Eula Swimelar Fekete
Feb 9, 2022
Suffolk – Eula Swimelar Fekete, 88, widow of Steve Fekete, passed away February 9, 2022 in her home. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was a daughter of the late Herman Swimelar and Mary Elizabeth Faye Swimelar. She was also predeceased by an infant daughter, Stehanie Renee Fekete; two sisters, Lena Johnson and Florance Kanusek; and five brothers, Hiram, Phil,...
Michelle Elder Edwards
Feb 9, 2022
Black Creek – Michelle Boyd Elder Edwards, 61, passed away February 9, 2022 in her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 11, 1960 in Suffolk and raised in Franklin, she was the daughter of Joyce Flowers Rabil and the late Johnnie Boyd Elder.
Michelle attended Windsor High School and worked in...
Deborah Leigh Carr
Feb 7, 2022
Carrsville – Deborah Leigh Carr, 69, passed away February 7, 2022 in Consulate Healthcare of Windsor. Born in Franklin and raised in Carrsville, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh Lee Carr and Mary Ida Parker Carr.
Deborah was a graduate of Windsor High School and a retired secretary for Drake Tire Company.
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Mary Germaine Williams
Feb 5, 2022
Suffolk – Mary Germaine Williams, 78, passed away February 5, 2022 in Bon Secours Health Center at Harborview. Born in California, she was a daughter of the late Henry Saala and Minnie May Saala. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Edward D. "Eddie" Berryhill; a sister Patsy Ann Sterling; and a brother, Carroll Henry Saala.
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Kevin Ray Lassiter
Feb 2, 2022
Suffolk – Kevin Ray Lassiter, 55, passed away February 2, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital. He was a son of the late Claude Elmer Lassiter, Jr. and Brenda Keech Lassiter.
Kevin was a 1984 graduate of Suffolk High School and a mechanic for Massimo Zanetti. He enjoyed fresh water and salt water fishing and was an avid...
Ginny Sullins
Jan 30, 2022
Newsoms – Catherine Virginia "Ginny" Sullins, 81, passed away on January 30, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Salem, VA on February 27, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Anderson and Evelyn Kerlin Anderson.
Ginny was a graduate of James Madison University and a retired English teacher at Franklin High School. She was...
Delbert Eugene O'Meara
Jan 30, 2022
Franklin – Delbert Eugene O'Meara, 82, born and raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, passed away on January 30, 2022 in Charlottesville. He was the son of the late Stonewall Beauregard O'Meara and Genevieve Spinks O'Meara. He was also predeceased by his brother, Paul O'Meara, Sr.; first wife, Elsie Duck O'Meara; and wife, Irene Newsome O'Meara.
Delbert first...
Nancy Davis Brock
Jan 29, 2022
Courtland- Nancy Davis Brock, 67, passed away January 29, 2022. Nancy was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late William Richard and Lucy Whitehead Davis.
She was 1973 graduate of Southampton High School and was a member of Courtland Baptist Church. Nancy was a former Assistant Manager of the Peanut Patch...
James Thomas Carr
Jan 27, 2022
Windsor – James Thomas "Jimmy" Carr, 82, widower of Margaret Irene Foster Carr, passed away on January 27, 2022 with family by his side. Born and raised in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late William Holland Carr and Elsie Spivey Carr. He was also predeceased by a nephew, Holland Carr; a grandson, Bentley Ward;...
Mary Ann Brett Edwards
Jan 26, 2022
Boykins – Mary Ann Brett Edwards, 82, widower of Richard Spier Edwards, Jr., passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2022 at her home in Murfreesboro. Born in Louisburg, NC, she was a daughter of the late Henry Perkins Brett and Claudine Bradshaw Babb. She was also predeceased by a sister, Claudia Gaigos, and a brother, Rodney Brett.
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Erma Williams Joyner
Jan 25, 2022
Capron – Erma Dale Williams Joyner, 98, widower of Charles LaGrange "Charlie" Joyner, Sr., passed away on January 25, 2022 in her home with her family by her side. Born and raised in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Grover Williams and Fannie Mae Joyner Williams. She was also predeceased by a son, Charles L....
Caroline Brock
Jan 21, 2022
Carrsville – Grace Caroline Cotton Ferguson Brock, 83, widow of Richard Henry Brock and Woodrow Ferguson, passed away on January 21, 2022 in her home. Born and raised in Franklin, she was the daughter of the late Vernard Preston Cotton and Annie Laurie Darden Cotton. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Jo Ferguson Jarratt, and two brothers, Thomas...
Glen Allen Harrison, Sr.
Jan 20, 2022
Courtland – Glen Allen Harrison, Sr., 64, passed away on January 20, 2022 with family by his side. Born in Louisiana, he was a son of the late Richard William Harrison, Sr. and Dorothy Ingles Harrison. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Richard and Gary Harrison.
Glen was a machinist in the US Air Force and...
Billy Umphlett
Jan 19, 2022
Franklin – William Joseph "Billy" Umphlett, 79, passed away January 19, 2022 in his home. Born and raised in Franklin, he was the son of the late Joseph Ashley Umphlett and Louise Elizabeth Carr Umphlett. He was also predeceased by an infant sister, Millicent Louise Umphlett.
Billy was a Navy Veteran and a retired electrician for Newport...
Franklin Garnar Deloatch
Jan 19, 2022
Franklin, VA – Franklin Garnar DeLoatch, 85, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2022. Born at home in Galatia, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Wiley Lloyd DeLoatch and Essie Mae Vinson DeLoatch. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers Vinson DeLoatch and his wife Joyce, John DeLoatch and his wife Faye,...
Roy Eugene Council
Jan 17, 2022
Zuni – Roy Eugene Council, 87, widower of Phyllis Vasser Johnson Council, passed away on January 17, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Bolton, NC, he was a son of the late Milton Clyde Council and Mary Partridge Council. He was also predeceased by two step sons, Ray Johnson and Tom Johnson; three sisters, Edith George, Lucy Ivey,...
Kevin Richard Mccormack
Jan 14, 2022
Murfreesboro, NC – Kevin Richard McCormack, 67, passed away January 14, 2022. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was a son of the late John Thomas McCormack and Shirley Patricia McFaddan McCormack.
Kevin was a retired forester for Union Camp, International Paper and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was a former supervisor for Enviva and recently a forester...
Crystal Joel Greene
Jan 14, 2022
Franklin – Crystal Joél Greene, 46, passed away January 14, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.
Crystal was born in Norfolk and was a volunteer for Search and Rescue during disasters.
Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Joan Jefferson Goin; a daughters, Ireland Greene; four sons, Hunter Greene, Hayden Beck, Ryan Beck, and Kyran...
Wayne Edwards, Jr.
Jan 13, 2022
Franklin – Dewey Wayne Edwards, Jr., 52, passed away on January 13, 2022 in Maryview Hospital.
Wayne received an Associate's Degree from Chowan University and Paul D. Camp Community College. He was a security officer for Allied Universal.
He was a life member in perpetuity of the Franklin Masonic Lodge 151 A.F. & A.M., a...
Peggy Gillette
Jan 13, 2022
Franklin - The world has lost another beauty. Even in her last few days in the hospital, a nurse commented that she had never seen a 98-year-old woman so beautiful. Marguerite Hamner Adams Gillette, known to all as Peggy, died January 13, 2022 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Virginia.
Peggy was born July 27, 1923, in...
