Madge Drake Fowler
Mar 30, 2008
Courtland – Madge Drake Fowler, 77, widow of William Holland "Bud" Fowler, died March 30 2008. Born in Newsoms, she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Mable Whitley Drake. Mrs. Fowler was also predeceased by a sister, Emma Leigh Matthews and two brothers, Andrew and Harry Drake. She was retired from Futrell's Pharmacy, Pentapco, and High's Ice...
Oneta Flowers Hancock
Mar 29, 2008
Franklin – Oneta Flowers Hancock, 73, widow of Garth Stuart Hancock, Sr., died March 29, 2008. She was born in Alberta, Va., a daughter of the late Henry Lee and Evie Forest Flowers, and was a retired peanut inspector and Certified Nursing Assistant. Oneta was a member of Courtland Baptist Church, its choir, Sebrell-Story Sunday School Class, Sally Richardson Circle,...
Alfred Ray Gurganus
Mar 20, 2008
Capron - Alfred Ray Junior Gurganus, 79, better known as Pa, a lifelong farmer, went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2008. Born August 10, 1928 in Halifax County, NC, and a lifelong resident of Capron, he was a son of the late Alfred Leander and Avey Morgan Gurganus. He loved farming, fishing, and spending time with his...
Frances Crumbley Pittman
Mar 16, 2008
Franklin – Frances Crumbley Pittman, 93, widow of Clarence Poe Pittman, died March 16, 2008. Born in Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Pope Barrow and Ethel Brannon Crumbley. Mrs. Pittman, who was a former bookkeeper for her husband's company, Pittman Wood and Metal Products, retired from the Franklin School Board office. She was a member of High...
Mack Russell Ballance
Mar 15, 2008
Franklin – Mack Russell Balance, 70, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2008. He was born on October 27, 1937 in Fayetteville, NC and raised in Kenley, NC, until the age of nine when he moved to Portsmouth, Va. He was the son of the late John William Ballance and the late Mavis Radford Ballance. Mack...
George Samuel Drewry
Mar 14, 2008
Suffolk – George Samuel Drewry, 83, widower of Rose Baugham Drewry, died March 14, 2008. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Hattie West and Irvin Duck Drewry and was also predeceased by a brother, Earl F. Drewry and three sisters Martha Lou Drewry, Elsie Beasley and Nell Ashby. He was an Army veteran of WWII...
Inez Sykes Lassiter
Mar 11, 2008
Boykins – Inez Sykes Lassiter, 89, died March 11, 2008 in her home which was built by her beloved husband, Hassell, who predeceased her. She was born in Southampton County on a very hot July 5, 1918 and was the last surviving child of the late Joseph Louis and Inez Williams Sykes. Inez began her education riding her pony, Maude,...
Robert Bernard O'Berry
Mar 10, 2008
Franklin – Robert Bernard O'Berry, Jr., 73, died March 10, 2008 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Newsoms, he was a son of the late Robert Bernard O'Berry, Sr. and Sally Porter O'Berry. Mr. O'Berry was also predeceased by a son, Brad O'Berry and a brother, Billy O'Berry. An Army veteran, he was retired from S. W. Rawls, Inc. and...
Willie Grey Johnson Vinson
Mar 8, 2008
Franklin – Willie Grey Johnson Vinson, widow of Claude Robert Vinson, Sr., passed away at her home on March 8, 2008. Born in Milwaukee, NC on June 5, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Lottie Davis Johnson. She was also predeceased by a son, Claude R. "Bobby" Vinson, Jr. She was a former sales clerk at...
Marian Cummings Beale
Mar 5, 2008
Zuni – Marian Cummings Beale, 83, widow of Lewis Carr Beale, died March 5, 2008. Mrs. Beale was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Ann Jones and husband, Danny, of Newport News; three sons, Lewis John Beale and wife, Kathryn, and Richard Lee Beale, all of Zuni, Emerson Boyd Beale and wife, Renee, of...
