Tommy Laverne Collins
Mar 3, 2025
Boykins – Tommy Laverne Collins, 77, passed away March 3, 2025 in his home.
Tommy was born in Lake City, SC, and served in the US Navy. He received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina and was a food service equipment rep for Edward Don and Company.
Left to cherish his memory...
Mariah Lynn Blei
Feb 28, 2025
Newsoms – Mariah Lynn Blei, 12, passed away unexpectedly on February 28, 2025. She was very athletic and enjoyed competitive swimming starting at age 6 and was a member of the Bayside Marlins Swim Team at the Bayside Recreation Center. She began dance in 2021 at the Contemporary School of Dance in Courtland doing tap, jazz, ballet, and pointe. ...
Renda Loretta Beale
Feb 27, 2025
Courtland – Renda Loretta Reynolds Beale, 78, passed away February 27, 2025 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Eunice Hensley Reynolds and was also predeceased by two sisters, Roxie Perrigon and Ruby Henley, and three brothers, Oscar, Clyde, and Gene Reynolds.
Renda was a retired cook...
Marian Ricks Preedy
Feb 25, 2025
Franklin – Marian Rose Ricks Preedy, 87, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at Courtland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Boykins, VA, and a lifelong resident of Chesapeake, she was the daughter of the late Richard Edward Ricks Sr. and Lina Belle Story Ricks.
She was predeceased by her...
Kevin Dallas Ricks
Feb 24, 2025
Ayden, NC – Kevin Dallas Ricks, 50, passed away February 24, 2025. Born in Franklin and raised in Branchville, VA, he was a 1992 graduate of Southampton High School, was a long-time truck driver for Mangum's Transport and was currently a driver for MedEx Medical Transport.
Kevin is survived by his parents, W. H. and Debbie Ricks;...
Herman Alvin Parker, Jr.
Feb 22, 2025
Franklin – Herman Alvin "Al" Parker, Jr., 61, passed away February 22, 2025 in his home with family by his side.
Al was born and raised in Franklin and had been involved with Boy Scouts. He was a sanitation worker for the City of Franklin and a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church.
Left to...
Becky Goodson-Belcher
Feb 21, 2025
Ivor - Becky Goodson-Belcher was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, and Registered Nurse. She was a long-time resident of Franklin, Virginia until her untimely death on February 21, 2025, at the age of 55.
Becky is predeceased by her mother Tena Arrington Goodson, and her father Joseph Wallace Goodson.
She is survived by her husband,...
Clifford Arlington Hedgepeth, Jr.
Feb 20, 2025
Franklin – Clifford Arlington "Cliff" Hedgepeth, Jr., 80, passed away February 20, 2025 in Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born and raised in Suffolk and was the son of the late Clifford Arlington Hedgepeth, Sr. and Alice Yates Hedgepeth. He was also predeceased by his son Clifford Arlington "Cliffy" Hedgepeth, III and a son-in-law, Robert Steven Morris.
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Dennis Dickens Bryant
Feb 18, 2025
Newport News - Dennis Dickens Bryant, 68, passed away on February 18, 2025 in his home. Born in Franklin VA, on March 28, 1956, he was a son of the late Harry Flood Bryant and Elizabeth Hancock Bryant.
Dennis was a graduate of Tidewater Academy and went on to study English Literature, Biology, and Spanish Language at...
Judith Berry Brooke
Feb 17, 2025
Judith Berry Brooke, Jacksonville, FL passed away on February 17, 2025 at the age of 90. She was born on November 12, 1934 in Niagara Falls, New York.
Judy graduated from Hood College in Frederick, MD. She worked as a Librarian for the City of Franklin Library, Paul D. Camp Community College Library, and Southampton Academy Library....
