Frederick Byrd Jones, Sr
Apr 6, 2007
Franklin, Va. – Frederick Byrd Jones, Sr., 81, passed away April 6, 2007. He was born on August 9, 1925 in Isle of Wight County to Richard M. & Carrie Wells Jones. A retiree of Union Camp Corporation with over 30 years of service and a lifelong patriot, he served in the United States Navy during World War II and...
John "Pete" Clifton Kirkland
Apr 4, 2007
John Clifton "Pete" Kirkland, 71, passed away April 4, 2007 at his residence. Born in Northampton County, NC, he was a son of the late Clifton D. and Ilene Gay Kirkland, and was predeceased by a brother, Donald Ray Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was a member of the Franklin Masonic Lodge #151 A. F. & A. M., a lifetime member of...
Clara Smith Blythe
Apr 2, 2007
Clara S. Blythe Franklin – Clara Smith Blythe, 88, widow of Philip Wayne Blythe, Sr., passed away April 2, 2007. Born in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Lockett "Bunk" Smith and Virgie Vick Smith. She was a member of Franklin Baptist Church and a longtime member of Tomahawk Baptist Church in Midlothian. Left to cherish...
John Edward Glasgow
Apr 1, 2007
John E. Glasgow Franklin – John Edward Glasgow, 100, widower of Mildred Hazel Richards Glasgow, passed away April 1, 2007. Born in Huntingdon, PA, he was a retired Civil Service Logistics Officer. An Army veteran of WWII serving with the 92nd Signal Battalion, he was a graduate of Juniata College. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of...
Franklin Theodore Hackney
Mar 30, 2007
Franklin – Franklin Theodore "Frank" Hackney, 73, passed away March 30, 2007 at the McGuire Veterans Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Danville, he was a son of the late Clarence Amos and Vivian Empress Shackleford Hackney. Frank was a retired meat manager for A & P, a former National Guardsman, and a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict. He...
Mary King Wall Beale
Mar 29, 2007
Mary K. Beale Franklin - Mary King Wall Beale, 79, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Lucy Story King. Mrs. Beale retired from Crestar Bank and was a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. She was predeceased by her first husband, Floyd W. Wall, Jr.,...
Bob Hinson
Mar 26, 2007
Franklin – Baucom "Bob" Hinson, 75, died March 26, 2007 at his home. He was a native of Monroe, N.C., and a son of the late Pink Sylvester and Lillie Baucom Hinson. A retired Naval Officer, having served over twenty years in the U.S. Navy including the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War, he was also a retired Franklin City employee...
J. Paul Councill, Jr.
Mar 25, 2007
J. Paul Councill, Jr. Franklin – James Paul Councill, Jr., who for 32-years represented the 75th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, passed away March 25, 2007. A son of the late J. Paul Councill, Sr. and Irva Winslow Councill, he was born in Southampton County and was a graduate of Westtown Prep School, West Chester, PA. After attending...
Beatrice Caroline Bryant
Mar 22, 2007
Beatrice S. Bryant Franklin – Beatrice Caroline Bryant, 81, widow of Felton Franklin Bryant, Sr. passed away March 22, 2007. Born in Wood County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Starine Roe Swartz. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. A devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Bryant left to cherish her memory her three...
Ryan Lawrence Kirkland
Mar 21, 2007
Ryan L. Kirkland Courtland – Ryan Lawrence Kirkland, 30, died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on March 21, 2007. Born in Franklin, Ryan was a 1999 graduate of The College of William and Mary and was currently pursing his bachelors degree in Nursing at Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin. He was the multi-faceted...
Ruth Howard Meade
Mar 19, 2007
Franklin - Ruth Howard Meade, 74, widow of R.W. "Bob" Meade, passed away March 19, 2007. Born in Colrain, NC, she was a daughter of the late W.J. and Mary Coleson Howard. She was predeceased by a sister, Edith Nicholson, and four brothers, John, Roy, Vernon and Lacy Howard. She was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Survivors include...
Lizzie Francis Spivey
Mar 18, 2007
Franklin – Lizzie Francis Spivey, 74, died March 18, 2007 at Obici Hospital in Suffolk. Born in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Nathan and Ruby Banty Francis and widow of Edward F. "Doc" Spivey. She was retired from Leggett's Department Store and a member of Franklin Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter,...
Ralph Bennett Atkinson
Mar 18, 2007
Courtland – Ralph Bennett Atkinson, 88, passed away March 18, 2007 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsylvania County, he was the son of the late Howard Clay and Mabel Barksdale Atkinson and widower of Elsie Taylor Atkinson. Ralph was a retired U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer having served on destroyers in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific....
Mary Hazel Bryant Jenkins
Mar 14, 2007
Mary Hazel Jenkins Courtland – Mary Hazel Jenkins, 91, died March 14, 2007 at Courtland Healthcare Center. Born June 9, 1915 in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Rosa Hill Bryant. The Courtland native was a member of Courtland United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stuart H. Jenkins, daughter,...
Otelia Blythe Story
Mar 14, 2007
Otelia B. Story Boykins – Otelia Blythe Story, 89, widow of Elvin Jefferson Story, passed away March 14, 2007. Born in Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Eliza Screws Blythe and was retired from Aster Nut Company. She was a member of Boykins United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Rose...
Cornelius Johnson Boyd
Mar 14, 2007
C. Johnson Boyd Franklin - Cornelius Johnson Boyd, 88, entered eternal rest March 14, 2007 in Ellicott City, Maryland. A native of West End, NC, he was a son of the late Benjamin Robert and Nelia Florence Caddell Boyd and was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Kathleen Spencer Boyd. He served with distinction in the US...
Lewis Quillian Joyner
Mar 9, 2007
Lewis Q. Joyner Franklin – Lewis Quillian Joyner, 69, passed away March 9, 2007. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Edwin Hunter and Lucy Barnes Joyner and retired after 42 years of service from the Sheet Finishing Department of Union Camp Corporation. He was a former member of the National Guard and a member of...
Cherie Bly Perry
Mar 8, 2007
Cherie B. Perry Franklin – Cherie Bly Perry, 49, passed away after a year long battle with Lou Gehrigs Disease. A 1975 graduate of Franklin High School and a 1979 graduate of University of Richmond, Cherie was presently a Kindergarten teacher at Windsor Elementary School and had previously worked at Suffolk Christian School and Southampton Academy. She was a member...
Perry William Barnett
Mar 7, 2007
Perry W. Barnett Franklin - Perry William Barnett, 61, died March 7, 2007 in his welding lab at Paul D. Camp Community College. Perry was born June 20, 1945 in Chicago, Ill and was reared in Michigan and served in the U. S. Army for three and was stationed in Germany. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Trade Technology with...
Patricia Gillette Hobbs
Mar 7, 2007
Patricia G. Hobbs Franklin – Patricia Gillette Hobbs, 57, passed away March 7, 2007. Born in Richmond, she was a daughter of the late Norman Raiford "Popcorn" Gillette and Frances Ayers Gillette. Patricia was a graduate of Montreat Anderson College and was a retired Administrative Assistant for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. She was a member of PACC, Partners...