Thomas Lewis Carr
Mar 5, 2008
Thomas Lewis Carr, 23, died March 5, 2008. A 2003 graduate of Southampton High School, Thomas was a correctional officer at the Southampton Correctional Center and worked part-time at Blake Auto Sales. He was a member of the New Apostolic Church. Thomas is survived by his parents, Jim and Bertha Babb Carr. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Lewis and...
Joshua Lee Babb
Mar 5, 2008
Joshua Lee Babb, 16, died March 5, 2008. Born in Franklin, he was a home schooled high school senior, a member of Round Hill Hunt Club, a grass-cutter with Cutright Mowing and a roofer with Drake's Roofing and Construction. Joshua was a member of the New Apostolic Church. Survivors include his mother, Sarah Lynn Babb; his sister, Mariah Babb; two...
Jean Scott Marks
Mar 3, 2008
Franklin – Jean Elizabeth Scott Marks, 78, widow of Edward Lewis "Billy" Marks, III, died March 3, 2008. Born in Franklin, she was the daughter of the late Emmett Marvin and Maud Raiford Scott. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Survivors include her son, Edward L. "Ed" Marks, IV, of Franklin; two grandchildren, Martha Francis Marks and...
Olive Ferguson Whitley
Mar 2, 2008
Murfreesboro – Olive Ferguson Whitley, 88, formerly of Como, and most recently of Nansemond Pointe Health Care Center in Suffolk, died March 2, 2008. She was born in Southampton County, a daughter of the late Samuel Carlton and Mary Miles Ferguson, and was a 1936 graduate of Newsoms High School. She was predeceased by her husband, George Elmore Whitley and...
Richard Felix White
Feb 29, 2008
Suffolk – Richard Felix "Whitey" White, 56, died February 29, 2008. Born in Patterson, New Jersey, he was a Navy veteran of Viet Nam and a mechanic with B & G Auto. Survivors include his wife, Carroll Ann Cavin White; his mother, Catherine White of New Jersey; two daughters, Brandi White of Florida, and Kathy White of Hampton; two sons,...
J. Frank Holland
Feb 27, 2008
John Frank Holland, 70, owner of the Holland Farm Market, passed away February 27, 2008 at his home. A lifelong resident of the Holland area of Suffolk, he was a peanut farmer and had 17 years of service with Union Camp Corporation. He was a former member of the Virginia National Guard, a member of the Holland Hunt Club, Fox...
Franklin Charles Smith
Feb 25, 2008
Wilmington, NC – Franklin Charles Smith, 87, formerly of Norfolk, Va., died February 25, 2008. Born in Onnancock County, Va., he was a son of the late William Spencer and Ruth Custis Smith and the widower of Doris Lee Petet Smith. Mr. Smith was a U. S. Navy veteran of WW II and a retired Chief Petty Officer from the...
Horace G. Ellis
Feb 25, 2008
Horace G. Ellis, 91, who lived in Franklin most of his adult life, died Monday evening, February 25, 2008 in Crescent City, Fl. where he had resided since 1981. Born in Green County, Georgia, he was an Army veteran and, together with his brother, operated a welding shop. He was a member of Howe United Methodist Church. Survivors include his...
Jimmie Irving Vick
Feb 21, 2008
Boykins – Jimmie Irving Vick, Sr., 78, went to be with the Lord on February 21, 2008. Mr. Vick was born in Logan, WV, on March 19, 1929 to the late Joseph B. and Lula Sexton Vick. Jimmie was the youngest of six children, grew up on a farm on Indian Town Road near Courtland, and was a 1949 graduate...
Warren Coolidge Councill
Feb 20, 2008
Franklin - Warren C. Councill of Clay Street, Franklin, died February 20, 2008, at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Franklin on July 12, 1923, the son of Herbert G. and Mary Davidson Councill. He was a farmer all of his life, and never lived out of sight of his birthplace, with the exception of the time during WWII...
