Paul Aaron Edwards, Jr.
May 28, 2018
Boykins - Paul Aaron Edwards, Jr., 71, passed away May 28, 2018. Born and raised in Boykins, he was the son of the late Paul A. Edwards, Sr. and Cleora "Cleo" Griffin Edwards. Paul was a 1967 graduate of Southampton High School and served as a cook in the US Navy from 1967-1971 aboard the USS Marius. He was...
Peggy C. Pearce
May 27, 2018
Franklin – Peggy Cash Pearce, 75, widow of Charles G. Pearce passed away May 27, 2018 in Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach. Mrs. Pearce was born in Franklin County, North Carolina, the only child of the late James Frederick and Nina Pierce Cash.
Mrs. Pearce attended Franklin Baptist Church and was a member of Oak Level...
H. M. "Minnie" Turner
May 27, 2018
Courtland – Horace Milton "Minnie" Turner, 91, passed away May 27, 2018 in East Pavilion. Minnie was born in Carrsville and was a son of the late James Henry Turner, Sr. and Cora Scott Turner. He was also predeceased by his wife Mary Nell Johnson Turner; four sisters Helen Turner, Eleanor T. Hatch, Mae Dunlow Jones, and Dorothy Cobb;...
Linda Carol Taylor
May 25, 2018
Como, NC – Linda Carol Taylor, 66, passed away May 25, 2018 in Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital. Linda was born in Richmond, VA and was the daughter of the late Dorothy Mae Thomas Holt. She was a member of Buckhorn Baptist Church and a manager at Coastal Staffing. Linda enjoyed helping with PAWS of Hertford County rescued animals program...
Julia Vasser Hedgspeth
May 23, 2018
Franklin – Julia Vasser Hedgspeth, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in East Pavilion. Julia was born November 11, 1934, in Georgia to the late Ruby and Edgar Wiggins. She was also predeceased by her husbands James I Hedgspeth and James T. Vasser and brother John W. Franklin, Jr.
Julia spent many years being a...
Susan Lynn Munford
May 22, 2018
Suffolk – Susan Lynn Munford, 52, passed away May 22, 2018. Susan was born in Fredericksburg, VA to the late Alton and Virginia McMillion Armstrong and was a homemaker.
Left to cherish her memory is two sons Michael R. Williams, Jr. and RowdyWilliams; three sisters Linda A. Shifflett, Deborah A. Gray, and Virginia A. Peoples; and two...
Kenneth Randal Hammond, Ii
May 19, 2018
Hampton – Kenneth Randal Hammond, II, 29, passed away May 19, 2018 in Courtland. Kenneth was born in Orangeburg, SC and was an underwater commercial construction diver.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother Cameron Jackson Jones (Bill); his father Kenneth Randal Hammond; two step sisters Alizabeth Almers and Meagan Kizer; girlfriend Rachelle Banks; and beloved...
Thomas Lee Francis
May 16, 2018
Franklin – Thomas Lee Francis, 74, passed away June 16, 2018. Tommy was born in Hertford County, NC, a son of the late Frank and Gladys Francis. He was retired from James S. Green Contractors and was an Army Veteran. Tommy was a member of High Street Senior Citizens and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife...
T. R. Griffin
May 16, 2018
Boykins – T. R. Griffin, 95, passed away May 16, 2018 in his home. Born in Speers Ferry, VA, he was a son of the late James Harvey and Lizzie Felts Griffin and was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Janice DeLoatche Griffin; his second wife Hylah Marks Griffin; a brother, James F. Griffin; and...
Dorothy Benson Vaughan
May 12, 2018
Franklin – Pastor Dorothy Mae Benson Vaughan, age 80, passed away May 12, 2018 in Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital. Born in Hertford, North Carolina to the late Jesse Willie and Clara Mae Cutchins Benson, she was predeceased by her husband Joseph Andrew Vaughan, Sr. Dorothy was a former assembly line worker at Lipton Tea, a nurse, and did ministry...
Martha Ann Joyner Cutchin
May 11, 2018
Carrsville – Martha Ann Joyner Cutchin, 91, passed away May 11, 2018 at Consulate Heathcare of Windsor. A native of Isle of Wight County, Martha was the daughter of the late Willie and Nannie Bunn Bradshaw and was predeceased by her husband James Lawless Cutchin. She was a homemaker and a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
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J.E. Stieh
May 11, 2018
Franklin – Jesse Ernest "J.E." Stieh , 86, passed away May 11, 2018 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. J.E. was a native of Southampton County and was a son of the late Willie Frederick and Nanny Gay Stieh and was predeceased by his wife of 53 years Laura Newsome Stieh. He was also predeceased by all his siblings.
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Doris Robinson Murfee
May 8, 2018
Williamsburg – Doris Robinson Murfee, 98, passed away May 8, 2018. Born April 23, 1920 in Greensville County, VA, she was a daughter of the late Violas Green and Elizabeth Twisdale Robinson and married to Donald Gilbert Murfee from 1941 until his death in 2003. Doris spent her life in Drewryville, VA until 2014, when she moved to assisted...
John Wayne Hewitt
May 7, 2018
Sedley – John Wayne Hewitt, 65, passed away May 7, 2018 in his home. John was born in Washington, NC to the late John Allen Hewitt and Ethel Louise Montieth Waters. He was a Marine Corp Vietnam Veteran and a retired long distance truck driver.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Venita Jones Hewitt, one...
Katherine Branch Beale
May 6, 2018
Franklin – Katherine Branch Beale, 89, widow of Theo Elliott Beale, passed away May 6, 2018. Born November 16, 1928 in Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Fenton and Hattie Raiford Branch. Katherine was also predeceased by five brothers, Lonnie, Joe, Rodgers, Wallace and Phillip Branch. She was a 1946 graduate of Ivor High School and...
Rachel Sue Mildred Harris
May 4, 2018
Greenville, NC – Rachel Sue Mildred Harris, 32, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2018 in Greenville, North Carolina. The first baby of the year born at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, VA on January 1, 1986, she is the daughter of Ronald Lee Harris, Jr. of Franklin, VA and Annette Christine Carpenter of Sedley, VA. She was a...
Steven D. Powell
May 3, 2018
Franklin – Steven Dwayne Powell, 51, passed away on May 3, 2018. Stevie was born in South Hill, a 1984 graduate of Franklin High School, and was a self-employed carpenter. He was predeceased by his father James Harold Powell and son Travis Dwayne Powell.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother Betty Huss "Mutt" Powell, a...
Nathan A. Jones
Apr 26, 2018
Carrsville – Nathan Alan Jones, 37, passed away April 26, 2018 at his home. Nathan was born in Franklin and was predeceased by his father Steve A. Jones and his maternal grandparents, Edward and Pattie King.
Nathan was a 1998 graduate of Windsor High School and was a Respiratory Therapist at Riverside Hospital in Newport News.
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Suzette Bunch Carpenito
Apr 24, 2018
Courtland –Suzette Bunch Carpenito, 80, passed away with her family by her side in Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital on April 24, 2018. She was born in Portsmouth, VA to the late Thomas Waverly and Virginia Rickettes Bunch. She was predeceased by her husband Pat Luis Carpenito and daughter Kelly Carpenito Makoske. Suzette was secretary to the sheriff of Southampton...
R. Scott Old
Apr 23, 2018
Courtland – Robert Scott Old, 66, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on April 23, 2018. Scott was born in Calicoon, NY a son to the late Robert Howard and Elizabeth Wescott Old. He was a graduate of Kellum High School, worked in auto part sales, and enjoyed drag racing. He was also predeceased by his...
