Hazel Bradshaw Railey
Nov 12, 2019
Courtland – Hazel Bradshaw Railey died Nov. 12, 2019, in her Courtland home, The Yellow House.
She was born on Sept. 21, 1924, in Sedley, Va., to John Claudius Bradshaw Sr. and Ruth Scattergood Joyner Bradshaw. Her parents moved the family to Franklin, Va., when she was a toddler. She was educated at Franklin High School and...
Kenny Smith
Nov 10, 2019
Boykins – Kenneth Irvin "Kenny" Smith, 83, passed away November 10, 2019 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Kenny was a life-long resident of Southampton County and was a son of the late Forrest Olden and Mary Griffin Smith. He was also predeceased by his former wife Lillie Stoltz Smith and his brother Marion G. Smith. Kenny was a graduate...
Janice Cutchins Lanier
Nov 8, 2019
Franklin – On November 8, 2019, Janice Cutchins Lanier, 69, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. Janice was born on August 10, 1950 in Franklin, VA to the late Elizabeth Howell Cutchins. Together with her husband Stancil, they built a life that included their two children, Jill Thorpe and Dustin Lanier. Janice and her family enjoyed...
Anne Blythe
Oct 29, 2019
Franklin – Cora Anne Jones Blythe, 74, passed away October 29, 2019 at her home. Anne was a daughter of the late Charlie Allen Morgan and Bessie Carpenter Morgan. She was also predeceased by her first husband Matthew Jones and a son Billy Douglas Jones.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband Carey Hinson Blythe, a...
Frances D. Latimer
Oct 27, 2019
Carrsville – Frances D. Latimer, 88, passed away October 27, 2019. Frances was a daughter of the late Everette C. and Naomi Brock Williams. She was a 1949 graduate of Carrsville High School and had retired as a clerk for the Commonwealth of Virginia Juvenile Court Service. She was a member of Courtland Baptist Church.
Left to...
Clyde Cecil Daniels
Oct 27, 2019
Emporia – Clyde Cecil Daniels, 79, passed away October 27, 2019. Clyde was a native of Severn , NC and was a son of the late Leonard and Frances Fuller Daniels. He was baptized in the Severn Baptist Church and was a 1957 graduate of Southampton High School. Clyde was an Air Force Veteran.
Survivors include a...
Alfred Steele Mumford
Oct 26, 2019
Franklin – Alfred Steele Mumford, 83, passed away October 26, 2019. Al was a native of Southampton County and was a son of the late David and Sallie Mumford. He was also predeceased by a sister Susie M. Copeland and four brothers, George, Jack, Carl and David Mumford.
He was a member of Burdette Baptist Church.
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George Lee Thorpe, Sr.
Oct 22, 2019
Newsoms – George Lee Thorpe, Sr., 81, passed away October 22, 2019 in his home. George was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and was a son of the late John Blount Thorpe and Rebecca Rudy Thorpe. A longtime Southampton County farmer, he was also the founder of AG Suppliers and Thorpe Peanut Company. He was a former Virginia...
Asa B. Johnson
Oct 22, 2019
Franklin – Asa B. Johnson, Jr., 85, died October 22, 2019 at The Village at Woods Edge. He was predeceased by his parents, Asa B. and Dorothy Moore Johnson and his wife of 54 years, Conway Rice Johnson.
He is survived by a son Asa B. Johnson III "Bud" of Auburn, Maine and a sister Florence J....
Hazel Anne Condrey
Oct 22, 2019
Franklin- Hazel Anne "Abie" Condrey, 88, passed away October 22, 2019 in the East Pavilion surrounded by her family. Abie was born in Enfield, NC and was a daughter of the late Paul and Hazel Caddell Condrey. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Betty Appleby and Polly Cook, a nephew John Paul Cook, special aunts Jeanne Gooden and...
Joe Misseri
Oct 21, 2019
Franklin – Giuseppe "Joe" Misseri, 58, passed away October 21, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family after a long illness. Joe was born August 16, 1961 in Palermo, Italy and moved to the United States in May of 1978. He was the owner of Joe's Pizza & Pasta Palace for over 40 years and was a member...
Zach Gray
Oct 21, 2019
Franklin – Zachary Clyde "Zach" Gray, 27, passed away October 21, 2019. Zach was a native of Franklin and was a son of the late Barry "Baker" Vincent Gray. He was employed at Birdsong Peanut Company.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother Nancy Hart Gray; his sister Sarah Hart Gray; maternal uncle and aunt Jim...
J. D. Spivey
Oct 15, 2019
Franklin - June Davis Spivey (also known as J. D. or "Deepy") began his new life in heaven on October 15, 2019 at the age of 93.
Born in Windsor, Virginia on September 10, 1926, he lived on the family farm. His parents were Alexander Jackson "Jack" and Junie Mae Davis Spivey. He joined an older brother,...
Cora Lee Parker
Oct 11, 2019
Franklin – Cora Lee Parker, 94, widow of Jasper Wilson "Jack" Parker, passed away October 11, 2019 in Rich Square Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Parker was born in Edenton, NC and was a daughter of the late James Franklin Byrum and Addie Davis Byrum and was also predeceased by five sisters and two brothers. She was a longtime clerk...
Carlton Everette Pope
Oct 8, 2019
Windsor, NC – Carlton Everette Pope, 74, passed away October 8, 2019 in Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton. Born in Severn, NC, and raised in Boykins, VA, he was a son of the late James Pope and Hazel Louise Johnson Pope. Carlton was a 1963 graduate of Southampton High School and was a retired chemical lab technician at Hercules. ...
Jimmy Carr
Oct 7, 2019
Windsor – James Vernon "Jimmy" Carr, Sr., 72, passed away October 7, 2019 in Sentara Obici Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Born in Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late James Lonnie Carr and Nancy Verna Bradshaw Carr and was also predeceased by a brother William Lonnie Carr. Jimmy was a retired Roll Finishing...
Joanne Darden Kelly
Oct 6, 2019
Franklin – JoAnne Darden Kelly, 90, widow of William F. Kelly, passed away October 6, 2019 in her home. Born in South Mills, NC, and reared in Newsoms, VA, and former resident of Nags Head, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Little Darden and India Bartlett Darden. JoAnne was a graduate of St. Mary's School in...
Doug Tucker
Oct 5, 2019
Franklin – Charles Douglas "Doug" Tucker, 75, passed away October 5, 2019 in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Doug was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and was a son of the late Charlie and Alese Bailey Tucker and was also predeceased by a brother James. He was a 1962 graduate of Southampton High School where he was a standout pitcher....
Larry Cortese Umphlett
Oct 3, 2019
Franklin – Larry Cortese Umphlett, 72, passed away October 3, 2019 with his family by his side. Born in Suffolk, he was the son of the late Linwood Cortese Umphlett and Bertha Smith Umphlett. Larry was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a taxidermist for 20 years. He was a manager for Auto Zone and a former...
Marie Beale
Oct 1, 2019
Roanoke – Inez Marie Bryan Beale formerly of Franklin passed away on Tuesday October 1, 2019 at Raleigh Court Health & Rehab in Roanoke, where she had been a resident for the last four years. Mrs. Beale was born in Northampton County, NC to Rosa Belle Bryan and Lokie Latham Bryan, Sr. on May 07, 1921. In addition to...
