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Barbara Kelly Butt
Apr 29, 2014
Barbara Kelly Butt, 75, passed away April 29, 2014. She was born in Durham, NC the daughter of the late Roy Lee Kelly and Mary Elizabeth Mullis Kelly Sexton. She was predeceased by her sisters, Sonya and Loretta. She worked from 1967-2005 as a nurse and retired after working 38 years for local family medical doctors.
Barbara...
Thurston "Clem" Ward Clements
Apr 27, 2014
Thurston "Clem" Ward Clements, 61, passed away April 27, 2014. He was born in Chesapeake, VA the son of Garnett and Nancy Clements. He was a United States Army veteran. Clem was the owner and operator of C & M Construction Company.
Clem is survived by his wife of 40 years, Phyllis U. Clements; daughter and son-in-law,...
William Warren Johnson
Apr 16, 2014
William Warren Johnson, 72, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 16, 2014. He was born in Nansemond County, VA to the late William E. and Nora Ashley Johnson. He is also predeceased by his brother, Randolph M. Johnson and grandson, William B. Rose. Warren was a US Army veteran and  worked as a substation electrician for Dominion Virginia Power. ...
Evelyn Bryant Baines
Apr 16, 2014
Evelyn "Na Naw" Bryant Baines, 86, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 16, 2014. She was born in Southampton County, VA to the late Thad J. and Ellen Saunders Bryant. She is also predeceased by her daughter, Cynthia Baines Birkel. Evelyn retired after 33 years as a Secretary from the Right of Way Dept. at VDOT. She was a...
Virgie Lee Holland
Apr 16, 2014
Virgie Lee Holland, 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 16, 2014. She was born in Suffolk to the late Mamie Lee Holland and Fenton L. Holland, Sr. She is also predeceased by her sister, Mary Louise H. Carr, and brother, Michael L. Holland. Virgie was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her dog,...
Alex Ernest Manning
Apr 8, 2014
Alex Ernest Manning, 73, passed away April 8, 2014. He was the son of the late Ida Bea Rawls Manning and King David Manning, Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served as a Staff Sergeant during the Vietnam War.
Alex is survived by his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth Lue Manning; 6 sons, 4 grandchildren;...
Joan Howell Sloan
Apr 2, 2014
Joan Howell Sloan, 77, of Suffolk, VA passed away on April 2, 2014. A native of Norfolk, VA she was the daughter of the late Alton H. Howell and Catherine S. Howell. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerald W. Sloan and her sister, Gloria Howell Probert. She was a retired Banker. Joan was a member of Providence...
Gladys L. Pearce
Apr 1, 2014
Gladys L. Pearce, 69, of Disputanta passed away on April 1, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Church Road, VA she was the daughter of the late Jennings Franklin and Ola Mae Guthrie Lamm and was preceded in death by sisters, Virginia Gertrude Perkinson, Ann Elder; and brother-in-law, Alfred...
Jeffery Dean Forehand
Mar 31, 2014
Jeffery Dean Forehand, 58, of Portsmouth, VA passed away March 31, 2014. He was born in Edenton, NC to the late Epharim E. and Cora Bunch Forehand. He worked as a welder for 31 years for Huntington-Ingalls Industries. He was a member of the Local Steel Workers Union #8888 of Virginia.
Jeffery is survived by his wife...
Leila Bailey Stone
Mar 24, 2014
Leila Bailey Stone, 97, passed away at her home in Suffolk, VA on March 24, 2014. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on July 3, 1916, one of twin girls to the late W. H. Bailey and Ollie Coleman Bailey. She is predeceased by her husband, Leonard Ray Stone Sr.; step-daughter, Fredna Stone George and daughter-in-law Victoria Cockburn Stone;...
Jean Lois Critzer Holland
Mar 23, 2014
Jean Lois Critzer Holland, 80, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 23, 2014. She was born in Suffolk to the late Ryland F. and Martha Gray Johnson. She is also predeceased by her husbands, Ernest Robert Critzer, Sr. and Franklin D. Holland, and sons, Ernest Robert Critzer, Jr., Ryland Lewis Critzer, and James G. Critzer. Jean worked as a...
Mildred Outlaw Wright
Mar 18, 2014
Mildred Outlaw Wright, 84, passed away March 18, 2014. She was born in Nansemond County, VA the daughter of the late Herman and Bessie Outlaw. She was predeceased by her son, James R. Wright. She formerly worked at Obici Hospital as an EKG Technician. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
Mildred is survived by her...
Catherine Buzzy Mapp
Mar 18, 2014
Catherine Buzzy Mapp, 80, passed away March 18, 2014. She was born in Norfolk, VA the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Buzzy. She was predeceased by her son, David D. Duplain and step daughter, Diane M. Davis. She retired from the City of Virginia Beach as the former Deputy Commissioner of Revenue. She was a member of...
Jamie Scott Powell
Mar 17, 2014
Jamie Scott Powell, 23, passed away March 17, 2014. He was born in Fort Walton Beach, FL the son of Georgianna J. Powell and James G. Poole. He graduated in 2009 from Kings Fork High School in Suffolk, VA. He was actively involved in physical fitness. He was a swimmer and formerly worked for the Niceville, FL and Suffolk,...
June Oxley Steiner March
Mar 15, 2014
June Oxley Steiner March, 87, died on March 15, 2014. She was born in Athens, West Virginia the daughter of the late Robert G. and Alice S. Oxley. She was predeceased by her husbands, Samuel David Steiner and Lloyd C. March, Jr.    She was a member of Suffolk Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon and Elder and...
Pamelia H. Loving
Mar 11, 2014
Pamelia H. Loving, 85, passed away at home on March 11, 2014. She was born in Hope, Arkansas the daughter of the late Charles Thomas Helwig and Winnie Hardin Helwig. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Franklin Loving, Jr.; and grandchildren, James Findlay Dunn and Sarah Nicolle Dunn. Pamelia retired from the Executive Program at The Darden Business...
Jean Turner Joyner
Mar 9, 2014
Jean Turner Joyner, 85, passed away March 9, 2014. She was born in Colosse, VA the daughter of the late Robert Lee Turner and Emma Rhodes Turner. She was predeceased by her husband, Ellis Lee Joyner; and sisters, Marjorie Brinkley and Grace Turner. She attended Franklin Presbyterian Church and was a past member of the Ladies Golf Association at Cypress...
David "Duke" Barnes Smith, Jr.
Mar 9, 2014
David "Duke" Barnes Smith, Jr., 93, passed away March 9, 2014. He was born in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Ruth Gay and David B. Smith, Sr. He served in the Merchant Marine for four years and was a WWII veteran. He later went on to work and retire after 35 years from the Norfolk Naval Base as...
Estle Ray Blevins, Jr.
Mar 9, 2014
Estle Ray Blevins, Jr., 71, of Suffolk, passed away March 9, 2014. He was born in Welch, WV to the late Lillian Ruth Forrester Blevins and Estle Ray Blevins, Sr. He is also predeceased by his son, Michael Ray Blevins; sister, Joyce; and brother, Gary. Estle retired from the Newport News Shipyard as machinist. He was a member of St....
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