Obituaries

Apr 23, 2018

Joseph Chester "Doc" Chase was born on September 4, 1939 to Chester Everett Chase and Janice Madren Chase at Franklin, Virginia. He married Barbara Barnett Hahn on August 24, 1991 in San Angelo, Texas. He passed away at his home in Whitewright, Texas on April 23, 2018 at the age of 78 years. Joe had a varied and full...

Apr 23, 2018

Franklin – Grace Sotelo Mitacek, 83, passed away in her home surrounded by family on April 23, 2018. Grace was born in Bronx, NY to the late Phil and Louise Venable Sotelo and predeceased by two sisters Betty Adams and Dora Sotelo and a brother Johnny Sotelo.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Genemarie "G"...

Apr 22, 2018

Courtland - Leona Mae Williams Davis, 83, died April 22, 2018 with family by her side. Born and raised in Capron, VA, she was the daughter of the late Fannie Mae Joyner and Arthur Grover Williams. She was also predeceased by a sister Daphne Williams Vaughan Dunn and three brothers Arthur Clifton Williams, Sidney Thomas Williams, and Gene Wesley...

Apr 22, 2018

Franklin - Mark Hannon Hodges, Jr., 88, passed away on April 22, 2018. He is survived by Helen Beadles Hodges his wife of 67 years. Also surviving him are his children Nancy Douglas (Charlie), Kathy Herbert (Bill), Mark H. Hodges III (Karan), Helen Wylie (Larry) and Audrey Hodges. He also is survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren and brothers...

Apr 20, 2018

Franklin – Shirley Porter Drake, 96, passed away peacefully April 20, 2018 in the East Pavilion. Mrs. Drake was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Fenton A. Porter and Susie Miles Porter Davis Coleman. She was also predeceased by a grandson Roger Wilson Drake, III, five brothers, Thomas H. Porter, Benjamin R. Porter,...

Apr 18, 2018

Franklin – Patricia Hall "Patti" Bass, 61 passed away on April 18, 2018 in her home with her daughter by her side. She was born June 6, 1956 in Orlando, Florida to Nance Anderson Hall and the late Bert Edwin Hall, Jr. She graduated from West Hampton University where she majored in Foreign Language Studies.  Patti was preceded in...

Apr 18, 2018

Franklin – Sandra Harrison "Sandi" Beale, 71, passed away April 18, 2018. Sandi was born in Manhattan, New York and was the daughter of the late Granville Pearl "Rock" Harrison and Dorothea Ford Harrison. She was a graduate of Miami Norland High School and was a retired Grievance Coordinator for Southampton Correctional Center. She was a member of Courtland...

Apr 16, 2018

Courtland – Edward J. Sturgeon, 72, passed away on April 16, 2018, in Courtland Healthcare Center. Born on June 3, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, he is predeceased by his wife Theresa Grace Elliott Sturgeon and granddaughter Winnifred Pauline Williams. Mr. Sturgeon was a Vietnam Army veteran and a member of the Eagles Club.

Mr. Sturgeon is survived...

Apr 15, 2018

Franklin – Alyce Page Bryant Kitchen, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 15, 2018. She was born November 30, 1930 in Southampton County to Susie Bradshaw Bryant and Millard Roland Bryant. She was a member of Courtland Baptist Church as a child and attended elementary school in Newsoms and graduated from Courtland High School. From there she graduated from...

Apr 14, 2018

North Chesterfield – Jimmie Lee Bryan, 68, transitioned peacefully into eternal rest April 14, 2018 following a brief illness. Born in Augusta, Georgia, Jimmie was predeceased in death by his parents George Allen and Virginia Elizabeth Lee Bryant, and three brothers: George Bryant, Joe "Peter" Bryant, and Preston Bryan.

Jimmie was a graduate of Northampton County High...

Apr 13, 2018

Courtland – James Lewis Bryant, Sr., 89, passed away April 13, 2018 in his home. Born in Franklin on March 22, 1929, Lewis was preceded in death by his parents Henry Clinton and Rebie Gray Bryant, his brother Clay Bryant, and sister Idra B. Jennings.

Lewis was a graduate of Courtland High School and a Corporal in...

Apr 12, 2018

Como, NC – John "Johnny" W. Sumner, 62, a life-long resident of Parkers Ferry Road passed away after a brief but courageous battle with lung cancer on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Born in Ahoskie NC on October 14, 1955, Johnny was preceded in death by his father Lokie F. Sumner, Sr.; his mother Riopell Parker Sumner; his brother Lokie...

Apr 4, 2018

Sedley - Dorothy Drake Burgess, 86, passed away April 4, 2018 in the East Pavilion. Mrs. Burgess was a native of Southampton County and was a daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Drake, Sr. and Iva Holland Drake. She was also predeceased by her husband of 68 years Gholie McCoy Burgess and two half brothers Wilbur and Melvin Turner....

Apr 3, 2018

Drewryville – Timothy Paul Brooks, 28, passed away April 3, 2018 in Sentara Princess Anne Hospital. Born in Norfolk, Timothy grew up in Southampton County and was predeceased by his father Kenneth Rich.

He was a maintenance worker and a member of Courtland Baptist Church.

Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Ramona Ruth...

Mar 31, 2018

Franklin – Russell Sage Gayle, Jr., 87, passed away March 31, 2018 at the Salem Veterans Medical Center. Mr. Gayle was a longtime resident of Franklin and was a son of the late Russell Sage Gayle, Sr. and Lena Moore Gayle. He was also predeceased by his wife of 40 years, Shirley Story Gayle and three sisters, Dorothy "Dot"...

Mar 30, 2018

Franklin – Melvin Vernon Gray, 82, passed away March 30, 2018 in Tifton, GA. Mr. Gray was a native of Newsoms and was a son of the late James Clyde Gray and Cozy Drake Gray. He was also predeceased by his son Melvin Gray Jr. and two brothers, Reginald Gray and James Carlton Gray.

Mr. Gray was...

Mar 27, 2018

Quinton - Clyde Tyler Edwards, Jr., 92, passed away March 27, 2018, in his daughter's home in Quinton where he resided for the past ten years. Born on October 27, 1925, to the late Clyde Tyler Edwards, Sr. and Fannie Marks Edwards, he was a native and long-time resident of Franklin. Mr. Edwards was preceded in death by his...

Mar 23, 2018

Courtland – Brenda Catherine Ellis Boyce, 66, passed away March 23, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 21, 1951, in Franklin to the late William Ashley and Dorothy Elizabeth Butler Ellis. Brenda was also predeceased by a sister Vivian Griggs and a brother Thomas Turner.

Left to cherish her memory...

Mar 22, 2018

Yale – Linda Pearl Randall, 68, passed away March 22, 2018 in Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. She was born April 22, 1949, in Portsmouth to the late Samuel V. and Pearl White Johnson and was a homemaker.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 51 years Raymond Larue "Rudy" Randall ; three sons Brooks...

Mar 20, 2018

Carrsville - William McCutcheon Camp, Jr., 90, died on March 20, 2018, at his home, Holliknoll Farm, in Carrsville, Virginia.

Mr. Camp was the son of the late William M. Camp and Edith Clay Camp of Franklin, Virginia. He was predeceased by a younger brother, L. Clay Camp of Charlottesville, Virginia. He is survived by his loving...