Obituaries

Apr 26, 2024

Ruskin, FL– David Michael Dirmyer, 21, passed away unexpectedly on April 26, 2024 in a car accident in Courtland, VA.  Born and raised in Virginia Beach, he was the son of Michael Robert Dirmyer and Jennifer Voda Dirmyer.

David was a graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach.  He was a security officer for Allied...

Apr 24, 2024

Suffolk – Larry Allan Hughes, 77, passed away April 24, 2024 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Russel Arnold Hughes and Mary Louise Hannaman Hughes.  He was also predeceased by a sister, Carol Cowart; a son, Zeke Cohn; and a grandson, David Lee Wilson, III.

Larry was a US...

Apr 22, 2024

Courtland – Michael Story Williams, 70, passed away April 22, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born in Richmond and raised in Courtland, he was the son of the late Lawrence Nathanial Williams and Dorothy Story Williams.

Michael was a 1972 graduate of Southampton High School and a graduate of Newport News Apprentice School.  He was a long...

Apr 21, 2024

Courtland - Edgar Abernathy Simpson, Jr., 89, passed away April 21, 2024 in his home with family by his side. Born in Milton, NC on June 19, 1934, he was a son of the late Edgar Abernathy Simpson, Sr. and Louise Ollis Simpson. He was also predeceased by a sister, Edna Lee Bryant, and two brothers, Warren and Bon...

Apr 19, 2024

Franklin – Mary Emily Davis Johnson, 94, passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side.  Born in Selma, NC, and a former resident of Portsmouth, VA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Freddie Davis and Charity Elizabeth Taylor "Chat" Davis.  She was also predeceased by her first husband Lester D. Starling, her second...

Apr 17, 2024

Zuni – Jean Paige Galtress, 79, passed away on April 17, 2024 in her home with her family by her side.  Born and raised in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Conrad Norton Holt, Sr. and Inez Lowe Holt.  She was also predeceased by a sister, Sherry H. Pickens and two brothers, Merle R. Holt, Sr....

Apr 13, 2024

Drewryville – Shelva Lee Cobb, 87, a resident of Drewryville, VA, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2024 in East Pavilion where she had been living for the past 3 years. Shelva was born on Crutchlow Corner in Southampton County on November 24, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Simeon Lee and Vida Crutchlow Lee. She...

Apr 13, 2024

Suffolk – Chaplain Judith Paige "Judy" Worrell, 79, passed away April 13, 2024 in her home.  Born and raised in Suffolk, she was a daughter of the late Herman Lafayette Worrell and Anne Adams Worrell Gayle.  She was also predeceased by a baby brother.

Judy had a Master's Degree and was a Chaplain for Riverside Hospital in...

Apr 12, 2024

Carrsville – Arthur Gould, 88, passed away April 12, 2024 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on March 18, 1936, he was a son of the late Arthur Ellsworth Gould and Helen Masavage Gould.  He was also predeceased by his wife, Ingeborg Schussler Gould and a brother, Ronald Gould.

Arthur was an Air Force Veteran...

Apr 10, 2024

Zuni – Joyce Brewer Shaffer, 84, passed away April 10, 2024 in her home with her family by her side.  Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC and raised in Emporia, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Junious Brewer and Elma Hands Brewer.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Reynolds Shaffer, Jr.; a son, Larry R. Shaffer;...

Apr 6, 2024

Courtland – Dana Lynn Musser, 76, passed away April 6, 2024 in Southside Regional Hospital.  Born in Minnesota, he was a son of the late Vernon Osborn Musser and Eva Jean Worthley Musser.   He was also predeceased by his wife, Evelyn Gillette Musser, and a son, Eric Musser.

Dana received a Bachelor's Degree from Bethel College in...

Apr 5, 2024

Franklin – Judith Rose "Judy" Ballance, 81, passed away April 5, 2024 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born in Morganton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca Clark Rose.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Mack Russell Ballance, and two brothers, Doyle Rose and Kenneth Rose.

Judy was a 1960 graduate of Cradock...

Apr 5, 2024

Windsor – Sidney Clarence "Cheese Doodle" Newsome, Jr., 76, passed away April 5, 2024 in his home with his family by his side.  Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late Sidney C. Newsome, Sr. and Helen Burgess Newsome.  He was also predeceased by his wife, Rose Garner Newsome, and two sisters, Romine Rita Newsome and Jean...

Apr 2, 2024

Courtland – James Franklin Pope Sr., age 87, was welcomed to his heavenly home on April 2, 2024 after passing away in his home in Courtland. James was born in 1937 to Willie G. Pope and Jesse C. Pope in Newsom's where he grew up and eventually graduated from Newsom's High School in 1955. He was married to his...

Mar 29, 2024

Franklin – Dennis Marvin Lamm, 78, passed away March 29, 2024 at the East Pavilion with his family at his bedside. He was a native of Jamesburg, New Jersey and was a son of the late Odis Lamm and Thelma Keeter Lamm. He was also predeceased by three brothers, Morris, Jack, and Allen Lamm and two sisters, Eloise Kaloplastos...

Mar 29, 2024

Portsmouth, VA – Richard "Perry" Reynolds, 91, passed away March 29, 2024 at the Gates House Assisted Living Facility in Gatesville, NC.  He was born October 2, 1932 in Ithaca, NY.  He was the son of Jay M. Reynolds and Dorothy Martindale.  He was predeceased by a brother John Reynolds and Kathy of Houston, TX and three sisters, Betty,...

Mar 28, 2024

Carrsville – Matthew James Harrison, 61, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024 in St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond.  Born in Norfolk, he was a son of the late William Henry Harrison and Nancy Smith Myrick Harrison.   He was also predeceased by Winky Howell, Sr. and Mary Ann Howell who raised him.

Matthew was a 1982 graduate...

Mar 27, 2024

Franklin - Carolyn Page Edwards, 84, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center in Franklin, Virginia.   Carolyn was born in Richmond on July 21, 1939, to Gladys Scarborough Edwards and Mills Carlyle Edwards of Southampton County.

She spent her entire life in the county, where she lived on the Edwards Farm owned...

Mar 27, 2024

Courtland – Ronald Shawn Wiggins, 58, passed away March 27, 2024, at his home with his family by his side.

Ronnie was born May 21, 1965 in Portsmouth.  He was a 1983 graduate of Cradock High School and worked in power line construction for 40 years.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of...

Mar 26, 2024

Courtland – Zachary Leilua Sakaria, 14, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2024 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.

Zachary was born on November 28, 2009 in American Samoa and was a student at Southampton Middle School.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents Dewey Sakaria and Kolopa Tupea; a sister, Lucy Elizabeth Tupea (Heiloa Lafo);...