Obituaries

Dec 8, 2018

Franklin – Juanita Hill Cotton, 93, widow of Allen Francis "Pat" Cotton went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2018. Mrs. Cotton was a native of Hertford Co. NC and was a daughter of the late Luther J. and Maude Harper Hill and was also predeceased by a son, Ed P. Cotton, and a sister, Delores H....

Dec 3, 2018

Virginia Beach - William "Bill" Thomas Smith passed away peacefully at Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach on December 3, 2018.  He was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, born on October 3, 1945.  He was the son of the late Vernon Jefferson Smith and Martha Beale Netto.  Bill is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Rodney Bowles,...

Dec 3, 2018

Franklin - Edgar Franklin Parker, 81, passed away December 3, 2018.  Edgar was born in Suffolk and was a native of Conway, NC and attended Conway High School and Chowan College.  He was a son of the late Roy Earl Parker and Winifred Davis Parker Vick.  He had retired as a manager of the Customer Technical Service team with...

Dec 2, 2018

Franklin- Martha Taylor Griffith, 85, passed away December 2, 2018 in Gates County, NC. Mrs. Griffith was a native of Northampton County, NC, and was the daughter of the late John Lewis and Gertrude Davis Taylor. She was also predeceased by her husband James B. Griffith, a grandson Michael Andrew Griffith, a brother Lewis Fleetwood Taylor, two sisters Ida...

Nov 29, 2018

Courtland – Barbara Anne Pittman, 81, widow of William Thomas "Tommy" Pittman, Jr., passed away November 29, 2018.  Born in Neptune, New Jersey, Barbara was the daughter of the late Leon Russell Layton and Anne Loper Layton and was also predeceased by a step-son Hugh G. Pittman.  She was a member of Courtland United Methodist Church.

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Nov 28, 2018

Franklin – Mary Lavonne Sharkey Beltrami, 82, widow of Ernest "Pops" Beltrami, Sr., passed away peacefully November 28, 2018 in her home. Mary was the daughter of the late Wilford Sharkey and Winona Carr Sharkey and was also predeceased by three grandchildren Jack and Jeffrey Crabtree and Eric Henderson and a son–in-law Bruce R. Jones.  Mary worked in her...

Nov 27, 2018

Franklin – Linda Jones King, 70, passed away November 27, 2018.  Linda was a native of Wytheville, VA and was a former resident of Roanoke.  She was a daughter of the late David M. and Lena Kincer Jones and was also predeceased by three brothers David, Charlie, and Doug Jones of Wytheville.  Linda was a former realtor for Stover...

Nov 25, 2018

Glen Allen - Walter Aurelius Brantley, age 40, of Glen Allen, Virginia, passed away on November 25, 2018.  He was the son of Betsy Porter Brantley and the late Dr. Aurelius Walter Brantley, both of Franklin, Virginia.  He was the grandson of the late Rose Pulley and Luther Ashby Brantley of Ivor, Virginia, and the late Mary Alice Young...

Nov 24, 2018

Franklin – Pearl Modlin Juel, 94, passed away November 24, 2018. Pearl was a native of Southampton County and was a former resident of Virginia Beach. She was a daughter of the late Pearley and Minnie Taylor Modlin and was also predeceased by her husband Bennie A. Juel, two sons, Christian and Bennie Juel, Jr., five sisters, Elizabeth M....

Nov 21, 2018

Newsoms - Andrea Britt Bryant, 66, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2018 at home with family by her side.  She was known by her nickname "Diddle" which she got the name from her favorite nursery rhymes, Hey Diddle Diddle & Diddle Dumpling.  She leaves behind the love of her life and best friend Raymond Davis Bryant Jr. "Bubba";...

Nov 20, 2018

Ivor – Lucille Jean Hollister Hargrove, 87, passed away November 20, 2018 in her home.  Born in Kearsarge, PA to the late Marion Hollister and Ruby Hunter Hollister Applegate, Mrs. Hargrove is also predeceased by an infant sister Ruby Mae Hollister.

Survivors include one daughter Tina Marie Walkup (Robert), five sons Kenneth Clyde Hargrove, Michael Calvin Hargrove,...

Nov 20, 2018

Suffolk – Richard Henry Buhls, Jr, 71, passed away November 20, 2018 in his home.  He was a son of the late Richard Henry Bulls, Sr. and Ellen Babb Bulls.   Richard was a retired Produce Manager for Be-Lo after 30 years, a member of Community Hunt Club in Carrsville, and member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.

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Nov 16, 2018

Franklin – Irvin Miles Porter, 92, was called home by his Lord and Savior as he passed away peacefully Friday, November 16, 2018 after a short hospitalization and brief stay at East Pavilion. Mr. Porter was a native of Southampton County and a resident of Franklin for 70 years. He was a son of the late Fenton A. Porter...

Nov 15, 2018

Courtland – Gladys Davis Williams, 95, passed away on November 15, 2018.  Born in Franklin to the late Paul Blake Davis and Gladys Howell Davis, she is predeceased by her husband Stanley Dale Williams, two sisters Josephine D. Barrett and Marjorie D. Whitehead, and a brother Paul Beamon Davis, Sr.  Gladys was a graduate of Courtland High School, a...

Nov 8, 2018

Franklin – Montese (Monty) Lockley Phillips, 88, peacefully left this world November 8, 2018, at her home in Alpharetta, GA. This dearly loved mother, grandmother, friend, and business woman was predeceased by her beloved husband, Andrew Phillips. She is survived by two sons, Philip Phillips and wife, Patti, Chris Phillips and wife, Karyn, and daughter, MaryAnna Phillips. Also left...

Nov 6, 2018

Suffolk – Floyd Randolph "Randy" Holland, 60, passed away November 6, 2018 in his home.   Randy was born in Franklin to the late Floyd Nathan Holland and Helen H. Holland.  He was a 1976 graduate of Forest Glen High School and a retired truck driver.

Left to cherish his memory are his sister LaGena H. Moore (Tom)...

Nov 3, 2018

Windsor – Joseph Mayton Branch, Jr. 64, passed away November 3, 2018 in his residence. Mr. Branch was a retired welder and attended New Branch Community Church. He was predeceased by his parents Joseph M. Branch and Betty C. Runyon.

Left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Amy Lynn Branch (Billy) of Carrollton and Karen Branch...

Oct 30, 2018

Courtland – Derek Brown Foster, 36, passed away October 30, 2018.  He was a son of the late Anita Vaughan Foster and was also predeceased by maternal grandfather Richard Lee Vaughan and paternal grandmother Clara Ann Foster.   Derek was born in Franklin and was a 2000 graduate of Southampton High School.

Left to cherish his memory is...

Oct 30, 2018

Courtland – John Powell "Jack" Pittman died peacefully on October 30, 2018 at the age of 83.  A native of Capron, Virginia, he was predeceased by his parents, Gladys Marks Pittman and Virginius Sebrell Pittman; and his brothers Virginius S. Pittman, Jr. of Franklin and Robert E. Pittman of Snellville, GA.

Mr. Pittman was a graduate of...

Oct 29, 2018

Franklin - Helen Lee Rose Howell, age 100 of Franklin, left her earthly home on October 29, 2018.   She is survived by her sons William H. Howell III (Jackie) of Franklin, John F. Howell (Wendy) of Honolulu, Hawaii, and daughter, Janet R. Howell of Mechanicsville; four grandchildren, Stewart Howell (Jackie), Susan H. Suiter (the late Ghi Suiter), Michael Howell...