Robert Stewart Grizzard
Jul 7, 2011
Ivor – Robert Stewart Grizzard, 64, passed away July 7, 2011 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was born in Richmond and was predeceased by his father, Norfleet T. Grizzard and a brother, L. Wayne Grizzard. He was a member of Corinth Friends Meeting. Robert was a retired bleach plant operator with Union Camp Corporation and a twenty eight year retiree...
Alma Joyner Drake
Jul 4, 2011
Newsoms – Alma Lee Joyner Drake, 87, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away July 4, 2011 at her home. She was a homemaker. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Jay Gould Joyner, Sr. and Mary Blythe Joyner, and was predeceased by a grandson, William Gould Drake; a sister, Eunice J. Madron, a brother, Earl...
Brenda Hedgepeth Babb
Jul 4, 2011
Carrsville – Brenda Hedgepeth Babb, 63, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Lloyd L. Hedgepeth "Pelius" and Madeline Johnson Hedgepeth, and was predeceased by a brother, David Allen Hedgepeth. She was retired from VDOT and was a member of Colosse Baptist Church. She is survived by one...
India Westbrook Phillips
Jul 4, 2011
Courtland – India W. Phillips, 96, a native of Southampton County and a former resident of Sandston, quietly passed into the presence of her Lord July 4, 2011. Mrs. Phillips was predeceased by her husband, Percy Bruce Phillips; parents, Sidney Rivers and Rosa Jo Westbrook, and her sister, Virginia W. Brooks. Surviving Mrs. Phillips are her son, Sidney Bruce Phillips...
Jonnie Newsome Eley
Jun 30, 2011
Franklin – Jonnie Newsome Eley, 101, widow of J. Cliff Eley, passed away June 30, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Bertie County, NC, a daughter of the late William Wingate and Rosa Lena Dunning Newsome, and was predeceased by four sisters, Elma Smith, Mary Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Porter, and Irene Epperson; and seven brothers, Phonsie, Oliver, Leslie,...
Katherine Milteer Bolton
Jun 25, 2011
Branchville – Katherine Milteer Bolton, 87, widow of Thomas Quinton Bolton, passed away June 25, 2011 at Courtland Healthcare Center. She was born in Nansemond County, a daughter of the late Jethro Thomas and Mary Taylor Milteer, and was predeceased by a sister, Nancy Mann and two brothers, Newman Milteer and Thomas Milteer, Jr. Mrs. Bolton was retired from the...
Stephen Lee Johnson
Jun 23, 2011
Suffolk – Stephen Lee Johnson, 43, loving husband, father and son passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011. Born in Franklin, he was a graduate of Southampton Academy and Elon College and was employed by Nansemond River golf course. Stephen was a member of Sedley Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Amy Arnette Johnson; daughter, Mary Elizabeth...
Herbert Hunter Ford, Jr.
Jun 21, 2011
Boykins – Herbert Hunter Ford, Jr. 74, passed away June 21, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Windsor, NC, the son of the late Irene Lassiter and Herbert Hunter Ford, Sr. He was a retired manager of the Boykins office of Parker Oil Company with 46 years service. He was a member of Boykins United Methodist Church and...
Arnold Woodrow Bowden
Jun 20, 2011
Franklin – Arnold Woodrow Bowden, 87, passed away June 20, 2011 at the East Pavilion. He was born and reared in Tuscaloosa, AL, a son of the late William Alcie and Esther Frazier Bowden, and was predeceased by a brother, Norman Bowden. A Navy veteran of WW II, he was a retired architectual consultant from SCM Corporation. Mr. Bowden was...
Jason Leon Martin
Jun 18, 2011
Como, NC – Jason Leon Martin, 41, passed away June 18, 2011. He worked in the logging business, and was a member of the Severn Mennonite Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 20 years, Jean M. Martin; two daughters, Robin E. Martin and Hannah M. Martin; two sons, Garrett J. Martin and Dillon W. Martin; his...
