Patricia Donaldson Williams
May 19, 2020
Franklin –Patricia Ann Donaldson Williams, 90, passed away May 19, 2020 in her home with family by her side. Born in Yonkers, NY, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Nora McCaffrey Donaldson. She was also predeceased by her husband William Joseph Williams, a son Joseph Peter "Sean" Williams and four sisters and four brothers.
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Gail Herndon Ferguson
May 18, 2020
Severn, NC – Gail Herndon Ferguson, 80, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at VCU in Richmond, VA. She was born in Wilcox County, GA to the late Ollie M. and Rose Herndon. Mrs. Ferguson was a graduate of Byron High School and also attended Tift College in Forsyth, GA followed by a transfer to the University of Georgia in...
Rev. Kenneth Wayne Williams, Sr.
May 16, 2020
Newsoms – Rev. Kenneth Wayne Williams, Sr., 84, long time Baptist minister, passed away May 16, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Skippers, VA in Greensville County, a son of the late Thomas Rowe Williams and Rachel Allen Williams and was also predeceased by four siblings, Billy (Wimp) Williams , Barbara Dean...
Kaye Turner Shepard
May 15, 2020
Franklin – Kaye Turner Shepard, 66, passed away May 15, 2020 in Sentara Obici Hospital with her family by her side. She was a native of Franklin and was predeceased by her husband, Billy Donald Shepard, and her father, Clyde Turner.
Kaye was a member of South Quay Baptist Church. One of her greatest pleasures was spending...
Paula Sue Nielsen
May 13, 2020
Suffolk – Paula Sue Nielsen, 39, passed away May 13, 2020 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Suffolk, she was the daughter of Richard Earl and the late Jean Weatherspoon Doughty.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Courtney Farrington and Kala Nielsen, and three sons, Gage Farrington, Ethan Nielsen, and Elton Nielsen.
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Billie Wood
May 9, 2020
Franklin- Carrie Lee "Billie" Joyner Wood, 87, widow of John Oliver "JJ" Wood, Jr., passed away peacefully, May 9, 2020, in her room at the Village at Woods Edge. She was a native of Southampton County, a daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Dahlia Story Joyner, and was raised by the late Burgess and Carrie Story Joyner. She...
Donald Wilson Parker
May 8, 2020
Fuquay Varina, NC – Donald Wilson Parker, 74, passed away May 8, 2020 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. A native of Franklin, VA, he was a son of the late Jasper Wilson Parker and Cora Lee Byrum Parker.
Donald attended Franklin High School and was a retired 21 year Air Force Veteran. He was also...
Irving Montague Malcolm
May 8, 2020
Sedley – Irving Montague Malcolm, 82, passed away May 8, 2020 in his home. Born in Spotsylvania, he was a son of the late Edward Walter Malcolm, Sr. and Gussie Leigh Taylor Malcolm and was also predeceased by a brother, Edward W. Malcolm, Jr.
Irving was a Navy Veteran and the former owner and operator of Southampton...
Shara Drake Kitchen
May 5, 2020
Sedley – Shara Drake Kitchen, 78, passed away May 5, 2020. Born in Suffolk and reared in Sedley, she was a daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Drake, Sr. and Iva Holland Drake and was also predeceased by a sister Dorothy Burgess, three brothers Theodore R. "Ted" Drake, Jr., Wilbur Turner, and Melvin Turner.
Shara was a...
Bernice Cutchins Rogers
May 4, 2020
Franklin – Bernice Cutchins Rogers, 89, widow of James B. Rogers, passed away May 4, 2020 in the East Pavilion. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Crawford Cutchins and Virgie Viola Coggsdale Cutchins and was also predeceased by a sister Earnestine Drake Wade, three brothers Roger Lee, Carlton, and J.C. Cutchins, two half sisters Blanche Haldeman and...
Mary Purviance Futrell
May 1, 2020
Branchville – Mary Belle Purviance Futrell, 92, widow of Harold Preston Futrell, Sr., her husband of 49 years, passed away May 1, 2020 in her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was a daughter of the late Harmon Montgomery Purviance, Jr. and Annetta Ellis Whitelock Purviance. Mary was also predeceased by two...
Virginia Parker Gray
Apr 29, 2020
Franklin – Virginia Parker Gray, 85, widow of Eppa James Gray, Sr., passed away April 29, 2020 at East Pavilion. She was a native of Isle of Wight County and was a daughter of the late Guyver Lee and Gladys Johnson Parker.
Virginia was a graduate of Hicks Beauty Academy and was a former beautician and former...
Joanne Sundy Koehn
Apr 28, 2020
Sedley – JoAnne Sundy Koehn, 63, passed away April 28, 2020 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born in Newport News and was a daughter of the late Carl Martin Sundy and Geraldine Keeter Sundy.
Survivors include two sons Douglas Wayne Koehn, Jr. (Catherine) and David Martin Koehn (Andrea), two sisters Linda Ure and Carlene Yacobi (John),...
Cathy Best Jones
Apr 27, 2020
Franklin – Cathy Best Jones, 64, passed away April 27, 2020 at Newport News Nursing Home and Rehab Center. She was a native of Franklin and was a daughter of the late Harry Lee Best and Mary Frances Campbell Best. Cathy was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School.
Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Roger...
Kay Munford Fowler
Apr 22, 2020
Zuni – Kay Munford Fowler, 76, passed away April 22, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond. She was a daughter of the late Benjamin Arthur Munford and Helen Shryer Munford and was also predeceased by her husband Robert Clifton "Bobby" Fowler.
Kay was a graduate of Windsor High School and Elon College. She was a very...
Shirley Maddrey Pope
Apr 21, 2020
Franklin – Shirley Maddrey Pope, 83, went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday April 21, 2020 . Best described as a Faithful Servant, Southern Christian Lady and Songbird, she sang for numerous weddings, funerals and events. For 50 plus years she sang "O Holy Night "at Franklin Baptist Church Christmas Eve service. Shirley most treasured her...
David Ray Glover
Apr 19, 2020
Smithfield – David Ray Glover, 86, passed away April 19, 2020 at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was a native of Covington, VA and was a son of the late Elzie Dayton Glover and Erie Frances Ray Glover and was also predeceased by his wife Linda Faulkner Glover and two brothers, Dayton Ronald Glover and Thomas Lee Glover.
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Sandy Young Wiese
Apr 17, 2020
Virginia Beach – Sandy Young Wiese, RN passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020.
She was born on August 15, 1941 in St. Louis, MO.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, George Stanley Young and Darlene Sullivan Young. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her great-granddaughter Cassidy Marie Brindle....
Keith Randall Keeter
Apr 11, 2020
Carrsville – Keith Randall Keeter, 61, passed away April 11, 2020 at his home. He was a son of the late Charles O. Keeter, Jr. and Mertie "Billie" Williams Keeter and was also predeceased by a brother Earl Faison and his beloved pet Rambo.
Keith was a 1977 graduate of Franklin High School and was a retired...
Kenneth Alan Sterling, Sr.
Apr 10, 2020
Franklin – Kenneth Alan Sterling, Sr., 75, passed away April 10, 2020 at his home. Ken was a son of the late Paul Sterling and Rita McGowan Sterling and was also predeceased by his wife Glenda Whitley Helms Sterling.
Ken attended Massanutten Military Academy and University of Virginia and was a retired engineer for International Paper. He...
