Norieta Jean Shepheard
Feb 13, 2012
Norieta Jean Shepheard, 71, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 13, 2012. She worked as a cashier at Frank's Trucking Center. She is survived by her daughter, Lynette Horner; sons, Leslie Horner and Michael Fetter; many grandchildren; sister, Gail Beach; nephews and nieces, Kenneth Crawford, Scooter, Joseph, and Anita Beach, and Tina Hooker. Friends can join the family other times...
Bonnie Jernigan Gooding
Feb 8, 2012
Bonnie Jernigan Gooding, 53, of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 8, 2012. A native of Nansemond County, VA she was the daughter of the late Woodrow A. Jernigan and Ora Jean Wyatt Jernigan. She was also predeceased by her brother, Robert Lee Jernigan. Bonnie was a school teacher's assistant in the Suffolk Public School System. She is survived...
Othella Gay Hayner Collins
Jan 30, 2012
Othella Gay Hayner Collins, 67, of Virginia Beach, passed away January 30, 2012. Born in Charleston, WV she was the daughter of the late Della Pack Hayner and Rector Mall Hayner. Othella is also predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Philip R. Collins. She loved to cook and to spend time with her family. Othella is survived by her...
Neal Stewart Christopher
Jan 29, 2012
Neal Stewart Christopher, 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 29, 2012. He was born in Brunswick, GA to Mary Graves York and the late Vernon Lovette Christopher. He is also predeceased by his sister Geraldine Saylor. Neal served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church where he served as a...
Anne Marie Facenda Harris
Jan 26, 2012
Anne Marie Facenda Harris, 79, of Suffolk, VA passed away on January 26, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. A native of Portsmouth, VA she was the daughter of the late Attillo Joseph Facenda and Laura V. Wellons Facenda. She was also predeceased by her husband Joseph Alpha Harris, Sr. and two great grandchildren She is survived by...
Earlene Browning Pulley
Jan 25, 2012
Earlene Browning Pulley, 75, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 25, 2012. She was born in San Diego, CA, the daughter of the late Laura Lee Ornduff Browning and Leitha Earl Browning. She is the widow of Franklin Curtis Pulley, Sr. She was a member of Somerton Friends Meeting House and enjoyed scrapbooking, crocheting, bowling, babysitting, and cooking. Earlene is...
James Donald Slagle
Jan 24, 2012
James Donald Slagle, 64, husband of Betty Elliott Slagle, left this earthly journey and reached his heavenly destination n Jan. 24, 2012 after a valiant fight with cancer. Born in Dallas, TX, he was the son of the late, Donald Sabin and Irene Brooks Slagle. Jim was an Air Force veteran. He was a heavy equipment operator for several area...
Ann Fulgham Wyrick
Jan 22, 2012
Ann Fulgham Wyrick, formerly of Suffolk, died on January 22, 2012 in Covina, CA. She was born August 28, 1941 in Norfolk, VA to Guy Braddock Fulgham and Wilmer Branch Fulgham. Ann was raised in the Holland area of Suffolk and graduated from Holland High School. On January 7, 1963 she married Thomas M. Wyrick in Williamsburg, VA. After growing...
Frederick "Freddie" Ryland Shipp, Sr.
Jan 21, 2012
Frederick "Freddie" Ryland Shipp, Sr., 68, passed away January 21, 2012. He was born in Virginia the son of the late Anna Mae Cannon Shipp and Ellis Hillary Shipp. He retired as a civil service worker from the Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF). Frederick is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sylvia L. Shipp; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer S....
Rufus Forrest Scott
Jan 21, 2012
Rufus Forrest Scott, 80, died January 21 at home, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle against ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Forrest was born in Hemphill, West Virginia on April 29, 1931 to the late Rufus Bradley Scott and Edyth Shufflebarger Scott. He is predeceased by his brother, Bradley Thomas Scott. He is survived by his wife of...
