Joy Johnson Ellis
Jul 23, 2022
Courtland – Joy Johnson Ellis, 81, wife of Rev. Edmund E. Ellis passed away July 23, 2022. Mrs. Ellis was born in Castor, LA and was a daughter of the late William Lee and Mable Riser Johnson. She was also predeceased by a son, Andrew Edmund "Andy" Ellis.
Mrs. Ellis had a BA degree from Louisiana College...
Raleigh Wilkins
Jul 22, 2022
Chicago, IL - Raleigh Wilkins, 48, departed this earthly life on July 22, 2022. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and grew up in Franklin, Virginia. He called several locations home over the course of his life, including the Washington DC and Gaithersburg, MD areas, and most recently in Chicago, Illinois.
Raleigh served in the United States...
Evan Sanyi Vargo
Jul 22, 2022
Franklin – Evan Sanyi Vargo, 38, Sanyi being Hungarian for "Little Alex", unexpectedly passed away in his home on July 22, 2022. He was born in the Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville, FL on January 25, 1984.
From a very young age Evan loved sports - soccer, baseball, fishing, boating, golf, and anything to do with water. He...
Charles Arthur Ferguson
Jul 21, 2022
Sedley – Charles Arthur "Gator" Ferguson, 84, passed away July 21, 2022.
Mr. Ferguson was born in Tazwell, VA and was a former resident of Virginia Beach. He was a son of the late James Garnet Ferguson and Mary Edith Sprinkle Ferguson. He was also predeceased by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Edmondson, a son, Charles Arthur Ferguson,...
Barbara Parham Bryant
Jul 20, 2022
Courtland - Barbara Parham Bryant, 85, passed away on July 20, 2022. She was born in Windsor, Virginia to Lewis Thomas and Elizabeth Lovegrove Parham.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings Betty, Louis, and Russell Parham and Linda Blythe; her half siblings Robert Lee and Thomas Parham and Nancy Moon and Hettie Murphy;...
Joan Loftin Marks
Jul 17, 2022
Capron - Joan Loftin Marks, 78, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2022. She was born August 3, 1943, to the late James B. Loftin, Jr. and Hazel Dyer Loftin. Raised in the Chesapeake Beach area of Virginia Beach, Joan graduated from Princess Anne High School. She attended Longwood College prior to getting married and then moved to Franklin...
James Manning Nicholson
Jul 16, 2022
Capron – James Manning Nicholson, known to friends as Nick, was the son of Leola Bryant Nicholson and Robert Lee Nicholson Sr. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Lee Nicholson Jr.
Nick was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He served in the Air Force for 4 years with top secret clearance, spending 15...
Brenda Raiford Luna
Jul 16, 2022
Courtland – Brenda Raiford Luna, 79, passed away July 16, 2022.
Ms. Luna was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late John Shelton Raiford and Sadie Bass Raiford. She was also predeceased by a son, Troy T. Luna and his wife Debbie.
She was a graduate of Franklin High School...
Pete Futrell
Jul 15, 2022
Como, NC – William Clyde "Pete" Futrell, 78, passed away July 15, 2022. Born in Northampton County, NC, he was a son of the late Paul Jordan Futrell and Alice Byrum Futrell.
Pete was a graduate of Conway High School and was a US Army veteran serving with the 82 nd Airborne. He was a retired machine...
John Earl Bradshaw
Jul 11, 2022
Franklin - John E. Bradshaw, age 62, of Franklin, Virginia, passed away on July 11, 2022, after a courageous 5 ½ year fight against melanoma.
John was born in Charleston, West Virginia on December 19, 1959. He graduated from Franklin High School and received a bachelor's degree from North Carolina Wesleyan. He taught for over 40 years,...
Karen Ann Carr
Jul 11, 2022
Newsoms – Karen Ann Carroll Carr, 55, passed away on July 11, 2022. Born on August 10, 1966 in Broad Creek, North Carolina and was predeceased by her father, Thomas Carroll and a daughter, Christie Carr.
Karen was a Certified Nursing Assistant and had attended beauty school. She had many professions including nursing, veterinarian assistant, cashier, cook,...
William Wallace Martin
Jul 11, 2022
Suffolk – William Wallace "Billy Buck" Martin, 83, went to be with our Lord on Monday, July 11, 2022. Born on August 6, 1938, in Huntington, WV, he was a son of the late John Wallace Martin and Thelma Tull Martin. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Beverly Ann Pancoast Martin and two brothers, Harry and Johnny...
Jimmy Duke
Jul 10, 2022
Franklin – James Lee "Jimmy" Duke was born on March 10, 1947, in Colosse, VA, on the snowiest day of the year, and on July 10, 2022, he went home to heaven to be with the Lord peacefully in his sleep with his loving wife, Gale Burgess Duke, by his side. Jimmy was 75 years old at the time...
Lily Lee Darden
Jul 10, 2022
Franklin – Lily Lee Dundlow Darden, 78, widow of Samuel Rudolph "Sam" Darden passed away on July 10, 2022. Born on December 15, 1943, in Nansemond County, she was a daughter of the late John and Essie Williford Dundlow. She was also predeceased by two sisters Hattie Mae Dundlow and Mildred Raiford, three brothers, Cadd, John, and Willie Dundlow,...
William Lee Whitley
Jul 6, 2022
Franklin – William Lee "Billy" Whitley, 89, widower of Beverly Rogers Whitley, passed away on July 6, 2022 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born on November 3, 1932, in Franklin, he was the son of the late Willie L. Whitley and Thelma Barrett Whitley. He was also predeceased by a granddaughter, Anna Whitley.
Billy was a 1951...
Bill Wright
Jul 5, 2022
Courtland – Billy Jay "Bill" Wright, 83, went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2022. Born on April 6, 1939, in Grundy, VA, he was a son of the late Dr. T. G. Wright and Sylvia Wright Raines. He was also predeceased by his stepfather, W. P. Raines and sister, Shirley W. Lester.
Bill was...
Michael Beltrami
Jul 2, 2022
Franklin – Roberto Michael Beltrami, Jr., 26, tragically passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Michael was born in Suffolk, VA and was a graduate of Freehold Township High School in Freehold, NJ where he participated in football and wrestling. He also had a love for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, surfing, hiking, snowboarding, hunting,...
Jimmy Creasey
Jul 2, 2022
Sedley - James Allen "Jimmy" Creasey, 85, went to be with the Lord early in the morning of July 2, 2022. Jimmy was a son of Octo Creasey and Evelyn Barbour Creasey, and the widower of Ann Williams Creasey. He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Roanoke and Boaz before coming to Sedley when he was a...
Virginia Dare Wellons
Jun 30, 2022
Richmond – Virginia Dare Wellons, 89, passed away June 30, 2022 in Lakewood Retirement Community. Born in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Floyd Wood Wellons, Sr. and Pearl Spivey Wellons. She was also predeceased by a sister, Edna Mae Vick.
Virginia Dare was a graduate of Franklin High School and Chowan College. She retired...
Joyce Hudson Edwards
Jun 24, 2022
Courtland – Joyce Hudson Edwards, 73, passed away June 24, 2022 at Sentara Obici Hospital surrounded by her children. Mrs. Edwards was born in Weymouth, MA, a daughter of the late Donald W. and Janice Smith Hudson. She was also predeceased by two brothers, William Hudson and Edward Hudson, and one sister, Teresa Hudson.
She was a...
