Robin Howell Bulls
Jan 21, 2011
Sedley – Robin Howell Bulls, 47, went to be with the Lord January 21, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Franklin and was a graduate of Franklin High School and Paul D. Camp Community College. Robin was bookkeeper or office manager at Blake Ford for 28 years and was a member of the Rock Church of Franklin....
Emily Meaghan Shanks
Jan 19, 2011
Franklin – Emily Meaghan Shanks, 19, passed away January 19, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Chesapeake, the youngest daughter of Don and Kim Shanks. Emily was a graduate of Franklin High School and was attending Paul D. Camp Community College. She was a member of High Street United Methodist Church. Besides her parents, she leaves to...
Vonnie Skipper Dampier
Jan 19, 2011
NAGS HEAD, NC: Vonnie Skipper Dampier joined her Loving Savior on Wednesday, January 19th. She passed peacefully in the presence of her devoted daughters and in the care of the loving staff of Colony Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nags Head, NC (formerly Britthaven of the Outer Banks). She was born on May 7, 1924, in Russellville, South Carolina, the...
Charles Allen Martin
Jan 18, 2011
Suffolk – Charles Allen "Chuck" Martin, 51, passed away January 18, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Newport News, a son of the late Helen Minnick Martin and Robert Franklin Martin, Jr., and was predeceased by a brother Donald A. "Donnie: Martin. Chuck was a member of First Friends Church in Hampton. Left to cherish his memory are...
Lillia Johnson "Doodle" Applewhite
Jan 15, 2011
Courtland - Lillia Johnson "Doodle" Applewhite, 86, passed away on Saturday, January 15th, at the East Pavilion in Franklin. Raised in Sedley, she was predeceased by her parents James Maywood and Calla Dunbar Johnson and two sisters, Elizabeth Johnson Burgess and Llewellyn Johnson Miller. After attending Madison College where she was trained as a medical assistant, she worked at the...
Ruth Burbage Davis
Jan 15, 2011
Kyger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc. Harrisonburg, VA Courtland - Ruth Burbage Davis, 89, longtime resident of Courtland, VA, died peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, VA. Mrs. Davis was born in Hertford Co., NC on March 7, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Thomas and Sadie Jordan Burbage....
Margaret Caldwell Murray
Jan 12, 2011
Franklin – Margaret Ann Caldwell Murray, 89, widow of Dr. John Alexander Murray, passed away January 12, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bluefield, WV, reared in Matoaka, WV, and was predeceased by her parents, Walton B. and Veleda Clough Caldwell, two sisters, Mary C. Chandler and Jean C. Carver, and a brother, Walton B. Caldwell, Jr....
Cheryl Christine Roberts
Jan 9, 2011
Franklin- Cheryl Christine Roberts, 62, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away January 9, 2011. A native of Savannah, GA, she was a daughter of the late Havie and Charlotte Nettles. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 40 years, James C. Roberts, III; her daughter, Stephanie Christine Roberts...
Mildred Hedgepeth Vaughan
Jan 8, 2011
Franklin – Mildred Hedgepeth "Millie" Vaughan, 89, passed away January 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Southampton County, the only child of the late Joseph Henry and Stella Cooke Hedgepeth. Mildred was valedictorian of the 1938 class of Newsoms High School and attended Longwood College. She was a retired medical transscriptionist with the Southampton Memorial Hospital Radiology...
Wilma Switzer Caldwell
Jan 8, 2011
Roebuck, SC – Wilma Switzer Caldwell, 85, died January 8, 2011. Among her survivors is her twin brother, Rev. Willis H. Switzer of Franklin. The funeral will be at 1 pm Thursday, January 13 at Roebuck Baptist Church.
Edward Glendaw Davis
Jan 6, 2011
Franklin – Edward G. Davis, Col. USAF, Ret., 97, a resident of the Village at Wood's Edge, passed away January 6, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hampton, the son of the late Archer G. and Margaret D. Davis, and was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Allen Davis, a grandson, Stephen A. Wrenn and two sisters, Marie...
Blanche Elizabeth Whitley
Jan 6, 2011
Suffolk – Blanche Elizabeth Levinson Whitley, 61, went to be with the Lord January 6, 2011. She was born in North Carolina, moved to Portsmouth at an early age, then moved to Suffolk, which was her home. Mrs. Whitley was predeceased by her parents, Martin and Mary Baggett Levinson and a sister, Lona Holland. Left to cherish her memory is...
Frances Holland Arrington
Jan 4, 2011
Windsor – Frances Holland Arrington, 88, widow of Jack Clinton Arrington, Sr., passed away January 4, 2011. She was a retired school bus driver for Isle of Wight County and was a member of Windsor Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Faye A. Beale of Smithfield; her son, J. C. Arrington, Jr. (Mary Beth) of Windsor;...
Raymond Daniel Bess
Jan 2, 2011
Courtland – Raymond Daniel Bess, 83, passed away January 2, 2011 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Ralph Clifton and Jennie Donovan Bess. A U. S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, he was a retired meat cutter and a member of Courtland United Methodist Church. Left to cherish his...
Madeleine Dura Lane
Dec 29, 2010
Franklin – Madeleine Dura Lane, a long time resident of Franklin, passed away December 29, 2010. Born in Oran, Algeria, she was the daughter of the late Madeleine Brichet Dura and Jean Baptiste Dura, and was predeceased by her husband, L. Winder Lane, IV and her daughter, Madeleine Lane "Mimi" Hamilton. Mrs. Lane was a member of St. Jude's Catholic...
Beatrice Swanson Weisgerber
Dec 28, 2010
Norfolk – Beatrice Swanson Weisgerber, 79, widow of Max E. Weisgerber, passed away December 28, 2010 at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital. She was born in Seattle, WA, a daughter of the late Frank Ludwig and Beatrice Rose Anderson Swanson, and was predeceased by a daughter, Gloria Jean Sessoms and a grandson, Christopher Weisgerber. Left to cherish her memory are...
Eunice Joyner Madron
Dec 26, 2010
Franklin – Eunice Joyner Madron, 101, widow of Robert Lee Madron, Jr., passed away December 26, 2010 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Jay Gould and Mary Blythe Joyner, and was predeceased by her son, Robert Lee Madron, III, and a brother, Buddy Joyner. Mrs. Madron was retired from St. Regis...
Elizabeth Prince Barnes
Dec 25, 2010
Severn, NC – Elizabeth Prince Barnes, 93, widow of Garland Dallas "Mutt" Barnes, passed away December 25, 2010 at home. She was born in Southampton County, VA, the daughter of the late Eppa Beale and Bessie Drewry Prince, and was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy Prince Barnes, a sister, Virginia P. Barkley; and two brothers, Eppa B. Prince, Jr., and...
Aurdon Spencer Rose
Dec 25, 2010
Franklin – Aurdon Spencer Rose, 71, widower of Vivian Louise Vick Rose, passed away December 25, 2010 at Courtland Healthcare Center. Born in Conway, NC, he was predeceased by an infant daughter, Debra Louise Rose and a granddaughter, Christian Louise Rose. Left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Teresa Ann Parker (Alvin) and Tammy O'Donnell (Mike), all of Franklin;...
Leona Ruth Olliff Phillips
Dec 23, 2010
Franklin – Leona Ruth Olliff Phillips, 89, widow of William Alexander "Red" Phillips, passed away December 23, 2010 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital . Born and raised in Georgia , Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the late Stephen Chester and Jessie Flanders Olliff, and was predeceased by two sisters, Martha Andrews and Jessie Rawls; one brother, Will Olliff, and...
