Grady Britt
Aug 29, 2012
Franklin – John Graden "Grady" Britt, 79, former Chief of Police for the City of Franklin from 1980-1990, passed away August 29, 2012. He was born in Bladen County, NC, a son of the late Carey Britt and Gladys Britt Dowless and was predeceased by three sisters and a brother. Grady was an Army veteran, a graduate of Paul D....
William Charles Harris
Aug 28, 2012
Franklin - William Charles "Bill" Harris, 82, widower of Joan Elaine Harris, passed away August 28, 2012. Born in Clinton, IA, he was the son of the late Philip R. and Minnie Belle Kennedy Harris. Bill was a retired analytical chemist with Union Camp Corporation and was a member of Franklin Presbyterian Church where he was a former trustee. Bill...
Leon J. O'Clair
Aug 27, 2012
Courtland- Leon J. O'Clair, 92, widower of Ruth Joyner O'Clair, passed away August 27, 2012. Born in Caribou, ME, he was a son of the late Victor and Mary A. Jurette O'Clair. He was an Army veteran and was retired from St. Regis Paper Co. Leon was a very active member of St. Jude's Catholic Church and the Knights of...
Dolores Jones Thompson
Aug 18, 2012
Dolores Jones Thompson, 79, passed away August 18, 2012 at her home following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born on July 3, 1933 in Holden, WV, and raised in Kimbal, WV, she was a daughter of the late L. J. (Jinks) and Shirley Moore Jones. Dolores was a 53 year member of the OES chapter #158 in Bramwell, WV,...
Robert Anthony Stiglitz, Lt. Col. Usmc (Ret)
Aug 17, 2012
Robert Anthony Stiglitz, 80, Lt. Col. USMC (Ret.), widower of Marjorie Jane Chase Stiglitz, passed away August 17, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Iron Mountain, MI to the late Robert J. and Mary Schwei Stiglitz. Bob was a former resident of Waukesha, WI and was a graduate of Marquette University where he earned...
Josephine Futrell Miles
Aug 14, 2012
Woodland, NC - Josephine Futrell Miles passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Obici Hospital in Suffolk. She was the wife of Walter Miles. She was predeceased by her parents Wilber Burden and Maggie Brett Futrell and a brother Kenneth Futrell. Josephine was a woman of many talents and interest. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and...
Bob Osborn
Aug 13, 2012
Smithfield, VA – Robert M. "Bob" Osborn, 90, died August 13, 2012 in Smithfield, VA. He was the only son of Robert M. and Eva Gum Batten Osborn of Suffolk, VA. He graduated from Suffolk High School and attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) before volunteering for service in the US Army in 1942. He served with the Signal Corps in...
Phyllis Howell Mewborn
Aug 12, 2012
Franklin- Phyllis Howell Mewborn, 70, owner of Century 21 Gold Market Realty in Franklin, passed away suddenly August 12, 2012. A lifelong resident of Franklin, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Howell, Sr. and Emily Vaughan Howell. Phyllis, an avid golfer, was a member of Cypress Cove Country Club, the Ladies Golf Association and the Suffolk Ladies...
June Romines Vann
Aug 12, 2012
June Romines Vann, 88, widow of Claude Vann, died Sunday, August 12, 2012, at East Pavilion. Born August 31, 1923 in Sevierville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Jobie Whig and Golda Ann Turner Parrott. Surviving are her daughter, Gladys R Brittle of Yale, VA; sons, Olin G. (Brenda) Romines of Franklin and Ira C. (Judy) Romines of...
Alvin Parker
Aug 9, 2012
Hermon Alvin Parker, 73, died August 9, 2012. A native of Suffolk, he was the son of the late Robert Herman and Pattie Weaver Parker and was a retired automobile mechanic. He was a member of Colosse Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, H.A. (Al) Parker, Jr. and wife, Theresa; a sister, Jane P. Scott, and husband, Johnny; a nephew,...
