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....
Elizabeth Brown Chapman
Apr 21, 2010
Zuni- Elizabeth Brown Chapman, 95, died April 21, 2010 at East Pavilion in Franklin. Born in Southampton County, she was the widow of Lewis H. Chapman. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church and attended Bethany Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Beth Arrington and her husband, JC, of Windsor and Jeannie Whitley and her husband,...
Leon Zealers Fowler, Jr.
Apr 19, 2010
Elizabeth City, NC – Leon Zealers "Jimmy" Fowler, Jr., 74, our beloved Dad & Papaw, stepped into eternity on April 19, 2010, to see his Savior face-to-face after battling with lung cancer and a brain tumor. He was born July 14, 1935 in Franklin County, NC, the only child of the late Leon Z. Fowler, Sr. and Ethel Tant Fowler....
Mary Everett Parker
Apr 18, 2010
Franklin – Mary Everett, Parker, 75, widow of Kenneth Edward Parker, died April 18, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Nansemond County, the daughter of the late Bertha Lassiter Everett and Edward Henry Everett and was predeceased by a brother, Elisha Everett. Survivors include her daughter, Janice Parker (William Harrison) of Franklin; two sons, Kenneth R. Everett...
Cynthia Ann Brimberry
Apr 13, 2010
Franklin – Cynthia Ann Brimberry passed away April 13, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born on January 25, 1962 at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. As the daughter of a career naval Officer, she lived in many different locations during her youth before settling in Denton, Texas where she resided with her husband and family...
Stanley Wilson Pope
Apr 11, 2010
Franklin – Stanley Wilson Pope, 76, died April 11, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Northampton County, NC, a son of the late Fannie DeBerry Pope and Zephaniah Pope, and was predeceased by a son-in-law, Scottie Whitley, and six brothers and four sisters. Stanley was a U. S. Army veteran and worked his entire life in the...
Mary Johnson Owen Pollard
Apr 10, 2010
Emporia - Mary Johnson Owen Pollard, 87, formerly of Emporia, passed away April 10, 2010 after a brief illness in Elkins, WV. She was born in Brunswick County on December 20,1922 to John Henry Johnson and Eliza Allen Johnson Hubbard. She was a homemaker and was an employee of Emporia Drive Inn Theatre. She was predeceased by her first husband...
Joseph Harrold Vick
Apr 9, 2010
Boykins – Joseph Harrold Vick, 39, passed away April 9, 2010. He was born in Franklin, was a graduate of Southampton High School, and was a kiln operator at Atlantic Wood Industries. Joe was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Amy Fowler Vick; his mother, Carolyn Harrick Montgomery and husband, Ray; his...
Virginia Cole Thomas
Apr 8, 2010
Suffolk- Virginia Pauline Cole Thomas, 93 years of age, died on April 8, 2010. Born June 29, 1916 in Stafford County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Anne Deweese Cole and Shirley Leon Cole. Graduating from Ferrum Academy, she attended Radford College and graduated in 1937. Mrs. Thomas taught school in Blacksburg, Bland County, and Floyd County. From...
Lucy Stephens Cutchins
Apr 6, 2010
Walters – Lucy Stephens Cutchins, 98, widow of William Frank Cutchins, died April 6, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor. A lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Jennie Hines Stephens, and was predeceased by three sisters, Lizzie Powell, Odelle Carr, and Jessie Rhodes, and three brothers, Johnnie, Farris, and Junie...
Earl Benjamin Miles
Apr 4, 2010
Boykins – Earl Benjamin Miles, 66, passed away April 4, 2010 at Courtland Healthcare Center. Born in Jackson, NC, he was a son of the late Richard Benjamin Miles and Mary Elizabeth Johnson, and was predeceased by two brothers, Floyd Julian Darden and John Thomas Miles. Earl was a retired painter. Survivors include his wife, Joyce L. Miles; two daughters,...
Stuart Mason Smith
Apr 2, 2010
Boykins – Stuart Mason Smith, 42, passed away April 2, 2010. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, he was a son of the late Ann Carter Allen Smith and Reuben Cleveland Smith, Jr. He was a farmer and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Carson, Va. Survivors include his wife, Virginia M. Smith; two sons, Cole A. Smith and...
Elizabeth Steinhardt Widmer
Apr 1, 2010
Lewiston Woodville, NC – Elizabeth Steinhardt Widmer, 103, widow of Ray Price Widmer, died April 1, 2010 at her residence. She was born In Franklin, VA., a daughter of the late Harry and Florence Parr Steinhardt, and was predeceased by two sisters, Florence S. Pernell and Mildred S. Jones. Mrs. Widmer was a 1929 UNC Greensboro graduate and a former...
Johnnie Byron Rhodes
Mar 28, 2010
Johnnie Byron Rhodes, 72, died March 28, 2010 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, the son of the late Johnnie Burgess Rhodes and Estelle Rhodes Coggin and was predeceased by his sister, Christine Rhodes Cumbey. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Johnnie was an honor graduate of...
Olive Thweatt Johnston
Mar 27, 2010
Burlington, NC - Mrs. Olive Thweatt Johnston, 99, widow of Leslie Carroll Johnston, Sr., died Saturday, March 27, 2010. A native of Prince George County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mondosa Whitfield Thweatt and the late Viola Nunnally Thweatt, and was preceded in death by her son, Leslie C. Johnston, Jr. and seven siblings. Mrs. Johnston was...
Fannie Dunlow Buckner
Mar 24, 2010
Courtland – Fannie Dunlow Buckner, 103, widow of James Grandison Buckner, died March 24, 2010. Born in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late George Washington Dunlow and Martha Johnson Ross. She predeceased by a daughter, Marger Ward, and a son, Roy Buckner, five sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Buckner was retired from Peck Manufacturing of Warrenton, NC...
Gale Tyree Gavin
Mar 22, 2010
Franklin – Gale Tyree Gavin, 69, died March 22, 2010 at her home in Pine Bluff, Ark. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., Gale was a daughter of the late Lloyd Walker and Lula Duff Tyree and was a former dental office receptionist in Franklin. She was predeceased by a daughter, Karen Sue Gavin. Left to cherish her memory are her...
