Obituaries

Mar 20, 2018

Franklin – James Lee "Tee Wee" Story, 79, passed away March 20, 2018 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Newsoms on May 7, 1938 to the late Minnie Hill and Jessie Giles Story and was predeceased by a son James Lee "Jimmy" Story, Jr., a brother Jesse L. Story, and a sister Blanche S. Drake. James...

Mar 14, 2018

Franklin – Oscar Reynolds, 74, formerly of Carrsville and Suffolk, passed away March 14, 2018 in Concordia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Bay Pointe in Virginia Beach. He was born March 19, 1943, in Jonesville, VA, to the late Lee and Eunice Hensley Reynolds and was also predeceased by his wife Judith Croumie Reynolds; two children William and Sharon Reynolds; and...

Mar 14, 2018

Franklin – Joseph Richard "Dick" Hachey, 90, passed away March 14, 2018 in VCU/MCV Medical Center in Richmond. He was born November 10, 1927, in Toledo, OH to the late Anthony and Diane Hachey. Mr. Hachey was an Army veteran, Merchant Marine, and Navy veteran and was a retired Assistant City Attorney for the city of Kansas City, MO....

Mar 13, 2018

Franklin – Sadie Estelle Edwards, 74, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in her home after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Isle of Wight County and was a daughter of the late Ernest Carpenter and Susie Duck Carpenter. She was also predeceased by an infant daughter, Betty Sue Edwards, and three brothers Joseph, Rueben, and Ernest...

Mar 7, 2018

Boykins – Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Turner Thur, 51, passed away March 7, 2018. Beth was born in Suffolk and grew up in Boykins. She was a 1984 graduate of Southampton High School and a 1986 graduate of the School of Nursing at Halifax Community College. She was a registered nurse at Sentara Obici Hospital and a member of Boykins...

Mar 6, 2018

Como, NC – Grady Livingston "Duff" Sumner, 91, passed away March 6, 2018 in Gaston, NC. A native and life-long resident of Como, he was the son of the late Wallace and Georgia Howell Sumner. He was also predeceased by his wife Frances Bobbitt Sumner; a sister Ruth Boone; and four brothers Walter, Lokie, Fred, and J. W. Sumner....

Mar 4, 2018

Suffolk - Dora Hall Holland, 84, widow of Letcher Lee Holland, Sr., passed away March 4, 2018. Dora was born in Isle of Wight County, a daughter of the late Clyde Thomas Hall and Viola Carr Hall. She was a graduate of Carrsville High School. Survivors include three sons Letcher Lee Holland, Jr., Keith Holland, and Ricky D. Holland;...

Mar 3, 2018

Franklin - Joe Nye Wiggins, Sr, "Son", 80, passed away peacefully at his Moseley, VA home on March 3, 2018 with his family at his bedside. He was born in Franklin, Virginia, a son of the late John Bowers Wiggins and Mary Josephine Nye Wiggins. He was also predeceased by a brother John B. "Jackie" Wiggins, Jr.

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Feb 28, 2018

Courtland – Courtney Marie "Bird" Bradshaw, 20, passed away February 28, 2018. Courtney was born in Petersburg and was predeceased by her paternal grandparents Leo and Roma Worrell Bradshaw and uncle Kerry Smith. She was a homemaker.

Left to cherish her memory is her son Gabriel Logan Bradshaw; mother Tammy Ann Jones Coon and father Buck Wayne...

Feb 27, 2018

Franklin – Joseph Kelley Vaughan, Sr., 78, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in a Newport News hospital. Kelley was a native of Capron, Virginia and was a son of the late Rowland Bryan Vaughan, Sr. and Lee Kelley Vaughan. He was a 1957 graduate of Southampton High School, a 1961 graduate of Emory and Henry College, and received...

Feb 26, 2018

Courtland – Linard Thomas Francis, Jr., 68, passed away February 26, 2018 in his home. Thomas was retired from Southampton Correctional Center and the owner of Indian Town Shooting Preserve. He attended Ferrum College and was a former Virginia National Guardsman. He was brought up in the Capron United Methodist Church. He was predeceased by his father, Linard Thomas...

Feb 25, 2018

Capron – David Few Easterling, Sr., 89, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 with his loving wife of 27 years, Mary Jo Laughter Easterling, by his side. Born in Monroe, Louisiana on June 11, 1928 to the late Henry and Helen Easterling, and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, he was preceded in death by his son David F. Easterling,...

Feb 25, 2018

Suffolk – Doris Elizabeth Bailey Joyner Bryant, 99, passed away February 25, 2018. Doris was born in Boykins and was a former resident of Franklin. She was a daughter of the late Olie M. Bailey and Annie Mae Cutchins Bailey. Doris was raised in Como, NC where she attended Buckhorn Baptist Church. She was a retired beautician and a...

Feb 23, 2018

Franklin – Calvin Beaty Sanders, Sr., 83, passed away February 23, 2018 in his home. Calvin was born in Wilkes County, NC and grew up in Virginia Beach. He was the son of the late Harley Smith Sanders, Sr. and Isa Lola Beaty Sanders and was a 1955 graduate of Princess Anne High School. Calvin was a retired Master...

Feb 21, 2018

Julia Peele Jernigan, 74, passed away February 21, 2018 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 9, 1943 in Colerain, NC to the late John and Athia Peele and was also predeceased by a brother Spencer Peele and a grandson Ryan P. Jackson. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 58 years, Richard H. Jernigan;...

Feb 20, 2018

Barbara Elizabeth Jennings Clapp, 73, passed away February 20, 2018 at her home. Barbara grew up in Manchester, Massachusetts and had been a former resident of Denver, Colorado. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Hugh and Ruth Maria Lund Jennings. Barbara was an active member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, a member of the Franklin Garden Club, and...

Feb 18, 2018

Newsoms - Mary Elizabeth Burgess Drake, 89, passed away February 18, 2018 in Franklin, VA surrounded by her family after a short period of illness. She was born January 28, 1929 in Murfreesboro, NC to the late Herbert and Gladys Burgess of Murfreesboro, NC. Mrs. Drake was a devoted member of Barnes United Methodist Church where she faithfully attended...

Feb 17, 2018

Shelby Edwards Whitby, 79, of Drewryville, passed away February 17, 2018. She was born in the Little Texas area of Southampton County, a daughter of the late Willie Faton and Fannie Taylor Edwards. Her husband of 60 years, Raymond L."Pop" Whitby, also predeceased her as did a brother, Taylor Edwards, and two sisters, Louise Stanback and Margie Pernell. Mrs....

Feb 15, 2018

William B. Oshman, 73, passed away, Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Bill was born May 14, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Z. Frank and Annie Mae (Edwards) Oshman. He graduated from Granby High School in 1962 and graduated Norfolk College in December 1963. He joined the Coast Guard in 1964 as a culinary specialist. On January...

Feb 15, 2018

Franklin – George Presley Allen, 84, passed away February 15, 2018 in the East Pavilion. George was a native of Greensville County and was a son of the late Arsee and Virgie Allen. He was an Army Veteran and a member of Hunterdale Christian Church. George was the owner of George Allen Appliance in Franklin for many years and...