Obituaries

Oct 28, 2018

Franklin - Edward Francis Hudson of Franklin, VA, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2018, with his family at his side.  He had a wonderful and loving 94 years as a son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a good friend to all he crossed paths with in his life.

Edward was a son of the late Malachi...

Oct 27, 2018

Burke, VA – Dorothya Jean Thomas Canady, 90, widow of Col. Thomas Howard Canady, Jr., US Air Force Ret., and a Franklin native, passed away October 27, 2018 in her home.  She was born in Marietta, TX to the late Arthur Serena Thomas and Amy Dale Thomas and was also predeceased by a daughter Kendall Kay Canady and three...

Oct 27, 2018

Franklin – Pearl Drewry Darden, 89, widow of Harvey Darden, Sr., passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 with her family by her side.  Born in Sedley, she was a daughter of the late Clinton McKinley Drewry, Sr and Harriet Joyner Drewry.  Pearl was also predeceased by two sisters Mary D. Lankford and Lois D. Edwards and a brother C....

Oct 25, 2018

Franklin – Madison "Wayne" Rose, 77, received his crown of glory and went to be with his Lord on October 25, 2018.  He fought a courageous battle with bladder cancer for three years.  Wayne was a gentle spirit, full of honesty, love, and grace.  He never met a stranger and everyone was his friend.  No matter your status in...

Oct 24, 2018

Suffolk – James Craig Holland, 56, passed away October 24, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. Craig was born in Franklin and was a 1980 graduate of Forest Glen High School. He was brought up in the South Quay Baptist Church and was a chemical operator with Solenis.

Left to cherish his memory is his...

Oct 22, 2018

Sedley – Joyce Dundalow Johnson, 85, widow of James Marshall "Jimmy" Johnson, passed away October 22, 2018 in her home.  Mrs. Johnson was a native of Southampton County and was a retired nurse.  She was a member of Ivor United Methodist Church.

Left to cherish her memory are a son John N. Johnson (Robin)  and two grandchildren...

Oct 18, 2018

Capron – Mary Elizabeth Vick Bryant, 85, widow of Willie Thomas  "WT" Bryant, passed away October 18, 2018.  Mary Elizabeth was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late William Henry Vick and Lottie Mae Francis Vick and was predeceased by a brother Franklin Vick, two sisters Juanita Vick and Thelma Hill, and a son-in-law...

Oct 18, 2018

Suffolk – Florence Odell Holt Darden, 86, widow of Willie Darden, passed away October 18, 2018 in her home.  Florence was a native of Southampton County and was the daughter of the late Anthony Holt and Rosa Wilkins Holt and was predeceased by her siblings Horace, Cephus, Buddy, Virginia, and Dot.  She was a retired seamstress for Narricot Industries....

Oct 17, 2018

Carrsville – Ruth Powell Saunders, 78, widow of L. W. (Billy) Saunders, Jr. passed away October 17, 2018 in her home.  Ruth was raised on Oak Grove Farm in Ivor, Virginia and was the daughter of the late G.C. and Christelle P. Powell.  Ruth was a homemaker and one of the founding members of the Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department...

Oct 16, 2018

Franklin - Joann Higle Keller, 86, widow of Harold Clark Keller passed away October 16, 2018 in Lake Prince Woods. Mrs. Keller was a native of Detroit, MI and was a daughter of the late Stephen and Margaret Kretler Higle and was predeceased by three brothers, Robert, Edward and Charles Higle. Mrs. Keller was a graduate of Old Dominion...

Oct 15, 2018

Newport News– Wayne Clay Harrison, 65 passed away October 15, 2018.  A native of Franklin , he was the son of the late Fenton Wallace Harrison and Margaret Beale Harrison.  Rev. Harrison served in numerous churches over the past 28 years.  He met his wife while attending Averett University in 1972 and they married on July 7, 1979 in...

Oct 15, 2018

Drewryville – Ellis Poe Cobb, 87, passed away October 15, 2018.  He was a son of the late Albert Ellis Cobb and Vergie Grizzard Cobb and predeceased by a brother Paul A. Cobb and a brother-in-law Emory Hedgepeth.  Ellis was a graduate of Drewryville High School and served in the Air Force.  He was a lifelong farmer, a Charter...

Oct 14, 2018

Sedley – Jessie Mae Lowe Cobb, 87, widow of Herman W. Cobb, passed away October 14, 2018 in The Village at Woods Edge.  She was a daughter of the late William Drew Lowe and Maggie Odell Ballard Lowe and was predeceased by three sisters Dorothy Turner, Helen Duck, and Mabel Lowe; and two brothers William Ballard Lowe and Stanley...

Oct 1, 2018

Franklin – Robert James "Jimmy" Long, 72, passed away peacefully in his home on October 1, 2018.  He had fought a long hard battle with cancer until he was called home.  Jimmy was born May, 15, 1946, in High Point, NC, to the late Albert Leon Long and Lucille Irwin Long.  He was raised in Franklin by his maternal...

Sep 30, 2018

Carrsville – Michael Shelby Chapman, 68, passed away September 30, 2018.  He was the son of the late Albert Shelby Chapman and Colleen Estelle McDonald Chapman and predeceased by two brothers Larry Chapman, Sr. and Raymond Chapman.  Michael was a graduate of Great Bridge High School and an Air Force veteran.

Left to cherish his memory is...

Sep 29, 2018

FRANKLIN – Essie Mae Harrell, age 94, of Country Club Road, Franklin, Virginia passed away September 29, 2018 at the East Pavilion. She was born in Southampton County, the daughter of the late Asa Beaton Joyner and Annie Scott Joyner and was predeceased by one sister, Iris Elaine Joyner. She attended Franklin High School and Mary Washington College where...

Sep 28, 2018

Newsoms – Tommy entered eternal life on September 28, 2018. The son of Daniel Lawrence Ewald, Sr. and Olive Elizabeth (Hine) Ewald, both deceased, was born on March 26, 1949 in Danbury, CT. His family moved to Norfolk in the early 1950s. Eventually, he met the love of his life, Peggy (Plemons) Ewald, one summer night while cruising the...

Sep 27, 2018

Suffolk – Francis Xavier "Frank" Savio, 76, passed away September 27, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Frank was a son of the late William Peter Savio and Kathryn Schroeder Savio and was also predeceased by two brothers Thomas and Robert Savio. He was a US Navy Veteran and served during the Vietnam War and worked with electronic calibrations...

Sep 25, 2018

Franklin - Norma Hoth Hall passed away at Your Life Memory Care of Pensacola, Florida on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Norma was 87 years old.

Norma is lovingly survived by her daughter, Diane Hall Bodenhamer (Todd) of Pensacola; her grandson Matthew Kevin Hall (Jessica) of Marshall, VA; a great grandson Graden Wayne...

Sep 24, 2018

Courtland – Mildred "Millie" Chappell Edwards, 93, departed this life September 24, 2018 in Oak Ridge, TN. Born June 11, 1925 in Granville County, NC the only child of the late John Littleton Chappell and Katherine Thompson Chappell, Millie was predeceased by her husband Warren E. Edwards and a son Stephen W. Edwards. A resident of Courtland for over...