Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families

William Kelley Soles

William Kelley Soles

Nov 10, 2008

Suffolk – William Kelley Soles, BTC,U. S. Navy, retired, 68, died November 10, 2008 at his residence. A native of Broxton Ga., Kelley was a Vietnam veteran and was predeceased by his father, Wade Soles. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 38 years, Janet Munroe Soles; his son, J. Andrew Soles of Suffolk; his mother, Maxine Soles...

Charlie Eugene "Jack" Carr

Charlie Eugene "Jack" Carr

Nov 9, 2008

Carrsville – Charlie Eugene "Jack" Carr, 81, died in his home in the early morning of November 9, 2008 surrounded by his family. Mr. Carr, known by his many friends as "Jack", was a loving son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather. He will be sorely missed as he goes to be with those who passed before him, father, George W....

Hazel Dundalow Pulley

Hazel Dundalow Pulley

Nov 7, 2008

Franklin – Hazel Dundalow Pulley, 94, widow of Leslie Wadsworth Pulley, Sr., died November 7, 2008. She was a native of Southampton County and a daughter of the late Thomas and Fannie Bunch Dundalow. Mrs. Pulley was a longtime Franklin baby sitter and a member of Franklin Congregational Christian church. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Leslie W....

Casy Lynn Rich

Casy Lynn Rich

Nov 4, 2008

Franklin – Casy Lynn Rich, 27, passed away November 4, 2008 in a Reading, PA hospital from complications following back surgery. Casy was born in Franklin, December 2, 1980 and was a 1999 graduate of Franklin High School. He was an accomplished antique dealer, specializing in antique glassware and was considered one of the premier experts in the antique glassware...

Hilda Lewis Miller

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...