Glenda Whitley Helms Sterling
Aug 24, 2019
Franklin – Glenda P. Whitley Helms Sterling, 83, passed away August 24, 2019 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franklin, she was a daughter of the late Julian Piland Whitley, Sr. and Mamie Scott Whitley and was also predeceased by her first husband Durward Wilburn Helms and a brother Nelson Scott "Scottie" Whitley. Glenda was a printing...
Rhea Winslow Reynolds
Aug 23, 2019
Newsoms – Rhea Winslow Reynolds, 81, widow of the late Clyde Reynolds, passed away August 23, 2019 in her home. Born in Ticonderoga, New York, she was a daughter of the late Glen and Hazel Matthews Varmette. Rhea was also predeceased by her first husband, Nathan Frank Winslow, Jr.; a son Nathan Frank "Frankie" Winslow, III; two sisters Linda...
George Edward Vaughan, Sr.
Aug 12, 2019
Franklin – George Edward Vaughan, Sr., 84, passed away August 12, 2019 in Huntsville, AL. He was born July 28, 1935 in Franklin to the late William W. Vaughan Sr. and Alta Hatfield Vaughan. George was also predeceased by four sisters, Margaret Vaughan, Charlotte Foster, Ann Lamm, and Becky Vaughan, and three brothers William W. Vaughan, Jr., Council D....
Susan Rice Coburn
Aug 10, 2019
Franklin – Susan Ellis Rice Coburn, 51, passed away on August 10, 2019 in her home. A native of Boykins, Virginia, she was the daughter of Jerry D. and Joan P. Rice of Boykins. She was predeceased by her husband Wayne N. Coburn, her maternal grandparents John E. and Carroll E. Partridge, and her paternal grandparents James E. and...
Lucy Walker Sneed
Aug 8, 2019
Fredericksburg – Lucy Walker Sneed, 93, passed away August 8, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Maury G. and Pauline Hunter Sneed and was also predeceased by a sister Nancy Sneed Behrendt and two brothers Fontaine Maury Sneed and William Benjamin Sneed. Lucy loved watching Western movies especially those with John Wayne and she loved her teddy...
Doris Gray Branch
Aug 7, 2019
Ivor – Doris Gray Branch, 82, widow of P. Wayne Branch, passed away August 7, 2019. Doris was born in Boykins, a daughter of the late Ashby R. Gray and Mattie Worrell Gray. She was a retired nurse with Southampton Memorial Hospital after 25 years of service. Doris had a great love for gardening and took special pride in...
William Aaron Rayner, Sr.
Aug 6, 2019
Hopewell – William Aaron Rayner, Sr., 90, lost his battle with Dementia on August 6, 2019. Papa was born Aug 4, 1929 in Hopewell, Virginia to the late Rufus Aaron and Julia Koren Rayner. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, A Navy Vet, serving during the Korean Conflict, he had a great admiration for our military and fellow Veterans....
Polly Simpson Edwards
Aug 4, 2019
Franklin – Polly Simpson Edwards, 81, passed away August 4, 2019 in her home. Born in Nansemond County, she was a daughter of the late James and Elsie Darden Simpson and was predeceased by two brothers Leroy and Bill Simpson. Polly was a retired Peanut Inspector for the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Left to cherish her memory...
Daniel Forbes, Jr.
Aug 1, 2019
Courtland, VA – George Daniel Forbes, Jr., Esq., 73, passed away August 1, 2019. Born in Suffolk, VA, he was the only child of the late George Daniel Forbes and Grace Saunders Forbes. In his youth he travelled extensively as his father was in the Air Force. The family settled in Franklin where he graduated from Franklin High School...
Bill Bradshaw
Jul 31, 2019
Carrsville – Ernie William "Bill" Bradshaw, 73, passed away July 31, 2019 in Courtland Heath and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Suffolk and reared in Windsor, he was the only child of the late Jacob Everette and Alice Butler Bradshaw. Bill was a graduate of Windsor High School and Elon College. He loved music and played the guitar.
