Obituaries

Aug 7, 2018

Courtland – Joseph Madison "J.M." "Jimmy" Burgess, 91, beloved father and grandfather, passed away August 7, 2018. Mr. Burgess was a lifelong resident of Southampton County and was a son of the late Matt and Lillie Mae Joyner Burgess. He was a lifelong farmer and was a retired industrial carpenter for Union Camp Corporation after 30 years of service....

Aug 5, 2018

Pendleton, NC – Mary Greene Boone, 72, passed away August 5, 2018 at her home. Mary was a native of Hertford Co. NC and was a daughter of the late Clarence Lee Greene, Sr. and Gustavia Channing Greene.

Mary was a 1964 graduate of Conway High School and was retired from Little People's University in Murfreesboro, NC....

Jul 31, 2018

Ivor – Beverly Bebout Worsham, 73, passed away July 31, 2018 in her home. Born January 26, 1945 to the late Thomas and Louise Foster Bebout, Beverly received a Bachelor's degree from Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg and a Master's of Library Science degree from UNC Chapel Hill with post graduate work done at Virginia Tech where she...

Jul 31, 2018

Windsor – Linda Kay Luter Murphy, 67, passed away July 31, 2018 in Sentara Obici Hospital. Linda was born September 3, 1950, in Suffolk and grew up in Ivor and was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Cora Munford Luter. She was predeceased by two sisters Arlene Ricks and Ida May Vick. She was a graduate of...

Jul 30, 2018

Franklin – Helen Schug Jackson, 81, widow of Thomas Frederick Jackson, passed away July 30, 2018 in her home. Helen was a native of Minnesota and was the daughter of the late Anthony Lawrence Schug and Leona Berndt Schug. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Jude Catholic Church.

Left to cherish her memory is...

Jul 30, 2018

Courtland – Andrew Edmund "Andy" Ellis, 47, passed away July 30, 2018. Andy was born in Nassawadox, VA and was a lifelong resident of Southampton County. He was a graduate of Southampton High School and Paul D. Camp Community College. Andy was a former draftsman with Narricot Industries and enjoyed cooking and was very good at it.

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Jul 30, 2018

Franklin – Gladys Alease Mincher, 101, widow of John Thomas Mincher, passed away July 30, 2018. Mrs. Mincher was born in Galatia, NC and was a daughter of the late Daniel M. and Clara Jordan Garriss. Mrs. Mincher was a long time resident of Roanoke Rapids and a member of the First Baptist Church of Roanoke Rapids and the...

Jul 28, 2018

Boykins – Ollie Wayne "Mutt" Kirkland, 92, passed away July 28, 2018 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Southampton County, he was a son of the late Robert E. Kirkland and Pauline Fuller Kirkland and was also predeceased by a son Ronald Wayne Kirkland, three brothers, Robert E. Kirkland, Jr., John Calvin "Johnny Buck" Kirkland, William R....

Jul 27, 2018

Courtland – Margaret Elizabeth (Byrne) Plummer , 94, passed away July 27, 2018 at Courtland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Ocean, MD, she was the widow of Warren Clifford Plummer and daughter of the late John J. Byrne and Martha Bush Byrne.

Maggie was retired from the Agronomy Dept. of the University of Maryland and...

Jul 27, 2018

Carrsville - Edward "Ed" Carlton Story, 80, a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, went home to his Lord for a well-deserved rest on Friday, July 27, 2018. Ed was born to parents Rufus Edward Story and Lizzie Hill Story on December 11, 1937 in Newsoms, VA, where he grew up the eldest of three children.

Jul 27, 2018

Courtland – Clifton Eugene "Gene" Fowler, 83, passed away July 27, 2018. Gene was a native of Southampton County and was a son of the late William Henry and Rebie Holland Fowler. He was also predeceased by a daughter Stacey Ashley Fowler and three brothers William H. "Bud" Fowler, Elmo M. Fowler, and Oscar F. Fowler. Gene was a...

Jul 20, 2018

Franklin - Emogene Powell McNeely, 89, died July 20, 2018 in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was born Jan 12, 1929 in Morganton, N.C. to the late Clifford L and Marie Kincaid Powell of Valdese, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Hollar McNeely, M.D. of Franklin, Virginia.

She is survived by daughter, Pamela Griffith and...

Jul 20, 2018

Franklin, VA – Hazel Virginia Mills Woodward, 89, widow of Robert Clinton Woodward, passed away July 20, 2018 in Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin, VA. Hazel was native and long-time resident of Laurinburg, NC. She was born in Marshville, NC to the late Preston Brooks Mills and Lilly Irene Rayfield Mills. She was also predeceased by her son Robert Brooks...

Jul 19, 2018

Boykins – Emily Credle Wilroy, 64, passed away July 19, 2018. Emily was born in North Carolina to the late Oliver Coco Credle and Mary Paul Miles Credle . She was predeceased by her husband John Francis "Jack" Wilroy, Jr.

Left to cherish her memory is one daughter Mary Catherine Holsclaw (Bobby); two sons Joshua John Wilroy...

Jul 18, 2018

Franklin - Aurelius Walter Brantley, M.D., age 73, passed peacefully on July 18, 2018, at his home in Franklin surrounded by his son Walter, daughter Beth, and lifelong friend Betsy. Born to Luther Ashby Brantley and Rose Pulley Brantley, he grew up on the family farm in Ivor, Virginia. He graduated from Southampton High School and University of Richmond...

Jul 17, 2018

Boykins – John Frances "Jack" Wilroy, Jr., 66, passed away July 17, 2018. Jack was born in Washington, NC and was predeceased by his mother, Maxine Gibbs Wilroy.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Emily Credle Wilroy; one daughter Mary Catherine Holsclaw (Bobby); two sons Joshua John Wilroy and Mayhew Seth Wilroy; his father John...

Jul 16, 2018

Franklin – Ronald Earl Beale, Sr., 75, passed away July 16, 2018 in the East Pavilion. Mr. Beale was a native of Southampton County and was a son of the late Spurgeon Clay Beale and Elsie Lee Bailey Beale. He was also predeceased by a brother Paulette Beale and a sister Diane Hancock. Mr. Beale was a retired house...

Jul 15, 2018

Franklin – Robert Lee Gray, 76, passed away July 15, 2018 in his home. Robert was a native of Nansemond County and was the son of the late William Hugh Gray and Annie Mary Lewis Gray.

Robert was a member of Holy Neck Christian Church and had worked for 24 years at Farmers Hardware Store in Holland....

Jul 10, 2018

Carrsville – Rudy Dale Creech, 59, passed away July 10, 2018 with his family at his bedside. Born in Franklin on May 22, 1959, Rudy was preceded in death by his parents Thelbert Ray and Alice Godwin Creech. He was a 1978 graduate of Forest Glen High School, worked 33 years as a rewinder operator in the Roll Finishing...

Jul 7, 2018

Courtland- Robert T. (Bobby) Barnes, Jr, 79, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2018, in The Village at Woods Edge in Franklin. Bobby is survived by his daughter, Kelli Garris (Neil), grandchildren Morgan and Justin, all of Conway, NC; two sisters, Bonnie Hasty (H.L.) of Courtland, VA, and Sarah Womble of Franklin, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews.