Obituaries

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,...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...