Beatrice Parker Pitts
May 17, 2011
Franklin – Beatrice Mae Pitts, 77, went home to be with her Lord on May 17, 2011. She was born in Nash County, NC, a daughter of the late Baxter and Katie Minchew Parker, and was predeceased by a sister, Carrie Plott and an infant grandson, Mickey Pitts, Jr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Left to cherish...
James Marshall "Jimmy" Johnson
May 16, 2011
Sedley – James Marshall "Jimmy" Johnson, 74, passed away May 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Nansemond County, a son of the late Horace and Mildred Boothe Johnson. James was retired from International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 147 after 49 years, and was a member of B & B Hunt Club. He was a former Army...
Wayne Goodwin Castello
May 15, 2011
Suffolk – Wayne Goodwin Castello, Jr., 79, passed away May 15, 2011 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was born in Bangor, ME, a son of the late Wayne Goodwin Castello, Sr. and Betty Seeley Buff and was predeceased by his wife, Peggy Barnett Castello. Wayne was owner of the Happy Horse Bar and Grill; Castello Glass Doctor; the Happy Horse...
Susan Leigh Head Harris
May 14, 2011
Severn, NC – Susan Leigh Head Harris, 46, passed away May 14, 2011 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina. She was born in Decatur, Georgia, a daughter of the late Dan Olin and Edith Lewis Head. Susie was a teacher for eight years and a member of the Mennonite Church in Severn. Left to cherish her memory is...
Fletcher Charlie Francis, Jr.
May 10, 2011
Suffolk – Fletcher Charlie Francis, Jr., 71, passed away May 10, 2011. He was born in Franklin, the son of the late Fletcher and Cora Smith Francis. Charlie was a sergeant in U. S. Army during Vietnam, was retired from the Union Camp Sheet Finishing department and was a Baptist. Left to cherish his memory are three daughters, Lisa Keech,...
Robert Anthony Soulli
May 9, 2011
Ivor – Robert Anthony "Bob" Soulli, 93, passed away May 9, 2011 at Waverly Healthcare Center. He was born in Marquette, Iowa, a son of the late Frank and Judith Eckenberg Soulli, and was predeceased by a sister, Francis S. Emanuele, and two brothers, Harold "Spike" Soulli and William "Bill" Soulli. Mr. Soulli was a retired farmer and a member...
Roy Carl Drake
May 9, 2011
Sedley – Roy Carl Drake, 65, passed away May 9, 2011 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Sedley, he was a son of the late Lorenzo Roy and Lona Turner Drake and was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret Bradshaw Drake; three sisters, Barbara C. Drake, Eleanor R. Drake Barnes, Dorothy L. Godwin; and three brothers, Billy L. Drake,...
Stacy Lee Edwards
May 4, 2011
Boykins – Stacy Lee Edwards, 40, passed away May 4, 2011 at MCV Hospital. She was born in Emporia and was predeceased by her father, Roy Taylor "R. T." Edwards, Jr. She was a graduate of Southampton High School and employed at Hardee's in Franklin for over ten years. Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Joyce Spence Edwards...
Alyce Christine Rollings Britton
Apr 29, 2011
Franklin - Alyce Christine Rollings Britton, 81, died April 29, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Herman and Ethel Claire Simmons Rollings, and a lifelong resident of Southampton County. She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Linwood M Britton, Jr.; a sister, Edith Claire Rollings Vick and...
Robin Lynn Davis
Apr 25, 2011
Robin White Davis Franklin - Robin Lynn White Davis, 53 passed away April 25, 2011at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in North Carolina, a daughter of the late Leo White and Loretta Bazemore Parker and was predeceased by a grandson, Austin Davis. Robin was a 25 year employee for Hub's Peanuts. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters,...
Ray Lee Porter
Apr 21, 2011
Franklin – Ray Lee Porter, 97, passed away April 21, 2011 At Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Southampton County, a son of the late Willie Herman and Martha Lou Cook Porter and was predeceased by his two wives, Edna Crumpler Porter and Blannie Barden Daughtrey Porter. Mr. Porter was also predeceased by two step-daughters, Rita Byrum and Judy...
