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...
Willie Henderson Barnes, Jr.
Oct 10, 2014
Willie Henderson Barnes, Jr. (W. H. or Will), 43, of the 1400 block of Nansemond Parkway died October 10, 2014 at home from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Willie Jr. was born July 30, 1971. He was a loving, caring and devoted son to his late father, Willie Henderson Barnes, Sr. and to his mother, Betty Rea Riddick Barnes especially...
Robert Wayne "Bob" Babb
Oct 9, 2014
Robert Wayne "Bob" Babb age 67, went to be with the Lord on October 9, 2014. He was born in Suffolk, Virginia, on April 25, 1947. He is predeceased by his parents, Oscar Babb and Emma Babb. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Sandra Ellis Gray Babb; his children, Michelle Moore (Bill) and Michael Babb (Kim) of...
Paulette Elizabeth Lassiter Cherry
Oct 9, 2014
Paulette Elizabeth Lassiter Cherry, 66, went to be with the Lord on October 9, 2014. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Clinton and Martha Bell Lassiter on September 11, 1948. She is predeceased by her infant daughter, Delores Jean Cherry; sister, Edith Belle Mitchell; and brother, Herbert Clinton Lassiter. She is survived by her husband of 50...
Joseph Milton Taylor, Sr.
Oct 7, 2014
Joseph Milton "Doodlebug" Taylor, Sr., 73, died October 7, 2014 at his home in Suffolk, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents Basil and Grace Taylor of Conway, NC and two brothers, Jeffrey Taylor of Pendleton, NC and Basil Melvin Taylor. He was an U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of Western Branch Baptist Church, where he...
Cynthia Duck Parker
Oct 5, 2014
Cynthia Lorraine Duck Parker, 51, passed away October 5, 2014. She was born in Fairbanks, Alaska on February 13, 1963 the daughter of Richard "Dickie" and Connie Ellis Duck. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Parker; maternal grandparents, Wilson and Edith Ellis; paternal grandparents, Richard and Elsie Duck. She was a member of the Franklin Ladies Auxillary VFW Post...
Beulah M. Johnson
Oct 3, 2014
Beulah M. Johnson, 91, passed away October 3, 2014. She was born in North Wilkesboro, NC the daughter of the late James Thurman Pennix and Ida Belle Groce Pennix. She was predeceased by her husbands, Weeks B. Parker, Jr. and Frederick L. Zimmerman. She was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, NC. Beulah is survived by her...
Virginia Maud Cornell
Sep 30, 2014
Virginia Maud Cornell, 93, passed away September 30, 2014. She was born in Richmond, VA the daughter of the late Bernard Miller and Lennis Burnett Friedman. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph James Cornell, and brother, Bernard Miller. Virginia retired as the shop manager from Eleanor's Town & Country in Springfield, VA. Virginia is survived by her daughters and...
Larry Wayne Shouse
Sep 28, 2014
Larry Wayne Shouse, 66, passed away September 28, 2014. He was born in Searcy, AR the son of the late William R. Shouse and Bernice C. Shouse. He was predeceased by his wife, Judy P. Shouse. Larry was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked as a shipfitter for Technico. He loved to play golf and was an avid hockey...
