Joyce M. Marshall
Aug 12, 2025
Joyce M. Marshall, 87, passed away on August 12, 2025. She was born in Pearisburg, Virginia, to the late Milton F. and Bertha P. McElrath. Joyce is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, James (Jim) L. Marshall Jr.; her son, Timothy J. Marshall (Alice); and her stepgrandchildren, Rachel Siker (Chris) and Colleen Russell. Joyce was predeceased by...
Patricia Lee Grudenich
Jul 30, 2025
Patricia Lee Grudenich, 54, passed away July 30, 2025. She was born in Newport News, VA the daughter of Diane Lynn Perecko and the late Carl Edward Nowell III. Patricia was fiercely dedicated to her family as well as rescuing all the animals of the world. She is preceded in death by her grandmother, Donna Yung and in-laws George...
Albert "Bert" William Dodd, Jr.
Jul 26, 2025
Albert "Bert" William Dodd, Jr., 82, passed away July 26, 2025. He was born in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Albert William Dodd, Sr. and Fern Ragland Dodd. He was predeceased by his son, Sean William Dodd. Bert retired as a real estate broker. He was a member of Living Waters.
Bert is survived by...
Nelson Howard Merritt
Jul 19, 2025
Nelson Howard Merritt, 83, passed away July 19, 2025. Nelson was born in Many, LA the son of the late Cicero and Verna Vera Cochran Merritt. He retired from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief Diver.
Nelson is survived by his children, Troy Merritt, Sue Merritt Blei, Mark Merritt, Kevin Merritt, Sheila Merritt; eleven grandchildren; four...
Sandra "Sandy" Lee Clodgu Ames
Jul 19, 2025
Sandy quietly passed away on July 19, 2025. After a long battle with cancer.
She was born in Altoona, PA to the late Robert Lynn Clodgu and Anna May Love Clodgu.
For 30+ years Sandy worked as an Assoc. Insurance agent and notary public. She was a founding member...
James Franklin Stephenson
Jul 14, 2025
James Franklin Stephenson, 87, passed away at home and went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 14, 2025. James was born in Franklin, VA. He was a native and lifelong resident of Isle of Wight, VA, and was the son of the late James Oliver Stephenson, Jr., and Nora Atkins Stephenson. He...
Benjamin "Benny" Arthur Plewes, Jr.
Jul 11, 2025
Benjamin "Benny" Arthur Plewes, Jr., 95, passed away July 11, 2025. Benny was born in Winston-Salem, NC the son of the late Benjamin Arthur Plewes, Sr. and Sadie Elisa Tuttle Plewes. He was predeceased by his wife of 36 years, Betty Sue Knight Plewes, son, Timothy Leland Plewes and step-son, Nathan Knight Perry. Benny retired as an...
Robert "Bob" Michael Barry
Jul 7, 2025
Robert "Bob" Michael Barry, 79, passed away July 7, 2025. Bob was born in Boston, MA the son of the late Ret. Capt. Walter Joseph Barry and Mary Theresa McDonald Barry. He was a retired high-pressure welder at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Bob was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam and attended Elevate Church. He was...
Benjamin Cutchins Ellis Iii
Jul 5, 2025
Benjamin "Benji" Cutchins Ellis III, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on July 5, 2025, in his hometown of Suffolk, Virginia.
Ben was a devoted husband, proud family man, and loyal friend. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Peggy; his bonus children, Susan McFatter (and her partner Michael) and Michael McFatter (and...
Marvin "Sonny" David Spivey
Jul 3, 2025
Marvin "Sonny" David Spivey, 86, passed away July 3, 2025. He was born in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Eugene Fletcher Spivey and Mae Hall Spivey. He was predeceased by his siblings, Myrtle Fodrie, Delmar Spivey, and Willard Spivey. Sonny loved to farm and restore antique tractors. He retired in 1999 but continued to operate the sand...
