Obituaries

Apr 22, 2019

Franklin – Horace Wesley Blythe, 72, passed away April 22, 2019.  A life-long resident of Southampton County, he was a son of the late Stafford Emmett Blythe and Myrtle Lee Overby Blythe and was also pre-deceased by a sister Brenda Hand and a brother Burt Blythe.  Horace was a retired auger operator for Dominion Energy and was a site...

Apr 22, 2019

Midlothian – Gladys Catherine Daughtrey Atkins, 88, passed away April 22, 2019 in Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.  Born in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Edwin P. Daughtrey, Sr. and Sadie Holland Daughtrey.  Gladys was also pre-deceased by her husband William Archer "Bill" Atkins, Sr.; three sisters Faye Turner, Nell Story, Ann O'Brien; three brothers...

Apr 17, 2019

Sedley – Judie Olivia Rose McNamara, 86, passed away April 17, 2019, in her home. Born in Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Robert Roy Rose and Julia Bryan Rose and was predeceased by her husband of 65 years John James McNamara and a son James Patrick McNamara.  Judie enjoyed crocheting.

Left to cherish her...

Apr 16, 2019

Franklin – Billy Vernon Hayes, 86, passed away April 16, 2019, in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Suffolk, he was the son of the late George Hayes and Annie Marie Holland Hayes and was also predeceased by his wife Aleene Castellow Hayes and a son-in-law Jack Knapp.  Billy was a US Navy Veteran and served during the Korean War. ...

Apr 14, 2019

Courtland – Barry Vaughn Pavlina, 72, passed away April 14, 2019, in his home with his wife and grandson by his side. Born in Triadelphia, WV, he was a son of the late Louis Ladislav Pavlina and Esther Irene Lydick Pavlina.  He is also predeceased by a step-son John Alan Glasgow.  Barry was a graduate of West Virginia University...

Apr 13, 2019

Franklin - Helen Jeannette Beadles Hodges, who devoted her life to family and faith, died on April 13, two days after her 89 th birthday.  She was born in Richmond VA and spent the early years of her life in the Varina area.  She was a resident of The Village at Woods Edge in Franklin VA and then the...

Apr 12, 2019

Franklin – Sarah Fowler Long, 74, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Consulate Health Care of Windsor.  A native of Franklin she was a daughter of the late Johnie and Virginia Worrell Fowler and was also predeceased by her husband of 50 years Robert James "Jimmy" Long and a brother Johnny Fowler.

Mrs. Long was a...

Apr 11, 2019

FRANKLIN — Hubert Bridges Jr., 78, passed away after a long illness on April 11, 2019.  Born in Southampton County and a longtime resident of Franklin, he was a son of the late Hubert Bridges and Ambra Crumpler Bridges, and was predeceased by Gordon Wilson and Mary Scott Bridges, who raised Hubert at birth, who he called Uncle Gordon...

Apr 7, 2019

Courtland – Elwood Dennison "Woody" Flythe, 91, passed away April 7, 2019.  Born in Hampton, he was the son of the late Russell Seth and Sarah Margaret Barham Flythe and was also pre-deceased by a brother Russell Flythe and a daughter-in-law Amy Flythe.  He was a graduate of Warwick High School, Newport News Apprentice School, and a World War...

Apr 5, 2019

Franklin – Irene Callahan Griffin, 84, passed away April 5, 2019 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born in Boston, MA, she was a daughter of the late William Callahan, Sr. and Alice MacQuire Callahan.  Irene was the widow of Arnold Benjamin Griffin and also predeceased by her brother William Callahan, Jr. and two sisters-in-law Geraldine Guinn and Joan Callahan.  She...

Mar 30, 2019

Courtland - Ina Virginia Ridley Pittman died peacefully on March 30, 2019 at the age of 81. A native of Courtland, Virginia, she was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, John(Jack) Powell Pittman; her parents Ina Burks Ridley and Churchill Gibson Ridley; and sister, Gwendolyn Ridley Gillette.

Ina Gee was a graduate of Courtland High School,...

Mar 28, 2019

Courtland – Emily Elizabeth Mobley, 87, passed away peacefully March 28, 2019 in her home.  Raised in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Benjamin and Ema Ross Tyer.  Emily was the widow of William Matthew Mobley and also predeceased by two sons Johnnie J. Mobley and Clifton R. Mobley.  She was a Baptist.

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Mar 26, 2019

Courtland - Katherine "Kitty" Kirkland Futrell, 95, passed away peacefully at her home March 26, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on June 7, 1923, in Southampton County, Virginia, the second child and only daughter of the late Robert E. and Pauline Fuller Kirkland.

Kitty was predeceased by her loving husband of 75 years,...

Mar 25, 2019

Gates, NC – Angela Gray Boswood, 65, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, in her home after a brief battle with cancer.  Born in Luray,VA, to Wesley F. and Glenda A. Gray, her love of the mountains never left her and now she will return.  The love of family, friends, and the grace of God made a wonderful...

Mar 24, 2019

Franklin – Mrs. Margaree Ford was born Margaree King to Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Lealer King (both preceded her in death), in Steel Missouri on June 25, 1924.

Mrs. Margaree Ford confessed Jesus Christ at an early age at Peter's Rock Missionary Baptist Church in Cleveland, Mississippi.  She also resided in many states in her lifetime (Arkansas,...

Mar 23, 2019

Franklin – Jo Ferguson Jarratt, 63, passed away March 23, 2019 in the East Pavilion. Jo was a 1976 graduate of Southampton High School and a 1978 graduate of the Southampton Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was a retired nurse at the East Pavilion. Jo was predeceased by her father Woodrow Ferguson, her former husband Tony Jarratt and...

Mar 22, 2019

Franklin - Mrs. Nina Bell Daniels Steinbach peacefully passed away at home on 22 March 2019 after a long and fruitful life.  Born 11 November 1919 in Stonewall, North Carolina to Francis Marion & Iris Mattie Daniels, Nina was the youngest of seven children.  After completing primary school at age 17, Nina attended and graduated from cosmetology school in...

Mar 20, 2019

Ivor – Carolyn Wade Drewry, 79, died March 20, 2019.  She was born May 29, 1939, to Herman Wade and Lizzie Slade Wade, and was married February 15, 1958, to E. Oscar Drewry, all three of whom predeceased her.

Mrs. Drewry was a native and lifelong resident of Southampton County, where she resided in the Berlin farming...

Mar 19, 2019

Courtland – James Stuart Green, 74, long time building contractor, passed away peacefully March 19, 2019 in his home.  Born in Chase City, he was a son of the late Romie Edley and Lena Cash Green.  James was the owner of James S. Green Contractor, Inc. and Southampton Self Storage.  He was a former Virginia National Guardsman (1965-1971) and...

Mar 19, 2019

Courtland – Jesse William "Bill" Vick, 83, of Courtland, completed his journey through this life on March 19, 2019.  He passed away peacefully at home with family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer.  Bill was born on February 1, 1936 in Conway, North Carolina.  He was raised by his late grandmother, Lula Rebecca Vick, Aunt and...