Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families
James Percy "J. P." Bradshaw
May 24, 2010
Franklin – James Percy "J.P." Bradshaw, 90, widower of Diana Thomas Bradshaw, died May 24, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late Percy Eley and Nancy Jane Edwards Bradshaw, and was predeceased by a son, Richard "Ricky" Bradshaw, two sisters, Gladys B. Edwards and Mary Louise B. Johnson, and...
Louise Johnson Skeeter
May 22, 2010
Windsor – Louise Johnson Skeeter, 72, died May 22, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Sedley, a daughter of the late Arbella Johnson Johnson and Arlie Hargrove Johnson, and was predeceased by her sister, Nancy J. Gibbs and her brother, Edward Lee Johnson. Mrs. Skeeter was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory...
Irene Newsome O'Meara
May 20, 2010
Carrsville – Irene Newsome O'Meara, 65, died May 20, 2010 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Roma W. and Oretha Cobb Newsome. Mrs. O'Meara was a graduate of Franklin High School and St. Paul College and was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church. She retired from Union Camp Corporation in 1999. Left to cherish her...
Elsie Lankford Bryant
May 20, 2010
Franklin – Elsie Jenkins Lankford Bryant, 85, died May 20, 2010. She was born in Hertford County, NC, daughter of the late Paul H. Jenkins and Thelma Storey Jenkins and was predeceased by her two husbands, Ashley Davis Lankford and Joe Bynum Bryant and her brother, Paul Ronald Jenkins. Mrs. Bryant was a retired clerk with the city of Franklin...
Robert Earl Rhodes
May 19, 2010
Franklin – Robert Earl Rhodes, 71, retired sergeant from the Franklin Police Department, went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He had been sick on and off since 2008. Robert was born in Isle of Wight County on July 27, 1938 to the late Edward Curtis Rhodes and Minnie Spivey Rhodes, and was...
Margie Mcfall Ritter
May 18, 2010
Franklin– Margie McFall Ritter, 88, widow of William Alexander Ritter, and longtime resident of Allentown, Pa, departed this life May 18, 2010 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Hickory, NC, and raised in Vale, NC, a daughter of the late Iris McFall and Marjorie Miller McFall, and was predeceased by her daughter, Sandra Joy Anthony. She was a...
Carol Russell Mayfield
May 18, 2010
Franklin - Carol Russell Mayfield, 70, died May 18, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Jacksonville, FL, a daughter of the late Ira Buford Russell and Margaret Overstreet Russell, and was predeceased by a son, Richard Mayfield. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, David Mayfield; two sons, Ken Mayfield and wife, Joan, of Franklin, VA, and Ron...
Mary Brooks Wise
May 16, 2010
Carrsville – Mary Brooks Wise, 77, died May 16, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Ransomville, NC, one of ten children of the late Sarah Farrow Brooks and Eugene Brooks. Mrs. Wise was a retired school bus driver for Isle of Wight County for thirty three years and was a member of the Kingdom Life Ministries. Left to...
Gwen Grizzard Vick
May 12, 2010
Newsoms – Gwen Grizzard Vick, 75, died May 12, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare Center in Windsor. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Corinne Cleek Grizzard and Joshua Jack Grizzard, Jr. She attended Boykins High School, graduated from Saint Mary's School and Junior College in Raleigh, NC, and graduated from Florida State University. Mrs. Vick was...
Michael Thomas Gadsby
May 9, 2010
Boykins – Michael Thomas Gadsby, 49, beloved husband and father, died May 9, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Brunswick, GA and was predeceased by a sister, Teresa Gadsby. Michael was an electrician with Tristar Electric Company in Chesapeake. He was a former Boykins Town Councilman and supported Newsoms girls softball. Left to cherish his memory is...
Mark Louis Capps
May 7, 2010
Franklin – Mark Louis Capps, 49, died May 7, 2010 in Hampton. He was born in Suffolk, a son of the late Louise Babb Capps and Chester Mark Capps, and was predeceased by a brother, William Clark Capps. Mark was a welder with Warwick Plumbing & Heating and was a member of Local 540. He was a member of Sedley...
Louise Johnson Skeeter
May 1, 2010
Windsor – Louise Johnson Skeeter, 72, died May 22, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Sedley, a daughter of the late Arbella Johnson Johnson and Arlie Hargrove Johnson, and was predeceased by her sister, Nancy J. Gibbs and her brother, Edward Lee Johnson. Mrs. Skeeter was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory...
Carrie Marian Lang
May 1, 2010
Franklin –Carrie Marian Lang, 64, widow of Dale Marshall Lang, died May 1, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. A native of Welch, WV, she was predeceased by her mother, Mary Jane Marian and a sister, Constance Imler. Mrs. Lang was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Tammy Bryant (Joseph) of Ivor;...
Richard Henry Brock
Apr 26, 2010
Carrsville – Richard Henry Brock, 74, died April 26, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital with his wife by his side. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late Annie Mae Darden Brock and Rossie W. Brock, and was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Stultz. Richard was retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation as a...
Freddie Nicholas Presson
Apr 26, 2010
Courtland – Freddie Nicholas Presson. 73, died April 26, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Franklin, a son of the late Julia Blythe Presson and Vernon Cobb Presson and was predeceased by a son, Randy T. Presson. A U. S. Air Force veteran, he was retired from the sheet finishing department of Union Camp Corporation after over...
Bertie Coggsdale Goodman
Apr 26, 2010
Franklin – Bertie Coggsdale Goodman, 85, widow of Thomas Phillip Goodman, died April 26, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare Center in Windsor. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Ruby Merritt Coggsdale and James Raymond Coggsdale, and was predeceased by a sister, Ruth Vickhouse. Mrs. Goodman was retired from the G C Murphy Department Store. Left to...
Catherine Paynter Parham
Apr 25, 2010
Capron – Catherine Paynter Parham, 95, widow of Robert Lee Parham, went to be with her Lord on April 25, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born In Wise, N. C., the daughter of the late Florence Wilkerson Paynter and Maynard Andrew Paynter, and was predeceased by a son, Bobby L. Parham, grandson, Anthony Scott Futrell, great-grandson, Jon Evanko,...
Lizzie Kirkland Terry
Apr 25, 2010
Norfolk – Lizzie Kirkland Terry, 91, died April 25, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare of Norfolk. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Lillie Chitty Kirkland and James Henry Kirkland, and was predeceased by a grandchild, Michael Carpenter; two sisters, Mabel Drake and Gladys Starke, and three brothers, Ruben, Linwood, and Paul Kirkland. Mrs. Terry was a...
Alan Burl Rader
Apr 24, 2010
Virginia Beach - Alan Burl Rader, 61, a native of and former resident of Franklin, VA, was killed in a tragic hunting accident while doing what he loved best, the morning of Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Flag Tale Hunt Club near Drewryville, VA. He had been a respected member and former board member of the club for twenty...
Elsie Vaughan Burton
Apr 23, 2010
Franklin – Elsie Vaughan Burton, 89, widow of Roy Hines Burton, died April 23, 2010 at her daughter's home. She was born in Suffolk, a daughter of the late Lilly Mae Ellis Vaughan and William Bruce Vaughan, and was predeceased by a sister, Evelyn Vaughan and a brother, Bruce Vaughan. Left to cherish her memory are two daughter, Ginger B....

