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...
Charles Fox Urquhart, Iii
Sep 10, 2008
Courtland – Charles Fox Urquhart, III, 66, CDR, USN (Ret), died September 10, 2008 at his residence with his wife and children at his side. The only son of Charles F. and Dorothy Harper Urquhart, he was a lifetime resident of Courtland. Fox graduated from Washington and Lee University, 1964, undergraduate and 1970 Law School. He was a single practitioner...
John Robert Darden
Sep 2, 2008
Courtland – John Robert Darden, 71, died September 2, 2008. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late John Moses and Sallie Dilday Darden. John was predeceased by his wife, Virginia Galtress Darden, half-brothers, Joseph and Irwin Darden, half-sisters, Elizabeth Daughtrey and Margaret Carroll, step-sister, Audrey Wright, and step-brother, Morris Russell. A U. S. Air...
James Earl Johnson
Aug 31, 2008
Boykins – James Earl "Speck" Johnson, 64, died August 31, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Newsoms, a son of the late Ryland and Lila Mae Story Johnson. James was retired from Narricott Industries after 20 years in maintenance. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 42 years, Linda Summers Johnson; his son, Robert Lee Burton...
Joan Slade Minor
Aug 30, 2008
Courtland – Joan Slade Minor, 66, died August 30, 2008 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lexington, MA, a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Slade. Mrs. Minor formerly coordinated the Acolytes and was on The Altar Guild at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and later was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. She was...
Beatrice Turner Brock
Aug 24, 2008
Zuni – Beatrice Turner Brock, 93, widow of Alvin Grant Brock, went to be with her Lord and Savior August 24, 2008. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Moss McCarver and Minnie Belle Drewry Turner, and was predeceased by a sister, Sallie Edwards and a nephew, D. S. Edwards. Mrs. Brock was retired from Beale's...
Linda Sue Jakeman Drake
Aug 24, 2008
Newsoms - Linda Sue Jakeman Drake, 59, died August 24, 2008 after an eight year long courageous battle with cancer. Linda was born in Franklin, a daughter of the late George A. and Mary Ann Baker Jakeman, and was retired from the banking and insurance businesses. She was a faithful member of Barnes United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her...
Vivian Vick Rose
Aug 19, 2008
Franklin – Vivian Louise Vick Rose, 67, died August 19, 2008. She was born in Suffolk, the daughter of the late William Dean and Louise Vick, and was predeceased by a granddaughter, Christian Louise Rose and a brother, Alvin M. Vick. She was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church and attended Mt. Carmel Christian Church. Left to cherish her memory...
Kathryn Robertson Rose Drake
Aug 15, 2008
Carrsville – Sarah Kathryn Robertson Rose Drake, 75, died August 15, 2008. She was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Rossie Lee and Emily Bessie Hines Robertson and was the widow of Vernon Winston Rose and Dock Vick Drake. Mrs. Drake was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Curtis Robertson and a sister-in-law, Lucille Robertson.....
Barbara Byrd Jones
Aug 4, 2008
Franklin – Barbara Byrd Jones, 82, widow of Henry Sinclair "Red" Jones, died August 4, 2008. She was born in Crisfield, MD, daughter of the late Ethel B. Messick and John Thomas Byrd. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Ethel J. Cook and Barbara Kay Joyner, both of Franklin; one son, William H. "Bill" Jones and fiancée, Kathy...
Virginia Boone Carr
Aug 3, 2008
Franklin – Virginia Boone Carr, 93, widow of Sion Alford "S. A." Carr, Jr., died August 3, 2008 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born December 21, 1914 in Wallace, NC, a daughter of the late Ella Hall and George M. Boone. A member of Franklin Baptist Church since 1934, she and her husband were instrumental in establishing and maintaining...
Patricia Volk Matney
Aug 3, 2008
Sedley - Patricia V. Matney, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away in her home August 3, 2008, following a short-term illness. She was born February 10, 1938 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Ida Mae Nelson and Max Gregory Volk, and the stepdaughter of Roland Carl Nelson. Pat was a Navy veteran. Left to cherish her memory are...
Thomas Irvin Darden
Aug 2, 2008
Franklin – Thomas Irvin Darden, 81, died August 2, 2008. He was a lifelong resident of Southampton County, a son of the late Sallie Lankford and Hunter Darden, Sr. Tom was also predeceased by a sister, Louise D. Vaughan, and two brothers, Harvey Darden, Sr. and Charles B. Darden, Sr. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in General...
Margaret Johnson Rountree
Aug 2, 2008
Franklin – Margaret Johnson Rountree, 90, widow of Donald Edward "Sonny" Rountree, Sr., died August 2, 2008. She was born in Handsom, a daughter of the late Lena Britt and Eugene Thomas Johnson, Sr., and step-daughter of the late Daisy Mulder Johnson. Mrs. Rountree was predeceased by two sisters, Virginia J. Bryant and Marie J. Blythe; and five brothers, Linwood,...
Mary Crichton Detwiler
Jul 29, 2008
Capron - Mary Crichton Detwiler, 68, passed away at home on July 29, 2008 surrounded in love by her family. She is survived by her beloved husband of 44 years, Jere K. Detwiler; two devoted daughters, Wendy D. Wand and husband, Paul, and Nancy Detwiler and fiancé, Michael Goodman. The light of her life was her granddaughter, Georgia Ansley Wand....
Anna Laura Cobb Drewry
Jul 27, 2008
Anna Laura Cobb Drewry, 93, widow of William Henry Drewry Jr., passed away July 27, 2008 in Summit Place of Beaufort, S.C. Born in Southampton County, she was one of eleven children of the late Charles and Annie Cobb. Her ten siblings all preceded her in death. A graduate of Longwood College, Anna taught elementary school for 23 years. Anna...
Gloria Jean Sessoms
Jul 26, 2008
Gloria Jean Sessoms, 40, passed away July 26, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. A graduate of Norview High School, she was a licensed practical nurse with Sentara Health System and a member of Norview Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Thomas Ray Sessoms; her 11 year-old son, Dakota Ray Sessoms; her mother, Beatrice S....
