Obituaries

Sep 21, 2024

Windsor – Robert Brook "Bobby" White, Jr., 56, passed away September 21, 2024 in his home.

Born in Franklin, he is the son of Robert Brook White, Sr. and Carolyn Turner Casey (Gerard).  Bobby was a carpenter and a member of High Street Seniors.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents; a sister, Rena...

Sep 21, 2024

Boykins – Evelyn Ferguson Carr, 77, passed away on September 21, 2024 in her home.  Born in Newsoms on January 14, 1947, she was a daughter of the late James Albert Ferguson and Nellie C. Johnson Ferguson.  She was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Samuel Ferguson; a sister, Elizabeth Ann White; and two brothers-in-law, Eddie Phillips and Archie...

Sep 16, 2024

Springfield GA – Willis Pearl Buhls, 88, of Southampton County, Virginia passed away September 16, 2024 at Effingham Care Center.

Born July 10,1936 in Franklin, VA she worked for the Virginia Department of Forestry at the Garland Gray Forestry Center in Courtland for 28 years.  Willis was a member of Millfield Baptist Church in Wakefield, VA.

Sep 15, 2024

Franklin – Milbry Joan Rawlings, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, 89, of Yucca Valley, California, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024.  Joan was born on November 30, 1934, to the late Thomas and Jessie Kelley.

Joan was passionate about caring for her family and enjoying the good times. She especially enjoyed spending time with her...

Sep 9, 2024

Conway, NC – Pearl Dunlow Brown, 82, passed away September 9, 2024 in The Gates House.  Born and raised in Boykins, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Hurley Dunlow and Samantha Raynor Dunlow.  She was also predeceased by her husband, John Alton Brown; two infant children, Melissa and Bradley Askew; a sister, Mildred W. Vaughan; and a...

Sep 6, 2024

Courtland - George Kenneth "Ken" Jenkins, 67, passed away September 6, 2024, in his home.  Born in Morgantown, WV, he was a son of the late George Thomas Jenkins and Lillie Grace Nicholson Jenkins.  He was also predeceased by his three brothers, Tim, Dan, and Joe Jenkins.

Ken was a fuel truck driver and a member of...

Sep 6, 2024

Franklin – Evelyn C. Cutchins, 82, passed away peacefully with family by her side at Southampton Medical Center Skilled Care Unit on hospice care on September 6, 2024.

Born in Southampton County on August 21, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Arlandon Barham Cutchins and Elsie Story Cutchins.  She was also predeceased by all of...

Sep 3, 2024

Suffolk – Novis Edward Pearson, 83, passed away September 3, 2024 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born in Quantico, VA, he was a son of the late Gladys Pearson.

Novis was a Construction Surveying Engineer and was the East Coast Dance Champion from 1958 to 1965.  He also participated in drag racing from 1958-2023.

Left to...

Sep 2, 2024

Carrsville – Louise Butler Noles, 89, passed away September 2, 2024 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born and raised in Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of the late Herman Carlton Butler and Thelma Louise English Butler.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles Wilburn "Chuck" Noles; a sister, Dorothy Tyree; and two brothers, Carlton Butler and...

Sep 2, 2024

Carrsville – Florence Carr "Flossie" Barnes, 83, passed away on September 2, 2024 in her home.  Born on April 29, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Rossie Carr and Lois Bradshaw Carr.  She was also predeceased by her first husband, Shirley Warren; her second husband, Robert Barnes; a son, S. Wayne Warren; two sisters, Virginia Lassiter and...

Sep 1, 2024

Carrsville - Our dear mother, Carolyn Darden Tomlin, passed away on September 1st, 2024, at the age of 79.

She was a Nurse and Office Manager for Tidewater Neurology for nearly 30 years. She was a wonderful mother to Barry (Brent), Chad (Michelle), and Nana to Austin (Rachel) and Tori (Jess). A friend to many, she will...

Aug 29, 2024

Courtland – James Richard Kello, IV, 74, passed away unexpectedly on August 29, 2024 at Kello's Boat Landing.  Born in Franklin and raised in Courtland, he was the son of the late James Richard Kello, III and Ruth Rowe Kello.

James was a 1969 graduate of Southampton High School and was a 1968 All District and All...

Aug 27, 2024

Norfolk – Curtis Howard Price, 64, passed away August 27, 2024, in Norfolk.  He was born in Chicago, IL and moved to Virginia when he was a teenager.  He was the son of the late Howard William Price and Kitty Saunders Price.  Curtis was also predeceased by his wife, Bethel Simmons Caldwell Price, and his brother, Scott Price.

Aug 23, 2024

Carrsville – Brian Lee March, 68, passed away in Norfolk, Virginia on August 23, 2024.  Born in Suffolk, Virginia on June 26, 1956, he was reared in his beloved community of Carrsville, Virginia.  He was a graduate of Windsor High School, where he played basketball for the late Tex Murray.

Brian was an excellent farmer and his...

Aug 23, 2024

Franklin - Burley McCoy Fowler, 85, passed away on August 23, 2024, in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Burley Robert "BR" Fowler and Helen Britt Fowler. He was also predeceased by a brother, Robert Clifton "Bobby" Fowler; sister-in-law, Kay Munford Fowler; and a brother-in-law, Warren Cabell Bridges.

Aug 22, 2024

Franklin – Warren Cabell Bridges, 76, passed away August 22, 2024 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born and raised in Franklin, he was a son of the late Hubert Bridges, Sr. and Mary Cabell Bridges.  He was predeceased by a half-brother, Hubert Bridges, Jr.

Warren was a 1966 graduate of Franklin High School and a 1970 graduate of...

Aug 21, 2024

Courtland - After a 5-year-long cancer battle Gwen Renee Davidson Fisher, 55, passed away August 21, 2024, in her home surrounded with family by her side. Born and raised in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late John Stanley Davidson and Mary Ruth Hughes Davidson.

Gwen was a 1987 graduate of Franklin High School and a...

Aug 21, 2024

Courtland – Rev. Edmund Emery Ellis, 86, passed away August 21, 2024 in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation.  Born in Newport News, he was a son of the late George Warner Ellis and Etta Gladys Smith Ellis.  He was also predeceased by his wife, Joy Johnson Ellis and a son Andrew "Andy" Edmund Ellis.

Rev. Ellis was a...

Aug 21, 2024

Franklin – Linda Wrenn Joyner, 85, passed away August 21, 2024 in St. Mary's Hospital.  Born in Greensville County on September 12, 1938, she was the youngest daughter of the late Richard Washington Wrenn and Jesse May Mitchell Wrenn.

Linda was a 1957 graduate of Greensville County High School and a member of High Street United Methodist...

Aug 20, 2024

West Virginia – Carol Jane Loughry Pope, 88, went home to be with her Savior, on August 20, 2024, surrounded by her family.  Born on September 15, 1935 in Hendricks, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Van Buren Loughry and Freda Alice Helmick Loughry.  She is also predeceased by her first husband, Donald F. Lowther;...