Robert Gilliam Mcghee
Feb 25, 2011
Franklin - Robert Gilliam McGhee, 77, known to his family and friends as "Gil" went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 25, 2011. He was surrounded by his loving family at his bedside. A lifelong resident of Franklin, he was the son of the late James Linwood and Emma Simpson McGhee. Gilliam was retired from Union Camp...
Helen Beatrice Burgess
Feb 24, 2011
Capron – Helen Beatrice Burgess, 91, passed away February 24, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Gholie and Lizzie Newsome Burgess, and was predeceased by two brothers, James Wilton "Bill" Burgess and Lloyd Macon "Happy" Burgess. Helen was a 1937 graduate of Capron High School and attended the Fannie Webb...
Durward Vaughan
Feb 23, 2011
Courtland – The Rev. Durward Vaughan, 89, went to be with his Lord and Savior February 23, 2011. He was born in Lunenburg County, a son of the late Vernon V. and Ethel Bland Vaughan, and was predeceased by two sisters, Louise Jeter and Verna Noel, and a son-in-law, Carl Holt. He was a former Fire Chief at Fort Pickett,...
Helena Tono
Feb 21, 2011
Franklin – Helen Tono, 88, passed away February 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Jersey City, N. J. and was a longtime resident of Manhattan, NY. She was a daughter of the late of the late Julius and Felicksa Chiemelewski Tono, and was predeceased by three sisters, Wanda Greene, Adele Roginski, Sophie Tono, and a brother, Joseph...
Marjorie Nobles Bunch
Feb 19, 2011
Franklin - Marjorie N. Bunch, 87, of Franklin, VA went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Clarence Bunch, Jr. She is survived by her son John C. Bunch, III and his wife Sandra Bunch of Sedley, VA; her daughter Martha B. Kalichman and her husband Michael Kalichman of...
Alvis Long Stone
Feb 14, 2011
Franklin – Alvis Long Stone, 90, passed away February 14, 2011 at Lake Prince Woods in Suffolk, She was born in Halifax County, a daughter of the late William Green Long and Nannie Wilkins Long, and was predeceased by her husband, Maurice Edward "Buck" Stone, four sisters and five brothers. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Alvis was...
Patricia Bailey "Patsy" Tomlim
Feb 11, 2011
FRANKLIN - Patricia Irene Bailey "Patsy" Tomlin, 77, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2011 surrounded by her family. Patsy was born in Courtland, a daughter of C. Lawson and Lucye Howell Bailey and lived for many years with a much loved uncle and aunt, Carroll and Annie H. Vaughan. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. "Bill" Tomlin,...
Nancy Worrell Sawyer
Feb 11, 2011
Suffolk – Nancy Worrell Sawyer, 58, of Holland, passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2011 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born December 27, 1952, she was the daughter of Jimmie and Inez Worrell. A Holland native, she graduated from Forest Glenn High School in 1971 and was a member of Holland Baptist Church. She prided herself...
Richard Wilder Densmore, Jr.
Feb 6, 2011
Boykins – Richard Wilder Densmore, Jr., 54, a former resident of Virginia Beach, passed away February 6, 2011 at the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. He was born in Washington State, a son of the late Richard Wilder Densmore and Margaret Jane Ord Densmore. Richard was a graduate of Norview High School and an auto mechanic. Left to cherish his...
Geneva Elizabeth Patton Linton
Feb 5, 2011
Franklin – Geneva Elizabeth Linton, 91, widow of Watson Moses Linton, went to be with the Lord February 5, 2011. She was born in West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lacy and Irene McCarty Patton and was predeceased by a brother, Ralph Patton. Mrs. Linton was a longtime resident of the Craddock area of Portsmouth and had been a...
