Mildred Rodgers Harrell
Oct 16, 2012
Mildred Rodgers Harrell, 96, of Suffolk, VA passed away on October 16, 2012. A native of Nansemond County, VA she was the daughter of late Stanley Leroy Rodgers and Novella Copeland Rodgers. She was also predeceased by her husband Sidney Fletcher Harrell; son, Aaron Rodgers Harrell; and brother, Stanley Leroy Rodgers. Mildred was a lifelong member of Suffolk Christian Church...
Kenneth Gerald Thompson
Oct 14, 2012
Kenneth G. Thompson, 83, passed away October 14, 2012. He was born in New London, Connecticut the son of the late Stella Evelyn Nichols Thompson and Lennie Thompson. He was predeceased by his sister, Sharon L. Howell and brother, Bob Thompson. Kenneth was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps. He later went on to work and...
Dennie Ray Duke
Oct 13, 2012
Dennie Ray Duke, 67, passed away on October 13, 2012. He was born September 16, 1945 in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Joseph Henry Duke and Olivia Byrd Duke. Dennie was a member of Holland Christian Church. He was also a U.S. National Guard Veteran, and retired as a production controller from SUPSHIP Portsmouth. Dennie was very involved in the...
Joe Wilson Baines
Oct 9, 2012
Joe Wilson Baines, 93, passed away October 9, 2012. He was born in Nansemond County, VA the son of the late Daisy Belle Eason Baines and Joseph Hurley Baines. He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn Blanche Jones Baines; his sister, Lucille Knight; and brothers, Talmadge, Ray, and David Baines. Joe retired as a farmer. He was a member of...
Robert Louis Stallworth
Oct 6, 2012
Robert Louis "Bob" Stallworth, 64, passed away October 6, 2012. He was born October 10, 1947 to the late William Stallworth and Hazel Cotton Stallworth. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Diana; children, JoAnna Long, Shannon Stallworth, Lance and Rhonda Hingerty; grandchildren, Tyler and Kamren Hingerty, Eva Dunn, Dixie Gibson, and Chloe and Phoebe Weaver; brother, William...
Hazel Elnora Culbertson
Oct 6, 2012
Hazel Culbertson died peacefully the evening of October 6, 2012. She had a personality that brought warmth to all who knew her. Whether you knew her as Hazel, Aunt Hazel, Mom, Grandma, or GiGi, you knew she was always there to lend a hand, provide a shoulder, or share a smile. She lived her life for her family - she...
Arthur "Tootie" Stanley Babb
Oct 5, 2012
Arthur "Tootie" Stanley Babb, 81, of Suffolk, VA, passed away October 5, 2012. He was born in Nansemond County, VA to the late Lycurgus and Martha Harris Babb. He is also predeceased by his wife of 36 years, Betty Jean Rountree Babb, sisters, Helen. B. Green and Martha B. Wroten. Tootie was a member of Suffolk Moose Lodge #141. He...
Steve David Barnes
Oct 2, 2012
Steve David Barnes, 57, of Windsor, VA passed away on October 2, 2012. A native of Suffolk, VA, he was the son of the late David Lee Barnes and is survived by his mother, Paige West Harrington. He is also predeceased by his step father, Wilton D. Harrington, Sr. Steve worked for over 30 years at Electric Motor and Contracting...
Harvey Ray White
Sep 26, 2012
Harvey Ray White, 77, passed away September 26, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Gatesville, NC the son of the late Mary Mildred Rountree White and William Lloyd White. He was predeceased by one grandson. Harvey worked as a self employed photographer in the Suffolk area since 1960's and also as a freelance photographer for...
Donnie Taylor Rowell
Sep 26, 2012
Donnie Taylor Rowell, 70, of Portsmouth, VA passed away on September 26, 2012. A native of Willard, NC she was the daughter of the late Oran J. Taylor, Sr. and Iva Lee Taylor. She was also predeceased by her husband, Herbert Boyd "Sonny" Rowell, Sr. and her son, Mark Rowell. After serving over 25 years as a Respiratory Therapist she...
