Catherine Gray Parker
Jan 13, 2019
Franklin – Catherine Gray Parker, 81, passed away January 13, 2019 in her home after a long illness with her family at her bedside. Catherine was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Elvin T. Gray and Gracie Britt Gray Story and was also predeceased by a sister Brenda Gray Francis. She was a...
William Bryan Olson
Jan 9, 2019
Franklin – Dr. William Bryan "Bill" Olson passed away peacefully in his home on January 9, 2019, at the age of 71 from long standing heart disease. Bill was born in Grand Rapids, MI, the son of the late John Robert Olson, MD and Harriet Newell Olson. He was the brother of and prior medical practice partner of the...
Bob Baum
Jan 4, 2019
Franklin – Robert Leroy "Bob" Baum, 73, passed away January 4, 2019. Bob was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Byram Baum and Olive McCullough Baum. He was an Army Veteran during Vietnam. Bob was a graduate of West Liberty State College and the American Bible College and held a Doctorate of Divinity and Theology Degree and...
Joe Billy Lankford
Jan 3, 2019
Carrsville – Joseph William "Joe Billy" Lankford, 75, passed away January 3, 2019, in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Joe Billy was a native of Isle of Wight County and was a son of the late Bernard and Lillian Duck Lankford. He was predeceased by his first wife Minnie Darden Lankford and two brothers Robert Earl Lankford...
Lynn Hawkins
Jan 1, 2019
Carrsville – Wanda Lynn Hawkins, 53, went to be with the Lord January 1, 2019 with family and friends at her bedside. Lynn was born in Franklin and was predeceased by her father Robert Earl Lankford. She was a home health nurse for Comfort Keepers and was the owner of a home cleaning company.   Lynn, a tomboy as a...
Linda Gail Shifflett
Dec 31, 2018
Newsoms – Linda Gail Shifflett, 65, passed away December 31, 2018 in her home surrounded by her family after a long illness. Linda was a native of Ohio and was a retired deputy clerk for the City of Suffolk. She was a member of Newsoms Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years Charles Edward Shifflett;...
Dillon Stanford Joyner
Dec 31, 2018
Franklin–Dillon Stanford Joyner, 26, went to be with the Lord, December 31, 2018. Dillon was a native of Franklin and was a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. As a child, Dillon was a member of the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and played baseball for Sedley, Newsoms, and Hunterdale in the Southampton-Sussex Baseball League. Dillon loved baseball, Nascar, the...
Catherine Porter Pope
Dec 30, 2018
Conway, NC – Catherine Porter Pope, 84, passed away December 30, 2018. Catherine was born in Newsoms, VA to the late Amos and Lily Vick Porter and was also predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Paul Thomas Pope, Sr., a sister Mattie Fuller, and two brothers Buck and Roy Porter. She was a 1954 graduate of Newsoms High...
Tony Ronald Hammonds
Dec 23, 2018
Newsoms – Tony Ronald Hammonds, 53, passed away December 23, 2018. Born August 7, 1965, in Germany, Tony is survived by his wife Jendy Dollar Hammonds; one daughter Theressa Hammonds Ambrose (Clayton); parents Tony Dane Hammonds and Joanna Kuttelwascher Hammonds; one brother Tommy Hammonds (Glory); one grandchild Ashton Howard; and several nieces and nephews.
Tony was a...
Shelton Foy Modlin
Dec 19, 2018
Franklin – Shelton Foy Modlin, 79, passed away December 19, 2018 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Mr. Modlin was a native of Harrellsville, NC and was the son of the late Clarence Elmer Modlin and Lula Caroline "Carrie" Hughson Modlin. He was also predeceased by two sisters Thelma M. Ewell and Carrie O'Dell Mitchell.
Shelton was a graduate...
William John Mitchell
Dec 19, 2018
Franklin – William John Mitchell, 75, passed away December 19, 2018 at Retreat Doctors Hospital in Richmond. Mr. Mitchell was born in New York and was a son of the late William and Mary Koch Mitchell.
