James William Lambdin, M. D.
Dec 23, 2008
Courtland – Dr. James William "Bill" Lambdin, M. D., 91, died December 23, 2008. He was born June 19, 1917 in Pamplin, VA., a son of the late Rev. A. Kenneth and Margaret Arthur Lambdin. Bill received his B. A. degree from Emory & Henry College in 1938, where he lettered in track and basketball. He was a captain of...
Suzanne Owens Lovett
Dec 20, 2008
Courtland – Suzanne Owens Lovett, 54, died December 20, 2008. She was born in Norfolk, the only child of David Bonner Owens, Jr. and Dorothy Story Owens, and was the widow of Gary Lovett. Survivors include her uncle, John D. Owens, Sr. - California; cousins, John D. Owens, Jr. of Calif, Chris Owens, Candy Mitchell of Florida, Kathy Jacob and...
Howard Lee Ellis
Dec 19, 2008
Newsoms – Howard Lee Ellis, 83, passed away December 19, 2008. He was a son of the late Benjamin F. and Ethel Saunders Ellis and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Bradford Ellis. Mr. Ellis served in the US Navy during WWII as an Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class stationed on the air craft carrier Ranger on the...
John Frank Wellons
Dec 19, 2008
Sedley – John Frank Wellons, 90, passed away December 19, 2008. He was a native of Sedley, a son of the late Levi Thomas and Sally Rose Wellons and was predeceased by his wife, Lucille Raiford Wellons and his son, John Curtis Wellons. John Frank was a Navy veteran of WWII, a retired brick contractor and a member of Sedley...
Austin James Carroll
Dec 18, 2008
Suffolk – Austin James Carroll, 19, died December 18, 2008. Austin, an 11th grade student at Lakeland High School, was also a student at Pruden Vo-Tech Center studying building trades. Austin had an appreciation and enthusiasm for life and enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing and skateboarding. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Kenneth Lee Carroll, Sr. and Michelle Young...
Robin Louise Vipperman
Dec 17, 2008
Robin Louise Vipperman, 52, passed away December 17, 2008 at her home. She was a native of Newport, Rhode Island and a certified nursing assistant. Survivors include her husband, James; her mother, Juanita Mengelt of Patrick Springs, VA; a daughter, Krystal Barrett of Courtland; a son, Shawn Boyd of Patrick Springs; a sister, Dawn Moles, and a brother, Ronnie Mengelt,...
Bruce Henry Adams
Dec 17, 2008
Franklin – Bruce Henry Adams, 72, passed away December 17, 2008 at the East Pavilion. A native and longtime resident of Java, Va., he was a son of the late Raymond Terry and Isabel Finch Adams. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, a charter member of Java Volunteer Fire Department, and a retired tobacco farmer. Left to...
Nancy-Lou Mayne Leonard
Dec 15, 2008
Nancy-Lou Mayne Leonard, 68, died December 15, 2008 at the East Pavilion in Franklin, VA. Born in Potsdam, NY, she was a daughter of the late Dwight L. and Irene Williams Mayne. She was a graduate of the School of Nursing at Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, NY, and was a former registered nurse and Girl Scout leader. She was a...
Frances Smith Ragland
Dec 11, 2008
Frances Smith Ragland, 89, a longtime resident of Plymouth, NC and widow of Roy Milton Ragland, died December 11, 2008. Born in Richwood, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Orville Ray and Myrtle Mae Greene Smith. Mrs. Ragland was retired from Weyerhauser Pulp and Paper Company of Plymouth and was a member of Plymouth Church of the...
John Robinson Turner
Dec 8, 2008
John Robinson Turner, 44, passed away December 8, 2008. He was a life long resident of Franklin, a son of Helen T. Turner and the late William Allison Turner. John was in the grocery store business and was a well read historian, especially in Civil War history. Besides his mother he is survived by two brothers, James Lawrence Turner and...
Dorothy Josephine Wiley
Dec 8, 2008
Dorothy Josephine Wiley, a former resident of Vienna and Culpeper, died December 8, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Rainey and Josephine Lee Keys Poole and the widow of Harlan Granville Wiley. Mrs. Wiley was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. She was the founder of the Christian Woman's Club of Culpeper and was a member of...
Ethel Frances Harcum Cobb
Dec 7, 2008
Ethel Frances Harcum Cobb, 100, widow of George Fenton Cobb, died December 7, 2008. Born on December 18, 1907 in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Julius G. Harcum and Dora Gardner Harcum Daughtrey. A graduate of the Euphradian Institute, she was the oldest living member of Sycamore Baptist Church and a member of its TEL class....
George Wallace Stepp
Dec 6, 2008
Sedley – George Wallace Stepp, 62, owner and operator of George's Overhead Doors, died suddenly December 6, 2008. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, he was one of fourteen children of the late Webster and Nora Katherine Martin Stepp. He was an Army veteran, having served in the Vietnam War, and was a member of Sedley Baptist Church where he enjoyed...
Wilmer Monicure Lee
Dec 6, 2008
Boykins – Wilmer Monicure Lee, 89, widower of Irene Smith Lee, died December 6, 2008. He was a life long resident of Boykins, a son of the late Frank Norman and Lizzie Griffin Lee. Mr. Lee was a US Army Veteran of WWII, a retired farmer, and was a member of Boykins Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is...
Howard Ray Zeno
Dec 5, 2008
Franklin – Howard Ray Zeno, 77, died December 5, 2008. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Kolona Corliss Zeno who passed away November 30, 2008. He was born in Starksboro, VT, a son of the late Fletcher Ray and Rosalie Stearns Zeno. A former resident of Suffolk, Howard and Kolona were former co-managers of the AAAA Self...
Carlton Dwight Atkinson
Dec 4, 2008
Atkinson, Carlton D., 78, of Severn, NC, formerly of Richmond, VA died December 4, 2008, following a brief illness. Mr. Atkinson was a retired administrator with the Virginia Department of Corrections and was an Army veteran who served in the Korean War. Mr. Atkinson was a 32 degree Mason and a member of the Washington and Henry No. 344 Masonic...
Kolona Corliss Zeno
Nov 30, 2008
Franklin – Kolona Corliss Zeno, 76, formerly of Suffolk, died November 30, 2008. She was born in Vermont, a daughter of the late Jesse E. and Ollie Brown Corliss. Mrs. Zeno was a member of Sedley Baptist Church, and along with her husband, were former co-managers of the AAAA Self Storage on Portsmouth Boulevard. Left to cherish her memory is...
Alfred Leroy Holaday
Nov 21, 2008
Carrsville – Alfred Leroy Holaday, 81, died November 21, 2008. Born in Laramie, WY, he was a son of the late Alfred and Leona Holaday and was predeceased by a son, James Holaday. He worked in home construction and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Windsor. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of...
Dr. Richard Ovid Rogers, Jr
Nov 18, 2008
Franklin - Dr. Richard Ovid Rogers, Jr., 82, of Franklin, VA, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Rogers died with his wife of fifty years, Erna, at his side. Son of the late Dr. Richard O. Rogers, Sr. and Nancy Martin Rogers, he was born March 19, 1926 in Bluefield,...
James Cecil Edwards
Nov 11, 2008
Sedley – James Cecil Edwards, 76, went to be with his heavenly Father on November 11, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Southampton County, he was the son of the late Crawley Cecil and Athie Jones Edwards. Cecil was a retired farmer and retired Southampton County Sheriff's Deputy. He was a member of Black Creek Baptist...
