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,...
Charles Ashley Ellis
Feb 23, 2009
Suffolk – Charles Ashley Ellis, 61, died February 23, 2009. As a young man Charles worked as a roofer. He complained about the work a lot but he did truly love doing it. Later in life his health began to get the best of him and he could no longer do this type of work. He worked at one of...
David Gayle Keech
Feb 15, 2009
Franklin- David Gayle Keech, 54, died February 15, 2009. A lifelong resident of Franklin, he was a Baptist. Survivors include his son, Adam L. Keech and wife, Casey, of Franklin; his beloved mother, Angelena Glover Keech of Franklin; two brothers, Jerry D. Keech and wife, Dot, of Sedley and Carl W. Keech of Franklin; several nieces, nephews , an uncle,...
John Wayne Plyler
Feb 13, 2009
Courtland – John Wayne Plyler, 70, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away February 13, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Chesterfield County, SC, he was one of thirteen children of the late Johnnie William and Mary Beatrice McManus Plyler. A Navy veteran, he was retired from Norshipco as a marine electrician with twenty three years...
Michael Nelson Ballard
Feb 13, 2009
Sedley – Michael Nelson "Mike" Ballard, 36, died February 13, 2009. Born in Franklin, Mike worked in the sheet finishing department of International Paper and was a member of the Bronco Rod and Gun Club. Survivors include his father, Guthrie Emuel "Bob" Ballard, Jr. and wife, Pat; his mother Jean Howell Drewry, all of Franklin; one sister, Lorrie Coggsdale and...
Frank Rollins Bishop, Jr
Feb 12, 2009
Norfolk - Frank Rollins Bishop, Jr. died February 12, 2009 in Gloucester, VA. Born October 13, 1946, Rollins was the beloved son of Camille and Frank Bishop Sr. As a young boy growing up in Ocean View, Rollins climbed the sand hills to Bayview School. His childhood was filled with glorious days on the beach listening to the chants of...
Tevis Buell Taylor
Feb 12, 2009
Tevis B. Taylor, 79, of Franklin, VA went home to be with the Lord on February 12, 2009. She was born on February 1, 1930 in Bell County, KY. She was a resident of Hampton, VA for 46 years and was retired from the Siemens Corporation. Tevis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be remembered for...
Richard Smith Bowen
Feb 5, 2009
Franklin – Richard Smith Bowen, 73, widower of Frances Edwards Bowen, died February 5, 2009 at Duke University Medical Center. Richard was born in Roxboro, NC, a son of the late Carl Leon and Hazel Smith Bowen and was also predeceased by a son, Richard S. Bowen, Jr., and two brothers, Phillip Bowen and Carl L. Bowen, Jr. He was...
Anna Catherine Stephenson
Feb 2, 2009
Franklin – Anna Catherine Cutchins Gray Stephenson, 88, went to be with the Lord February 2, 2009 at the Consulate Healthcare Center. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Linwood and Nonie Fowler Cutchins. Mrs. Stephenson was predeceased by two husbands, Oscar Lee Gray and Wilroy Stephenson. She was also predeceased by four sisters, Mazie Baugham,...
Doris Holcombe Edwards Bradshaw
Feb 1, 2009
Doris Holcombe Edwards Bradshaw, 92, of Franklin, passed away February 1, 2009 at her home. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Clifton James and Gabie Lankford Holcombe. Mrs. Bradshaw was predeceased by her first husband, Willie R. Edwards, three sisters, Gladys Holcombe, Bonnie Battle, and Flora Simone, and two brothers, Braxton Holcombe and C. J....
Nancy Johnston Drewry
Feb 1, 2009
Franklin – Nancy Johnston Drewry, 74, passed away February 1, 2009. She was born in Richmond, a daughter of the late James Chester and Mercer Mitchell Johnston and was predeceased by her devoted husband of 47 years, Richard Talmage Drewry. Mrs. Drewry attended Mary Washington College and was a member of the Franklin Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two sons, Richard...
Crystal Henry Johnson Langston
Jan 31, 2009
Virginia Beach - Crystal Henry Johnson Langston, 75, died January 31, 2009. She was born in Gates County, NC, a daughter of the late William Wood and Wahlala Corbitt Henry. Mrs. Langston was predeceased by two husbands, John Henry Johnson and Everett Langston and a brother, William Otis Henry. Survivors include her children, Kathy R. Thornton (John), John R. Johnson,...
Allen James Butler
Jan 29, 2009
Franklin – Allen James Butler, 78, died January 29, 2009. Formally of Willow Grove, PA, he was a son of the late Clarence and Alice Butler and was a retired Quality Control Inspector. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 13 years, Susan Marie Butler; two daughters, Sandra Duby and Denise Benales; two sons, William and Scott Butler;...
Frances Davis Woodard
Jan 28, 2009
Franklin – Frances Davis Woodard, 91, passed away January 28, 2009 at her home at The Village at Woods Edge. Mrs. Woodard was a native of Southampton County and was a long time former resident of Norfolk. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Thomas and Gladys Beale Davis. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Thomas Woodard, her...
Cornelia Dixon Springer
Jan 24, 2009
Sedley – Cornelia Dixon Springer, 90, widow of Earl E. Springer, died January 24, 2009. She was born in Pitt County, NC, daughter of the late Elmer Basil and Rosebud Caton Dixon. She was a retired LPN from Southampton Memorial Hospital, and was a member of the GFWC Sedley Woman's Club. Left to cherish her memory is a brother, Carroll...
Louisa Francis Bryant
Jan 23, 2009
Courtland – Louisa Francis Bryant, 78, died January 23, 2009. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Raleigh and Annie Spence Francis. Mrs. Bryant was a member of Vincent Grove United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Roy Garland Bryant, one daughter, Patricia B. Francis of Courtland; two sons, Donald L. Bryant of...
Mildred Brown Freeman
Jan 23, 2009
Yorktown – Mildred Louise Brown Freeman, widow of Edward Freeman, died January 23, 2009. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Charley Benjamin Brown and Anna Maude Holland Brown Braswell. Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie B. Boyd and husband, Lloyd Allen, of Roanoke Rapids, NC; three grandchildren, Brandon Boyd, Kenneth Boyd and wife, Rita,...
