Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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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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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.  ...

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...

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...

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...

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...