Maggie Louise Gibson
Jan 31, 2011
Como – Maggie Louise Gibson, infant daughter of Adam and Shana Marie Baker Gibson, passed away January 31, 2011 at Roanoke Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie. Also surviving are a sister, Selena Marie Gibson; maternal grandparents, Timothy Carroll Baker and Claudia Williams Baker of Aulander; and paternal grandparents, Kathy Harrell Turner of Como and John Gilbert Gibson, Jr. of Murfreesboro. A...
Alice Godwin Creech
Jan 30, 2011
Suffolk – Alice Godwin Creech, 86, widow of Thelbert Ray Creech, died January 30, 2011at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Smithfield, NC, a daughter of the late Walter and Clyde Hinton Godwin, and was a member of South Quay Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory are her three sons, Jerry R. Creech and his wife,Shelley, of Ivor,...
James Earl Barnes
Jan 29, 2011
Franklin - James Earl Barnes,73, died on January 29, 2011 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. A lifelong resident of the Franklin/Southampton County area, he was the son of the late Moody and Martha Drake Barnes of Newsoms. He was predeceased by a sister, Martha Clark, and four half siblings, Mae Drake, and Thomas, Samuel and Walter Barnes. He is...
Evelyn O. King
Jan 27, 2011
Courtland – Evelyn O. King, 91, passed away January 27, 2011 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Gove, Kansas, and was a longtime resident of Belleville, IL and Coldwater, MS. She was predeceased by her parents, Leland Burkhead and Hattie Hobes Burkhead and her husband, Gilbert Bernard King. Mrs. King was a manager for Cornelle Seed Company. Left...
Raymond Joseph Cobb
Jan 27, 2011
Franklin- Raymond Joseph Cobb, 90, entered the Haven of Rest on Thursday January 27, 2011. A lifelong resident of Franklin, Raymond was born on October 20, 1920 to Clarence Joseph and Alice Cotton Cobb. He was the youngest of four children. In his early years, Raymond was an apprentice to his older brother-in-law, Albert Wade, who was a watchmaker, bicycle...
Ryland Hewlett Brooks
Jan 26, 2011
Courtland – Ryland Hewlett Brooks, 94, passed away January 26, 2011at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bowling Green, a son of the late Joseph Edward Brooks and Annie Jane Pavey Brooks and was predeceased by ten brothers and five sisters. Mr. Brooks joined the Virginia State Police in July, 1941, In December,1942, he joined the U. S. Army,...
Francis Xavier "Frank" Radosevich
Jan 26, 2011
Franklin – Francis Xavier "Frank" Radosevich, 57, passed away January 26, 2011. He was an Army veteran, a graduate of Old Dominion University, and a self employed CPA. He was predeceased by his mother, Garnett Franks Radosevich and a brother, Stephen. Survivors include his father, Joseph; Paula; step-children, Autumn, Amber, Andrea, and Christopher Mont; sisters, Marlene Tawney (Michael), Deborah Smodic...
Louis Trotman Hollowell
Jan 24, 2011
Carrsville – Louis Trotman Hollowell, 78, passed away January 24, 2011 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor. He was born in Tyner, NC, the son of the late Ray F. Hollowell and Mabel Humphlett Hollowell. Louis was retired from Union Camp Corporation as a bleach plant operator after 42 years service. He was a member of the Blackwater Art League and...
Kem Deshaun Donnell Lawrence
Jan 23, 2011
Franklin – Kem DeShaun Donnell Lawrence, 34, passed away January 23, 2011 after a four year battle with cancer. She was born in Nashville, NC and was predeceased by her mother, Catherine Elaine Lawrence. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Makiyah Lawrence; her son, Devarje Chambers; best friend, Pierre Marquis Taylor of Roanoke Rapids, NC; aunts, uncles, and...
Mary James "Jim" Ramsey Davis
Jan 22, 2011
Boykins – Mary James (Jim) Ramsey Davis, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away January 22, 2011 at home at the Village at Woods Edge in Franklin surrounded by her family. She was born in Washington County April 14, 1927, the daughter of the late James Felix Ramsey and Mary Rowland Duff Ramsey. Educated in Washington County, she was...
