Lawrence Eugene Owens, Jr.
Apr 17, 2009
Courtland – Lawrence Eugene "Lonnie" Owens, Jr. of Courtland, Va. passed away April 17, 2009 at the age of 71 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he was the only child of Lawrence Eugene Owens and Alice Mikell Owens Smith. He was married to Sally Coles Heyward for fifty years. Lonnie was a graduate of...
Adele Boothe Pond
Apr 15, 2009
Sedley - Adele Boothe Pond passed away at age 95 on April 15, 2009. She was born in Southampton County on March 13, 1914, and was the widow of Joseph Lee Pond. She was the daughter of the late Peter G. and Bessie W. Boothe of Southampton County.She was predeceased by a sister, Esamond B. Cornwell; a brother, William H....
Evelyn Grace Carney
Apr 13, 2009
Franklin – Evelyn Grace Monty Carney, 86, died April 13, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late George and Florence Webber Monty, and was a former resident of Pennsylvania and Florida. Survivors incude three daughters, Dianne Evelyn Dunlow (George) of Franklin, Constance Pescherine (Jack), and Jill Avendano, all of Ft. Lauderdale,...
Manley Edward Rountree
Apr 5, 2009
Suffolk – Manley Edward Rountree, Jr., 82, died April 5, 2009 at Consulate Healthcare in Windsor. He was born in Nansemond County, a son of the late Manley Edward and Orie Parker Rountree. He was a welder and a veteran of the U. S. Army and the Merchant Marines. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Stein Rountree; five...
Eddie Avent Partridge
Apr 1, 2009
Drewryville – Eddie Avent Partridge, 61, longtime Southampton County farmer and military veteran with a deep love of the land and his country, passed away April 1, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, son of the late Allen Murfee and Mildred Garner Partridge. Eddie was an Army veteran who proudly served his country during the...
Mary Frances Moore Pope
Mar 29, 2009
Capron – Mary Frances Moore Pope, 71, died March 29, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Skippers, a daughter of the late William Henry and Virgie Hobbs Moore. She was a loving and faithful wife and a wonderful mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Arthur Lee Pope, Sr.; one daughter, Debra Pope Baines...
Thelma Oakes Mcmurtrey
Mar 27, 2009
Suffolk – Thelma Oakes McMurtrey, 86, widow of Ralph Willis McMurtrey, died March 27, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Chatham, Va, a daughter of the late Edward and Nannie McKinney Oakes. She was predeceased by a son, Richard Wade "Ricky" McMurtrey. Mrs. McMurtrey was a devoted homemaker and former seamstress with Dan River Mills, Suffolk Tent &...
Addie Vick Turner
Mar 27, 2009
Addie Vick Turner, 70, died March 27, 2009 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born Pendleton, NC, a daughter of the late Hugh Thomas and Lucy Luter Vick. She was predeceased by her twin sister, Effie V. Clark, a brother, Hugh T. Vick, Jr., a sister, Shirley V. Johnson, and a grandson, Brooks Turner. Survivors include two daughters, Irma Brown...
Roy Taylor Edwards, Jr.
Mar 26, 2009
Boykins – Roy Taylor "R. T." Edwards, Jr., 74, died March 26, 2009. He was born in Seaboard, NC, the only child of Roy Taylor and Rennie Grizzard Edwards. R. T. was a retired farmer and a member of Branchville Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Joyce Spence Edwards; three daughters, Bonnie Edwards and Stacy Edwards, both...
Ruth Mayton Drewery
Mar 21, 2009
Franklin – Ruth Mayton Drewery, 89, died March 21, 2009 at Senatra Heart Hospital. She was born in Brunswick County, a daughter of the late Joseph Clinton and Maggie Powers Mayton. Mrs. Drewery was predeceased by three sisters, Jessie Ann Mayton, Julia Hazel Pulley, and Virginia Dare Carter. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Harry Dillard Drewery; a niece,...