Judith Anne Vail
Sep 22, 2012
Judith "Judy" Ann Edwards Vail, 78, passed away September 22, 2012. She was born in Nansemond County the daughter of the late Inez Littrell Edwards and Reben Edwards. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert Laurence Vail, Jr.; son, Herbert Laurence Vail, III, an infant son; and her sister, Jean E. Allgood. She was a member of Suffolk Christian Church...
Mary Carroll Walsh
Sep 18, 2012
Mary Carroll Walsh, 86, of Suffolk, VA passed away on September 18, 2012. A native of Ivor, VA she was the daughter of the late Lee Carroll and Carie Raiford Carroll. She was also predeceased by her husband, Francis George Walsh. Mary was a member of St. Mary's of the Presentation Catholic Church. She was in Customer Service with Central...
Mary Sue Powell Goodwin
Sep 18, 2012
Mary Sue Powell Goodwin, 79, of Suffolk, VA passed away September 18, 2012. She was born in Nansemond County the daughter of the late Charlie and Susie Taylor Powell. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Floyd "Skinny" Goodwin; and brothers, Charles Taylor Powell and Otis Gordon Powell. Mary Sue retired as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was...
Jean Harriette Moore O'Berry
Sep 15, 2012
Jean Harriette Moore O'Berry: "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Early September 15, 2012, Jean Harriette Moore O'Berry unexpectedly went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ. Born July 15, 1930 in Portsmouth, Virginia, she was predeceased by her parents, Arthur Wesley and Florence Skinner Moore; husband, Edward Foushee O'Berry, Jr.; and a...
Shirley Ann Little Fowler
Sep 13, 2012
Shirley Ann Little Fowler, 77, of Zuni, VA passed away on September 13, 2012. A native of Suffolk, VA she was the daughter of the late Joseph Robert Little and Lucille Rose Little. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Shirley is survived by her husband, Joseph Lee Fowler; a son, Robert Lee Fowler; a daughter and son-in-law, Penny...
Dallas Harold De Vinney, Jr.
Sep 10, 2012
Dallas Harold De Vinney, Jr., 91, went to be with the Lord September 10, 2012. He served in WWII in the Pacific Theater as a photographer, intelligence officer and war correspondent, and was wounded on Guam by sniper fire. At the end of WWII he led a boarding party to disarm Japanese submarines and accept surrender of their crews. He...
Rev. Henry V. Napier
Sep 9, 2012
CHESAPEAKE – The Rev. Henry V. Napier, affectionately known as "SUGAR BUGAR" and "GRANDADDY", passed away peacefully on Sunday September 9, 2012. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, expectant great grandfather, pastor, and friend. He loved and trusted the Lord Jesus Christ with all of his heart, soul, mind, and being. Rev. Napier was the true definition of a...
Virginia Jeffreys Darden
Sep 8, 2012
Virginia Jeffreys Darden, age 88, died September 8, 2012, in Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Virginia was born in Alamance County, North Carolina, April 5, 1924, the daughter of Harvey Augustus and Sandra McBane Jeffreys. She was a 1940 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School and a 1944 graduate of Elon University. It was at Elon University that she...
John Fletcher Stephenson
Sep 8, 2012
John Fletcher Stephenson, 80, passed away September 8, 2012. He was born the son of the late John Sidney Stephenson and Mary Carr Stephenson. He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma Carr Stephenson. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War era. He retired from Union Camp Corporation in 1994 as a machine operator on the...
Eugene Walter Jones, Sr.
Sep 8, 2012
Eugene Walter Jones, Sr., 68, of Ivor, VA passed away September 8, 2012. He was born in Ivor, VA the son of the late Florence Lowe Jones and Leigh Brock Jones. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. He retired after 42 years from Gwaltney's. Eugene was a member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church. He was an avid fisherman and...
