Lewis Jep Morgan
Jan 27, 2014
Lewis Jep Morgan, 74, of Suffolk passed away January 27, 2014. He was born in Suffolk to the late Elsie H. and Aubrey F. Morgan, Sr. He was a graduate of Suffolk High School and RPI (later VCU). Lewis enjoyed fishing his secret spots in Lake Western Branch with family and friends. He was currently employed at Spivey Rentals and...
Judy Holland Bunch
Jan 27, 2014
Judy Holland Bunch, 68, of Suffolk, VA passed away on January 27, 2014. A native of Suffolk, VA she is the daughter of Morris Clarke Holland and the late Florence Parker Holland. She was also predeceased by her son, William Thomas Bunch, Jr.; her brother, Morris Randolph Holland and a sister, Elnora H. Barnes. Judy is a member of Liberty...
Robert "Bobby" Walter Duke, Iii
Jan 24, 2014
Robert "Bobby" Walter Duke, III, 65, passed away January 24, 2014. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Bettie Mary Gardner Duke and Robert W. Duke, Jr. He worked as an engineering technician for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and retired after 36 years. He was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church and the Davis Ridley Hunt...
Roger John Heins
Jan 23, 2014
Roger John Heins, 74, died January 23, 2014. He was born on July 24, 1939 in Clara City, Minnesota to the late John and Amelia Heins. He was a graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. After graduation, he served twenty one years in the United States Navy. Upon retirement he taught physics and earth science for Norfolk Public Schools....
Maxine Terwilliger May
Jan 17, 2014
Maxine Terwilliger May, 92, of Smithfield, VA went to be with the Lord January 17, 2014. She was born in Sturkie, AR to the late Mary Lula Haynes Jackson and Albert Jackson. She was also predeceased by her beloved grandson, Dustin Phillip Terwilliger. She lived in Ladue and Clayton, MO for 70 years and moved to Smithfield, VA to be...
Mary Louise Dunn
Jan 16, 2014
Mary Louise Dunn, 96, of Lake Prince Woods passed away on January 16, 2014. A native of Altoona, PA she was the daughter of the late John Lafferty Dunn and Emma Olivia McCosrey Dunn. She retired from a Division of Bausch and Lomb. She is survived by a niece and nephew: Barbara (David) Rhoads of Kitty Hawk, NC and William...
Benito Emir Colon
Jan 14, 2014
Benito E. Colon, 66, of New York passed away January 14, 2014. He was born in New York, NY to the late Zoila Martinez Colon. He was retired as a computer programmer analyst most recently working for Fordham University. He is a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. Benito is survived by his wife of 34 years, Berdenia Velene...
Gary Thomas Baines
Jan 13, 2014
Gary Thomas Baines, 54, passed away January 13, 2014. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Nancy Duke Baines and the late Raymond Thomas "Tommy" Baines. He worked for Jackson Real Estate Company. Gary owned the band "32 South" and was its drummer and lead singer. He also played for numerous other bands throughout Suffolk and Hampton Roads....
Nalber Lee Benham
Jan 13, 2014
Nalber "Nell" Lee Benham, 80, of Virginia Beach passed away January 13, 2014. She was born on March 31, 1933, the daughter of the late Henry and Lillie Briley Lee of Bear Grass, NC. She is also predeceased by her brother-in-law, Al Harrison; and sister-in-law, Brenda Lee. Mrs. Benham graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC and began teaching...
Frank Hayden
Jan 9, 2014
Frank Hayden, 70, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 9, 2014. He was born in Darlington, SC to the late Mary Etta Atkins Hayden and Roy Benjamin Hayden. Frank retired after 42 years as a supervisor at Norshipco. He also worked with his son at Hayden Custom Homes. He was an avid fisherman and loved watching his grandchildren play ball....
Robert Dorman West
Jan 7, 2014
Robert Dorman West, 85, passed away January 7, 2014. He was born in Sampson County, NC the son of the late Thaddeus T. and Emma O. West. He was predeceased by his wife of 42 years, Lessie Mae Watson West and son, Robert Wayne West; 2 sisters; and 4 brothers. Robert was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the...
Catherine Wright Cooley
Jan 3, 2014
Catherine Wright Cooley, 85, passed away January 3, 2014. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Harvey Earl and Mary Bessie Fowler Wright. She was predeceased by her husband, Calvin Dewey Cooley, Jr. She retired as a bookkeeper for JCPenney. Catherine is survived by her daughter, Donna C. Davis; sons, C. Dwight Cooley and William E....
James Allen Rowland
Jan 3, 2014
James Allen Rowland, 24, passed away January 3, 2014. He was born in Atlanta, GA. He worked as an engraver for Tony's Trophies in Suffolk, VA and attended Southside Baptist Church. James was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Henry Allen Tatum; paternal grandparents, Brenda Sue Rowland and Jack Howard Rowland; and aunt, Deborah Lynn Tatum. He is survived by his...
Jesse Hollan Witt
Dec 31, 2013
Jesse Hollan Witt, 25, passed away December 31, 2013. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Pamela H. Witt and Richard J. Witt. He worked as a landscaper and attended Southside Baptist Church. Including his parents, Jesse is survived by his son, Wesley Taylor Witt; sisters, Ashley Witt and Whitney W. Irvine; brothers, Jason and Caleb Witt; nieces...
Frank Morris Kelly, Jr.
Dec 29, 2013
Frank Morris Kelly Jr., 53, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away December 29, 2013. A native of Suffolk, Virginia he was the son of the late Frank Morris Kelly Sr. and Jeanette Harrell Kelly. Morris loved attending train shows, collecting trains, gardening, talking to folks and music. Morris loved his job at Mike's Trainland in Suffolk as he turned a lifelong...
Edward Ray Gay
Dec 28, 2013
Edward Ray Gay, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away on December 28, 2013. A native of Edgecombe Co., NC he was the son of the late Joseph Lee Gay and Frances Jewel Wickham. He was also predeceased by his brother Joseph P. Gay. Edward retired from the U. S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer and was a veteran of...
Henry Morgan Jones, Jr.
Dec 23, 2013
Henry Morgan Jones, Jr., 73, of Suffolk, VA passed away on December 23, 2013. A native of Isle of Wight County, VA, he was the son of the late Henry Morgan Jones, Sr. and Nettie Virginia Wells Jones. He was a pipefitter supervisor at Newport News Shipbuilding. Henry was born and raised at Millswamp Baptist Church and his family remember...
Josephine Simms Gwaltney
Dec 21, 2013
Josephine Simms Gwaltney, 80 of Suffolk, VA passed away December 21, 2013. Born in Sussex Co., VA, she was the daughter of the late John Richard Simms, Sr. and Nannie Stephenson Simms. She was preceded in death by sisters, Bernice B. Gay and Helen Chesson and brothers, Charlie L Babb and John Richard Simms, Jr. She is survived by her...
Stanley L. Byrd, Iii
Dec 21, 2013
Stanley L. Byrd, III, 49, of Suffolk, VA passed away on December 21, 2013. A native of Nansemond County, VA he is the son of Stanley L. Byrd, Jr. and the late Ima Virginia Williams Byrd. Stanley was a veteran of the United States Army and he worked in construction as an independent contractor. He was also a member of...
Peggy Ann Ware Gnieski
Dec 19, 2013
Peggy Ann Ware Gnieski, 71, of Smithfield, VA passed away peacefully at Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Monroe, NC on May 27, 1942, Peggy was the daughter of the late Edgar Marlyn Ware and Mary Katherine (Austin) Ware. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph F. Gnieski, Jr. and son Daniel M. Gnieski. She leaves to cherish her...