Rebecca Dejarnette Beale
Aug 8, 2012
Franklin - Rebecca DeJarnette Beale passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. She was born in Halifax County, Virginia to the late Laban and Mattie Rudder DeJarnette on November 7, 1930. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Walter (Billy) Beale. She is also survived by three children, a son, Mike Beale and wife Shirley of Smithfield, two daughters,...
Vanessa Bernadette Blick
Aug 8, 2012
Courtland-Vanessa Bernadette Blick, 53 passed away August 8, 2012. Born June 20, 1959 in Petersburg, VA., She was the daughter of the late Albert C. Blick and Hazel Pinter Blick who resides in Courtland. She was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church and was retired as an Administrative Assistant with the Garland Gray Forestry Center. Besides her mother, she...
Anthony Wayne Caulder
Aug 6, 2012
Anthony Wayne Caulder, 48, passed away on August 6, 2012 at his home after a year long illness. Wayne was born in Portsmouth, but resided in Sedley most of his life. He was a son of the late Bobby I. Caulder, Sr. and Mildred Anne Wadsworth Boyd. He was a former employee of McClean Contractors. He was a member of...
Benjamin "Bud" Louis Pitts, Jr.
Aug 5, 2012
Benjamin Louis "Bud" Pitts, Jr. 82, passed away August 5, 2012 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Yanceyville, North Carolina, a son of the late Benjamin Louis Pitts and Cornelia Merrit Woody Pitts. He was predeceased by his wife Beatrice Mae Pitts, a brother Milton Pitts, and an infant grandson, Mickey Pitts, Jr. He was a member of...
Louise Barrett
Aug 2, 2012
Louise Lilly Barrett, 89, widow of Harry Grover Barrett, Jr. passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. She was born in Homeville, VA to the late Claude Clifford Lilly, Sr. and Ethel Blood Lilly and was predeceased by a brother, Claude C. Lilly, Jr. Mrs. Barrett was a graduate of Mary Washington College...
Mildred Ricks Babb
Jul 23, 2012
Franklin – Mildred Ricks Babb "Mammy", 87, passed away July 23, 2012 at her daughter's home on Country Club Road after a long illness. Mrs. Babb was a native of Southampton County and a long time resident of Sebrell. She was predeceased by her husband, David Babb, her parents, David and Blannie Parker Ricks, daughter, Nancy B. Francis, son, Norman...
Eldon Allen Bell, Sr.
Jul 23, 2012
Franklin – Eldon Allen Bell, Sr., 89, passed away July 23, 2012. Born in Timmonsville, SC, he was a son of the late Eldon Romaine Bell and Bessie Welch Bell. Mr. Bell was predeceased by his wife, Pauline "Polly" Hubbard Bell, and by three sisters, Frankie Shinn, Sylvia Kishel and Carol Walters. He retired as a shipping clerk from the...
Robert Lee Barnes, Sr.
Jul 23, 2012
Carrsville – Robert Lee Barnes, Sr., 91, passed away July 23, 2012. He was born in Princess Anne County, VA and was a former resident of Virginia Beach. He was predeceased by his parents, Ollie and Dora Ship Barnes. Mr. Barnes was an Army veteran of WWII who served in the combat engineers during the invasion of France, Germany and...
Carroll Morgan Dundalow
Jul 22, 2012
Franklin – Carroll Morgan Dundalow, 73, passed away July 22, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Earl David Dundalow and Elizabeth Griffin Dundalow DePriest and was predeceased by a brother, Bobby Thomas Dundalow. Carroll was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church and more recently, Western Heights Baptist...
Judge R. Baird Cabell
Jul 21, 2012
FRANKLIN – Judge Robert Baird Cabell, 89, d. July 21, 2012. Born in Norfolk January 4, 1923. Baird graduated Salutatorian from Franklin High in 1940, then attended VPI, where he was in Sr. ROTC and 3 honorary fraternities, and was managing editor of the VPI newspaper. Late in his junior year, he entered active duty with the U.S. Army....
