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...
Audree Butler Owens
Jun 24, 2007
Franklin – Audree Marie Smith Butler Owens, 89, died June 24, 2007. A native of Boykins, she was a daughter of the late Joe H. and Minnie F. Smith. She was the widow of Charles Floyd Owens and Thomas J. Butler, Sr. Audree was a member of Barnes United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are four sons, Thomas...
Thomas Edwin Daughtrey, Sr
Jun 23, 2007
Franklin – Thomas Edwin Daughtrey, Sr.,79,went to be with the Lord June 23, 2007. He was born in Buckhorn, a son of the late Edwin Parker and Sadie Holland Daughtrey. Tommy was a member of Sedley Baptist Church where he was a member of the Men's Bible Class. He served as a trustee for the church and was a former...
William Julian Fowler, Sr.
Jun 16, 2007
Newsoms – William Julian "Monk" Fowler, Sr., 82, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, left his earthly home to join his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 16, 2007. A lifelong resident of Newsoms, he was the son of the late James Henry and Lucille Story Fowler. Monk was an Army veteran of the WWII Pacific theater, a retired farmer, and...
Angela Richley March
Jun 12, 2007
Franklin – Angela "Angie" Marie Richley March, 47, passed away June 12, 2007. Angie was born in Norfolk and was predeceased by her father, William Jackson Richley. She was an associate at Wal-Mart in Franklin. Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Judith Richley, of Norfolk; four sisters, Loretta Strawser of Danville, Illinois, Brenda Mosko and husband, Robert, of...
Thomas Lloyd Perry, Sr.
Jun 6, 2007
Thomas Lloyd Perry, Sr., 83, widower of Imogene "Skeeter" Bass Perry, passed away June 6, 2007. Born in Franklin, he was a son of the late Mack Raymond and Lillie Ophelia Keeter Perry and, following the deaths of his parents, was raised by the late Eva Darden Hines. Mr. Perry, a Navy veteran of WWII who served in the European...
Haywood Garland Lowe, Sr.
Jun 5, 2007
Haywood Garland Lowe, Sr., 88, passed away June 5, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and a son of the late Saint Luke and Mable Drewry Lowe. A retired farmer, he was an Army veteran of WWII who served in the European theatre and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Lowe was a former member...
Angelina Eudora Beck
Jun 4, 2007
Boykins – Angelina Eudora "Lina" Felts Beck, granddaughter of a Civil War soldier and witness to the 20th century, passed away in her sleep on June 4, 2007 at her nursing home in Bealeton, VA. She was nearly 104 years old. Born at home in Boykins, Southampton Co., VA, she was the last living child of the late John Baker...
Jeannie Louis "J. L." Porter, Jr.
Jun 1, 2007
Newsoms – Jeannie Louis "J. L." Porter, Jr., 85, passed away June 1, 2007 at the East Pavilion. Born in Newsoms, he was a son of the late Johnnie Jo Drake Porter and J. L. Porter, Sr. A Navy veteran of WW II, he was a retired farmer, former president of the Newsoms Elementary School PTA, and former Cub Master...
Charles Dunn Hall
May 29, 2007
Franklin – Charles Dunn Hall, 69, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away May 29, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital. A native of New Bern, NC, he was a son or the late Pattie Williams Hall and John Allen Hall, Sr. Charles was an Army veteran and was retired from Union Camp after 40 years service. He was a member...
Betty Jo Harrell Whitehead
May 29, 2007
Franklin – Betty Jo Harrell Whitehead, 50, was called home to be with her Lord on May 29, 2007. Born in Los Angeles, California, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Eunice Cutchins Harrell . Betty Jo was employed with the Southampton County School Board and was a member of Hunterdale United Church of Christ. Left to...
Margaret Pittman Hutchinson
May 29, 2007
Margaret P. Hutchison Franklin – Margaret Pittman Hutchison, 87, widow of Alvin Edwin Hutchison and a former longtime resident of Richmond, passed away May 29, 2007 at Consulate Healthcare of Windsor where she was a member of the welcoming committee. Born in Courtland, she was a former teller with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Known as the "social butterfly"...
Preston Lee Hedgepeth
May 29, 2007
Zuni – Preston Lee Hedgepeth, 19, passed away May 29, 2007. Born in Suffolk, he was to be a "June 07" graduate of Windsor High School. He was a member of Zuni Hunt Club, the FFA and had worked part-time at Windsor ATV, Rhodes Garage, and Hedgepeth Brothers Farm. Preston Lee loved to hunt and ride ATVs with his sister,...
Doris Lowe Porter
May 29, 2007
Doris L. Porter Franklin – Doris Lowe Porter, 85, passed away May 29, 2007 at the East Pavilion. A native of Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Willie Edward and Nellie Cutchins Lowe. Mrs. Porter was a graduate of Franklin High School, a retired office manager of the Union Camp Federal Credit Union, and a member of Woodmen...
Thomas Lathan Matthews
May 28, 2007
Como, N. C. – Thomas Lathan Matthews, 78, passed away May 28, 2007 at his residence. Born in Robersonville, he was a son of the late Lloyd Lathan and Corrie Leggett Matthews. After discharge from the Army, he worked for NC DOT helping his father tend Parkers Ferry. He then worked at St. Regis Paper until layoffs forced him to...
Thelma Lorraine Lane
May 27, 2007
Franklin - Thelma Lorraine "Nana" Lane, 100, passed away May 27, 2207 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lane was born in Portsmouth and lived most of her life in Richmond. She was retired from the American Tobacco Company. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Stuart Ford of Port St. Lucie, Fl; five grandchildren, Sandi Beale and husband, Hugh,...
