Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families

Ella Beverly Everett

Ella Beverly Everett

Jun 7, 2022

Pendleton, NC – Ella Beverly Walter Everett, 87, widower of Bruce Eugene Everett, Sr., passed away June 7, 2022 in her home with her family by her side.  Born in Yonkers, NY, she was a daughter of the late John and Julia Harrilek Walter.  She was also predeceased by a daughter, Carol Everett, and a sister Lillian Farina and...

Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead

Jun 6, 2022

Windsor - William Kevin Whitehead, age 59, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2022 at his home in Windsor, VA.  Kevin was a well-respected Master Electrician and the owner of Whitehead Electric in Windsor. Those who had the opportunity to know and love Kevin feel an enormity of loss, as he had an extraordinary ability to love and provide...

Jeannine Faye Hackman

Jeannine Faye Hackman

Jun 6, 2022

Pendleton, NC – Jeannine Faye Hackman, 38, passed away on June 6, 2022 in the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD.

Jeannine was an elementary school teacher and a member of Severn Mennonite Church.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 15 years, Gerald C. Hackman; a daughter, Charlotte Faith Hackman; a...

Lois Anne Daughtrey

Lois Anne Daughtrey

Jun 5, 2022

Franklin – Lois Anne Daughtrey, 94, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2022.  Born and raised in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late James Carey Daughtrey and Dora Gardner Harcum Daughtrey.  She was also predeceased by her husband, James Henry Daughtrey; two sisters, Doris Daughtrey Kirkland and Ethel Harcum Cobb; and two brothers,...

Margaret Ellis Grissom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...