Joan Lowe Raiford
Dec 6, 2022
Franklin - Joan Lowe Raiford, known as "Ma" to her friends and family, passed away on December 6, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Joan was born on December 8, 1937 and was a lifetime resident of Franklin, VA. It is here where she met Billy, her husband of 65 years.
A beloved wife, mother and...
Byron Todd Walker
Dec 5, 2022
Suffolk – Byron Todd Walker, 58, passed away on December 5, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.
Todd was born on February 11, 1964 in Welch, West Virginia and was a welder and wire room attendant for Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a former life insurance agent for Woodman of the World and Knights of Columbus and was...
Perry Frederick Cole, Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Courtland – Perry Frederick "Pudge" Cole, Jr., 74, passed away on December 5, 2022 in Southside Regional Medical Center.  Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late Perry Frederick Cole, Sr. and Dixie Allen Cole.
Pudge was an automobile spray painter for R. J.'s Auto Body and a member of Victory Baptist Church.
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Faith Dianne Atkinson
Dec 4, 2022
FRANKLIN - Faith Dianne Atkinson, 77, passed away on December 4, 2022 in her home with family by her side. Faith was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1945, to Lois M. and Horace W. Lovelace. She grew up in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Montgomery High School and Lock Haven State Teacher's College, later receiving her master's...
Jean Pond Winslow
Dec 1, 2022
Franklin – Jean Pond "Jeanne" Winslow, 81, passed away December 1, 2022 at her home. She was one of three daughters of the late Joseph Lee and Adele Boothe Pond. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Henry B. Bryant, Jr., her second husband, Frankie Winslow, her daughter, Wendy Bryant Harrison and a special nephew, Joey Branche.
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Nicholas Graham Lebire
Dec 1, 2022
Franklin – Nicholas Graham "Nick" LeBire, 33, passed away on December 1, 2022 in Maryview Hospital after a brief illness.
Nick was born in Massena, NY and owned a lawn care business.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Lee Ann Graham; his father, Steven Duane LeBire; a daughter, Chloe Grace LeBire; his maternal...
Craig Alan Hammond
Nov 29, 2022
Courtland – Craig Alan Hammond, 65, passed away November 29, 2022. He was born on October 5, 1957, in Minot, North Dakota, was raised in Page, Arizona, and was a former resident of Prince George, Virginia.  Craig was a son of the late Eugene Lawn Hammond and Yvonne Hanna Hammond. He was also predeceased by a brother, Kim Hammond....
Nancy Norvelle Rupert
Nov 27, 2022
Courtland – Nancy Norvelle Rupert, 79 passed away on November 27, 2022. She was born in Rockingham County, Virginia to Walter & Golden Norvelle.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, Joan, Alan and Don; and her granddaughter, Anna Marie.
Nancy grew up in Rockingham County and graduated from Albemarle County High...
Allietta Michelle Jernigan
Nov 25, 2022
Capron – Heaven gained a beautiful angel on November 25, 2022 at 7:44 a.m. when Allietta Michelle "Chellie" Jernigan, 47, passed away surrounded by her loving husband and two children, Haley and Mason. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, caring daughter, and beautiful Mimi.
Michelle was born in Lynchburg, VA and a graduate of Buckingham High...
Lewis Lee Babb
Nov 25, 2022
Courtland – Lewis Lee Babb, 76, passed away on November 25, 2022 in his home with his family by his side. Born in and raised in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Lewis Foster Babb and Virginia B. Babb. He was also predeceased by his wife, Joyce Carr Babb, a grandson, Joshua Babb, and a son-in-law,...
Ralph Morris O'Neal
Nov 24, 2022
Windsor – Ralph Morris O'Neal, 79, passed away November 24, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Ralph was born in Norfolk and was predeceased by his father, Ralph Wilson O'Neal. He was also predeceased by three sisters, Carol Reed, Brenda Maupin and Linda Hartley and a granddaughter Dakota Stone. Ralph was a retired Glazier for the Norfolk...
Jane Ellen Holloman Vick
Nov 21, 2022
Newsoms - Jane Ellen Holloman Vick, 93, passed away on November 21, 2022. Born to James Robert Holloman and Eunice Catherine Cook on June 24, 1929, she lived in the same home on her family's century farm of Newsoms, VA, since the day she was born.
After nearly three decades, Jane Ellen was finally reunited in Heaven...
William David Nichols, Sr.
Nov 21, 2022
Suffolk – William David "Billy" Nichols, 75, passed away on November 21, 2022 in his home. Born and raised in Suffolk, he was a son of the late Augusta Belmont Nichols and Julia Lynch Nichols.
Billy was a retired mechanic for Franklin Equipment Company with 39 years of service. He served in the US Army in Germany....
Beverly Cheryl Stanley
Nov 20, 2022
Franklin – Beverly Cheryl Stanley, 66, passed away November 20, 2022 in her home.
Beverly was born in Florida on March 1, 1956 and was an administrative assistant for a government contractor.
Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Audrey E. Kelley of Franklin; a daughter, Delicia Stanley of Niceville, FL; two sisters, Sharon...
Glenda Griffin Worrell
Nov 19, 2022
Newsoms – Glenda Griffin Worrell, 61, passed away on November 19, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. Born on June 15, 1961 in Roanoke Rapids, NC,, she was a daughter of the late Arnold Benjamin Griffin and Irene Callahan Griffin. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Henry "Rick" Worrell, III.
Glenda was a graduate of...
Paul Daniel Cox
Nov 18, 2022
Capron – Paul Daniel Cox, 85, passed away November 18, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. Dan was a native of Sussex County and was a son of the late Junius Brownley Cox, Sr. and Audrey Williams Cox. He was also predeceased by his wife Nancy Crichton Cox and two brothers J. Brownley Cox, Jr. and Thomas...
Roger Melvyn Milliken, Sr.
Nov 18, 2022
Franklin – Roger Melvyn "Poppy or Pop" Milliken, Sr., 92, passed away on Nov 18, 2022.  He was born in Tennessee and as a teen moved to Maryland.  Roger enlisted in the US Air Force, then asked his girl "Will you wait for me?" and she said "No way!" Well, he wasn't a stupid man, so he said "Will...
William Roy Leinart, Jr.
Nov 17, 2022
Franklin – William Roy "Bill" Leinart, Jr., 69, passed away unexpectedly in his home on November 17, 2022.
Bill was born in Portsmouth on March 15, 1953 and was the manager for Danny's Glass for 30 years. He was a member of High Street United Methodist Church.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife...
William Russell Taylor
Nov 15, 2022
Franklin – William Russell "Bill" Taylor, 97, went to be with the Lord on November 15, 2022.
Bill was born in Nansemond County on July 3, 1925 to the late Russell and Eunice Byrd Taylor. He graduated from Holland High School and enlisted in the US Navy. Bill served on a Navy Ship in the Pacific during...
Lynda Howell Bond
Nov 14, 2022
Franklin – Lynda Howell Bond, 81, left her earthly body and earned her wings on November 14, 2022. Born and raised in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Josephine Stephenson Howell. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edward Owen Bond, Sr.; a son, Edward Owen Bond, Jr.; a daughter, Elizabeth Bond Brinster; and a...