Rebecca Rudy Thorpe
Jun 16, 2011
Newsoms – Rebecca Rudy Thorpe, 92, widow of John Blount Thorpe, passed away June 16, 2011. She was born in Woodstock, VA, the daughter of the late Glen and Elizabeth Heltzel Rudy. She was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Nancy T. Daisey and husband, Tom of Newsoms and Mary Ann...
W. Marvin Worrell, Jr
Jun 15, 2011
COMO - Wallace Marvin Worrell, Jr., 80, retired postmaster and farmer, passed away at Southampton Memorial Hospital Wednesday, June 15, 2011, following a long and hard fought battle with numerous health issues. He was born March 19, 1931, on his family farm in Como, NC, Hertford County, to the late Wallace Marvin Worrell and Dona Whitley Worrell. He attended Como...
Leatha Edwards Whitley
Jun 12, 2011
Sedley – Leatha Edwards "MeMa" Whitley, 89, passed away June 12, 2011 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Hurley and Martha Cobb Edwards. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Julian Linwood Whitley, and three sisters, Bonnie Askew, Bessie Bradshaw and Kathleen Wade. Mrs. Whitley was a nineteen...
Lois Hays Clark
Jun 12, 2011
Franklin, VA - Lois Hays Clark, 75, passed away June 12, 2011 at her home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the only child of the late Xanthus and Gertrude Hays and the widow of Earl Patrick Clark. She was a former comptroller for the state of Pennsylvania and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Lois was very active...
Bernice Haynes Lance
Jun 9, 2011
Franklin – Bernice Haynes Lance, 94, passed away June 9, 2011 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, She was born in Buncombe County, a daughter of the late James F. Haynes and Leslie Mae Williams Haynes and was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Clarence, Herman, Francis, Ruth Banks, Ed, Mary Lance, Esther Lance, and Sidney. Bernice lived in the...
Betty Atkins Hawkins
Jun 8, 2011
Franklin – Betty Atkins Hawkins, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 8, 2011. She was born December 14, 1934 in Ivor, a daughter of the late William David and Ester Joyner Atkins and was predeceased by her husband, Howard G. Hawkins, Sr., and two brothers, Edwin David Atkins and William "Bill" Atkins. Mrs....
Carroll Francis Bowles
Jun 5, 2011
Carrsville – Carroll Francis Bowles, 74, passed away June 5, 2011 at Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Murfeesboro, NC, a son of the late Linwood and Neva Mae Benson Bowles and was predeceased by his wife, Mollie Harrell Bowles, a brother, Bobby Bowles, step-mother, Patience. Carroll was a retired correctional officer with the Virginia State Department of Corrections...
Samuel Evan Turner
May 29, 2011
Courtland – Samuel Evan Turner, 31, passed away May 29, 2011 in Goldsboro, NC. He was born in Portsmouth and worked at Smithfield Packing. Survivors include his mother, Melanie Litten; his father, Bobby Turner and wife, Linda; two sisters, Tessa Timberlake and husband, Rob, and Kayla O'Rourke; three brothers, Richard R. "Ricky" Turner, Richard Thomas Young, and Christopher E. Turner;...
Lucille Edwards Hood
May 28, 2011
Boykins – Lucille Edwards Hood, 87, widow of C. Herbert Hood, Sr., passed away May 28, 2011. A lifelong resident of Boykins, she was a daughter of the late James Dayton and Bettie Sue Vick Edwards and was predeceased by a brother, Jim Edwards. Mrs. Hood was a member and former day care coordinator of Boykins United Methodist Church. She...
Dr. Carl David Hellberg, D.D.S.
May 27, 2011
Emporia – Dr. Carl David Hellberg, DDS, 74, a dentist for thirty seven years in Emporia, passed away May 27, 2011 at Community Memorial Health Center in South Hill. He was born in Holyoke, MA, reared and educated in Franklin, a graduate of UVA and the MCV School of Dentistry and an Army veteran. Dr. Hellberg was a member of...