Almeda Wells S. Mcbride
Jul 3, 2025
Almeda Wells S. McBride, a beloved member of the community, passed away on July 3, 2025. Born in Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lena Wells. Almeda was a dedicated nurse before her retirement and was actively involved in her church, Bethlehem Christian Church, where she served as a deaconess and was a member of...
Judith Mae Parker Holt
Jul 2, 2025
Judith Mae Parker Holt, 75, passed away on July 2, 2025. She was born on March 15, 1950 to the late Julian Oris Parker and Mary Sumner Kinsey in Norfolk, Virginia. She is also predeceased by her sister, Ginny Carper; brother in law Wayne Carper, brother in law Terry Hedgepeth; and stepfather, William H. "Bill" Kinsey, Sr. Judy was...
Charlotte Josefa Hammerle
Jul 1, 2025
Charlotte J. Hammerle, 95, of Suffolk, VA, passed away at the health care facility of Lake Prince Woods on July 1st. Born in Austria, she was raised by her aunt in Hall and her grandmother in Feistritz bei Knittelfeld in Steiermark. Following the end of World War II, she left Austria and traveled to England to work...
Travis Ray Holloway
Jun 28, 2025
Travis Ray Holloway, 76, passed away on June 28, 2025. Born in Princess Anne Co, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Thomas Holloway and Parma Lankford Holloway. Travis was predeceased by his sisters Thelma, Anne, Etheleen, Mildred, and Shirley, and his brothers Thomas, Marvin, Jessie Charles, and Preston.
Travis was a dedicated self-employed contractor...
Mary Turner Franz
Jun 25, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Turner Gardner Franz born October 27, 1941 to Mary Alice Braswell and Redell Lotton Turner (both deceased) in Weldon NC. She passed away June 25, 2025. Mary was predeceased by her husband of 31 years, William (Bill) Franz; brother, Robert Earl Turner and ex-husband, Robert E. Gardner, Sr. Mary was a member of Magnolia United Methodist Church...
Susan Ellen Sommers
Jun 22, 2025
Susan Ellen (Wray) Sommers, 70, passed away June 22, 2025 after a prolonged illness. Born in Worcester, she grew up in the small town of Grafton, MA and was the daughter of the late Carlyle and Leona Wray. While at Grafton High School, she met a boy named David and the rest as they say, is history. Following a...
Mary Ellen Smith
Jun 20, 2025
Mary Ellen Smith, 64, passed away June 20, 2025. She was born in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Harvey Quimby and Ellen Colleen Quimby Hawkins. She was predeceased by her sister Rosie Hudgins. Mary was a 1976 graduate of Forest Glen High School.
Mary loved people and never met a stranger. There was nothing she...
Julia Elizabeth Nickols Hash
Jun 11, 2025
Julia Elizabeth Nickols Hash, aged 74, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. She leaves behind her loving husband, Kenneth Wilton Spiers, and her sons, Stephen and Keith Hash, along with Shaun and Chad Spiers. Julia was a proud grandmother to Stephen, Marcus, Thomas, Kaylee, Khristian, Andrew, and Nathan. She was predeceased by her first husband, Thomas Hash; and...
George Ottway Taylor, Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
George O. Taylor, Jr., Colonel (USA, ret), born 26Nov1927 in Miami, FL, passed away on 09June2025. He graduated from the University of GA with a law degree in 1950, was commissioned in the Army and sent to Korea to command a rifle platoon. He fought in the historic battle of the Chosin Reservoir and was awarded the Combat Infantry...
Delmer Paul Gibson, Jr.
Jun 9, 2025
Delmer Paul Gibson, Jr., 73 passed away June 9, 2025. Delmer was born in Pennsylvania the son of the late Delmer Paul Gibson, Sr. and Anna Marie Kmetz Gibson. He was a retired plumber. Delmer enjoyed gardening and fishing in his spare time. Delmer is predeceased by his grandson, Bryson Waters; siblings, Emma Jean Nixon, Kevin Gibson, Karen K....