He was a retired truck driver and was a site attendant at the Flaggy Run and Joyner's Bridge dump sites in...
Virginia Wade Roughton
Dec 14, 2018
Franklin – Virginia Wade Roughton, 84, widow of Clarence Earl Roughton, passed away December 14, 2018 in Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. She was born in Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Leonard Lysanda Wade and Virgie Bradshaw Wade.  She was predeceased by a sister Eunice Sorrell and a brother Junious Wade. Virginia was a member...
Lloyd Allen Applewhite
Dec 14, 2018
Courtland - Lloyd Allen Applewhite, 95, passed away on December 14, 2018, at Courtland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Courtland, Virginia. He was predeceased by his wife of sixty-five years, Lillia Johnson ("Doodle"). Mr. Applewhite was born and raised on the family's century farm, Applewhite Acres, on Indian Woods Trail, Courtland, Virginia. He was the seventh child born to...
"Polly" Mary Paula Cook
Dec 14, 2018
Franklin – Mary Paula "Polly" Cook, 84, widow of Johnny Ford Cook, Jr., passed away December 14, 2018, peacefully in her home with her family by her side . She was born in Enfield, NC, a daughter of the late Paul Condrey and Hazel Caddell Condrey and was also predeceased by her son John Paul Cook, a sister Betty...
Charles Irvin Bulls
Dec 14, 2018
Franklin – Charles Irvin Bulls, 87, widower of Doris Perkins Bulls, passed away December 14, 2018 in Lake Prince Woods in Suffolk. He was born in Southampton County, a son of the late Charlie Watkins Bulls and Pauline Powell Bulls and was predeceased by his great grandson, Travis Allen "T.J." Mahony, Jr., and brothers-in law Lee Tolliver and Ray...
Betty Luck Lambert
Dec 10, 2018
Richmond - Mrs. Betty Ruth Luck Lambert, age 87, passed away peacefully December 10 th , 2018. She was predeceased by her parents Wilson O. Luck and Ruth Daniel Luck, brother George William "Bill" Luck and her beloved husband, Robert L. Lambert Sr. She is survived by her children, Kathryn "Kay" L. King (Dennis) and Robert "Bob" L. Lambert...
Ora Estelle Dundalow
Dec 10, 2018
Franklin – Ora Estelle "Sissy" Dundalow, 81, widow of Joseph Grant "Pete" Dundalow Sr., passed away December 10, 2018 in her home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Enos and Lillie Denson. Sissy was predeceased by a son Randy, brother Jack Denson, and two sisters Nancy Denson and Gloria Bulls.
Left to...
Virginia Green Bryant
Dec 10, 2018
Courtland – Virginia Green Bryant, 86, widow of Felix "Truman" Bryant, passed away December 10, 2018 in her home. She was born March 13, 1932, in Halifax NC to the late William David Green and Ruth Clemons Green.
Survivors include one daughter Shirley H. Cutchins and husband Wayne; one sister Marjorie Marie Holleman; one brother Michael Wayne...
Brenda Bradshaw Daughtrey
Dec 9, 2018
Franklin- Brenda Catherine Bradshaw Daughtrey passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of December 9 th, 2018. Brenda was born July 17, 1940 in Franklin to the late William Mills Bradshaw, Jr., and Armorel Bradshaw Johnson. Brenda graduated from Franklin High School, attended Meredith College, and graduated from Chowan College.
She was a lifelong member of...
Ruth Vaughan Harrell Phelps
Dec 9, 2018
Franklin – Ruth Vaughan Harrell "Granny" Phelps, 92, went to be with the Lord December 9, 2018 with her family by her side. Mrs. Phelps was a native of Rich Square , NC and was a daughter of the late Oliver and Pennie Shoulars Harrell. She was also predeceased by her husband Chelsie James "CJ" Phelps, Jr. and a...
