Obituaries

Jul 31, 2022

Suffolk – Margaret Modlin Spruill, 88, passed away July 31, 2022 at Accordious Health at Courtland. She was born and raised in Boykins and had lived in Como and Franklin. She was a daughter of the late Lulian Parker Modlin and Nettie Sadler Modlin and was also predeceased by her husband Leslie Earl Spruill, Jr.

She was...

Jul 28, 2022

Carrsville - On July 28, 2022, our sweet angel Kateland Marie Barnes Bradshaw went to live with her Father at the age of 30. She will be welcomed by her grandparents Joel and Hazel Bradshaw, and Reuben and Rita Vick. Kateland was born on October 21, 1991, the youngest daughter of Phillip and Stella Bradshaw. A lifelong resident of...

Jul 25, 2022

Courtland – Faye Harrell Green, 75, widow of James Stuart Green who she was married to for 53 years, passed away July 25, 2022.

Faye was born and raised in Walters, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Harrell and Mollie Delbridge Harrell.  She was also predeceased by her oldest brother, William Henry Harrell...

Jul 24, 2022

Thomasville, NC - David Francis Clark, son of the late Francis Eastman Clark and the late Patricia Slosson Clark, died of natural causes Sunday morning July 24, 2022 in his home in Thomasville, North Carolina.  David is survived by his brother, Frederick (Rick) Clark of Dayton, Wyoming.  He had one niece, Kia Clark Trout and two nephews David A....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...