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...
Jim Randall
Sep 30, 2019
Franklin – James Parker "Jim" Randall, 77, went to heaven on September 30, 2019. Born in Binghamton, New York, he was the son of the late James Edgar Randall and Mabel Parker Randall Wilcox and was also predeceased by a sister Patty Bales. Jim was a graduate of the New York State Police Academy and was a retired NY...
Elsie Long Beale
Sep 30, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Elsie Fern Dinsmore Long Beale, 93, of Indianapolis, died September 30, 2019. Elsie was born to Charles Watts Dinsmore and Mary Helen Palestine Redwine Dinsmore in Duffield, Virginia on the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She never forgot her Virginia heritage.
Elsie was a WWII bride and moved to Elnora, Indiana in...
Larry Cribb
Sep 29, 2019
Branchville – William Larry Cribb, 77, passed away Sunday September 29, 2019 at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center. Larry was born in Travelers Rest, SC and was a son of the late Rev. Luther Gerald Cribb, Sr. and Jessie Saunders Cribb and was also predeceased by a brother Luther Gerald Cribb, Jr.
He spent four years (1960-1964)...
Bill Scarboro
Sep 27, 2019
Franklin - Don William "Bill" Scarboro, age 65, peacefully passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019. Bill was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 19, 1953 and was the son of the late Don Scarboro and Audrey Fulcher Scarboro. He grew up in Rocky Mount, NC.
Bill married the love of his life, Rebecca "Becky" Lou...
Edward Allen Hotchkiss
Sep 26, 2019
Franklin, VA – Edward Allen Hotchkiss, 77, passed away September 26, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. Edward was a life-long resident of Southampton County and was the son of the late Robert Janney Hotchkiss and Grace Ellsworth Hotchkiss. He was also predeceased by his wife Millie Bradshaw Hotchkiss. Edward was the former owner of Wood Producers...
Frank Jester
Sep 19, 2019
Franklin, VA – Carl Franklin Jester, Jr., known as "Big Frank" to his friends and family, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019. He was born October 2, 1929 in Suffolk, VA, and was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years Margurette "Peggy" Horton Jester and his brother William Albert Jester.
Frank was reared in Newport...
Theresa Beltrami Henderson
Sep 18, 2019
Franklin – Theresa Beltrami Henderson, 62, passed away September 18, 2019 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Norfolk and raised in Virginia Beach, she was a daughter of the late Ernest "Pops" Beltrami, Sr. and Mary Lavonne Sharkey Beltrami and was also pre-deceased by her son Eric Virgil Henderson. Theresa was a 1975 graduate of Kempsville High School and...
Mike Tawney
Sep 17, 2019
Salisbury, MD – Michael Kermit "Mike" Tawney, 61, passed away September 17, 2019 at Coastal Hospice in Salisbury, MD. He was born in Franklin, VA on April 8, 1958 and raised in Hunterdale. Mike spent most of his adult life in Tappahanock and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He was the son of the late Richard Lewis Tawney...
Ernest Howard Avery
Sep 16, 2019
Franklin – Ernest Howard Avery, 89, passed away September 16, 2019 in his home. Born in Newburyport, MA, he was a son of the late George F. and Mildred Howard Avery and was also predeceased by his wife Virginia Joyce McCullough Avery and a brother George F. Avery, Jr. Ernest was a medic in the US Army and a...
Glenn Morris Lance
Sep 16, 2019
Franklin – Glenn Morris Lance, 51, passed away September 16, 2019 in East Pavilion. He was the son of the late Carl Morris and Phyllis Cooper Lance. Glenn was a 1986 graduate of Franklin High School and an Army Veteran. He was a retired paramedic for Dare County, North Carolina.
Left to cherish his memory are three...
John David Murphy, Jr.
Sep 15, 2019
Franklin – John David Murphy, Jr., 85, passed away September 15, 2019 in his home. A native of Staten Island, NY, he was a son of the late John David Murphy, Sr. and Marion McKeever Murphy and was also predeceased by a brother Thomas J. Murphy. John was a retired Computer Engineer for IBM in New York City. He...
James Harvey Lee, V
Sep 15, 2019
Courtland – James Harvey Lee, V, 20, passed away September 15, 2019. James was born in Franklin and was a 2017 graduate of Southampton Academy and was on the 2016 and 2017 Baseball State Championship teams. He was a 2019 Honor Graduate in the Field Crop Technology School of North Carolina State University. He loved farming especially cotton farming...
Johnny Lee Scott
Sep 13, 2019
Franklin – Johnny Lee Scott, 80, went home to be with the Lord September 13, 2019 with his family at his bedside. He was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and a son of the late Johnnie Napoleon Scott and Leafy Marian Hatfield Scott.
He was a graduate of Franklin High School and a member of Black...
Sherman Lee Joyner, Sr.
Sep 10, 2019
Courtland – Sherman Lee Joyner, Sr., 88, passed away September 10, 2019 in Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg. Born in Southampton County, he was a son of the late William "Billy" Joyner and Essie Blythe Joyner and was also predeceased by his brother James William Joyner and sister-in-law Iola "Dick" Joyner. Sherman was retired from Suburban Propane and...
Johnny Mulder, Sr.
Sep 7, 2019
Courtland – Jonathan Lewis "Johnny" Mulder, Sr., 51, passed away September 7, 2019 in Emporia. Born in Franklin, he was a son of Robert Odell Mulder and the late Barbara Canipe Bradshaw. Johnny was also predeceased by two brothers Robert Michael Mulder and Timothy Michael Mulder. He was a general contractor, and a member of Free Riders Motorcycle Club,...
Wayne Dean
Sep 4, 2019
Newsoms – Albert Wayne Dean, 54, passed away September 4, 2019 in VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Suffolk and reared in Southampton County, he was the son of Judith Vick Dean and the late Albert Butler and was also predeceased by his father-in-law Robert Henry Dundlow. Wayne was a painter and enjoyed video games, model cars, fishing,...
