Glenda Gale Jackson
Jan 11, 2022
Capron – Glenda Gale Jackson, 75, passed away January 11, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Wichita Falls, TX, she was a daughter of the late Leaford and Clemmie DeVille O'Banion. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Brian Rushing; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Hudson; and a sister, Judy Watts.
Glenda was a graduate from Istrouma High...
Jr Blythe
Jan 11, 2022
Ivor – Harding Ashby Blythe, Jr., 79, passed away after a long illness on January 11, 2022 in his home with family by his side. Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late Harding Ashby Blythe, Sr. and Sallie Mae Cobb Blythe.
Ashby was a retired meat cutter for Redd's Supermarket and enjoyed playing the...
Scott Morris
Jan 9, 2022
Courtland – Horace Scott Morris, 46, passed away January 9, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin, he was a son of the late Johnnie Mitchell Morris and June Carol Joyner Forrest.
Scott was a 1994 graduate of Southampton High School. He was a former Virginia National Guardsman and the owner and operator of RMC Heating...
June Blount
Jan 9, 2022
Carrsville – Brenda June Bradshaw Blount, 72, passed away January 9, 2022 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Leo Bradshaw and Roma Worrell Bradshaw. She was also predeceased by a sister, Carolyn Bradshaw, and two brothers, R. L. and Frankie Bradshaw.
Left to cherish her memory is a daughter,...
Dennis Carol Vick
Jan 8, 2022
Boykins – Dennis Carol Vick, 68, passed away January 8, 2022 in his home. Born in Franklin and raised in Newsoms, he was a son of the late Calvin Bland "Jack" Vick and Annie Maude Ferguson "Sally" Vick. He was also predeceased by brother, Jackie Vick.
Dennis was a 1971 graduate of Southampton High School and a...
Billie Sunday Lassiter
Jan 7, 2022
Newsoms – Billie Sunday Lassiter, 73, passed away January 7, 2022 in his home. Born and raised in Newsoms, and a former resident of Franklin and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, he was a son of the late Edwin Joshua Lassiter and Kathleen Wall Bryant. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Veronica Cook and Martha Jane Lakes, and a brother,...
Bruce Carr
Jan 5, 2022
Franklin – David Bruce Carr, 74, passed away January 5, 2022 in Henrico Doctor's Parham Hospital in Richmond. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late Luther and Mary Bradshaw Carr. He was also predeceased by s sister, Virgie Tharrington and three brothers, George L. Carr and William Curtis Carr.
Bruce was a farmer...
Wilton Reid Woods
Jan 4, 2022
Franklin – Wilton Reid Woods, 56, passed away in his home city of San Francisco on January 4, 2022. Born in Franklin, he was the son of the late William S. D. "Chip" Woods, Jr. and Lisbeth Marie "Liz" Woods.
Wilton was a graduate of Syracuse University. He took great delight in art and nature. He was...
Robert Junior Allen
Jan 4, 2022
Sedley – Robert Junior "Pete" Allen, age 86, of Sedley, passed peacefully on January 4, 2022 with family by his side. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Allen and the son of the late Henry Roscoe and Rose Moore Allen.
Pete drove a truck for many years and retired from Chemical Leman Tank Lines in...
Ruth Ann Edwards Story
Jan 3, 2022
Zuni – Ruth Ann Edwards Story, 63, passed away January 3, 2022 in her home with family by her side. Born in Franklin, she was the daughter of the late D.S. and Joyce Edwards.
Ruth Ann was a 1976 graduate of Southampton High School and was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She retired from nursing after working for...
Brenda Saunders Marshall
Dec 31, 2021
Franklin – Brenda Saunders Marshall, 71, widow of Alfred Herbert Marshall, Jr., passed away on December 31, 2021 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 26, 1950, to the late Willie Allen Saunders and Otelia Gay Saunders. Brenda was also predeceased by six sisters, Sarah Edwards, Mary Elizabeth Munford, Willie Clark, Charlotte Malcolm-Woodie, Nancy Hall and...
Opal Edwards Elks
Dec 29, 2021
Franklin – Opal Edwards Elks passed away on December 29, 2021 at East Pavilion. She was born on March 31, 1936, to the late Walter and Cora Edwards. Along with her parents, Opal was predeceased by her brother, Walter "Pat" Edwards, and her son, Gerry Elks.
Opal was a native of Chocowinity, NC. Upon moving to Franklin...
Virginia Whitley Wade
Dec 29, 2021
Franklin – Virginia Lee Whitley "Tootie" Wade, 81, widow of George Thomas Wade, Jr., passed away December 29, 2021 in Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center. Born in Franklin on February 27, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher Lee Whitley and Amy Lillian Branch Whitley. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Flossie Loftin and Gertrude...
Brenda Carr Holloman
Dec 28, 2021
Newsoms - Brenda Carr Holloman, 66, passed away December 28, 2021 in her home. She was the daughter of Hugh and Doris Carr.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 39 years, Larry R. Holloman; her mother Doris Carr; her daughters, Brandy Barnes (John) and Missy Nurney (Randy); her sons, Dustin Dunnagan, Chris Holloman and...
Barbara Pope Burgess
Dec 27, 2021
Courtland - God called an earthly angel home on December 27, 2021. Barbara Pope Burgess passed away on Monday at Southampton Memorial Hospital with family by her side. Barbara was the daughter of the late Willie G. Pope & Jessie C. Pope. She was also predeceased by three sisters, Virginia King, Elizabeth Fowler, and Gwen Overby and two brothers,...
Robert Edward Howe
Dec 27, 2021
Franklin – Robert Edward Howe, 75, passed away December 27, 2021 in his home. Born in Hartford, CT on November 14, 1946, he was a son of the late William and Justine Miller Howe.
Robert was the manager of Exmore Exxon on the Eastern Shore for 30 years.
Left to cherish his memory is three...
Ann Savage Parker
Dec 21, 2021
Franklin – Ann Savage Parker, 88, widow of Ernest Elvin Parker, Jr., passed away December 21, 2021 in her home with family by her side. Born in Norfolk on October 31, 1933, she was the daughter of the late William Wiginton Savage, Sr. and Cynthia Duval Savage.
Ann was a graduate of Great Bridge High School and...
Peggy Francis Vann
Dec 20, 2021
Courtland – Peggy Francis Vann, 80, passed away December 20, 2021 in her home. Born in Boykins on June 14, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Carter Francis and Louise Vick Francis. She was also predeceased by a brother, Kermit Francis; a sister, Kay Johnson, and a nephew Stephen Johnson.
Left to cherish her...
Michael Todd Griffin
Dec 20, 2021
Courtland – Michael Todd Griffin, 50, unexpectedly passed away December 20, 2021 in his home.
Michael was a 1989 graduate of Southampton High School and was an Advanced EMT and Firefighter serving the community for 30 years and a mentor to many firefighters. He was employed at Sentara MTI for 20 years, stationed at Capron Fire and...
John Charles Vargo, Jr.
Dec 19, 2021
Franklin – John Charles Vargo, Jr., 76, passed away December 19, 2021 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Southampton County on December 29, 1944, he was a son of the late John Charles Vargo, Sr. and Josephine Hasty Vargo. He was also predeceased by a daughter, Angelia Harris.
John was a graduate of Windsor High School and...
