Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families
Fenton Bryant Holt, Sr.
Aug 25, 2011
Franklin – Fenton Bryant Holt, Sr., 83, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away August 25, 2011. He was born in Southampton County, a son of the late William Henry and Maggie Addcock Holt and was predeceased by a sister, Shirley Wetherald and three brothers, Will, Charles, and Douglas Holt. Mr. Holt was a retired superintendent of the pulp...
Mary Ruth Via Bane
Aug 22, 2011
Franklin – Mary Ruth Via Bane, 85, widow of John Robert Bane, left to meet the Lord Monday, August 22, 2011. She was born in Pulaski, a daughter of the late Calvin M. and Mattie Chrisley Via and was predeceased by a sister Louise Bradshaw. She was a member of Bethel Assembly of God. Mrs. Bane will be missed, but...
David Willis Scott
Aug 21, 2011
Portsmouth – David Willis Scott, 77, passed away August 21, 2011 at Maryview Medical Center. He was born in Boston, MA, a son of the late Herman Willis and Dorothy McBrayer Scott. David was an Air Force veteran, an artist, and a member of the Mosaic Church of Norfolk. Survivors include five daughters, Diane, Debbie, Ivy, Naomi, and Patty; one...
Mary Virginia March Johnson
Aug 19, 2011
Suffolk - Mary Virginia March Johnson, 81, died at home on August 19, 2011. She was born to the late Dempsey Harvey and Nola Lawrence March, Jan. 19, 1930 in then Nansemond County, Va. Mary Va. graduated from Holland High School in 1947. She married the late Elliott Lee Johnson in 1953 and they lived together and raised their sons...
Elsie Mulder Overby
Aug 17, 2011
Courtland – Elsie Evans Mulder Overby, 92, a former resident of Lynches Corner, NC, passed away August 17, 2011at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pasquotank County, NC, a daughter of the late Marlin Evans and Golden Gurganus, and was predeceased by two husbands, George Henry Mulder and Russell Overby, and a daughter, Joannie M. Babb. Left to cherish...
John Henry Seymour
Aug 14, 2011
Yale – John Henry Seymour, 56, passed away August 14, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Fairfax County and was predeceased by his father, William Eston Seymour and two sisters, Gladys Kearns and Jeanie Lloyd. He was a foreman with Express Containers of Norfolk and had been with the company over 30 years. John was a member of...
Annie Louise Bradshaw Pope
Aug 12, 2011
Windsor – Annie Louise Bradshaw Pope, 88, widow of Marvin B. Pope, Sr., went to heaven on August 12, 2011. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late John Ernest and Annie Bland Bradshaw, and was predeceased by five sisters, Ruby, Lois, Mary, and Verna Carr and Margaret Drake, and two brothers, Morgan Bradshaw and...
Harding Ashby Blythe, Sr.
Aug 12, 2011
Franklin – Harding Ashby Blythe, Sr. 90, passed away August 12, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Southampton County, a son of the late Kenneth and Florence Lankford Blythe, and was predeceased by his wife, Sallie Mae Cobb Blythe; one sister, Daisy B. Johnson; and four brothers, Otis, Sherman, Thurman, and Morgan Blythe....
John Madison Camp, Jr.
Aug 11, 2011
Franklin - John Madison Camp, Jr., 92, of Franklin, Virginia, died on August 11, 2011, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Born July 8th, 1919, in Wallace, N.C., "Jack" lived most of his life in Franklin, where he worked for Camp Manufacturing Co., which later became Union Camp Corporation. After holding various positions, including being Assistant Treasurer and subsequently becoming Building Products...
Stephen Alan Rhodes
Aug 8, 2011
Windsor - Stephen Alan "Stevie" Rhodes, 52, a long time vegetable farmer, passed away August 8, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Suffolk and was predeceased by his father, Gurney Rhodes, Jr. Stevie was a member of Colosse Baptist Church and had been attending Outreach Worship Center in Windsor. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Rachel...
Mary Piperato Dimsey
Aug 8, 2011
Franklin – Mary Piperato Dimsey, 60, passed away August 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Newburgh, New York and was predeceased by a son, Phillip James Dimsey and her father, Nicholas A. Piperato. She was a student advisor at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church. Left to cherish her memory...
Shirley Grey Walthall Pulley
Aug 1, 2011
– Shirley Grey Walthall Pulley, 90, passed away August 1, 2011 peacefully in her sleep at Lakewood Manor in Richmond. She leaves her family and many friends with comforting reflections on how she smiled through a life of service to others, and in doing so, inspired others to follow her positive example. She was predeceased by her husband of 55...
Bert M. Beatty
Jul 31, 2011
Boykins- Bert M. Beatty, 78, widow of Milton "Corky" Beatty, died July 31, 2011 at her home. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late John and Rose Malik Roncinske and was retired from hotel management. She was a member of Boykins Baptist Church, a sponsor of the Little League football cheerleaders, former coach for...
Clyde Stanley Burgess
Jul 31, 2011
Franklin - Clyde Stanley Burgess, 71, passed away July 31, 2011. Born in Conway, NC, he was a son of the late Currie Woodard and Lucy Britt Burgess. Clyde was a former National Guardsman and was a 40 year employee with Farm Fresh in Smithfield. He was a member of Creeksville Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 53 years,...
Doris Hasty Bess
Jul 26, 2011
Courtland – Doris Hasty Bess, 80, widow of Raymond Daniel Bess, passed away July 26, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Percy Lewis and Mable Denson Hasty. She was a 1949 graduate of Courtland High School and a retired secretary for the Southampton County Sheriff's Department. Mrs. Bess was a...
Barbara Anne Owen
Jul 23, 2011
Sedley – Barbara Anne Owen, 82, went to her Heavenly Home on July 23, 2011. She was born in Sedley, the daughter of the late Russell Wright and Mary Councill Owen. She was retired from the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church and the Virginia Department of the Treasury, and was a member of Reveille United Methodist Church in Richmond....
Mildred Anne Tomlin Gray
Jul 21, 2011
Courtland – Mildred Anne Tomlin Gray, 80, passed away July 21, 2011 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Franklin, the daughter of the late Calsie James and Marjorie Cox Tomlin, and was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Bennie Charles "B C" Gray. Jr., and her brother, James Robert Tomlin. She was a 1950 graduate of Carrsville...
Ellen Howard Brown
Jul 21, 2011
Franklin –Lessie Ellen Howard Brown, 98, passed away July 21, 2011 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, VA. She was born in Roseboro, NC, a daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Clennie Matthews Autry Howard, and was the widow of Walter Jay Brown, Jr. Mrs. Brown was predeceased by a brother, Wade H. Howard, Jr. After making their home...
Mary Bradshaw Carr
Jul 13, 2011
Franklin – Mary Bradshaw Carr, 98, widow of Luther Carr, passed away July 13, 2011. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late John Ernest and Annie Bland Bradshaw, and was predeceased by a daughter, Virgie Lee Tharrington, two sons, George R. Carr and William Curtis Carr, four sisters, Ruby, Lois and Verna Carr and...
Jo'An Munford Noles
Jul 10, 2011
Hertford, NC – Jo'an Munford Noles, 64, formerly of Franklin, VA, passed away July 10, 2011at her residence in Hertford, NC. She was born in Franklin, and was predeceased by her mother, Eunice Barham Munford Copeland, her adopted parents, George and Stella Munford Brock; Mary Elizabeth Munford; and a granddaughter, Staci Jo Morgan. Jo'an was a retired unit manager for...

