Merritt Lloyd Raiford
May 10, 2022
Franklin – Merritt Lloyd Raiford, 94, husband of 58 years to the late Mary Vaughan Harris Raiford, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2022 in East Pavilion. A native of Southampton County and the last remaining of 12 children, he was a son of the late Lloyd Monroe Raiford and Helen Joyner Raiford. He was also predeceased by a...
Susan Worsham Vick
May 9, 2022
Franklin – Susan Worsham Vick, 76, passed away on May 9, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Blairs, VA, she was a daughter of the late Orville A. and Virginia Dalton Worsham. She was also predeceased by a sister, Helen Graybill and two brothers, Carl and Larry Worsham.
Susan was a 1964 graduate of Oak Hill...
Ann Beryl Daw Spence
May 9, 2022
Cullowhee, NC – Ann Beryl Daw Spence, 85, widow of Robert Lee "Bobby" Spence, passed away on May 9, 2022 in the Solace Center in Ashville, NC. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and a resident of Carrsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Irene Morgan Daw.
Ann served in the Royal Air Force...
Clifton Harcum
May 7, 2022
Franklin – Joseph Clifton Harcum, 92, passed away on May 7, 2022 in his home with family by his side. Born in Norfolk and reared in Virginia Beach, and a former resident of Chester, he was the son of the late Hillory Otis Harcum and Pheirba Jennings Harcum. He was also predeceased by a sister, Doris Salmons.
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Carl Wood
May 5, 2022
Franklin – Robert Carlyle "Carl" Wood, 51, passed away on May 5, 2022 in his home with family by his side after a three year battle with cancer.
Carl was a 1990 graduate of Franklin High School and a carpenter/painter for Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a former owner of Wood Consulting Group and a former Deputy...
Paul Carter
May 4, 2022
Franklin - James Paul Carter, Jr., 78, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Boykins, VA to the late James P. Carter and Pearl Drake Carter. He was also predeceased by one sister Josephine "Jo Ann" Carter Johnson.
Paul retired from St. Regis Paper Co. He attended Vincent's Grove UMC and...
Linda Cobb
May 3, 2022
Cincinnati, OH - Linda (nee Bradshaw), was the beloved wife of Cotton Cobb, cherished mother of Lyn (Cynthia Bennett) Cobb and Jennifer (Joe) Brenner, and former mother-in-law of Pam Cobb. She was the devoted Mama Cobb of Brittany, Zachary, and Rachel Cobb and Candace and Heather Brenner, sister of the late Brad Bradshaw and sister-in-law of Debbie (Jeff) Denson...
Margie Marie Hassell Young
May 2, 2022
Como, NC – Margie Marie Hassell Young, 76, passed away on May 2, 2022 in Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital. Born on October 9, 1945, in Tyrrell County, NC and a former resident of Newport News, VA, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Ray Hassell and Beulah Brickhouse Hassell. She was also predeceased by her husband Carlton Bruce...
Gloria Mulder Edwards
May 2, 2022
Franklin – Gloria Mulder Edwards, 70, passed away May 2, 2022 in her home. Born in Conway, NC, she was a daughter of the late George Henry Mulder and Elsie Evans Mulder Overby. She was also predeceased by two sons, Michael Brandon Pittman and Shaun Marshall Edwards; a sister, Joanie Williams; and a brother, Robert Mulder.
Gloria...
Ann Marie Vinson
Apr 30, 2022
Courtland – Ann Marie Reda Vinson, 65, went to be with the Lord on April 30, 2022. Born on February 22, 1957, in Harrison, New York, she was a graduate of State University of New York at Brockport.
Ann Marie was a teacher at Carrsville Elementary for five years and retired from Southampton Academy with 24 years...
Pearl Jane Heikens
Apr 30, 2022
Courtland – Pearl Jane Heikens, 85, widow of Harlan L. "Hike" Heikens, passed away April 30, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Bagley, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Carl John Schick and Erna Fisher Schick. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Darlene Susanne Harting and Lois Elaine Schick and three brothers, John Henry Schick,...
Wayne Duffy Jones
Apr 24, 2022
Courtland – Wayne Duffy Jones, 72, passed away on April 24, 2022 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late Howell Derwood Jones and Rachel Griffin Jones. He was also predeceased by his wife Lessie Battle Jones, a daughter, Kelly Rae Jones Carthen, and a brother, Derwood Jones.
Wayne was...
Billy Kentner
Apr 24, 2022
Franklin – William Edward "Billy" Kentner, 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 24, 2022. Billy was born in Metairie, Louisiana and fought a gallant fight with cancer, never giving up the faith of being healed. Now being fully healed in heaven, Billy is reunited with his child, mother, father-in-law and so many...
Ronald Lewis Mangus
Apr 20, 2022
Capron – Ronald Lewis Mangus, 71, passed away on April 20, 2022. Born in Norfolk and raised in Virginia Beach, he was a son of the late Ernest Claude Mangus, Sr. and Edna Earl Kight Mangus. He was also predeceased by a grandson, Jordan Parker.
Ronald was a graduate of Bayside High School in Virginia Beach and...
William Jasper Stephenson
Apr 18, 2022
Windsor – William Jasper "Jay" Stephenson, 81, passed away April 18, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital. He was a son of the late John Sidney Stephenson and Mary Carr Stephenson; he was predeceased by a brother, John Stephenson and a sister, Evelyn Stephenson Darden. He was retired from Sentara Obici Hospital after 30 years of service and was a...
Polly Duck Redd
Apr 18, 2022
Zuni, VA – Polly Duck Redd, widow of Charles Leonard Redd, Sr., passed away April 18, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, one of nine children of the late Alphonso Lee Duck and Polly Mae Carr Duck.
Left to cherish her memory is one daughter,...
Rosa Mae Greene
Apr 18, 2022
Franklin – Rosa Mae Chappell Greene, 71, widow of Roy Clyde Greene, Sr., passed away April 18, 2022 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was a longtime resident of Franklin, Virginia, one of eight children of the late Herman Ray Chappell, Sr., and Rosa Umphlette Chappell. She was a Deli Manager for Food Lion in Franklin, Murfreesboro and Suffolk for...
James Augustus Luke
Apr 18, 2022
The Honorable James Augustus Luke, 89, of Emporia died April 18, 2022. Affectionately known as Jimmy, Judge, Daddy, Pop, and Papa, he was born to Isaac Holland Luke and Mary Black Luke on April 3, 1933, in Suffolk, Virginia.
A 1955 graduate of Elon College, Jimmy then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving at Fort Knox and...
Shirley Brown Foster
Apr 14, 2022
Franklin- Shirley Brown Foster, 89, passed away April 14, 2022. Shirley was born in Nansemond County. He was predeceased by his parents Hester Brown Foster and Dolly Mae Hedgepeth Foster, his wife, Clara Ann Scott Foster, a grandson, Derek Brown Foster, a great granddaughter, Emmilynn Vandiford, three sisters, Margie Willman, Elsie Cutchins, Lorine Cutchins and a brother, Cleveland Foster....
Donald Lee Wood
Apr 14, 2022
Suffolk – Donald Lee Wood, 81, passed away April 14, 2022 at his home after a long illness. He was a son of the late John Oliver Wood, Sr., and Mildred Ann Holland Wood. He was also predeceased by a daughter, Debbie Harrup and a son, David Harrup, brothers, Glenn, John and Tom Wood.
Don was a...
