Phillip Gardner "Popcorn" Darden, Sr.
Nov 11, 2010
Franklin – Phillip Gardner "Popcorn" Darden, Sr. 64, passed away November 11, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late Elmer and Martha Gardner Darden and was predeceased by six brothers and three sisters. Popcorn was the former assistant chief for the Franklin Fire and Rescue Squad and a former...
Gloria Lee "Ge" Worrell
Nov 9, 2010
Sedley – Gloria Lee "GE" Worrell, 75, died November 9, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Myrtie Claud Ricks Worrell and was predeceased by a brother, Sheldon "Peter" Worrell. Gloria was a retired Hancock Peanut sorter and a member of Vincent's Grove United Methodist Church. Left to cherish...
Ellen Kiernan Fowler
Nov 5, 2010
Franklin – Ellen Kiernan Fowler, 48, passed away November 5, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Alexandria, the daughter of the late John and Nita Barrett Kiernan. Ellen was a graduate of Franklin High School and Tidewater Community College and was a medical records clerk at Sentara Obicia Hospital. Left...
Roy Edward Drake
Nov 4, 2010
Newsoms -Roy Edward Drake passed away November 4, 2010 in Suffolk, VA at the age of 84. He was born in Newsoms, VA to the late Linwood R. Drake, Sr. and Nellie Vick Drake. Mr. Drake, or "Pa" as he was affectionately called by his friends and family, was a retired lifelong farmer and former employee of the Virginia Department...
Frank Douglas Latimer
Nov 2, 2010
Carrsville – Frank Douglas Latimer, 87, died November 2, 2010 at Autumn Care of Suffolk. He was born in Isle of Wight County, the son of the late Mary Thelma Jordan and Frank Moore Latimer. He was a Navy veteran of WW II having served on the USS Wisconsin in the Pacific. Mr. Latimer was manager of Frank Moore Latimer's...
Dorothy Johnson Clow
Oct 31, 2010
Franklin – Dorothy Johnson Clow, 78, passed away October 31, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Gladys PIland and Herbert C. Johnson, Sr., and was the widow of Ernest W. Clow and was predeceased by her first husband, Johnnie Lee Rawls, Sr. She was also predeceased by two...
Jessica Roxanne Puma Hill
Oct 27, 2010
Boykins -Jessica Roseanne Hill, 69, died October 27, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 11, 1941 in Pittston, PA, a daughter of the late Joseph and Angeline Capizzi Puma. Mrs. Hill was a former hospital secretary and member of Boykins Baptist Church. She leaves behind her husband, James P. Hill; two daughters, Julie Ortolani (Gary) and Jackie Hill...
Betty Shufflebarger Butler
Oct 26, 2010
Franklin – Betty Shufflebarger Butler, 81, widow of William Robert "Bobby" Butler, Jr., died October 26, 2010 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born in Bland, a daughter of the late Herman and Euna Karnes Shufflebarger and was predeceased by a sister, Doris Shufflebarger and a brother Eugene Shufflebarger. Mrs. Butler was a teacher at Carrsville Elementary and retired...
Margaret Baxter Vaughan
Oct 19, 2010
Franklin - Margaret Baxter Vaughan, 56, died October 19, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Franklin, a daughter of the late Carolyn Gatling Vaughan and Thomas Arthur Vaughan, Jr., and was a graduate of The College of William and Mary. No services are planned. Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Norma Gene Butler Edwards
Oct 14, 2010
Franklin - Norma Butler Edwards, formerly of Kill Devil Hills, NC, and Prince George, VA died October 14, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Zuni, VA the daughter of the late Stephen Claiborne Butler and Madge Jones Butler. Norma was predeceased by her husband, Robert G. Edwards. Survivors include two daughters, Paula E. "Ginny" Burgess (Randy Burgess) and...
Charles Daniel "Dani" Ellis
Oct 12, 2010
Franklin – Charles Daniel "Dani" Ellis, 69, died October 12, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Macon County, NC, and reared in Murfreesboro, NC, a son of the late Herman Bryan and Louise Sutton Ellis. He was predeceased by a sister, Sue E. Boykin and a brother, William Bryan "Buddy" Ellis. Dani was an Army veteran and...
Virginia Edwards Griffin
Oct 11, 2010
Boykins – Virginia Edwards Griffin, 86, widow of Frank Robert Griffin, Sr. died October 11, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was reared on a Southampton County farm in Drewryville and lived in Boykins for more than sixty years. Mrs. Griffin was a daughter of the late Claud Edwards and Eunice Grizzard Edwards Allen and was predeceased by three sisters,...
Hattie Earl Reveal Dana
Oct 8, 2010
Carrsville – Hattie Earl ReVeal Dana, 98, died October 8, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare Center in Windsor. She was born in Boyne City, MI, the daughter of the late John and Mary Besaw Earl and was predeceased by her two husbands, Vernon P. ReVeal and Ray Dana,. Left to cherish her memory are four daughters, Polly ReVeal of Buffalo, NY,...
Marilyn Hines Kirkland
Oct 7, 2010
BOYKINS - Marilyn Hines Kirkland, 83, passed away at home with her family by her side October 7, 2010. She was born in Queens, NY, the daughter of Louis and Lillian Moore Hines, both originally of Southampton County. As a child, Mrs. Kirkland spent happy summers in Boykins with her extended family, and later returned to make Boykins her home...
Martha Ann Darden Bradshaw
Oct 6, 2010
Newsoms – Martha Ann Darden Bradshaw, 67, died October 6, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in Isle of Wight County, one of sixteen children of the late Elmer and Martha Gardner Darden. Mrs. Bradshaw was retired from Parker Drug Company and was a member of the Franklin Fire and Rescue Ladies Auxillary. She attended Newsoms Baptist Church....
David Chester Nagle
Oct 5, 2010
David C. Nagle Chapel Hill, NC – David Chester Nagle, 74, passed away unexpectedly October 5, 2010 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was born October 15, 1935 in Benton Harbor, MI, son of the late Chester and Evelyn Nelson Nagle, and was a former resident of Wilmette, IL, for 43 years. He was active with Scout Troop 9...
William Sharpless Derrick "Chip" Woods
Oct 3, 2010
Franklin – William Sharpless Derrick "Chip" Woods, Jr., 80, died October 3, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. Chip was born March 9, 1930 in New York, NY, a son of the late Page and William Sharpless Derrick Woods (formerly of the law firm of McQuire, Woods, and Battle of Richmond) and was predeceased by his wife of 51...
Peggy Ann Edwards Layne
Sep 30, 2010
Peggy Ann Edwards Layne, 51, passed away peacefully September 30, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Peggy was born in Petersburg, reared in Courtland, and was a 1977 graduate of Southampton High School. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and a longtime employee of Pepsico in Richmond. She was predeceased by her parents,...
William Dudley Vassar, Jr.
Sep 30, 2010
Windsor – William Dudley "Bill" Vassar, Jr., 86, went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2010. He was a native of Southampton County, a son of the late Willie and Edith Hedgepeth Vasser, and was predeceased by two brothers, Wilbur and Totsie Vasser. Bill was a longtime resident of Florida where he was a businessman and entrepreneur. He...
Bertha Harrell Gray
Sep 30, 2010
Suffolk – Bertha Harrell Gray, 94, died September 30, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor. She was born in Nansemond County, the daughter of the late Edward and Katie McClenny Harrell and was predeceased by a daughter, Jean G. Brooks, a son, Emmett T. Gray, and a granddaughter, Trena Howerton. Left to cherish her memory are four daughters, Ellen G....
