Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families
Betty Mason Horne
Jul 12, 2019
Zuni – Betty Mason Horne, 80, widow of John Richard "Buster" Horne, Sr., passed away July 12, 2019 in Consulate Health Care of Windsor. Mrs. Horne, a former resident of the Peninsula, was born in Hampton and was a 1957 graduate of Poquoson High School. She was a daughter of the late Eugene Gilbert and Earline Insley Mason. Mrs....
Stephen Thomas Rainey
Jul 10, 2019
Franklin – Stephen Thomas Rainey, 65 passed away July 10, 2019 at his home in Franklin. Steve was the son of the late Junious Rainey and Myrtle Rainey. Left to cherish his memory is his son Justin Rainey, two grandchildren (Ashton, Breana), his sister Cindy Thomason (Henry), niece (Shelly Thomason), nephew (Beau Thomason) and his ex-wife and friend DD...
Robert Lee Savage, Jr.
Jul 10, 2019
Gates, NC – Robert Lee "Bobby" Savage, Jr., 77, passed away July 10, 2019 in his home. A native of Gates, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Savage, Sr. and Sally Mary Draper Savage and is also predeceased by a sister Jeanne Carter Elder. Bobby was an Army Veteran during the Vietnam Era and retired...
William Elliott Moseman
Jul 9, 2019
Courtland – William Elliott "Moose" Moseman, 75, passed away July 9, 2019 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after a four year battle with cancer. Mr. Moseman was a native of Athens, GA and was a son of the late William Henry and Frances Lovern Moseman. He was a retired salesman with Chevron and a member of Black Creek Baptist...
Mary Addie Flowers
Jul 7, 2019
Franklin - Mary Addie Taylor Flowers died peacefully on July 7, 2019. Until the end, she enjoyed the company of loved ones with a spirit of optimism and positive thought. Mary Addie was born in Boykins, Virginia June 26, 1931 to Henry and Mary Elba Council Taylor. She was predeceased by her husband, Jerry Bruce Flowers, Jr.
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Darla Rae Arendell
Jun 23, 2019
Zuni – Darla Rae Arendell, 64, passed away Sunday June 23, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family. Darla was the daughter of the late Stanley C. Wood and Maude Agnes Neil Wood and was also predeceased by a son Raymond Arendell.
Darla was a US Navy Veteran and a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church....
Richard Carroll Edwards
Jun 20, 2019
Sedley – Richard Carroll Edwards, 79, passed away June 20, 2019. Born in Franklin and a former resident of Chester, he was the son of the late Willie Richard Edwards and Doris Holcombe Edwards. Richard was a 1957 graduate of Franklin High School, a US Army Veteran and was a retired Machinist with DuPont in Richmond after 31 years...
Robert Burwell Marshall
Jun 18, 2019
Courtland – Robert Burwell "Bob" Marshall, 56, passed away June 18, 2019 in his home. Born in Lynchburg, he was predeceased by his father Richard Melvin Marshall, III and a brother John Marshall. Bob was a graduate of Liberty University and an Assistant Store Manager at Lowe's in Franklin. He attended Kingdom Life Church.
Left to cherish...
Margaret Christine Whitehead
Jun 17, 2019
Emporia – Margaret Christine "Chris" Stalls Whitehead, 80, died June 17, 2019 in her home. Born in Pitt County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Daniel David Stalls and Bertha Scott Stalls and was also predeceased by her husband Charles Harley "Charlie" Whitehead; her first husband Richard Reynolds; two sisters Hazel Alvez-Reid and Marie Hefferman; and six...
David Errol Rideout
Jun 15, 2019
Franklin – David Errol Rideout, 78, passed away June 15, 2019 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franklin, he was the son of the late Daniel T. Rideout and Veronka Allen Rideout. David was also predeceased by his wife Barbara Chase Rideout and his brother Donald Rideout. David proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and...
