes, 95, widow of Jack Orlando Hughes, went to be with her Lord on Monday, February 11, 2013. She was born in Sedley, Virginia to the late James William and Julia Davis Johnson and was predeceased by her three brothers, Vance, Chesley and J. C. Johnson. A former 40-year resident of Homeville, left to cherish her...
John Alex Munford, Sr.
Feb 9, 2013
John Alex Munford, Sr. 91, longtime Southampton County farmer and widower of Iva Goodrich Munford, passed away Saturday, February 09, 2013. Mr. Munford was a son of the late E.E. and Ruth Bradshaw Munford and was predeceased by his granddaughter, Naomi Munford Russ; grandson, David Hansel "Hans" Munford; one brother, A.J. Munford; four sisters, Violet Goodrich, Lafayette Dowdy, Mary Lee...
Beverly "Bev" Watkinson Browne
Feb 9, 2013
Franklin – Beverly (Bev) Watkinson Browne, 80, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his residence in Atlanta, GA. Bev was born on December 22, 1932 in Franklin, VA to Winston and Alma Browne. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1950, the Woodbury Forest School in 1952 and the University of Virginia in 1956. After UVA, Bev became an...
Linda Ann Hanscome
Feb 8, 2013
Ivor – Linda Ann Hanscome, 70, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at her home after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was a native of Norfolk, VA, a daughter of the late Leo Harold and Mary Lackey Sloniker. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Linwood Wayne Hanscome; son, Loren Bailey Hanscome and his wife Tracy and...
Betty Mccormack Moore
Feb 4, 2013
Franklin – Betty McCormack Moore, 77, passed away February 4, 2013. She was a native of Charleston, WV, one of two children of the late Herbert E. and Elsie Reynolds McCormack. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Atlee "Brown" Moore, III and a brother, H. E. McCormack, Jr. In her younger days growing up in Roanoke, Virginia she studied...
Curtis Bland Cook
Feb 4, 2013
Newsoms – Curtis Bland Cook, 66, passed away February 4, 2013 at his home after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and the son of the late Robert Bynum and Ellen Davis Cook. He was retired from Cook and Son Trucking Company and a member of Newsoms United Methodist Church. Curtis was a member of...
Samuel Ray Raiford
Feb 1, 2013
Samuel Ray Raiford, 64, passed away February 1, 2013. Sammy was born in Franklin, and was a member of Grace Memorial United Methodist Church in Sedley. He was a United States Air Force veteran and an Architectural Draftsman. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Kay Forrest Raiford; his mother, Marie Simms Raiford of Courtland; two daughters, Heather R. Halstead...
Elmer "Tres" Amos Bradshaw, Iii
Feb 1, 2013
Elmer "Tres" Amos Bradshaw, III, 68, went to his eternal rest February 1, 2013 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. "Praise God, Praise God, I am at home, finally, I am home." Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 49 years, Brenda Ward Bradshaw; brother, Richard H. "Dickie" Bradshaw of Virginia Beach; aunt, Ann "Tootie" Peters of Grandy, NC;...
Gail Davis
Jan 29, 2013
Franklin-Dorothy Gail Davis, 75, a native of Providence, RI and a former resident of Portsmouth and Windsor, passed away January 29, 2013 at her home following a long illness. She was a member of Windsor Baptist Church and a former choir member. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 30 years, Fred Davis; daughters, Cheryl Spivey, Karen S....
Dorothy Dupree Gibson
Jan 26, 2013
Franklin – Dorothy Dupree Gibson, 87, widow of Mark Gibson, passed away January 26, 2013. She was born in North Carolina, a daughter of the late Samuel Redmond and Rosa Fariss Waters Dupree and was predeceased by her son, Virgil M. Gibson, two sisters Opal D. Respess and Mary Elizabeth Dupree and three brothers Charles A. Dupree, Ernest L. Dupree,...
Frances Davila
Jan 25, 2013
Franklin-Martha Frances Davila (aka Francesca The Clown), widow of Joseph Lee Davila and daughter of the late Frank L. Fowler and Bainer Boyce Delk, passed away on January 25, 2013 at East Pavilion. Frances was born in Norfolk on February 10, 1934 and was a retired telephone operator with C & P Telephone Co. and a professional clown for over...
Maria S. Story
Jan 24, 2013
Courtland – Maria S. Story passed away January 24, 2013 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Norte Havana, Cuba, she was a daughter of the late Juan and Juana Hernandez Sanchez and was a graduate of Radford University where she earned both her undergraduate and masters degrees. She was a retired budget analyst with the Southampton County School Board...
Evelyn S Joyner
Jan 23, 2013
Franklin- Evelyn Speight Joyner, 93, widow of George S. Joyner, passed away on January 23, 2013. Evelyn was born in Chowan County, NC, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Eason Speight. She was predeceased by two brothers, Burnell and Emmett Speight. She was retired from Roses Department Store. She is survived by her daughter, DD Turner and husband...
Thomas "Sonny" Edward Faison
Jan 22, 2013
Thomas Edward "Sonny" Faison, 40, beloved son of R. Thomas Jr. and Jewel King Faison, passed away on January 22, 2013 after a long illness with his family and closest friends at his bedside. Sonny was born in Franklin, November 1, 1972 and was a 1991 graduate of Windsor High School and a former student of Paul D. Camp. A...
Margaret S. Ray
Jan 18, 2013
Virginia Beach- Margaret Smith Ray (Peggy) died at her home in Virginia Beach, VA on January 18, 2013, at the age of 91. She was born on April 11, 1921, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the child of Thomas Walter Smith and Margaret Ellis Smith. She was graduated from Dana Hall School in Massachusetts and Randolph-Macon Women's College in Virginia....
Corbett Benjamin Fitzgerald, Jr.
Jan 9, 2013
Corbett Benjamin "Ski" Fitzgerald, Jr., 56, passed away January 9, 2013 peacefully at his home. Mr. Fitzgerald a native of Lynchburg, VA, was an Army Veteran and had a lawn care business, which he ran until he was disabled. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Survivors include one son, Ben Fitzgerald and wife Darby; one daughter...
Margaret Wilroy
Jan 8, 2013
Boykins - Margaret Ostrander Wilroy, 87, passed on January 8, 2013. She is survived by her childhood sweetheart and husband, Jack Wilroy; three children and their spouses, Troy Ostrander Gallagher and husband, Jay, Holly Gilman and husband Jim, Brooks Ostrander and wife, Ruby; four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and extended family in 5 different states. A "Remembrance of Margaret" will...
Virginia Bernadette Griffin Reese
Jan 8, 2013
Virginia Bernadette Griffin Reese of Courtland, Virginia, born November 11, 1931 passed away on Tuesday, January 08, 2013. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 49 years Dr. Emmett F. Reese III, and leaves to cherish her memory two daughters and their families Laura Lass, Tim Lass, Tyler Lass and Kaylee Lass, Sharon Reese and Dan Brown;...
