C. Bryant Holland
Jun 27, 2010
Claude Bryant Holland, 56, formerly of Norfolk, passed away June 27, 2010 at Sentara Leigh Hospital. He was born in Norfolk, the son of the late Carroll M. and Odelle H. Holland. Bryant attended Virginia Tech and was a retired interior designer and title examiner. Mr. Holland was a life long member of Christ United Methodist Church where he had...
Frances Maria Bingley
Jun 25, 2010
Norfolk - Frances Maria Bingley, 85, widow of James T. Bingley, died June 25, 2010 at Albermarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, NC. A former resident of Norfolk and Franklin, she was born in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Edward and Eva Spindler Howard, and was a retired hairdresser and Revlon sales representative. Mrs. Bingley was the founder of the Virginia...
Betty Turner Marks
Jun 25, 2010
Courtland – Betty Turner Marks, 74, passed away June 25, 2010 at her residence in Sebrell. She was born in Capron, the daughter of the late Gilbert William and Carrie Marks Turner and was predeceased by her former husband, James F. "Jimmy" Marks, her brother, Marks Turner, and her son-in-law, Bob Brady. Mrs. Marks was retired after 45 years service...
Kelly Carpenito Makoske
Jun 17, 2010
Courtland – Kelly Paige Carpenito Makoske, 45, joined her beloved father, Pat Carpenito, in heaven following her long and courageous battle with cancer on June 17, 2010 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Born in Franklin, Kelly was a graduate of Southampton High School, received her Associate's Degree in Business from Paul D. Camp Community College and was a realtor...
Shannah Raye Coleman
Jun 17, 2010
Courtland- Shannah Raye Coleman, 64, died June 17, 2010. A native of Suffolk, she was a loving wife, homemaker and Sunday School teacher for Courtland Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Hugh J. Coleman; daughters, Robin E. Fuhrmann (John) and Melissa E. Henley (Darin); son, William Felton English; loving daughter of Peggy Outland Parker and Rev....
Kathryn Howerton Pittman
Jun 17, 2010
Franklin – Kathryn Howerton Pittman, 87, died June 17, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Suffolk, she was born December 17, 1922, a daughter of the late George A. and Julia H. Howerton and widow of Virginius S. Pittman, Jr. Mrs. Pittman was a member of High Street United Methodist Church, a former member of the Franklin Garden...
Karen Phillips Chase
Jun 14, 2010
Windsor – Karen Lindsey Phillips Chase, 47, passed away June 14, 2010 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in North Carolina and reared in Franklin. Karen was a graduate of Franklin High School and the Louise Obici School of Nursing. She had been a registered nurse with the Western Tidewater Health District for over 25 years....
Tammy Jo Russell Steinert
Jun 12, 2010
Franklin – Tammy Jo Russell Steinert, 37, died June 12, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Pasquotank County, NC and was a graduate of Franklin High School and Radford University. Tammy Jo was a regulatory author for 3E Corporation and was currently studying enviromental law with the online Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Left to cherish her...
Arthur Lee "A. L." Pope, Sr
Jun 9, 2010
Capron – Arthur Lee "A. L." Pope, Sr., 77 died June 9, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Petersburg and was a resident of Capron all his life. A. L. was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Mary Frances Moore Pope and his father, David Littleton Pope. He was a loving and faithful husband, and a...
Margaret Stempel Edwards
Jun 8, 2010
Courtland, Va -Margaret Stempel Edwards, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 8th at home surrounded by family members. Margaret was born May 22, 1920 at "Oak Cliff" in Cluster Springs, Halifax County, Virginia. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Bray and Annie Carrington Stempel and was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Herbert H. "Hank" Edwards...
Sidney Franklin Faulkner, Jr.
Jun 7, 2010
Franklin, VA- Sidney Franklin Faulkner, Jr., 78, supported by his loving family and friends, departed this life peacefully June 7, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin County, NC, to the late Lelia Hale and Sidney Franklin Faulkner, he was a former resident of Henderson, NC and was retired as an auditor for the retail clothing store industry. He...
Robert Griffin Edwards
Jun 7, 2010
Franklin – Robert Griffin Edwards, 83, formerly of Kill Devil Hills, NC and Prince George, VA, died June 7, 2010 at Dinwiddie Health and Rehabilitation Center in Petersburg. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late Albert Curtis and Ada Belle Nelms Edwards and was an Army veteran of WW II. Robert was the former...
Mattie Tillery Britt
Jun 3, 2010
Boykins – Mattie Leigh Tillery Britt, 91, died June 3, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bertie County, NC, the last of ten children of the late James Andrew and Utelia Jernigan Tillery and was predeceased by a son, Tony Britt. Mrs. Britt was retired from Aster Nut Company and cared for the elderly. Left to cherish...
Inez Traughber Williams
Jun 2, 2010
Franklin – Inez Barrett Traughber Williams, 87, widow of Virgil Lee Williams, died June 2, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Nashville, TN, a daughter of the late William David and Nancy Shadowens Barrett. Mrs. Williams was a lifetime member of the Women of the Moose and attended Manassas United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory...
Matthew Ayden Johnson
May 31, 2010
Franklin – Matthew Ayden Johnson, infant son of Matthew "Matt" Neil and Brandy Harrell Johnson, died May 31, 2010 at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. Other survivors include maternal grandparents, Bob and Debby Weeks of Carrsville; paternal grandparents, Cindy Johnson of Florida, Lee and Inga Johnson of Windsor. Matthew was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Dan Harrell. A...
James Emerson Presson
May 29, 2010
Carrsville - James Emerson "Jimmie" Presson, 77, died May 29th, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. Jimmie was born in Isle of Wight County, the son of the late Stella Cobb and Emerson Thomas Presson and was predeceased by a sister, Helen Ellis. He was a member of Colosse Baptist Church and the Adult Bible Class. He was a former member...
Sandra Denice Roughton
May 29, 2010
Gates, NC – Sandra "Sandy" Denice Roughton, 54, died May 29, 2010 at her residence with her family at her side. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, a daughter of Margaret Street Roughton and the late Wade Sheppard Roughton. Sandra was the office manager for Dr. Samuel English, DDS & Associates. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Blake...
William Clarence Murphy
May 26, 2010
Franklin – William Clarence Murphy, 82, died May 26, 2010 at Courtland Healthcare Center in Courtland. He was born in Johnston County, NC, a son of the late Vick and Sallie Parham Murphy and was predeceased by four brothers, and his two best friends, Bennie Barksdale and Stanley Pope. An Army Air Force veteran, Clarence was owner of Murphy Motors...
Mason Holland Simmons
May 25, 2010
Walters – Mason Holland Simmons, 93, widow of Robert Braxton Simmons, and a former resident of the Village at Woods Edge, died May 25, 2010 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Claude and Alice Cox Holland and was predeceased by a sister, Irene H. Keeter, and two brothers, Wilson...
Mason Holland Simmons
May 25, 2010
Walters – Mason Holland Simmons, 93, widow of Robert Braxton Simmons, and a former resident of the Village at Woods Edge, died May 25, 2010 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Claude and Alice Cox Holland and was predeceased by a sister, Irene H. Keeter, and two brothers, Wilson...
