Hilda Lewis Miller
Nov 3, 2008
Franklin - Hilda Lewis Miller, 92, a longtime former resident of Portsmouth, died November 3, 2008. She was born in Scranton, PA, a daughter of the late Evan Walter and Fannie Robinson Lewis. Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her husband, Edward John Miller and two brothers, Cyril and Leland Lewis. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church,...
Melanie Suzanne Craddock
Nov 2, 2008
Melanie S. Craddock Franklin – Melanie Suzanne Craddock, 46, died November 2, 2008. Born in Suffolk, she was a Medicare eligibility officer at Nansemond Pointe Convalescent Center and a member of Franklin Baptist Church. Melanie was predeceased by her mother, Melissa Craddock Mitchell. She was an admirer of Rev. Joyce Meyers and a supporter of the Feed the Children Foundation....
Marcella Landis Stevens
Nov 1, 2008
Marcella L. Stevens Gloucester – Marcella Landis Stevens, 69, died November 1, 2008. Marcella was a former resident of Franklin, and was predeceased by her parents, Rex Long and Elizabeth W. Fulton and step-father, William H. Fulton. She was also predeceased by her second husband, Parker Darden, Sr. Marcella was retired from the Southampton County Department of Social Services and...
Leonard Percival Clary, Jr.
Oct 24, 2008
Boykins – Leonard Percival Clary, Jr. 81, died October 24, 2008. He was born in Broadnax, the only child of Leonard Percival and Dorothy Vincent Clary, and was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Jacquelyn Gray "GiGi" Clary. Mr. Clary was a former owner of White Way Foods and co-owner with his wife, of GiGi's Peanuts. He was a...
Magnus Henry Wheeler, Jr.
Oct 21, 2008
Mangus H. Wheeler, Jr. Garner, NC – Magnus Henry "Junior" Wheeler, Jr., 77, a long time resident of Norfolk, Va., died October 21, 2008. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, a son of the late Magnus Henry and Nellie Walker Wheeler, and was predeceased by his wife, Wanona Ewell Wheeler. He was a retired construction contractor and a member of...
Jane Edwards Darden
Oct 19, 2008
Newsoms – Jane Edwards Darden, 77, died October 19, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Newsoms, a daughter of the late Roger Danwood and Lucille Brett Edwards. She was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church and a leader of Barnes MYF. Jane had been a local Girl Scout leader and had served on the Women's Committee for...
Beatrice Story Daniel
Oct 18, 2008
Franklin – Beatrice Story Daniel, 89, died October 18, 2008. She was born in Branchville, the daughter of the late Ernest Thomas and Lula Davis Story. Mrs. Daniel was predeceased by husbands, Percy C. Tyler, Joe L. Thompson, and Rev. Chesley Venable Daniel; and brothers, E. Seldon Story, Leon O. Story, and Norwood P. Story. Mrs. Daniel served as a...
Shaun Marshall Edwards
Oct 18, 2008
Franklin – Shaun Marshall Edwards, 28, died peacefully in his sleep on October 18, 2008. Shaun will be missed and always loved by his mother, Gloria Mulder Pittman Edwards of Franklin and father Phillip Marshall Edwards, Jr. of New Bern, NC. He will forever be in the hearts of his two brothers, Kevin Pittman, wife, Cathy, and niece, Charlee Paige,...
Naomi Munford Russ
Oct 16, 2008
Zuni – Naomi Leigh Munford Russ, 32, died October 16, 2008. She was born in Alexandria, and was a graduate of Isle of Wight Academy. She was predeceased by a brother, David Hansel (Hans) Munford. Left to cherish her memory is her one year old son, Carter Grayson Hobbs; mother, Nancy Ellis Patterson and husband, Vernon; father, John A. Munford,...
Eunice Banty Rice
Oct 14, 2008
Boykins – Eunice Banty Rice, 89, died October 14, 2008. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Vernon Sinclair and Mamie Edwards Banty. Mrs. Rice was predeceased by three husbands, Marvin L. Vick, Moncure Story, and James E. Rice, and was a member of Boykins Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Bernice...