Janet Mae Gardner
Jan 17, 2012
Janet Mae Gardner, 68, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 17, 2012. She was born in Nicholas County, West Virginia the daughter of the late Marjorie Hughes Dorsey and Arnett Boyd Dorsey. She was predeceased by her husband, David Benjamin Gardner, Sr. She retired after 21 years of service with First Baptist Church Daycare. Janet is survived by her daughters...
Martha Valencia Gwaltney
Jan 16, 2012
Martha Valencia Gwaltney, 77, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 16, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Eleanor B. and Paul S. Valencia. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, George "Spunk" L. Gwaltney, III; and her sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Harry Pafel. She retired from the Department of Labor. Martha was a member of...
Sherry Marie Burke Thrasher
Jan 16, 2012
Sherry Marie Burke Thrasher, 56, of Suffolk, passed away January 16, 2012. She was born in Manassas, VA to Margaret Ruth England Burke and the late Roger Earl Burke. Sherry worked as a LPN for Bon Secours Hospice. In addition to her mother, Sherry is survived by her husband of 35 years, Jean Joel Thrasher; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa Thrasher...
J. Harvey Carr
Jan 13, 2012
J. Harvey Carr, 61, passed away January 13, 2012. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Golda Curry Carr Hargrave and Charlie Lee Carr. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during Vietnam. He later went on to work and retire as an automotive technician for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Harvey is survived by...
Sydni Galbreath Connally
Jan 13, 2012
On January 13, 2012, the Angels invited Sydni G. Connally to come home to heaven and nurture her sweet son, John Oliver Connally whose birth into life lead directly to Heaven on January 12, 2012. Sydni was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on March 3, 1970, to Betty L. Mahnke and W. C. "Gabbo" Galbreath. Sydni graduated from Portsmouth Catholic High...
John Oliver Connally
Jan 12, 2012
On January 13, 2012, the Angels invited Sydni G. Connally to come home to heaven and nurture her sweet son, John Oliver Connally whose birth into life lead directly to Heaven on January 12, 2012. Father Stephen G Connally and brother Jack Carlyle Connally. A Celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at noon at Westminister...
Sue Modlin Rountree
Jan 12, 2012
Sue Modlin Rountree died on January 12, 2012. She was born in North Carolina September 21, 1930. She graduated from Sunbury High School in 1948. She was predeceased by her parents William Beacher and Margaret Pierce Modlin. She is survived by her husband, Henry Wesley Rountree, Jr.; and four sons, Jim (Angelia), Billy (Kim), Thomas (Melissa), Robert (Valerie); eight grandchildren,...
Edward Allen Rawls, Sr.
Jan 11, 2012
Edward Allen Rawls, Sr., 83, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 11, 2012. He was born in Newport News, VA the son of the late Margaret Frances Rawls and Tellie Wise Rawls. He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Christine Vaughan Rawls and daughter, Frances Virginia Rawls. Mr. Rawls was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII....
Richard Allen Holmes
Jan 10, 2012
Richard Allen Holmes, 75 of Suffolk, VA passed away on January 10, 2012. He was born in Savona, OH the son of the late Stanley Arthur Holmes, Sr. and Myrtle Hartrum Holmes. He was also predeceased by his wife, Marie Olivia Holmes; brothers, Carl, Stanley, Jr., Ralph and Phil. Richard was a U. S. Navy veteran having served during the...
John "Fats" Norfleet Griggs
Jan 9, 2012
John "Fats" Norfleet Griggs, 89, of Franklin, passed away on January 9, 2012. A native of Nansemond County, VA he was predeceased by his parents, Eddie Lee Griggs and Bertha Maie Norfleet Griggs; his brothers and sisters: James Edward Griggs, Eddie Lee Griggs, Jr., Edith Griggs Peeples, Virginia Griggs Brinkley, Ethel G. Wheeler and Thelma Marie Griggs. John was a...
