Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families

Curtis Maxwell Bartholomew, Sr.

Curtis Maxwell Bartholomew, Sr.

Apr 15, 2007

Newport News – Curtis Maxwell Bartholomew, Sr., 93, passed away April 15, 2007 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born in Rocky Mount, NC, he was the son of the late Charles May and Nancy Lillie Neal Bartholomew and the widower of Susie Babb Bartholomew. Mr. Bartholomew was a graduate of Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Apprentice School where he...

Marian Florence Jones Mccafferty

Marian Florence Jones Mccafferty

Apr 14, 2007

Franklin – Marian Florence Jones McCafferty, 82, widow of James Joseph McCafferty, passed away April 14, 2007. Born in San Francisco, CA, she was a daughter of the late William Leo Jones and Lillian Delantoni Robinson Jones . She was a secretary with the Visiting Nurses Association for thirty years and was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church. Left...

Shirley Williams Robertson

Shirley Williams Robertson

Apr 13, 2007

Moyock, N. C. – Shirley Williams Robertson, 57, passed away April 13, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Petersburg, VA, a daughter of the late William Emmitt (Dick) and Josephine Braswell Williams. A longtime resident of Franklin, she was a graduate of Franklin High School, a secretary for Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation and Retirement Center and a member of...

Charles Blair Settle, Jr.

Charles Blair Settle, Jr.

Apr 12, 2007

Capron - Charles Blair "Chuck" Settle, Jr., 38, passed away April 12, 2007. He was a member of Capron United Methodist Church and a proud honored member of the Capron Ruritan Club. Chuck was a client at the Main Street Opportunities Workshop in Courtland. Left to cherish his memory is his parents, Charles and Mary Lee Settle; a sister, Terri...

Courtney Frankfort Bowyer

Courtney Frankfort Bowyer

Apr 11, 2007

Courtney F. Bowyer Franklin - Courtney Frankfort Bowyer, 65, a loving wife, devoted mother, grandmother and beloved daughter and sister, passed away April 11, 2007 at her home in Stuart, Fl., following a courageous battle with cancer. A former school teacher, she was born in Franklin, attended Randolph Macon Woman's College and graduated from Arizona State University when her family...

Frederick Byrd Jones, Sr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...