Obituaries

Nov 19, 2019

Franklin – Lisa Brock Drake, 55, passed away November 19, 2019 in Sentara Obici Hospital.  Born in Suffolk, she was a daughter of the late Peter Bobby and Carolyn Smith Brock and was also predeceased by her son William Edward "Little Billy" Drake, Jr. and a sister Grace B. Allen.  Lisa loved spending time with her grandkids.

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Nov 16, 2019

Franklin – Joseph "Joe" Wallace Goodson, 78, passed away November 16, 2019 at Sentara Obici Hospital. Joe was born in Golden, Texas and was a Navy Veteran during the Vietnam era. He was the son of the late Samuel Albert and Clarssie Lockridge Goodson.  He was predeceased by his loving wife of nearly fifty years Tena Arrington Goodson.

Nov 14, 2019

Franklin – Mitchell Powell "Mickey" Gray, 84, passed away November 14, 2019 in Nansemond Point Rehabilitation and Health Center.  He was a native of Franklin and a son of the late Vernie Ashby and Bessie Powell Gray and was also predeceased by a brother Vernie A. Gray, Jr.  Mickey was a graduate of Franklin High School and Chowan College. ...

Nov 13, 2019

Franklin – Malita Rawls  "Lee Lee" Askew, 99, widow of William Herbert Askew, passed away November 13, 2019 in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center.  She was the daughter of the late Spurgeon and Lavinia Barrett Rawls and also predeceased by a brother Charles Rawls.  Malita was a retired administrative secretary for Union Camp Corporation and a member of Gates...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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. ...

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...