Willie "Billy" Thomas Warren, Iii
Dec 4, 2014
Willie "Billy" Thomas Warren, III, 60, of Smithfield, VA passed away December 4, 2014. He was born in Portsmouth, VA to Willie Thomas Warren, Jr. and the late Virginia Lee Mathews Warren. He worked at the Tidewater Occupational Center for 25 years. He was a member of the Smithfield Church of Christ. In addition to his father Billy is survived...
Mary Frances Goodrich Huskey
Dec 3, 2014
Mary Frances Goodrich Huskey died December 3, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents, Mary Bracey Goodrich and Allie L. Goodrich. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Penny Huskey; son, Jody W. Huskey; son, Rodney L. Huskey and wife Kim, and four grandchildren, Mary Jordan Huskey, Joshua Wertz, Whitney Huskey and Taylor Huskey. She was a graduate of Smithfield...
Alton "Nat" Nathaniel Blanton
Dec 3, 2014
Alton "Nat" Nathaniel Blanton, 67, passed away December 3, 2014. He was born in Heflin, Alabama the son of the late Grady L. and Laura J. Blanton. He was a United States Army veteran having served during the Vietnam era. He later went on to work as a conductor for the Norfolk Southern Railroad and retired after 43 years. He...
William Lee Leggett
Nov 25, 2014
William Lee Leggett, 82, passed away November 25, 2014. He was born in Bertie County, NC the son of the late Harvey J. and Gladys W. Leggett. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army. He retired after 42 years of service from the Golden Peanut Company as the procurement manager. He enjoyed being a member of...
Virl Miles Waterfield
Nov 23, 2014
Smithfield - Virl Miles Cox Waterfield, 94, passed away on 23 November 2014. She was born in Portsmouth, VA on 24 July 1920, the daughter of Reuben Lee and Lulyan Outland Miles. She spent her younger years in Carrsville, VA. Her teaching profession then brought her to Smithfield where she met and married her husband Francis M. Cox and some...
Harry Henry Thiede
Nov 20, 2014
Harry Henry Thiede, 95, of Fredericksburg, VA passed away November 20, 2014. He was born in Richmond Hill, New York the son of the late Sarah Ann Thompson and August Thiede. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Radcliff Thiede and son Richard Dennis Thiede. He was a retired U.S. Navy Chief and a member of Peace United Methodist Church...
Jason Wade Baker
Nov 14, 2014
On November 14, 2014 our beloved son went home to be with his heavenly Father. Jason Wade Baker, 35, was born December 10, 1978 to Jack and Jeannette Baker. He passed away as a result of a tragic vehicle accident. He was a loving son and loved life and laughter. There was never a dull moment with Jason. He always...
Jean Joel Thrasher
Nov 12, 2014
Jean Joel Thrasher, 60, passed away November 12, 2014. He was born in St. Louis, MO the son of the late Joel Jay Thrasher and Emma Jane Akers Thrasher. He was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Sherry Marie Burke Thrasher. He worked as the Chief Operations Officer for Community Electric Cooperative. He was a member of the National...
Cornelia Privott Spivey
Nov 7, 2014
Cornelia Privott Spivey, 95, went to be with her Lord on November 7, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Victor and Cornelia Privott. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Vernon Spivey; and siblings, George, Rawls, Daisy, and Lucille. She retired as a Senior Citizen's Coordinator for the...
Tony Boothe Sanders
Nov 5, 2014
Tony Boothe Sanders, 66, passed away on November 5, 2014. He was born in Saltville, VA, the son of the late Norval Lee and Mary Boothe Sanders. He was a United States Army veteran and later served in the National Guard. Tony worked for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a boilermaker. He was an avid reader and Nascar fan. Tony...
Karen Leigh Hyman
Nov 3, 2014
Karen Leigh Hyman, 56, passed away November 3, 2014. She was the daughter of Betty S. Ratcliffe and the late David S. Ratcliffe. Including her mother she is survived by her sister, Charlotte Jordan and husband, Dan; nephews and their spouses, Randy and Katie Smith, Jeremy and Tina Smith; great nieces, Haylei, Madison, and Sophia; and husband, James W. Hyman....
Mark David Baker
Nov 3, 2014
Mark David Baker, 53, passed away on November 3, 2014. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Thomas Lansing Baker and Joyce White Baker. David was a supervisor at Golden Peanut Company. David is survived by his sisters, Donna Baker Totty and Judy Baker Wilson (Bobby); brother, Dennis Baker; beloved friend, Christine Bradshaw; niece, Crystal; and...
Roberta (Bobbie) Karen Watts Milligan
Oct 27, 2014
Mrs. Roberta Milligan, age 61, went to her heavenly home Oct. 27, 2014. She was born in Portsmouth, VA but didn't stay long before the Navy directed her father and family to Concord, CA where she met her childhood sweetheart, Glen G. Milligan, SGM, US Army, ret. Glen followed her to Norfolk, VA and was married for over 40 yrs...
Pamela Martin Stone
Oct 25, 2014
Pamela Martin Stone, 58, finally made it home to her Lord on October 25, 2014. She was born in Portsmouth, VA the daughter of the late Wilma Martin and Vernon F. Martin, Sr. She was predeceased by her brother, Vernon F. Martin, Jr. Pamela was a former receptionist for CJF Enterprises in Portsmouth. She was a teacher and leader of...
Carroll Hunter Brinkley
Oct 24, 2014
Carroll Hunter Brinkley, 72, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on October 24, 2014. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Irene H. Brinkley and the late C. Wesley Brinkley. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 51 years, Joyce Dunkley Brinkley; three children, his son, Mark H. Brinkley and his wife,...
Herbert D. Drake
Oct 24, 2014
Herbert Douglas Drake, 72, passed away October 25, 2014. He was born in Boykins, VA the son of the late Hugh Darrow Drake and Adrian Bolton Drake. He was a U.S. Army veteran and later went on to work and then retire from Union Camp. Herbert is survived by his companion and best friend, Les Jones; sister, Martha Holland and...
Harold Wesley Parrish, Sr.
Oct 23, 2014
Harold Wesley Parrish, Sr., 82, passed away October 23, 2014. He was born in Tyner, NC the son of the late James Thomas Parrish and Pearl Perry Parrish. He was predeceased by his wife of 45 years, Betty Parrish and his son, Harold "Lucky" Parrish, Jr. He was an Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He later went...
Marianne Hogg Engels
Oct 15, 2014
Marianne H. Engels, 89, passed away on October 15, 2014 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. She was born on December 4, 1924, raised and educated in Rome, Georgia. She was the daughter of Abner Camp and Jessica Glover Hogg. She and her husband were residents of Norfolk, Virginia for 54 years and she then moved to the Lake...
Johnnie Wilson Abbott, Sr., (Monk)
Oct 15, 2014
Johnnie Wilson Abbott, Sr. (Monk), 71, passed away October 15, 2014. Monk was born in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Johnnie M. and Minnie F. Abbott. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Betty A. Hobbs. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 52 years, Joan R. Abbott; his children, Johnnie W. Abbott (Terri), Sherry...
Archie Thomas Pruitt, Sr.
Oct 12, 2014
Archie Thomas Pruitt, Sr., 80, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2014 at his home in Suffolk. Archie was born December 8, 1933 in Perry, Florida to Ora Carrin and Archie Pruitt, moving to Suffolk with his family when he was 10 years old. He was married to Margaret Boldt Ellis for 57 years, who preceded him in death. He...
