Obituaries

Apr 10, 2025

Courtland – Ann Buckner "Gran" Lee, 77, went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on April 10, 2025. Ann was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC and was brought up in Emporia. She was the only child of the late Charles Andrew and Elizabeth Edwards Buckner and was also predeceased by a grandson, James Harvey Lee, V.

Apr 7, 2025

Newsoms – Judith Carol Rose, 68, passed away April 7, 2025 in Greensville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Emporia. Judy was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Julian "Bozo" Darden and Mary Elizabeth Darden. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Ike Rose and three brothers, Earl and Thomas Miles,...

Apr 6, 2025

Franklin VA – Edith McQueen Roberson, 90, passed away April 6, 2025 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Roberson was born and raised in Philadelphia and was the co-owner of Sandblasting Experts for 25 years in Virginia Beach. She moved to Sharp Point, NC and was a member of Dilda Grove Free Will Baptist Church and a member of Sharp...

Apr 6, 2025

Carl Joseph Berube, 66, passed away April 6, 2025 at his home. He was a native of Massachusetts and a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Carl was a retired Park Ranger for the State of South Carolina. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter Katherine Henderson (Chris), two sisters, Sue Schroeder and Celeste Allain (Rick) and one brother,...

Apr 4, 2025

Murfreesboro - Keith Bradshaw, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the age of 70. He was born on June 22, 1954, in Franklin, Virginia, and lived in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

Throughout his life, Keith embraced a variety of careers and entrepreneurial pursuits, always guided by his passion for hard...

Apr 2, 2025

BOYKINS – Amy Ruth Bryant Bolton, 70, longtime resident of Boykins and formally of Virginia Beach, was received into the welcoming arms of Jesus on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Amy was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Peggy Bryant of Virginia Beach. She was the loving wife of Leon W. Bolton for nearly 45 years;...

Apr 1, 2025

Franklin – James Daniel "Jim" Sarka, 53, passed away April 1, 2025 in his home.  He was born and raised in Ohio and formerly of Virginia Beach. Jim was a Master Electrician.

Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Judy Vandercook; his companion of 27 years, Tonya Sue Denig; his aunt, Mary Butts; and his siblings,...

Mar 30, 2025

Sedley – Wayne Varner Drake, 73, passed away March 30, 2025 at Signature Health Care of Norfolk. He was born in Franklin and raised in Sedley. He was a son of the late James Council "Chippy" Drake, Sr. and Ruth Hargrave Drake.  He was also predeceased by a sister, Jane Koenig.

Wayne attended Southampton High School and...

Mar 29, 2025

Franklin – Marguerite Dunlow Holt, 97, passed away March 29, 2025 in East Pavilion.  She was a daughter of the late Robert Porter and Mary Moody Porter and was also predeceased by her first husband Thomas G. Dunlow, Jr.; her second husband, Merton "Bear" Holt; a son, Dannie Dunlow; and two sisters, Rosa Wall and Barbara Ella Porter.

Mar 27, 2025

Sedley - Margaret Ann Blythe Simms passed away on March 27, 2025, in East Pavilion.  She was born May 30, 1928, the third child of Thomas Algie Blythe, Sr. and Annie Mae Bradshaw Blythe.  She was delivered by Dr. Rufus L. Raiford, the beloved Sedley doctor.   When Margaret was only two months old, her mother died.  In April of...

Mar 26, 2025

Franklin – Edith Ray Poland Bradshaw, 95, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2025 in Asa's Neighborhood at The Village at Woods Edge where she had resided for over 5 years and having been a resident of "The Village" for over 10 years.

She was born in Meredithville, Brunswick County, Virginia on October 19, 1929 as the...

Mar 22, 2025

Capron – Fay Clow Schools, 89, passed away March 22, 2025 in The Village at Woods Edge Memory Care Unit.  Born in Washington, DC and raised in Bowling Green, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Frederick Clow, Jr. and Frances Dannehl Clow.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Russell Clarence Schools.

Fay was...

Mar 21, 2025

Branchville – Steve Mclane Casper, 65, passed away March 21, 2025 in his home with his family by his side.  Born in Ahoskie, NC, he was a son of the late Cedric Eugene Casper, Sr. and Gladys Marie Johnson Casper.

Steve was a millwright for Union Camp and International Paper before retiring from West Fraser in Seaboard,...

Mar 19, 2025

Newsoms - Edward "Eddie" Raleigh O'Berry Jr. went to his eternal home on March 19, 2025, at the age of 78. He was a beloved father, brother, uncle, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him and experienced his kind and fun-loving soul.

Born March 19, 1947, in Franklin, Southampton County, VA, Eddie...

Mar 19, 2025

Franklin, VA – Walter Andre Cobb, 65, passed away March 19, 2025 in Portsmouth, VA.  Walter was born August 11, 1959 in Suffolk, VA to Melton and Lois Cobb. He was a 1977 graduate of Franklin High School and graduated from Old Dominion University in 1983. He worked at International Paper ("Union Camp") and then at Franklin Power &...

Mar 15, 2025

Franklin – Judith G. DeLoatch, 83, departed this life March 15, 2025 surrounded by her family and those who loved her.  She was born in Norfolk to the late Wesley S. and Elsie Fentress Griffin.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 65 years, Franklin G. "Hank" DeLoatch; her sister, Jan G. Smith; her brothers- and sisters-in-law, Vinson...

Mar 11, 2025

Franklin – Ann Marie Brotzman passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 11 with the love and prayers of both family and friends at her bedside. She fought a courageous fight, as all would expect from her.  She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years Lloyd E. (Bud) Brotzman, her parents Marie F. and William H. Clark and her...

Mar 10, 2025

Franklin – Everett Thomas Spivey, 72, passed away March 10, 2025 in Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads.  Born in Franklin and raised in Carrsville, he was a son of the late Archer Burlee and Christine Miles Spivey.

Everett was a 1971 graduate of Windsor High School and served in the US Army.  He was a retired...

Mar 9, 2025

Franklin – Robert Lawrence "Bob" Koenig, 88, died March 9, 2025 in his home with his family by his side.

Bob was born January 8, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Lawrence Henry Koenig and Ruth Catherine McKerrall Koenig and was also predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Ardyce Ilene Cossey Koenig, and two sisters,...

Mar 8, 2025

Capron - William Trent Fox, 93, passed peacefully on March 8, 2025. Born March 3, 1932 and raised in Capron, VA, he was predeceased by his parents, John Elwood Fox, Sr. and Elizabeth Trent Fox, a grandson, Jackson Clarke Fox, a sister, Betty Fox Mapp, and a brother, John Elwood Fox, Jr.

Trent graduated from VPI in...