Obituaries

Nov 8, 2023

Franklin – Mitchell Frank Rabil, Sr., 104, passed away November 8, 2023.  Born and raised in Weldon, NC, he was a son of the late Frank Assad Rabil and Mary Hawa Rabil and the third of nine siblings.  His father passed away when Mitch was 17 years old during the Depression and Mitch supported the family.   He was also...

Nov 4, 2023

Drewryville – Douglas Scott Claud, 57, passed away on November 4, 2023 after a long and courageous bettle with cancer.  He was the son of John Meredith Claud and Olivia Claud and Joan Vincent and Jack David Herring.  Scott was predeceased by his partner, Ronald L. Welcher, his grandparents, Bob and Nard Claud and Billy and Francis Vincent.

Nov 4, 2023

Walters – Franklin L. Britt, Jr., 70, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Born in Franklin, VA, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Taylor and Franklin L. Britt, Sr.

He was a graduate of Windsor High School and Paul D. Camp Community College. He was retired from Union Camp/ International...

Nov 2, 2023

Capron – Nancy Turner Ricks, 68, passed away November 2, 2023, in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Aubrey Marks Turner and Lucy Neal Turner.  She was also predeceased a granddaughter, Taylor Grace Bowden.

Nancy was a 1973 graduate of Tidewater Academy.  She was a secretary for Southampton...

Oct 31, 2023

Franklin – Beatrice Virginia Crumpler Fowler, 83, passed away October 31, 2023, in her home.  Born in Burdette, she was a daughter of the late Hertford Olinda Crumpler and Edna Mae Parker Crumpler.  She was also predeceased by two daughters, Anna Lee Fowler and Genny Kirkpatrick; a son, Claudie Fowler, Jr.; two sisters, Mary Lois Warren and Martha Womble;...

Oct 31, 2023

Franklin – Jean Howell Drewry, 77, passed away October 31, 2023, with her daughter by her side.  Born in Isle of Wight County on December 7, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Linwood Nelson Howell and Margaret Ann Butler Howell.  She was also predeceased by a son, Michael Nelson Ballard; two sisters, Elizabeth Cutchins and Marjorie Whitley;...

Oct 30, 2023

Philadelphia, PA – Jesse Jr. Miller-Williams, 30, unexpectedly passed away October 30, 2023.  He was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 4, 1993 to Tineka Williams and Jesse Miller.

Jesse attended school in Philadelphia and was a very talented young man who loved to make his own music, design his own sneakers and write his own books.  ...

Oct 22, 2023

Franklin – William Stanley "Billy" Harrison, 80, passed away October 22, 2023, in his home.  Born and raised in Franklin, he was a son of the late Harry Steven Harrison and Vivian Baker Harrison.  He was also predeceased by his wife, Janice Paige Parker; a son, William Joseph Harrison; and a brother, Jimmy Stephen Harrison.

Billy was...

Oct 22, 2023

Midland, NC - Patricia Wilson Sawyer, aged 76, residing in Midland, NC passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023. Patricia, more commonly known as Pat, was born on July 3, 1947 in Lexington, KY.  Although born in Lexington, she spent most of her childhood in Murfreesboro, NC. Pat is survived by her son, Heath, her daughter-in-law, Heather, and her...

Oct 22, 2023

Branchville, VA - Hazel Shearin Clark, 91, best known as "Big Mama", passed away on October 22, 2023 in Moses Lake, WA. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was a daughter of the late Norman Walter Shearin and Lillian Little Shearin.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Lewis Webb Clark; a daughter Deborah Clark Coker; a great granddaughter...

Oct 16, 2023

Franklin – Janice Paige Parker, 65, passed away October 16, 2023, in her home.  Born in Florida, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Edward Parker and Mary Everett Parker.  She was also predeceased by her husband, William S. "Billy" Harrison; a step-son, William Joseph "Billy" Harrison; and a brother, Kenneth Everett.

Janice was a graduate...

Oct 15, 2023

Boykins – James Arnold "Bugga" Vargo, 73, passed away unexpectedly on October 15, 2023 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late John Charles Vargo, Sr. and Josephine Hasty Vargo.  He was also predeceased by a brother, John "Buck" Vargo, Jr.; a niece, Angelina V. Harris; his father and mother-in-law, Norman H....

Oct 12, 2023

Virginia Beach – Elsie Gertrude Smith Williams, 96, passed away October 12, 2023.  Elsie was the oldest of 6 brothers and 5 sisters, all born to Ellen and Eugene Smith of Radford, Virginia.  Her family moved to Dublin, Virginia in 1942 where she would meet the love of her life, Harry John Williams, Jr.  They married on October 14th,...

Oct 12, 2023

Franklin – Thomas Ray Pierce, 62, passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2023 in Massachusetts.  Born in Franklin, he was a son of Bobbie Ray Pierce and the late Jane Newsome Ellis.

Tommy attended Franklin High School and was a former employee of International Paper for 26 years.  He was currently a long distance truck driver for...

Oct 11, 2023

Franklin – Rose Jewel Faison Atkins, 89, passed away October 11, 2023, in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born in Sussex County, she was a daughter of the late George Lawrence Faison and Mary Barrett Faison. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edwin David Atkins; a son, Chris Atkins; three sisters, Eunice Hatfield, Evelyn Benton, and Pearl Pulley; and five...

Oct 10, 2023

Courtland – Thomas "Tommy" Barton Thompson, Jr., 76, passed away on October 10, 2023 in his home. Born in Ashland, Virginia, he was son of the late Thomas B. Thompson, Sr. and Hilda Tate Thompson.

Tommy is survived by his daughter, Marina Elizabeth Curry, her mother, and his brother, Ned Thompson.

Tommy was a member...

Oct 4, 2023

Ivor – Joan Elizabeth Morrison, 77, passed away October 4, 2023, in Consulate Health Care at Windsor surrounded by family.  Born in Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Akers and Blanche Hopkins Akers.  She was also predeceased by her husband, P. J. Morrison, a brother, Jack Akers, and a grandson, Jonathan Mulder (her Pooh).

Oct 2, 2023

Courtland – Born in northwest Venezuela on December 4, 1948, Yovanny Millano brought his family to North America in the mid-1990s, first finding a new home in Canada before relocating to the U.S. in 1998. Mr. Millano is survived by his wife of 48 years (Nancy), his daughters Soiky Jones (Daniel), Loida Dongarra (Troy), and Rut McCormick (Jeff), as...

Sep 30, 2023

Franklin – Ardyce Ilene Koenig (age 86) died at home on September 30, 2023.  She was born February 19, 1937 in Sterling, Colorado to Carlton Robert Cossey and Mildred Magdalene McFarland.

Ilene is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert Lawrence Koenig; two sisters-in-law, Pat Cossey of Selah, WA and Linda Kubiel of Livonia, MI; two...

Sep 28, 2023

Troutman, NC – David C. Lambert, 86, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023.  He was born on February 28, 1937, in Buncombe County, NC to the late John and Grace Hensley Lambert.

Dave was a retired veteran having served in the US Air Force for 22 years, and attended Triplett Church where he served as an...