Mary Cabell Bridges
Jun 10, 2019
Franklin – Mary Cabell Bridges, 94, widow of Hubert Bridges, Sr., passed away at The Village at Woods Edge on June 10, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Powhatan Algernon and Gertrude Elizabeth Meyerhoffer Cabell. Mary was also predeceased by her brother, R. Baird Cabell, her stepson, Hubert Bridges, Jr., and five half siblings.
Mary...
Rae Hargrave Frankfort
Jun 10, 2019
Franklin – Rae Hargrave Frankfort, 97, passed away June 10, 2019 in her home. She was born in Dendron to the late Bernard V. Hargrave and Lillian Slade Hargrave and was predeceased by her husband of 76 years, Philip Ellis Frankfort; a daughter Courtney F. Bowyer; a granddaughter Hunter Leslie Frankfort; and two sisters, Alma Schiller and Margaret Worrell. ...
Tony Grant Cutchin
Jun 10, 2019
Windsor – Tony Grant Cutchin, 62, passed away June 10, 2019 in his home. He was born in Franklin to the late James Lawless Cutchin and Martha Joyner Cutchin and was predeceased by a brother-in-law Rufus Duck. Tony was a lead man for American GFM in Chesapeake.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 41...
John Robert Glover, Jr.
Jun 9, 2019
Newsoms – John Robert "Johnny" Glover, Jr., 79, passed away June 9, 2019 in his home. A native of Southampton County, he was the son of the late John Robert Glover, Sr. and Lillie Lou Brock Glover and was also predeceased by his first wife Rita Vick Glover, his second wife Gracie Bell Pope Glover, two sisters Sallie Kirk...
Edward O. Tuck, Sr.
Jun 4, 2019
Franklin – Edward O. Tuck, Sr., 86, died June 4, 2019. A native of Greensville County, he was the son of the late Ollie Fielding Tuck and Eva Pittard Tuck. Mr. Tuck was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Marie R. Tuck, and siblings, Linda Bradley, Jerry Mulligan, Ann Holt, Herbert, Ala, Austin, Carrell and Eugene...
Franklin Beale Young, Jr.
Jun 2, 2019
Courtland – Franklin Beale "Frank" Young, Jr., 70, drove his rig to heaven from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on June 2, 2019 where the highways are open and there are no tickets. He was born in Franklin, a son of the late Franklin Beale and Irene Edwards Young. He was a graduate of Southampton High School and a Navy...
Alice Trula Creager Beale
Jun 1, 2019
Courtland - Alice Trula Creager Beale passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 1, 2019, in her hometown of Franklin, VA. Alice was born on June 22, 1929 in Bluefield, WVA to William Alcoke and Janie Thompson Creager. She grew up in NorthFork, WVA and graduated from NorthFork High School in 1947. She began her college career at...
Randy Munford
May 30, 2019
Zuni – Norman Randolph "Randy" Munford, 74, passed away May 30, 2019 in Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a son of the late Alvan Joel Munford and Virginia Lowe Munford and was also predeceased by a brother Alvan Eugene Munford and a nephew Donnie Munford. He helped on the farm in his younger years and loved John...
Jayke Tomlin Fisk
May 29, 2019
Franklin – Jayke Tomlin Fisk, 24, passed away May 29, 2019. He was born in Suffolk and was a 2013 graduate of Windsor High School. Jayke was a landscaper for Custom Landscape and Design that was owned by his close friend Bennett Twiford. He was extremely passionate about nature and wildlife and preserving the environment. Jayke enjoyed fishing, canoeing,...
Savitaben Natubhai Patel
May 29, 2019
Franklin – Savitaben Natubhai Patel, 85, passed away May 29, 2019 in Southamtpon Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Rambhai Patel and Kashiben Mahiji Patel and was also predeceased by her husband Natubhai Patel, two brothers, Raojibhai Patel and Ramanbhai Patel, and a sister-in-law.
Left to cherish her memory are a four sons, Kamleshkumar...