Helen Scott Meyers
Oct 11, 2008
Franklin – Helen Scott Meyers, 84, widow of Clyde LaVerne Meyers, died October 11, 2008. She was born in Worcester, MA, a daughter of the late George Edward and Flora Grace Chapman Scott. Mrs. Meyers was a retired housekeeper at Worcester State Hospital, and was a member of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Franklin. Left to cherish her memory...
Frances Edwards Bowen
Oct 11, 2008
Franklin – Frances Edwards Bowen, 73, died October 11, 2008. She was born in Brunswick County, a daughter of the late Eddie Lee and Pearl Wray Edwards, and was predeceased by a son, Richard Smith Bowen, Jr. Mrs. Bowen was a graduate of Longwood College, taught for many years in the Franklin School System, and served on the school board....
Stella Lassiter Grady Acey
Oct 4, 2008
Franklin – Stella Lassiter Grady Acey, 87, died October 4, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Sunbury, NC, the only child of Charles W. and Lucy Jones Lassiter. Mrs. Acey was predeceased by two husbands, Lloyd Alton Grady and Henry Oscar Acey, and a son, Bruce Warren Grady. A graduate of Sunbury Schools, she was retired from Pruden...
Minnie Johnson Duke Hill
Sep 30, 2008
Franklin – Minnie Johnson Duke Hill, 85 died September 30, 2008. She was born in Holland, a daughter of the late Wade Shepard and Mary Hamilton Johnson. Mrs. Hill was predeceased by two husbands, Roy Carr Duke, Sr. and Billy Joe Hill; four sisters, Debbie Wilkins, Becky Rountree, Annie Mae Johnson, and Clara Pierce; and two brothers, Samuel and Robert...
Rudolph Ezzell
Sep 27, 2008
Courtland – Rudolph Ezzell, 63, died September 27, 2008. Born in Columbus County, N. C., he was a son of the late Alma Mae Richardson and William Odell Ezzell. He was predeceased by two sisters, Alma Blythe and Alene Andrews. Rudolph was a retired millwright from Union Camp Corporation and a member of Sedley Baptist Church. Left to cherish his...
Joseph Daniel Bryant
Sep 24, 2008
Williamston – Joseph Daniel "Joey" Bryant, 38, died September 24, 2008. Born in Ahoskie, and reared in Boykins, Va., he was a building construction supervisor and a member of Berean Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Sonja Sullivan Bryant; a daughter, Amber Lynn Bryant; a son, Dustin Daniel Bryant; his father, James Walter Bryant, Jr., of...
William Herbert Johnson
Sep 22, 2008
Courtland – William Herbert "Tom" Johnson, 60, died September 22, 2008. Born in Southampton County, he was predeceased by his father, Floyd Herbert Johnson. Tom was an Army veteran of Viet Nam, and an automotive mechanic at ATC Panels. He was a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 42 years, Linda...
Betty Babb Barnes
Sep 17, 2008
Boykins – Betty Babb Barnes, 76, died September 17, 2008. She was born in Norfolk, a daughter of the late Jack Riddick and Oretha Beaton Babb. Mrs. Barnes was retired as a clerk after twenty plus years with Boykins Pharmacy. She, along with Tommy, was very active in the Boykins Rainbow Relay for Life and was a member of Boykins...
Bernice Drake Worrell
Sep 16, 2008
Newsoms – Bernice Drake Worrell, 85, widow of Morris Riddick Worrell, died September 16, 2008. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late James Franklin and Lennie Drake, and was predeceased by two sisters, Louise Drake and Mildred Whitley. She was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are two sons, Morris...
Amy Elizabeth Partner Yager
Sep 12, 2008
Amarillo, TX - Amy Elizabeth Partner Yager, 26, of Amarillo, TX, formerly of Franklin and Hampton, VA, died tragically at her home in Amarillo on Friday, September 12, 2008, a victim of domestic violence. She was born in Price, UT, on July 13, 1982, to Karl Taylor Partner and the late Deborah Anne Partner. Amy graduated from Southampton Academy in...
