Amanda Miller Phelps-Overby
Aug 15, 2007
Branchville – Amanda Miller Phelps-Overby, 78, widow of Herman W. (Kyser) Overby, passed away August 15, 2007. Born in Bertie County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Rachel Elizabeth Baker Miller and was predeceased by her first husband, Franklin Wilton Phelps, and her infant son, Dorsey Franklin Phelps. Mrs. Phelps-Overby, a retired supervisor from Narrow...
Edward Lee Johnson
Aug 13, 2007
Edward Lee Johnson, 79, owner and operator of Johnson Corn Mill and a former building contractor in the Richmond area, passed away August 13, 2007 at home with his wife and children at his side. Born in Southampton County to the late Arlie Hargrove and Arbella Page Johnson, he was an Army veteran of WW II. A former resident of...
Carlton Cutchins
Aug 6, 2007
Franklin – Carlton Cutchins, of 4214 Dukes Lane, passed away August 6, 2007. He was born August 15, 1934 in Southampton County, a son of the late Joe Cutchins, Sr. and Virgie Coggsdale Cutchins. He was a former 15 year employee of Franklin Equipment and a member of Sycamore Baptist Church. Carlton was predeceased by three brothers, Ocie Lee Cutchins,...
Elizabeth Johnson Council
Aug 3, 2007
Elizabeth Johnson Council Franklin - Elizabeth Johnson Council, 84, departed this life on August 3, 2007. She was born on July 13, 1923 to the late James Frank Johnson and Olia Blythe Johnson. Her husband, William J. Council, preceded Mrs. Council in death. Two sisters, Christine J. Ricks of Charlotte, NC and Evelyn J. Johnston of Wilmington, NC, survive her....
Bill Fred Reece
Aug 2, 2007
Margarettsville, N. C. – Bill Fred Reece, 77 died August 2, 2007. Born in Gloucester, Va., he was a son of the late Charles and Stella Parson Reece. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a retired maintenance supervisor at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 23 years, Sherry Jones...
John Herman Drewry, Jr.
Jul 31, 2007
Boykins – John Herman Drewry, Jr, 82, died July 31, 2007. He was born in Boykins, a son of the late John Herman and Nelle Moore Drewry. Mr. Drewry was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Faye O'Neal Drewry. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of WWII and a retired farmer. He was a member of the Boykins Lion's...
William Eldridge Worrell
Jul 31, 2007
Franklin - William Eldridge Worrell, 83, died July 31, 2007. A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late Billy and Ethel Bradshaw Worrell. Mr. Worrell was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Edith Jordan Worrell and two brothers, Elvin and Fred Worrell. He was retired from St. Regis Paper Company after 35 years...
Mildred Crowder Parker
Jul 27, 2007
Colosse – Mildred Marie Crowder Parker passed from the holy bonds of this earth to the arms of the Lord July 27, 2007 at Tandem Nursing Home in Windsor. She was born to Hayes Agnew Crowder and Eva Mack Crowder, of Newsoms, on April 28, 1936. She leaves to cherish her memory the love of her life for 55 years,...
Samuel Rudolph Darden
Jul 26, 2007
Courtland – Samuel "Sam" Rudolph Darden, 72, died July 26, 2007. He was born in Nansemond County, a son of the late Elmer and Martha Gardner Darden. A retired farmer, he was a member of Delaware Hunt Club and a Christian. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 42 years, Lily Lee Dundlow Darden; two daughters, Lorie D....
Sharon Sharkey Turner
Jul 26, 2007
Courtland – Sharon "Sherry" Elizabeth Sharkey Turner, 41, died July 26, 2007. She was a daughter of the late James Patrick and Nettie Gillespie Sharkey. She was a care giver and faithful employee Indian Town Shooting Preserve. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Dale M. Turner; a daughter, Amanda Salter of Deltona, Fl; two sons, Nicholas Noel of...
Annie Mae Turner Daughtrey
Jul 25, 2007
Franklin – Annie Mae Turner Daughtrey, 80, died July 25, 2007. Born in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Arthur William and Minnie Rountree Turner. Mrs. Daughtrey, a retired clerk/stenographer for the Virginia Department of Highways, was a former member of the Business and Professional Woman's Club , and a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. Left to...
Elvers Henry Holland
Jul 25, 2007
Suffolk – Elvers Henry Holland, 62, died July 25, 2007. He was born in Norfolk County, a son of the late George Edward and Dorothy Johnson Holland. He was retired from Art Ray Corporation, a member of Community Hunt Club, and a member of Bethel Assembly of God. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Margaret Hughes Holland; his...
David Lee Bracy
Jul 24, 2007
Smithfield – Family and friends mourn the tragic loss of David Lee Bracy, 60, on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 as a result of an experimental plane loss in Surry, Va. David was a longtime resident of Franklin and the son of the late Benjamin Lee and Elizabeth Mae Tiller Bracy. David was a retired supervisor from the Union Camp Corporation...
Diana Thomas Bradshaw
Jul 22, 2007
Franklin – Diana Thomas Bradshaw, 81, died July 22, 2007. Born in Paris, Tn., she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Diana Sweeney Thomas. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and received her Master Degree in Education from Old Dominion University. She was retired after 30 years with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Tech,...
Marilyn Hall Vick
Jul 17, 2007
Marilyn Hall Vick, 73, passed away July 17, 2007. She was born in Sampson County, NC, a daughter of the late James Howard Hall, Sr. and Emma Jones Hall Kenney. Mrs. Vick was a retired eligibility specialist with Halifax County Social Services and was a member of Courtland Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, and the Harrellsville...
Lorraine Marie Hooper
Jul 7, 2007
Virginia Beach – Lorraine Marie LeBlanc Hooper, 76, died July 7, 2007. Born in Salem, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Delia Pelletier LaBlanc and was the widow of Walter H. Hooper. She was an operating room nurse's assistant and a Catholic. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Maureen P. Riley of Chesapeake and...
Herman Wallace Cobb
Jul 3, 2007
Sedley – Herman Wallace Cobb, 80, passed away July 3, 2007. He was born in Isle of Wight County, a son of the late Benjamin Madison and Pearl Barrett Cobb. He was a retired farmer and member of Black Creek Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for many years. Herman was an avid hunter and fisherman and a...
Maude Griffin Young
Jul 2, 2007
Franklin – Maude Griffin Young (Granny), 94, widow of Walter Luther Young, Sr., went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 2, 2007. Born in Nansemond County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Ocie and Annie Victoria Harrell Griffin. She was a graduate of Whaleyville High School and the University of Virginia Rural Institute of Nursing....
Sue Cook Bryant
Jun 27, 2007
Chesapeake – Sue Cook Bryant, 79, widow of Leslie Bush Bryant, passed away June 27, 2007 at Sentara Leigh Hospital. She was born in Opelika, Alabama and reared in Franklin, Virginia, a daughter of the late John Ford and Inez Jarrell Cook. She was a retired assistant buildings manager in the General Services Administration, where one of the highlights of...
William Holland Carr, Jr
Jun 25, 2007
Zuni – William "Billy" Holland Carr, Jr., 70, passed away June 25, 2007 at his residence surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late William H. and Elsie Spivey Carr. He was a member of Colosse Baptist Church, a retired farmer, and had retired from Gwaltney of Smithfield. He...
