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...
Carmynn Isabella Digiovanni
Sep 7, 2012
Carmynn Isabella DiGiovanni, 1 year old infant daughter of Stevie Michelle Hooten and Peter Dell DiGiovanni passed away September 7, 2012. Including her parents she is survived by her twin brother, Peter; brothers and sister, Camron, Caden, Shanell, Mathew, Landin; maternal grandparents, Deanie and Danny Senters and Stefan and Rhonda Osteen; paternal grandparents, Karen Larson and Dell DiGiovanni; maternal great...
Patricia Joanne Finch Holland
Sep 6, 2012
Patricia Joanne Finch Holland, 67, of Suffolk, VA passed away September 6, 2012. She was born in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of Shirley Ann Black Aukerman and Everett Duane Finch. She was predeceased by her husband, W. Jerry Holland. Pat retired as a dietician from the Suffolk School System. She was an Auxillary member of the Holland Fire Department and...
Theo Vealan Thorne
Sep 6, 2012
Theo Vealan Thorne, 90, of Suffolk, VA passed away September 6, 2012. He was born in Surry County, VA the son of the late Mary Bowden Thorne and Luther Thorne. He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Estelle Thorne; and his brother, Hugh Lee. Theo retired as a truck driver for Hodge Trucking Company. Theo is survived by...
Erma "Mimi" Ricks Jordan
Sep 5, 2012
Erma "Mimi" Ricks Jordan, 92, of Smithfield, VA passed away September 5, 2012. She was born in Southampton County the daughter of the late Mary Ann Edith Hubbard Ricks and P. Roy Ricks. She was predeceased by her husband, Calvin Smith Jordan. Erma retired from Boykins Narrow Fabrics. She was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church where she was...
Donald L. Batson
Sep 3, 2012
Donald L. Batson (Donnie), 56, a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away September 3, 2012. He was a former employee of Batson & Son's Plumbing & Heating. He is predeceased by his parents, Tannie N. and William Batson, and brother, Andrew Batson. Donnie is survived by his sons, Alan Jones and Michael Batson; daughters, Angela Batson, Erica Batson,...
Helen Louise Soblotne
Sep 2, 2012
Helen L. Soblotne, 91, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. She was born November 11, 1920 in Kokomo, IN to the late Maude Zeigler Crispen and Homer Crispen. She married Roy Soblotne March 15, 1946 and he preceded her in death April 21, 1993. Helen was also predeceased by one sister, Doris Kull and one brother, Wayne Crispen. She was...
Arba Rhea Hill
Sep 2, 2012
Arba Rhea Hill, 83, of Suffolk, VA passed away on September 2, 2012. A native of Hertford, NC, he was the son of the Emma and William Henry Hill and the widower Nancy Belle Hill. He retired as a self-employed floor finisher and painter. Arba was a member of Suffolk Moose lodge #141 He is survived by his sister Mary...
Barbara Jean Draffin Warren
Aug 29, 2012
Barbara Jean Draffin Warren, 62, of Orbit, VA died unexpectedly at Norfolk Sentara Hospital on the morning of August 29, 2012. She was born in Pensacola, FL, but spent most of her life in the Tidewater area. She attended Norview and Princess Anne High Schools. Barbara lived for many years in Ghent and was loved by many at the Recovery...
Winston Robertson
Aug 24, 2012
Winston Robertson, 74, of Suffolk, passed away on August 24, 2012. A native of Corapeake NC he was the son of the late Francis "Frank" W. Robertson and Mabel Eure Robertson. He was also predeceased by family members Douglas Carroll Robertson and Paul Francis Robertson. Winston served in the U.S. Navy. He was a lifelong member of Great Fork Baptist...
Jacqueline Louise Ray Newell
Aug 23, 2012
Jacqueline Ray Newell, 72, of Suffolk passed away on August 23, 2012. A native of Suffolk she was the daughter of the late Charles Joseph Ray and Mattie L. Hoggard Ray. She was the manager of High's Ice Cream for many years. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, David Lee Newell, Sr. of Suffolk; daughters and son-in-law...