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Peggy Denton Blythe
Jul 30, 2019
Franklin, VA – Peggy Denton Blythe, 87, affectionately known as "Mema", died Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with family at her side. Born on July 3, 1932 in Nash County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Y. Denton and Eula Hedgepeth Denton Rowe fondly known as "Granny Lucy" and was predeceased by...
Thomas F. Pearson
Jul 29, 2019
Franklin, VA –– Thomas F. Pearson, 73, passed away at home on July 29 with family at his side. Tom was born on December 14, 1945, in Memphis, TN, the son of the late William Martin and Mary Katherine Fleeman Pearson.
The Pearson family moved to Franklin in 1956, where Tom graduated from Franklin High School. In...
Christina Eileen Holt
Jul 26, 2019
Franklin - Christina Eileen Holt (41) of Franklin passed on Friday, July 26. She was the daughter of Robert N. Holt of Franklin and Velma Fowler Allard (Chuck) of Wakefield. She was the younger sister of Tami Holt Cook (Timmy) of Franklin. Chris attended schools in Savannah, Georgia and Franklin. Her favorite activity at Franklin High School was as...
Butch Turner
Jul 24, 2019
Franklin – Ronald Wayne "Butch" Turner, 68, passed away July 24, 2019 in Southampton Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. A life-long resident of Franklin, he was a son of the late James Henry Turner, Jr. and Elizabeth Wade Turner and was also predeceased by his wife Victoria Jenkins "Vickie" Turner. Butch grew up in the...
Margaret Goodrich Doss
Jul 22, 2019
Margaret Goodrich Doss , 95, of Newsoms, VA, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 22, 2019 in Richmond, VA where she had lived for the past six years.
Margaret was born on September 2, 1923 in Surry County, VA to the late John Waverly Goodrich and Mabel Joyner Goodrich. After graduating in 1941...
Edith Poole Whitfield
Jul 20, 2019
Franklin – Edith Poole Whitfield, 85, passed away July 20, 2019 in the East Pavilion. Edith was born in Pine Level, NC and was a daughter of the late Chester Hilirion and Hortense Price Poole. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas E. Whitfield, a sister Irene P. Campbell, two brothers-in law Stanley Campbell and Smith Creech, and two...
Claude Cecil Burgess
Jul 17, 2019
Courtland – Claude Cecil Burgess, 89, passed away July 17, 2019 with his loving family at his side. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 64 years, Jean Hancock Burgess, the love of his life. He was also predeceased by his parents, Walter and Margaret Burgess, and two sisters Effie B. Lee and Elsie Burgess. He is survived...
Clyde Reynolds
Jul 15, 2019
Newsoms – Clyde Reynolds, 82, passed away July 15, 2019 in his home. Born in Jonesville, VA, he was a son of the late Lee Reynolds and Eunice Hensley Reynolds and was also predeceased by two sisters Roxie Perrigon and Ruby Henley, a brother Oscar Reynolds, and a step-son Frankie Winslow. Clyde was an Army Veteran and a retired...
David Junious Fowler, Jr.
Jul 14, 2019
Courtland – David Junious Fowler, Jr., 61, passed away July 14, 2019. Born in Suffolk and a lifelong resident of Southampton County, he was a son of the late David Junious Fowler, Sr. and Alice Hayes Fowler. He was also predeceased by a daughter Carla Fowler, a sister Toni Elaine Fowler, and a brother James Roland Fowler. David was...
Wilma Bishop-Powell
Jul 12, 2019
Unity - Wilma Bishop-Powell, 63, went to be with her Father in heaven on July 12, 2019. Wilma lived her entire life in Unity, Virginia. She was a devoted mother, loving wife, longtime member of Rock Church, and friend to all who knew her. She was a 1974 graduate of Southampton High School and had retired from BB&T after...