Harlan Lavern Heikens
Mar 21, 2009
Courtland – Harlan Lavern "Hike" Heikens, 78, died March 21, 2009 at the McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond. He was born in Wellsburg, IA, a son of the late Harry and Dena Hoodjer Heikens. Hike was a U. S. Air Force veteran, former owner of Heikens Well Company, and a member of the Suffolk Moose Lodge. He was a...
Russell Marion Reeder
Mar 15, 2009
Franklin – Russell Marion Reeder, 91, died March 15, 2009. He was born in Paulding County, Ohio and was a longtime Michigan resident. Russell was a son of the late James Marion and Laura Russell Reeder and was predeceased by a son, James Reeder, and a sister, Marcella Wethington. He was a retired engineer with the Penn Central Railroad, and...
Elnora Smith Hedgepeth
Mar 13, 2009
Suffolk – Elnora Smith Hedgepeth, 67, died March 13, 2009. She was born in North Carolina, a daughter of the late Irby Dean and Wilferd Pryor Smith. She was a retired teaching aide at Oakland Elementary School in Chuckatuck. She will be remembered by her students and they will always hold a special place in her heart. Survivors include her...
Leonidas Seabron Marks
Mar 13, 2009
Capron – Lon Seabron "Skinny" Marks, 84, died March 13, 2009 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Southampton County, Skinny was born in Pope, Va., a son of the late Henry Earl and Ethel Davis Marks. He was predeceased by his wife, Georgie Belle Felts Marks, a sister, Katherine M. Whitehead and three brothers, Henry Earl, Jesse Thomas, and...
James Edward Smith
Mar 11, 2009
Franklin – James Edward Smith, 43, died March 11, 2009. He was born in Kempsville, LA and moved to Franklin after Hurricane Katrina. Survivors include his mother, Deloris Engle Vicknair of Franklin; two sisters, Virsie Fay Damrill of Joplin, MO and Paula Smith of Martinsville, LA; two brothers, Edwin Smith, Jr., of Franklin and Paul Smith of Louisiana. James was...
Violet Spence Holland
Mar 9, 2009
Murfreesboro, NC – Violet Spence Holland, 93, widow of Joel Cook Holland, Sr., died March 9, 2009 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, Va. She was born July 3, 1915 in Harnett County, NC, a daughter of the late Willoughby Thomas and Cara Bradley Spence. Mrs. Holland was a member and organist of Murfreesboro Baptist Church for many years. Left...
Harry Edward Miller
Mar 5, 2009
Courtland – Harry Edward Miller, III, 66, died March 5, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tower Hill, PA, the son of the late Mary Alice Fedarko Miller and Harry E. Miller, Jr., and was predeceased by a son, David Michael Miller. Harry was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran of the Viet Nam War and was...
Steven James Xinos
Mar 4, 2009
Sedley – Steven James Xinos, 49, died March 4, 2009. A native of Norfolk, he was a son of the late Thomas and Christine Xinos. Steve was a mechanic for the Electric Motor & Contracting Company in Courtland. Survivors include his daughter, Kari and son, Ryan; his loving fiancee, Jo Ann Koehn; three sisters, Linda Crow, Margo Elswick, and Cindy...
Virgil Lee Williams
Feb 27, 2009
Franklin – Virgil Lee "Bill" Williams, 85, formerly of Manassas and a resident of the Franklin area for the past 18 years, died February 27, 2009 at his home. Bill was born in West Virginia, a son of the late Angus Grady and Hannah Druzilla Ritchie Williams. He was an Army veteran of WW II and Korea and was a...
Marianna Young Eubank
Feb 25, 2009
Franklin – Marianna Young Eubank, 83, died February 25, 2009 in Naples, Fl. Born in Providence, KY on February 22, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Monroe and Anna Bishop Young and was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Ben P. Eubank, Jr. Survivors include her son, Ben P. Eubank, III and wife, Laura,...
