Linda Laverne Perkinson
Feb 13, 2012
Branchville – Linda Laverne Perkinson, 74, widow of Henry Lawrence Perkinson, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012. Born in Eugene, Oregon she was a daughter of the late Leland Stanford Fancher and Clara Louine Hoyt Fancher. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Valerie L. Boyce, Tammy L. Nix, Lisa Anne Baldwin and Stacy Lyn Foster; two brothers, George...
Eleanor W. Whitehead
Feb 12, 2012
Courtland – Eleanor W. Whitehead died February 12, 2012. A native of Southampton County, Virginia she was a daughter of the late Jordan Thomas and Virginia Vaughan Whitehead and the widow of Bradford Whitehead, Sr. She was predeceased by her sister, Lucy W. Davis and brothers, Leslie V. and Thomas M. Whitehead. She is survived by her son Bradford Whitehead,...
Vernon "Bobo" Saunders Beacham
Feb 10, 2012
Franklin – Vernon Saunders "Bobo" Beacham, Jr., 60, passed away on February 10, 2012. A native of Franklin, he was a son of the late Vernon S. and Mary Virginia Fowler Beacham. Bobo was a mechanic for Burgess Trucking and was a member of the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association. Left to cherish his memory is his sister, Shirley B....
Elwood "Foots" Lee Gavin
Feb 7, 2012
Franklin- Elwood Lee "Foots" Gavin, 79, died February 7, 2012. A native of Harrells, NC, he was a son of the late David John and Clell Carr Gavin and was a U.S. Army veteran. Foots retired after forty-four years of service from Union Camp Corporation and was an avid outdoorsman, a member of the Bronco Rod and Gun Club and...
Lucy Byrd Holland
Feb 5, 2012
Franklin – Lucy Byrd Holland, 99, widow of Joseph Conway Holland passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the East Pavilion. Born November 17, 1912 in Nansemond County, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Louberta Holland Byrd and was also predeceased by her sister, Louvenia Blythe and a brother, Stanley Byrd. She was a retired manager for...
Sara Lee Scott Allen
Feb 3, 2012
Franklin- Sara Lee Scott Allen, 93, widow of Lee Roy Allen, went home to her beloved and her Savior surrounded by family on February 3, 2012. Born in Southampton County, she was one of nine children of the late Andrew Jackson and Nellie Rebecca Turner Scott. Mrs. Allen was a member of the first graduating class and valedictorian of the...
L.W. "Billy" Saunders, Jr.
Feb 1, 2012
Carrsville – Leonidas William "Billy" Saunders, Jr., 75, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away February 1, 2012. Billy was born in Franklin, VA September 12, 1936 to L. W. "Simon" Saunders, Sr. and Donna Fostina "Tina" Keen Saunders. He graduated from Holland High School in 1955 and as a young man joined the Virginia National Guard, Franklin Battery...
Gus Simmons
Jan 31, 2012
Courtland - Francis Augustus "Gus" Simmons, 88, went to be with the Lord Tuesday January 31, 2012. He was born March 28, 1923 in Southampton County, a son of the late Robert Augustus and Missie Francis Spain Simmons. He was married to the late Edith Willis Cobb Simmons for 61 years. Gus, as he was known to his family and...
Rene Bray
Jan 30, 2012
Drewryville – Ursula Rene Bray, 49, passed away on January 30, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Steve and Josephine Omeara Thomas. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Angela Stiller, Jennifer Muncy, Kelly Poole, Alexandra Bray and Samantha Bray, sister, T.J. Feiden; brother, Steve Thomas and grandchildren, Piper and Dylan Muncy. The family will receive friends...
L. Terry Harrell
Jan 30, 2012
Franklin – Terry Harrell, 68, left us peacefully at home on January 30, 2012 after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. His wife of nearly 41 years, Deloris, was by his side and will cherish their happy times forever. Besides his wife, Terry leaves behind his father, Otho Harrell, Sr. of The East Pavilion. Terry was predeceased by his mother...