Dora Mae Lynn
Apr 17, 2011
Dora Mae Lynn Franklin – Dora Mae Lynn, 85, passed away April 17, 2011. She was born in North Carolina and was a daughter of the late, Edward and Dora Sykes. She is survived by her husband, Thomas B. Lynn, Sr.; daughter, Alice Drewry; son, Charles Lynn; brother, Tommy Sykes (Vera), four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews....
James Whitfield Thweatt, Sr.
Apr 16, 2011
James W. Thweatt, Sr. James Whitfield Thweatt, Sr., 90, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away April 16, 2011. "Tweet" was preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Anna Davis Thweatt, and his brother, Warren L. Thweatt. He is survived by his foster sister, Maggie Lou Lewis, of Stony Creek; son James W. Thweatt, Jr. (Sheila) of Salem; daughter...
Doris Olivia Rose
Apr 16, 2011
Franklin – Doris Olivia Rose, ninety seven, formerly of Norfolk and recently of Franklin, passed away on April 16, 2011. Olivis and her siblings were reared in Carrsville by their parents, John Crawford Rose and Rosa Carson Rose. She is survived by her sister, Helen Rose Howell (William) of Franklin; twelve nieces and nephews; and many great and great-great nieces...
Harold Robert Bartlett
Apr 15, 2011
Ivor – Harold Robert Bartlett, 68, passed away April 15, 2011 at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Norfolk, the son of the late Harold Lester and Eleanor Maloney Bartlett and was predeceased by his sister, Judith Howlett. Harold was a Coast Guard veteran; paint manager at Lowe's in Suffolk, and a member of the Sedley...
Thane Scott Koontz
Apr 14, 2011
Franklin - Thane Scott Koontz, 52, died suddenly in his home on Thursday, April 14, of natural causes. He is survived by his parents, Earl and Jane Koontz of Richmond, VA; his brother, Dr. Gregory Koontz and his wife, Naomi, of Franklin, VA; his brother Benjamin Koontz of Gordonsville, VA; his sister, Kristin Garrett and her husband, Dr. Robert Garrett,...
James Franklin "Jimmy" Lee
Apr 14, 2011
Franklin – James Franklin "Jimmy" Lee, 57, passed away April 14, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Portsmouth, a son of the late Linwood Curtis and Beatrice Drake Lee and was predeceased by two brothers, Linwood Curtis "Lin" Lee, Jr. and Robert E. "Robbie" Lee. Jimmy was a Marine Corps veteran and retired from Union Camp Corporation...
Mary Crumb Baynard
Apr 13, 2011
Franklin – Mary Lucrece Crumb Baynard, 93, passed away April 13, 2011 at Maryview Nursing Care Center in Suffolk. She was born on September 1, 1917, in Oyster on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the daughter of the late Edgar Alvin and Nell Howlett Crumb, and was predeceased by a brother, Edgar Alvin Crumb, Jr. and a grandson, Max Parker...
David Radcliffe Kitchen, Jr.
Apr 13, 2011
Franklin – David Radcliffe Kitchen, Jr., "Pops", 68, passed away April 13, 2011. He was born in Suffolk, the son of the late David R. and Doris Porter Kitchen, and was predeceased by a son, David R. Kitchen, III and his father-in-law, Ryland L. Hasty. David was retired from farming and construction and was a member of Hunterdale Christian Church....
Gertrude Whitley Grossmann
Apr 12, 2011
Franklin – Gertrude Whitley Grossmann, 95, passed away April 12, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born on Christmas Day, 1915 in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Fletcher Lee and Amy Lillian Branch Whitley, and was predeceased by two husbands, W. Hunter Scott and Dr. William Grossmann; one sister, Florence W. Loftin; and two brothers, Nurney and...
