Obituaries

Nov 23, 2021

Franklin – Carol Ann Fox Cox, 64, passed away November 23, 2021 in her home.   Born in Norfolk on January 4, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Ann Curts Fox.   She was also predeceased by two brothers, Larry and Allen Fox.

Carol was a 1975 graduate of Oscar Smith High School and a...

Nov 22, 2021

Suffolk – Clara Stradley Worrell, 84, widow of James Thomas Worrell, passed away November 22, 2021 in her home with her family by her side. Born in Murfreesboro, NC on September 15, 1937, she was a daughter of the late William Charles Stradley and Blanche Bess Stradley.  She was also predeceased by a daughter, Pamela W. Horsley; three brothers,...

Nov 21, 2021

Franklin – Thurman Dwight "Junior" Munford, Jr., 46, passed away unexpectedly November 21, 2021 at his home.   He was born in Franklin and grew up in Unity.  Junior was a graduate of Isle of Wight Academy and was an Agricultural Specialist 3/ Supervisor for the Department of Corrections.  He was a well-known tractor puller, a top notch mechanic, and...

Nov 21, 2021

Suffolk – Pauline Castellow Padgett, 85, widow of Franklin Delano "B.B." Padgett, passed away November 21, 2021 in Accordius Health at Nansemond Pointe.   A native of Suffolk, she was a daughter of the late James Castellow and Maggie Mae Gilbert Castellow.  She was also predeceased by a son, James Ronald "Ronnie" Padgett; four sisters, Annie Bell, Georgia Offtermatt, Martha...

Nov 18, 2021

Boykins – Carroll Raymond "Buck" Drake, 81, unexpectedly passed away November 18, 2021.   Born and raised in Boykins, he was a son of the late Raleigh Linwood Drake and Clara Mae Barnes Drake.

Carroll was a graduate of Southampton High School and attended Virginia Tech.  He was retired from Union Camp Corporation with 37 years of service. ...

Nov 9, 2021

Virginia Beach – Barbara Clary Babb, 76, passed away November 9, 2021, in her home.  Born in Suffolk, raised in Boykins, and a longtime resident of Courtland, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Percival "L.P." Clary, Jr. and Jacqueline Gray "GiGi" Clary.

Barbara was a graduate of Southampton High School and Averett College.

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Nov 8, 2021

Sedley – Jessie Johnson Cook, 84, passed away November 8, 2021 in East Pavilion.   Jessie was a native of Southampton County, a daughter of the late Jimmy and Julia Davis Johnson.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Harold Randolph Cook, her sister, Hazel Hughes, and three brothers, Chesley, J. C., and Vance Johnson.

Jessie was a...

Nov 7, 2021

Franklin – Elvin Price "Butch" Thomas, Jr., 79, passed away November 7, 2021 in his home.  Born in Moorefield, WV, he was a son of the late Elvin Price Thomas, Sr. and Lillian Riggleman Thomas.  He was also predeceased by a sister, Helen Mullens and a a brother, Phillip Thomas.

Elvin was a Navy veteran and a...

Nov 6, 2021

Courtland – Angelia Vargo Harris, 54, passed away unexpectedly November 6, 2021.  She was a graduate of Franklin High School and a private duty sitter.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 27 years, Stephen Ray Harris; her parents, John Charles Vargo, Jr. and Gracie Kitchen Vargo; her daughter, Heather Nicole Harris; two sons, Christopher...

Nov 6, 2021

Franklin – Patricia Duck "Patsy" Reeves, 78, passed away November 6, 2021 in Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center.   Born in Newport News and brought up in Suffolk, she was a daughter of the late Irvin Daughtrey Duck and Etta Mae Wright Duck.  She was also predeceased by her daughter, Kathy R. Sumpter.

Patsy was a graduate of...

Nov 3, 2021

Newsoms – Roger Lee Francis, Sr., 71, passed away November 3, 2021 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born and raised in Newsoms, he was a son of the late Lona and Cleon Glover Francis.  He is also predeceased by a son, Jeffrey Scott Francis, and a brother, Kenny Francis.

Roger was a retired Clamp Truck Driver for the...

Nov 2, 2021

Having taken my last labored breath, my spirit now soars breathlessly on the winds of time. At rest before me is my youthful father, Bobby. I leave innumerable other loved ones to live their adventures on my behalf. Most importantly is my wife and lifelong best friend, Michele, followed closely by my mother, Mama Doodle. They have so much...

Oct 31, 2021

Carrsville – Thomas Clifton "Tommy" Joyner, 61, passed away October 31, 2021 in Consulate Healthcare of Windsor.  Born in Suffolk, he was a son of the late James Elisha Joyner and Nell Fleming Joyner.  He is also predeceased by his wife, Teresa Louise "Terri" Joyner.

Tommy was a 1978 graduate of Isle of Wight Academy and a...

Oct 31, 2021

Franklin – Martha Ann McClenny Copeland, 90, passed away October 31, 2021 in The Village at Woods Edge.   Born and raised in Franklin, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Felix McClenny and Garnette Ann Davis McClenny.  She was also predeceased by a son, Thurman Davis "Dave" Copeland.

Ann was a graduate of Franklin High School...

Oct 30, 2021

Franklin – Evelyn Ellis Banks, 97, passed away on October 30, 2021.  One of nine children born to the late Arthur and Annie Ellis, she was raised in Suffolk and graduated from Holland High School.  Evelyn married Leo Banks in 1942 and was by his side for the next 65 years until his death in 2007.

Evelyn...

Oct 27, 2021

Franklin - Hannah Earley Toler Lupton was born on January 6, 1933, in Ahoskie, NC. to the late, Willie Merton Earley Sr. and Edith Isolind Slaughter Earley.  A longtime resident of Franklin, VA., she passed away on October 27, 2021.  She was 88.  Hannah is survived by her daughter, Jewel Toler Johnson, son, Calvin Kent Toler (Paula), Daughter Lori...

Oct 27, 2021

Courtland – Monet Dale Gay, 65, passed away October 27, 2021in VCU Hospital.   Born in California on August 14, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Paul Elmo Wood and Bertha Gertrude Marsh Wood.  She was also predeceased by two sons, Jason Douglas Stiller and Ronald Lee Gay Jr. and two brothers, George William and Ernest Allen Wood....

Oct 26, 2021

Sedley – Vickie Lee Phipps, 63, passed away October 26, 2021 in her home.   Born in Franklin on May 23, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Bennett Lee Edwards, Jr. and Bernice Vick Edwards.

Vickie was a 1976 graduate of Southampton High School.  She received her undergraduate degree from Norfolk State College and her Master's...

Oct 24, 2021

Boykins – Sylvia Powell Edwards, 81, widow of Gene Andrew Edwards, passed away October 24, 2021 in East Pavilion.  Born on March 1, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William Hugh Powell, Jr. and Eloise Hill Powell.

Sylvia was a 1957 graduate of Southampton High School and attended East Carolina University.  She worked part time...

Oct 21, 2021

Branchville – Bessie Spence Jones, 86, widow of Robert Harvey Jones, passed away October 21, 2021 in Southampton Memorial Hospital surrounded by family.   Born and raised in Branchville, she was the daughter of the late Cleophaus Spence Sr. and Elizabeth Allen Spence.  She is also predeceased by her brother, Cleophaus Spence, Jr., son-in-law, Randy P. Cobb, and nephew, Johnny...