Patricia Jean Clark
Jan 27, 2012
Franklin, VA – Patricia Jean "Patty" Clark, 76, passed away January 27, 2012. Mrs. Clark was a native of Hattiesburg, MS and was a former resident of Petal, MS. She was a retired manager of Meadow Ridge Apartments in Franklin, VA and a member of Franklin Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her parents, William L. Clark and Margaret Jean...
Charles Blair Settle, Sr.
Jan 24, 2012
Capron, VA - Charles Blair "Charlie" Settle, Sr., 78, longtime local banker, passed away January 24, 2012. Mr. Settle was a native of Rawlings, VA, a son of the late Walker Benjamin and Frances Flinn Settle. He was predeceased by his son, Charles B. "Chuck" Settle, Jr. and two brothers, Flinn and Jerry. Charlie was a 1955 graduate of Virginia...
Katherine Coulbourn Edwards
Jan 20, 2012
Katherine "Kitty" Coulbourn Edwards passed away on January 20, 2012, at the age of 102, in her home in Falls Church, Virginia, surrounded by her family. Kitty Edwards was a resident of Falls Church for 65 years. Her husband of 49 years, Col. Luther Rice Edwards, from Franklin, Virginia, predeceased her in 1989. Kitty grew up in Suffolk, Virginia, the...
Dorothy Hedgepeth Wilson
Jan 18, 2012
Courtland, VA – Dorothy Virginia Hedgepeth Wilson, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was predeceased by her parents Annie P. and George D. Hedgepeth and a sister Josephine H. Hancock. Dot was an active member of Courtland Baptist Church, which she served in many capacities for many years. She attended Fannie...
Reita Mcdaniel Brown
Jan 16, 2012
Franklin, VA – Reita McDaniel Brown, 88, passed away January 16, 2012 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, VA after a series of strokes. A daughter of the late George Ellis McDaniel and Sarah Elizabeth Fincham MacDaniel, she was born August 26, 1923 in Hood, VA, in Madison County. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters....
Jean Aldrich Lupton
Jan 12, 2012
Franklin – Jean Aldrich Lupton, 79, quietly and peacefully entered into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at home in Franklin, VA She was a long time member of the Franklin Presbyterian Church and Franklin Chapter #128 Order of the Eastern Star. She was also very active in the American Legion Auxiliary Post 73....
Michael "Mike" John Sergides
Jan 11, 2012
Sedley, VA- Michael (Mike) John Sergides, 86, passed away January 11, 2012 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, VA. Born on July 1, 1925 in Karavas, Kyrenia, Cyprus, Mike was the son of the late John and Anastasia Pourkouris. Mike immigrated to the United States in 1950 and became a U.S. Citizen. He was a retired restaurateur who had co-owned...
Ralph Thornton Williams
Jan 11, 2012
Courtland – Ralph Thornton Williams, 57, passed away January 11, 2012. Born in Norfolk, he was a son of the late Ralph Shelton and Alice Dunreath Thornton Williams. He was a former Southampton County farmer, cabinet and furniture maker and was retired from the Maintenance Department of International Paper Co. Ralph was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He hunted deer...
Wilford Frank Falls, Jr.
Jan 11, 2012
Wilford Frank Falls, Jr., D.D.S., 69, died on January 11, 2012 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A son of the late Wilford Frank Falls, Sr. and Gladys Falls McCloud, Frank was a native of Tuscaloosa, AL. He was a graduate of St. John's Junior College in Palatka, the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and the Medical College of Virginia School of...
Constance Shiller Edwards
Jan 11, 2012
Carrsville - Constance Shiller Edwards, 71, widow of Charles Hamilton Edwards, died January 11, 2012. Born August 17, 1940 in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel A. and Ruth Pittman Shiller . Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Susan E. Britt and her husband, Kenneth; son, Charles Hamilton Edwards, Jr. and his wife, YueMei,...
