Margaret Ellis Grissom
Jun 2, 2022
Courtland - Margaret Ellis Grissom, 97, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 2, 2022.
She was the daughter of late Willie Burse Ellis and Sarah Elizabeth Ellis and was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Jesse Lineberry Grissom, her sister Bernice E. Fisher and grandson Jeremy Lee.
Margaret...
Roy Mcclinton Carr
May 30, 2022
Franklin – Roy McClinton "Shug" Carr, 80, widower of Ann Whitehurst Baines Carr, went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2022. Born on December 24, 1941, he was a son of the late John Gladstone Carr, Sr. and Alma Turner Carr. He was also predeceased by two stepsons, Wayne Baines and Robert Richie Baines; two sisters, Marie...
Glenn Hartwell Updike
May 28, 2022
Newsoms - Glenn Hartwell Updike, Sr., age 82, joined his Heavenly Father on May 28 after a short illness.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years and best friend Lynda Thorpe Updike and his children Lee John Updike of Texas, Kelley L. Updike (Rick) of Florida and Jennifer U. Cuthbertson (Anthony) of Statesville. Beloved apples...
Charles Gage Kitchen
May 27, 2022
Franklin – Charles Gage Kitchen, 92, widower of Nettie Dunn Kitchen, passed away on May 27, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Yale, he was the son on the late Samuel Fenton Kitchen and Marian Swift Kitchen. He was also predeceased by three sisters, Marilyn Vick, Adelaide Harrup, and Audrey Coppedge and two brothers, Sam and Roger Kitchen....
Joyce Carr Babb
May 26, 2022
Courtland – Joyce Carr Babb, 72, passed away on May 26, 2022 in her home. Born in Deep Creek and raised in Isle of Wight County, she was a daughter of the late John Gladstone Carr and Virgie Darden. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Joshua Babb; a sister, Patsy Carr; three brothers, Bill and Meredith Holland and...
Mike Lackey
May 26, 2022
Franklin – David Michael Lackey, 75, passed away on May 26, 2022 in his home. Born in Newport News, he was a son of the late Robert McKee Lackey, Jr. and Ruth Overbey Lackey. He was also predeceased by a son, William "Billy" David Lackey.
Mike was a 1966 graduate of Suffolk High School and an environmental...
Dwight David Hazard
May 26, 2022
Courtland – Senior Chief Dwight David Hazard, 76, of Courtland, joined his Heavenly Father on May 26, 2022. Dwight was born July 21, 1945 and was raised with his four brothers by Clinton and Betty Macauley on Pilgrim Lake Cranberry Farm.
He spent 26 years serving his country in the United States Navy and while stationed in...
Sidney Inez Richards
May 26, 2022
Franklin – Sidney Inez Ray Richards, 89, widow of Robert Lee Richards, passed away on May 26, 2022 in East Pavilion. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harold Russell Ray and Minnie Rollins Ray.
Sidney was a graduate of Anstead High School and a case worker for the Dept. of Social Services...
Kevin Patrick Sizemore
May 26, 2022
Courtland, Virginia - Kevin P. Sizemore, 47, beloved husband, son, brother and uncle went to meet his Heavenly Father and family on May 26, 2022. Kevin passed away at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Va.
Kevin, along with his wife, Dawn, lived on their farm in Courtland, Virginia. Kevin was born in Newton, New Jersey but spent...
Thomas Hurd Lewis
May 24, 2022
Mount Pleasant, SC – Tommy "Bo" Lewis, 82, beat dementia the best way he knew how: on vacation with his feet up. With his beloved family close by, Tommy suffered a peaceful stroke in his sleep. For anyone who knew him, there was a joyfulness and a succinctness to his humor that often belied a very wise man. He...
Doris Bradshaw Stephenson
May 23, 2022
Windsor – Doris Bradshaw Stephenson, 97, passed away on May 23, 2022 in her home. She was a native of Southampton County and the last of 13 children of the late Robert and Almyra Pond Bradshaw. She was predeceased by her husbands, Edgar L. Turner and Robert W. Stephenson, sons, Earnest Lee Turner and Robert Harold Turner, sisters, Virginia...
Larry Lee Wingo
May 22, 2022
Suffolk – Larry Lee Wingo, 60, passed away on May 22, 2022 in his home after a long illness. Born in Norfolk on September 13, 1961, he was the son of the late John Larry Wingo and Linda Gail Foster Wingo.
Lee was a graduate of Cox High School and a graduate of Tidewater Community College. He...
Dorothy Underwood Jarratt
May 19, 2022
Capron – Dorothy Mae Underwood Jarratt, wife of the late Herman L. Jarratt, Jr., died May 19, 2022. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Crawford Underwood and Elsie Belle Avent.
Survivors include her five children, Cynthia J. Edwards, Sheila J. Cutrell, Bradley L. Jarratt, H. Lance Jarratt, and Rhonda J. Tharrington; a sister, Patricia G....
Claudia Maria Sykes
May 19, 2022
Richmond – Claudia Marie Sykes. 64, a resident of The Virginia Home for the past 28 years passed away May 19, 2022 in Henrico Doctors Hospital. Claudia was born in Franklin, a daughter of the late William E. "Buddy" Sykes and Alice Marshall Sykes. She was also predeceased by a brother William M. Sykes.
She has lived...
Louise Jordan Drake
May 18, 2022
Franklin – Myrtle Louise Jordan Drake, 80, passed away May 18, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Louise was a daughter of the late William Henry Jordan and Myrtle Outland Jordan. She was also predeceased by her husband, Emmitt Edward "Eddie" Drake, Jr.; a grandson, William Edward "Little Billy" Drake, Jr.; and a daughter-in-law, Lisa Brock Drake.
Louise...
Cynthia Gaye Satterfield
May 16, 2022
Franklin – Cynthia Gaye Satterfield, 54, passed away unexpectedly on May 16, 2022 in her home. Born in Orrville, OH, she was a daughter of the late Homer Andrew Hess and Mona Gaye Crist Hess.
Cynthia was a nurse's aide.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Lannie Day Satterfield; two sons, Zachary Andrew...
Rosa Lee Turner
May 15, 2022
Franklin – Rosa Lee Turner, 93, widow of Benjamin Turner, passed away May 15, 2022 in East Pavilion. Born in Southampton County on June 4, 1928, and a former resident of Drewryville, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Jones and Carrie Stith Jones. She was also predeceased by a son, Benjamin Turner and three sisters, Lizzie, Carrie,...
Seth Christian Kawana
May 14, 2022
Franklin – Seth Christian Kawana, 30, passed away unexpectedly May 14, 2022. He was born in Deluth, GA on September 30, 1991 and was a Power Operator for International Paper.
Seth was a member of the Bronco Rod and Gun Club and an avid hunter and fisherman.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife...
Gail Bunch Camp
May 12, 2022
Courtland - Gail Paige Bunch Camp, 87, of Courtland, left this stage of her life to reunite with her husband, Stafford Vermont "SV" Camp III, in our Lord's paradise. She passed away peacefully at her home in Southampton County, Virginia on May 12, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Thomas Waverly "TW" and Virginia Bunch;...
Larry Dean Tillett
May 12, 2022
Franklin – Larry Dean Tillett, 80, passed away on May 12, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in North Carolina, he was the son of the late Raymon Lee Tillett and Janie Gregory Tillett. He was also predeceased by a sister, Dolores T. Whitley.
Larry was a 1960 graduate of Franklin High School and agraduate Newport News...
