Jean Hall Bass
Apr 15, 2012
Courtland- Jean Addison Hall Bass, 90, passed away April 15, 2012 at Cedar Manor in Chesapeake. Mrs. Bass was born in Suffolk and reared in Windsor and was a daughter of the late, Lucien Talmage and Georgia Moore Hall. She was predeceased by a son, Talmage A. Bass, a sister Mary Emiline Jureit, a brother Lucien T. Hall, Jr., and...
Larry Reynolds Shaffer
Apr 4, 2012
Franklin- Larry Reynolds Shaffer, 53, passed away April 4, 2012 surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Franklin, he was a retired Safety Coordinator for International Paper Co. Larry was a avid motorcyclist and fisherman and was a member of Bronco Rod and Gun Club. He was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is...
Louise Brock Lee
Mar 31, 2012
BOYKINS -Louise B. Lee, 84, passed away March 31, 2012. She was a native of Isle of Wight County and was a daughter of the late Rossie William and Annie Darden Brock and was also predeceased by a son, William David Lee, sisters, Patricia Stultz and Julia Mae "Judy" Newsome and a brother, Richard H. Brock. She was retired from...
Arnold W. Strickland
Mar 31, 2012
Franklin- Arnold Weldon Strickland, 78, passed away March 31, 2012. Arnold was a native of Norfolk, VA and was retired from the grocery business after 52 years. He was the former owner and operator of Strickland's Service Mart for 26 years and prior to that worked for 26 years for Colonial Stores. He was an Army veteran during the Korean...
Bonnie Lee Swain
Mar 30, 2012
Franklin – Bonnie Lee Baker Swain, 60, passed away on March 30, 2012 at her residence. Born in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Oscar James Baker, II and Jeanne Hathaway Baker and also loved sister to the late Oscar James Baker, III. Bonnie graduated a year early from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1969 as a member...
Diane Turner
Mar 30, 2012
Franklin – Diane Turner, 69, passed away March 30, 2012. She was a member of Sycamore Baptist Church and was a retired machinist from Franklin Equipment. Diane was reared by her grandparents, the late Charlie and Balley Gay of Zuni. She is survived by many loyal and lifelong friends. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM Monday, April...
Benjamin "Ben" Edward Marks
Mar 29, 2012
Capron – Benjamin "Ben" Edward Marks, 89, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Capron, VA to the late Ethel and Henry Earl Marks and was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Naomi "Gadget" Marks, a sister, Katherine Marks Whitehead and four brothers, Henry Earl Marks, Jess Thomas Marks, Lon "Skinny"...
Shelba Jean Holt Gray
Mar 28, 2012
Newsoms - Shelba Jean Holt Gray, 73, passed away March 28, 2012. Shelba was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Charles Lindsey and Grace Raiford Holt and was predeceased by her siblings, Charles L. Holt, Jr., her twin sister, Charlotte H. Goodman and Winston C. Holt. Shelba was a member of Barnes United Methodist...
Alice Gray Ezzell Hewett
Mar 27, 2012
Sedley – Alice Gray Ezzell Hewett, 73, died March 27, 2012. Born in Whiteville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Odell and Mae Richardson Ezzell and retired from Hancock Peanut Company, Courtland, after 26 years of service. She was a member of Sedley Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 56 years, Alfred D....
Melvin Tunstall Giles
Mar 26, 2012
Courtland- Melvin Tunstall Giles, 62, died March 26, 2012 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Virginia, he was a son of the late Tunstall and June Brown Giles and was a driver for Burgess Trucking. Survivors include his daughter, Mitzi Giles of Lynchburg and his son, William Parker Giles of Concord, VA. Services will be private. Wright Funeral Home...
Sally Presnall Musselman
Mar 25, 2012
Franklin – Sally S. Presnall Musselman, 47, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at her home. Sally was born March 6, 1965 in Macon, GA to Bill and Frances Presnall. She is survived by her children, Tiffany and Shawn Musselman, her sister, Lyn Stewart and her husband, Tracy, her mother, Frances Presnall and by a long time friend and high school...
Shirley Dickens Vann
Mar 21, 2012
Murfreesboro, N.C. - Shirley Dickens Vann peacefully passed away March 21, 2012. She was predeceased by her husbands Perry Mecum Dickens and Lloyd Vann. Shirley made her profession of faith in 1929 and became a member of the Meherrin Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, N.C. She is remembered by the Murfreesboro community for her thirty three years of dedicated service as...
Joseph Allen Smithwick
Mar 15, 2012
Franklin – Joseph Allen Smithwick, 75, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012. Born in Bertie Co., NC he was a son of the late Henry Allen and Annie Deans Smithwick. Allen was a long time employee of Union Camp and attended Franklin Baptist Church. He was predeceased by a daughter, Kathryn Smithwick and sisters, Elizabeth S. Hoggard and Patricia S....
Geraldine "Gerry" C. Everett
Mar 14, 2012
Newsoms – Geraldine "Gerry" Cates Everett, 74, passed away on March 14, 2012 at the East Pavilion. Born March 4, 1938, in Haw River, NC, Gerry was a daughter of the late David and Mildred Cates. She graduated from Haw River High School then went to High Point Memorial School where she received her Registered Nursing degree. Gerry worked as...
Susan Miller Skinner
Mar 13, 2012
Bracey, VA – Susan Miller Skinner, 62, beloved wife of Gary Lee Skinner, Sr. was called home to be with the Lord on March 13, 2012 after a long illness. Susan was born Dec. 1, 1949 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Harold William Miller and Colleen Pringle Johnson. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in 1968....
Marjorie P. West
Mar 13, 2012
Courtland - Marjorie P. West, 89, died Tuesday March 13, 2012 at University Place Retirement Community in West Lafayette, Indiana where she lived for the past eight years. Formally, Marjorie was a long time resident of Suffolk, VA and Courtland, VA before moving to West Lafayette in 2004. She was born September 5, 1922 in Wilson County, NC to the...
Alma Mae Mason
Mar 7, 2012
Elizabeth City, NC - Alma Mae Mason, 65, formerly of Franklin, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Sentara Norfolk General. She was a daughter of the late Rabie Henry and Maggie Channings Jernigan and was also predeceased by a brother, Clearence R. Jernigan. Left to cherish her memory are her three daughters, Linda K. Dundlow, Carolyn A. Darden and...
Lucille Bryant Vick
Mar 4, 2012
Boykins – Lucille Bryant Vick, 95, widow of Ross Vick passed away on March 4, 2012. She was a member of Boykins Baptist Church and was a beautician for over 50years. Mrs. Vick was a daughter of the late Lewis Harman Bryant and Elizabeth "Bessie" Vick Bryant and was also predeceased by a brother, Howard Bryant. Left to cherish her...
Barbara G. Umphlette
Feb 28, 2012
Franklin – Barbara Glover Umphlette, 75, passed away February 28, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Emmitt Lee and Peggy Story Glover. She was a member of Hunterdale Baptist Church. Barbara was predeceased by a son, Jeff Britt; two sisters, Margaret Hand and Angelena Keech and two brothers,...
Brenda Joyce Watley
Feb 27, 2012
Sunbury, N.C. – Brenda Joyce Watley, 67, was received by her Savior on February 27, 2012. She was a loving and selfless person who always put everyone before herself, especially her family. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Carla M. Whaley and Lisa K. Parker; brothers, James T. Vaughan and wife, Mary, Robert C. Vaughan and wife, Janice...
