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...
Joseph Chester "Doc Chase
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...
Grace Sotelo Mitacek
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"...
Leona Williams Davis
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...
Mark Hannon Hodges, Jr.
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...
Shirley P. Drake
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,...
Patricia Hall Bass
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...
Sandra Harrison Beale
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...
Edward J. Sturgeon
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...
Alyce Page Bryant Kitchen
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...
Jimmie Lee Bryan
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...
James Lewis Bryant, Sr.
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...
John Wingate Sumner
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...
Dorothy Drake Burgess
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....
Timothy Paul Brooks
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...
Russell S. Gayle, Jr.
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"...
Melvin V. Gray
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...
