Ronald Keith Wilmot
Jan 5, 2010
Franklin – Ronald Keith "Wrong Way" Wilmot, 63, died January 5, 2010 at Community Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Berea, KY, the only child of William Carter and Anna Riddle Wilmot. After his parents death, he was raised by his grandparents and aunts. Ron attended Eastern Kentucky University and went into newspaper publishing. He worked at the Tidewater...
Thomas Fred Carter, Jr
Jan 5, 2010
FRANKLIN, VA - Thomas Fred Carter, Jr., 82, a retired furniture businessman passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 at his home with his family by his side. Tom joined his wife Sara in heaven - their final home. Their marriage of 60 years was a testament of their love of family. Born December 11, 1927 in Suffolk, VA and a...
Frances Butler Thomas
Jan 3, 2010
Franklin – Frances Butler Thomas, 78, died January 3, 2010 in Eden, NC. She was born in Suffolk, VA, a daughter of the late Harry Clifton and Nettie Russell Butler, and was predeceased by her brother, Harry C. Butler, Jr. She was co-owner with her husband of Thomas Printing and was a member of High Street United Methodist Church. Survivors...
George "Boone" Drake
Dec 30, 2009
Newsoms – George "Boone" Drake, 78, died December 30, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, he was the only child of the late Spurgeon and Ruby Vick Drake. Mr. Drake was a retired farmer, a member of the Franklin Farmers Market, and a member of S&S Hunt Club. He was a member of the...
Flora Baxter Rives
Dec 27, 2009
Franklin – Flora Leonore Baxter Rives, 90, widow of James Redden Rives, Jr., passed away December 27, 2009. She was a daughter of the late Dr. James Newton and Minetta Hice Baxter and was a longtime resident of Purcellville, VA. Mrs. Rives worked at Loudoun Memorial Hospital for many years and also was a former manager of the Drug Fair...
Betty Holland Fischer
Dec 26, 2009
Betty Holland Fischer, 61, of Midlothian, passed away December 26, 2009 at Johnston-Willis Medical Center. She was born in Suffolk, the daughter of the late Minnie Butler and Frank Duke Holland, Sr. Mrs. Fischer was a graduate of Medical College of Virginia and a registered nurse with the Powhatan County Health Department. She was a member of South Quay Baptist...
David Wayne Hopkins
Dec 26, 2009
Franklin – David Wayne "Hop" Hopkins, 48, passed away December 26, 2009. He was born in Portsmouth, a son of the late David A. and Frances Smith Hopkins. Wayne was also predeceased by a brother, Mark Thomas Hopkins. He is survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. A celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday...
Evelyn Brenda Munford Bandy
Dec 23, 2009
Carrsville – Evelyn Brenda Munford Bandy, 61, died December 23, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born in Murfreesboro, NC, a daughter of the late Jasper and Ella Cobb Munford. Mrs. Bandy was a bridge tender for the City of Chesapeake. Survivors include two daughters, Yvonne Bostwick (Joe) of Spring Grove and Brenda Pilkington (Larry) of Portsmouth and;...
Roma Worrell Bradshaw
Dec 20, 2009
Franklin – Roma Worrell Bradshaw, 88, widow of Leo Bradshaw, died December 20, 2009 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was born in Southampton County, the only child of Luther and Minnie Pope Worrell. Mrs. Bradshaw was also predeceased by a son, Raymond Bradshaw and three grandchildren, Tonya Sue Blount, Calvin Blount, and Melvin Dunlow, Jr. She was a longtime employee...
William "Billy" David Lackey
Dec 9, 2009
Franklin – William David "Billy" Lackey, 29, son of Michael and Carolyn Lackey, died December 9, 2009 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was a native of Franklin and was predeceased by his paternal grandmother, Ruth O. Lackey and his maternal grandfather, Gray B. Williams. He was a graduate of Franklin High School where he enjoyed playing the roll of "The...
Fletcher Ann Edwards Porter
Dec 8, 2009
Newsoms – Fletcher Ann Edwards Porter, 79, widow of J. L. Porter, Jr., died December 8, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. A native of Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher H. and Virginia Russell Edwards, and was predeceased by two sisters, Betty E. Ricks and Dixie E. Cutchins. She was a graduate of Newsoms High School...
Samuel Womack Lee, Sr.
Dec 8, 2009
Franklin – Samuel Womack Lee, Sr., 95, retired Peanut Cooperative Manager, died December 8, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was reared in Drewryville, a son of the late Jesse and Anna Belle Womack Lee, and was predeceased by his first wife, Martha Forbes Lee, a sister, Ann Belle Lee, and a grandson, Samuel Womack Lee, III. He was a...
Erwin Willeford
Dec 5, 2009
Ivor – Erwin "Schatzy" Willeford, 61, died December 5, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Augsburg, Germany, and predeceased by his father, Larry Willeford and two brothers, Harry and Glenn Willeford. Schatzy was a carpenter and plumber. Survivors include his mother, Erika Marschalik Mueller of Ivor; his daughter, Terry Zega (Billy) of Pennsylvania; two sons, Brandon Willeford (Breigh)...
Audrey Buchanan Powers
Dec 4, 2009
Franklin – Audrey Buchanan Powers, 92, died December 4, 2009 at East Pavilion. She was born in Norfolk, the daughter of the late Richard and Gladys Krough Buchanan and was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence Robert Powers. Mrs. Powers was a founding member of the Blackwater Artist League, a past Worthy Matron of the Franklin Chapter 128 O. E. S.,...
Douglas Bryant Ellis
Dec 3, 2009
Franklin – Douglas Bryant Ellis, 81, died December 3, 2009, at the East Pavilion. A native of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Jake and Mamie Hill Bryant and widow of William Lee Ellis, Jr. She was predeceased by brothers, Hereford, William, and Gordon. She had retired from Union Camp Corporation after many years in the sales...
Barbara Ann Canipe Bradshaw
Dec 3, 2009
Courtland – Barbara Ann Canipe Bradshaw, 67, formerly of Southampton County, passed away December 3, 2009 at her residence in Metheun, MA. She was born December 17, 1941 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Robert and Sally Willey Canipe. She was a former employee of Regis Paper Company and Family Dollar Store in Franklin. She had a giving heart...
Gerald Wesley Dehaven
Dec 2, 2009
Franklin – Gerald Wesley DeHaven, 86, died December 2, 2009 at his residence. A native of Martinsburg, WV, he was a son of the late John Wesley and Cora Parker DeHaven. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and received his Masters Degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He was a former President and CEO of Southampton Memorial Hospital...
Winston Waring Williamson
Nov 30, 2009
Winston W. Williamson Franklin – Winston Waring Williamson, 86, of Burdette, passed away November 30, 2009 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. A native of Norfolk, he was a son of the late Charles Lee and Folsom Waring Williamson, and was predeceased by a brother, Charles Lee Williamson, Jr. He was a graduate of Granby High School where he lettered...
Dorothy Perkinson Beale
Nov 25, 2009
Franklin – Dorothy Frances Perkinson Beale, 86, died November 25, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1922, a daughter of the late William Norman and Mary Murray Perkinson. She was predeceased by her dear husband of 56 years, James Chesley Beale, Jr. Mrs. Beale was also predeceased by her two sisters,...
Frederick Nichlson Barker, Jr.
Nov 21, 2009
Courtland - Frederick Nichlson "Ticky" Barker, 78, died November 21, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franklin, he was the son of the late Frederick Nichlson and Susie Parker Barker and was predeceased by his sister, Betty Anne Fraser. He was a retired weight inforcement officer for the Virginia State Police and a member of the Virginia...