Rachel Joyner Rhodes
Feb 17, 2025
Windsor – Rachel Joyner Rhodes, 93, widow of Gurney Rhodes, Jr., passed away February 17, 2025 in Sentara Obici. She was raised in Capron and was a daughter of the late Edwin Hunter Joyner and Lucy Barnes Joyner and was also predeceased by her son, Stephen Rhodes, and her siblings, Thomas Joyner, Betty Brock, Anna Kitchen, Hunter Cowling, Elizabeth...
Janice Lorraine Tomlin
Feb 14, 2025
Franklin – Janice "Jan" Lorraine Tomlin, 56, passed away February 14, 2025 in Maryview Medical Center. She was born in Franklin on April 22, 1968, to the late James J. Tomlin, Jr. and Joyce Wilson Tomlin and was also predeceased by her son, Jayke Tomlin Fisk and grandson, Matthew Curle.
Jan was a graduate of Southampton High...
Rochelle Person Worrell
Feb 14, 2025
Franklin – Rochelle Person Worrell, 88, passed away on February 14, 2025 in her home with her family by her side. Born in Newport News and raised in Boykins, she was the daughter of the late Walter Bernard "Perk" Person and Lucille Fox Person. She was also predeceased by her husband, Bobby Bradshaw Worrell, and a daughter, Abbie Fox...
Allen Dennis Whitehead
Feb 14, 2025
Norfolk –Allen Dennis Whitehead, 64, passed away February 14, 2025 in Riverside Regional Medical Center.
Dennis was born in Franklin on May 9, 1960 and was a 1978 graduate of Franklin High School. He was a computer analysist for Sentara hospitals.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Pauline Stephens; two sisters, Marcia Pierce...
Dianna Smith Belvin
Feb 12, 2025
Franklin – Dianna Smith Belvin, 76, passed away February 12, 2025 in Nans Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born in Great Bridge, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Merle Smith and Bonnie Marie Sawyer Smith and was also predeceased by her husband George Lewis Belvin, three sisters, and a brother.
Left to cherish her memory are...
Charles Bryant Bunn, Sr.
Feb 12, 2025
Newsoms - Charles Bryant Bunn, Sr., 93, passed away peacefully at home on February 12, 2025. He was born on October 8, 1931, in Newsoms to the late Jack Council Bunn, Sr, and Blanche Bryant Bunn. Charles was predeceased by his devoted wife of 65 years, Nancy Epps Bunn. Charles was also predeceased by one sister, Paige Bunn Prince,...
Audrey Raiford Hancock
Feb 12, 2025
Sedley – Audrey Raiford Hancock, 86, claimed the Promise of the Resurrection February 12, 2025. She was born in Southampton County to the late Walter H. Raiford, Sr. and Kathleen Bradshaw Raiford and is also predeceased by her husband, Howard Smith "Smitty" Hancock, Jr., and her brother, Walter H. "Junior" Raiford, Jr.
Audrey was in the first...
Jeri Simmons Daniel
Feb 12, 2025
Courtland – Jeri Simmons Daniel, 66, passed away February 12, 2025 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Norfolk on October 12, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm Davis Simmons and Jessie Mae Davis Simmons.
Jeri was a graduate of Southampton High School and was a former Deputy Treasurer for Southampton County. She was a...
Judy Kay Middleton
Feb 12, 2025
Franklin – Judy Kay Middleton, 74, widow of Elijah Middleton, passed away February 12, 2025 in her home with family by her side. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, and raised in Suffolk, she was a daughter of the late James Smith Barnes and Irene Brown Barnes. She was also predeceased by a son, Richard Lynn Bailey, Jr.; three brothers,...
Dianna Lee Crain Sexton
Feb 12, 2025
Capron – Dianna Lee Crain Sexton, 79, passed away February 12, 2025 in Courtland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Courtland after a long illness. She was born April 2, 1945 in Philipsburg, PA to the late George and Ethel Crain.
Married to Earl David "Dave" Sexton June 20, 1964 in Joyner, Dianna dedicated her life to creating...
