Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families
Marian Turner Eubanks
Feb 3, 2010
Franklin – Marian Turner Eubanks, 90, widow of Sam Elvis "Slim" Eubanks, died February 3, 2010 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Franklin, a daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Anna Kea Turner, and was predeceased by three sisters, Margaret Alexander, Anne Rader, and Janey Councill; and two brothers, Howard and Peyton Turner. Mrs. Eubanks was a...
George Philip Raiford, Jr.
Feb 1, 2010
Courtland – George Philip Raiford, Jr. 70, passed away February I, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Southampton County, a son of the late George Philip Raiford and Tillie Dunlow Uzzell. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Roberta Atkins Raiford; two daughters, Jennifer R. Metcalf (Steve) and Jeannie R. Allen (Scot); one son Philip Raiford, III...
Lois Drewry Edwards
Jan 30, 2010
Franklin- Lois Drewry Edwards, 76, passed away January 30, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital with her loving family at her side. Lois was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Clinton McKinley and Harriet Joyner Drewry and was predeceased by a sister, Mary D. Lankford and a brother, C. M. Drewry, Jr. She was a longtime member of...
Nancy Jarvis Falcone
Jan 28, 2010
Franklin – Nancy Jarvis Falcone, 71, died January 28, 2010. She was born in Eden, NC, a daughter of the late Roy and Caroline Jarvis. Nancy was a longtime nurse at the East Pavilion and after retiring, she worked at Holiday Food Store as a cook. She loved her jobs and all of her family. Nancy was the mother of...
Emmett Roney Womble
Jan 28, 2010
Franklin – Emmett Roney Womble, 68, died January 28, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Southampton County, a son of the late Cecil Elmer and Beatrice Beale Womble and was predeceased by two brothers, Willie and Willard Womble. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Hedgepeth Womble; two daughters, Carol W. Adams (Donald) of Roanoke and Juanita W. Smith (Rev....
Helen Marie Story
Jan 26, 2010
Franklin – Helen Marie Story, 83, widow of Thomas A. Story, died January 26, 2010 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. She was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, a daughter of the late Magnus Henry and Nellie Walker Wheeler and was predeceased by two sons, Robbie Story and Roger Story and five brothers, William, Raymond, Vernon, Paul, and "Junior"...
Annie Glenn Jones
Jan 25, 2010
Franklin – Annie Glenn Darden Nicholas Jones, 93, widow of Dr. Darden W. Jones, died January 25, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Nansemond County, the daughter of the late William Wright Darden and Mildred Cutchin Darden and was predeceased by her first husband, James A. Nicholas. Annie Glenn was a graduate of Madison College (JMU) and...
Catherine Eugenia "Gene" Phillips Rhodes
Jan 22, 2010
Franklin – Catherine Eugenia "Gene" Phillips Rhodes, 75, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital with her beloved daughter, Kim, by her side. She was born April 20, 1934, the daughter of the late James Sydnor and Irene Stiff Phillips. She grew up in the waterside community of Tappahannock where she attended St. Margaret's School. Mrs. Rhodes graduated...
Alex William Vargo, Jr
Jan 21, 2010
Alex W. Vargo, Jr., 61, of Carrsville, VA entered into rest on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA. He was born September 20, 1948 in Easton, Pa, a loving son of Alex W. Vargo, Sr. and Lorraine Heller Vargo. He and his wife, Jill Evans Vargo, were married for 29 years. He worked as...
Benjamin Atticus Williams, Jr.
Jan 16, 2010
Courtland - Benjamin Atticus Williams Jr, 90, died January 16, 2010 after a short illness. Born November 6, 1919, Ben was the son of Benjamin A. Williams Sr. and Ida Davis Williams. He was married to the late Corinne M. Williams. He is survived by his son, Benjamin A. Williams III and his wife, Nancy S. Williams, of Hampton and...
Herbert E. Vick, Jr.
Jan 16, 2010
Franklin - Herbert E. Vick, Jr., 76, died January 16, 2010 at the East Pavilion. He was born in Boykins, a son of the late Bertha Fuller and Herbert E. Vick, Sr., and was predeceased by a brother, Milton Vick, and a sister, Evelyn Davis. An Army veteran, Herbert was a retired Home Beneficial Life insurance agent and a member...
Betty Hardy Bryant
Jan 15, 2010
Franklin - Betty Bryant, 79, departed this life to be with her Lord in heaven on Friday evening, January 15, 2010. Formerly Betty Lois Hardy of Louisville, Kentucky, Betty graduated from Shawnee High School and Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. Working as an R.N., she met her husband, Dr. John Bryant. They married and lived happily in Franklin for...
Betty Hardy Bryant
Jan 15, 2010
Franklin - Betty Bryant, 79, departed this life to be with her Lord in heaven on Friday evening, January 15, 2010. Formerly Betty Lois Hardy of Louisville, Kentucky, Betty graduated from Shawnee High School and Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. Working as an R.N., she met her husband, Dr. John Bryant. They married and lived happily in Franklin for...
James Earl Mccaskey
Jan 14, 2010
Carrsville – James Earl "Jim" McCaskey, 86, beloved husband of Margaret McCaskey, went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2010. He was born in Martin County, NC, a son of the late Sam and Elsie Williams McCaskey and was retired after 20 years from Potomac Electric and Power Company. He also served with the Maryland Board of Education...
Betty Condrey Appleby
Jan 14, 2010
Franklin- Betty Condrey Appleby, 79, died peacefully January 14, 2010 surrounded by family and friends. Born in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Hazel Caddell Condrey and was retired from Union Camp Corporation. Betty was a member of High Street United Methodist Church where she taught children's Sunday school for several years. She was a...
Joan Elaine Harris
Jan 13, 2010
Franklin – Joan Elaine Harris, 78, died January 13, 2010 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in Clinton, Iowa, a daughter of the late Hans and Bessie Nielsen Struve, and was predeceased by a sister, Jean Willis. She was a graduate of the University of Iowa and was retired from Southampton Memorial Hospital as the Director of Resident Services...
Alma Smith Powell
Jan 11, 2010
Courtland – Alma Mae Smith Powell, 93, died January 11, 2010 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She was born in Northampton County, NC, a daughter of the late John and Margaret Floyd Smith, and was predeceased by her husband, Johnnie Boggs Powell. Left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Betty P. Timmons, Dorothy Dean Allen, and Christine P. Gordon; one...
Anna Davis Thweatt
Jan 10, 2010
Anna Davis Thweatt, 87, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away January 10, 2010. Anna retired in 1984 after teaching 29 years in the Southampton County, Lunenburg County, and Henrico County school systems. Anna and her husband Jim returned to Courtland, Virginia in 1987 and became active in her home church, Courtland United Methodist Church. Anna and Jim moved in 2001 to...
Joshua Mackenzie "Josh" Woods
Jan 10, 2010
Branchville – Joshua Mackenzie "Josh" Woods, 20, won his two and one half year battle with cancer January 10, 2010 when the Lord called him home. Josh was at home surrounded by his loving family. He was a member of the Branchville Volunteer Fire Department and Community Praise and Worship Center in Courtland. Left to cherish his memory are his...
Virginia Brooks Manry Daughtrey
Jan 7, 2010
Courtland – Virginia Brooks Manry Daughtrey, 85, widow of Walter Frank Daughtrey, Jr., M. D., died January 7, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Southampton County, the only child of Wilbur Jordan and Eleanor Brooks Manry and attended St. Mary's School in Raleigh, NC and Westhampton College of the University of Richmond. Mrs. Daughtrey was a member...

