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Randolph "Randy" Kalani Avon, Jr.

Randolph "Randy" Kalani Avon, Jr.

Jan 8, 2012

Randolph "Randy" Kalani Avon, Jr., 69, of Suffolk passed away on January 8, 2012. A native of Hendersonville, NC he was a refrigerator mechanic. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Renee Avon, of Suffolk; daughter, Michelle Whaley; son, James Duncan, Sr.; and grandchildren, James Duncan, Jr. and Cody Whaley. Friends may join the family at Parr Funeral...

Kassidy Lee Prevatte

Kassidy Lee Prevatte

Jan 3, 2012

Kassidy Lee Prevatte, age 11 months, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012, after a courageous fight with Edwards Syndrome. She fought and blessed her family with her love and is now with God looking over them from above. Kassidy is survived by her parents, Diane Aller and Nicklas Prevatte; three sisters, Katelynn, Kelsie, and Kiley; brothers, Nicklas and Matthew; grandparents,...

Nancy Elizabeth Hines Rawls

Nancy Elizabeth Hines Rawls

Jan 1, 2012

Nancy Elizabeth Hines Rawls, 68, passed away January 1, 2012. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Curtis Raby Hines and Mary Louise Duke Hines. She was predeceased by her sister, Pam Stafford. She formerly worked as a bookkeeper for Farmer's Feed and Seed and was a member of Cypress Chapel Christian Church. Nancy is survived...

Marvin "Joe" Euris Hobbs

Marvin "Joe" Euris Hobbs

Dec 30, 2011

Marvin "Joe" Euris Hobbs, 86, of Zuni, VA passed away December 30, 2011. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Lillian Blanchard Hobbs and Walter Euris Hobbs. He was predeceased by his sisters, Edith Herndon and Louise Holland; and brothers, Bernard, Wallace, and Pat Hobbs. Joe was a veteran having served in the merchant marine...

Bobby Joe Ryan

Bobby Joe Ryan

Dec 30, 2011

Bobby Joe Ryan, 39, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 30, 2011. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana the son of Joseph Robert Ryan and Sheila Wale Ryan. He worked as a fork lift operator for Suffolk Cold Storage. Bobby is survived by his parents; daughters, Allison Ashleigh Ryan of Suffolk, Hailee Ryan and Hannah Ryan both of Louisiana;...

Lara Dawn Slaughter

Lara Dawn Slaughter

Dec 29, 2011

Lara Dawn Slaughter, 54, of Smithfield, VA passed away December 29, 2011. She was born in Miami, FL the daughter of Delores Wilsey Lichteig and the late Charles Lichteig. She worked as a commercial truck driver. In addition to her mother, Lara is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Slaughter; daughters, Lauren Thone of Portsmouth, VA and Kristen Thone of...

Elma Moore Luper

Elma Moore Luper

Dec 26, 2011

Elma M. Luper, 92, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Sweethaven Baptist Church in Portsmouth and more recently attended Providence United Methodist Church of Suffolk. She retired from the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, as a property supply clerk, with 36 years of service. Mrs. Luper was the daughter of...

James Vernon Brinkley

James Vernon Brinkley

Dec 26, 2011

James Vernon Brinkley, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 26, 2011. He was born in Nansemond County the son of the late Martha Rountree Brinkley and William Clifton Brinkley. He was predeceased by his sisters, Virginia B. Hicks and Rachael B. Robertson and brothers, C. Wesley Brinkley, Charles E. Brinkley, and Clifton A. Brinkley. James was a U.S. Army...

Gerald "Jerry" Hope Parker

Gerald "Jerry" Hope Parker

Dec 25, 2011

Gerald Hope "Jerry" Parker, 64, passed away peacefully in his home December 25, 2011. He was born in Tarboro, NC and was predeceased by his parents, Edgar and Verlina Parker and brothers, Randy and Ronnie Parker. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 41 years, Shirley Jernigan Parker; son and daughter-in-law, Ross and Aly Parker; granddaughters, Kyla and...

Jaison Randall Kulnis

Jaison Randall Kulnis

Dec 23, 2011

Jaison Randall Kulnis, 27, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 23, 2011. He was a native of Pittsburgh, PA. He is survived by his wife, Maria Komis; parents, Deborah L. and Randall W. Kulnis, DMD, MSD of Suffolk; sisters, Ashley L. Kulnis of Virginia Beach and Kadena A. Kulnis of Suffolk; maternal and paternal grandparents, Mary McKinley, Richard Hodgson, Bill...

Felix Thornton Jennings

Felix Thornton Jennings

Dec 22, 2011

Felix Thornton Jennings, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 22, 2011. He was born in Natalie, VA the son of the late James William Jennings and Mary Wade Jennings. He retired as a Foreman for Bridge and Building from Norfolk Western Railroad. He was a member of Suffolk Church of Christ. Felix is survived by his wife of 23...

James Lee "Jimbo" Warren

James Lee "Jimbo" Warren

Dec 18, 2011

James Lee "Jimbo" Warren, 62, of Orbit, VA, a well respected utility contractor in the Tidewater area for over 40 years, died peacefully at home on Sunday morning, December 18, 2011. He was born on February 4, 1949 in Richmond, VA and grew up in Hampton, attending Hampton High. "Jimbo" spent many years around the Chuckatuck community acting as a...

Dorothy Vann Rawls

Dorothy Vann Rawls

Dec 17, 2011

Dorothy Vann Rawls, 79, of Suffolk, VA, passed away December 17, 2011. She was born in Gates, NC the daughter of the late Edith Bundy Vann and Will Vann. She is also predeceased by her husband Clyde W. Rawls. Dorothy was a member of Cypress Chapel Christian Church and the Eleanor Russell Sunday School Class. Dorothy is survived by her...

William Edward Matthews

William Edward Matthews

Dec 15, 2011

William Edward Matthews, 85, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 15, 2011. He was born in Driver, VA the son of the late Susie Costen Matthews and Willie G. Matthews, Sr. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley; 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He was a 20 year United States Navy veteran having served during WWII and the Korean War....

Charlotte Hutter Gale

Charlotte Hutter Gale

Dec 13, 2011

Charlotte Stannard Hutter Gale, 84, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, at her home in Smithfield surrounded by her family. She was born February 24, 1927, in Campbell County, now Lynchburg, Virginia, the third daughter of Harold Heyward Hutter and Mayme Traylor Hutter. Charlotte, known as "Hutter" since college to many of her friends, came to Smithfield in 1948 to...

Wilma Beatrice Long

Wilma Beatrice Long

Dec 13, 2011

Services for Ms. Long are pending.

Stephen Albert Laine

Stephen Albert Laine

Dec 13, 2011

Stephen Albert Laine, 50, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 13, 2011. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of Anita Baker Laine and the late James Cobb Laine, Sr. He was a 1979 graduate of Nansemond Suffolk Academy and 1983 graduate of James Madison University. He worked in sales and was active in his children's lives coaching for...

Sarah Doris Watkins Warren

Sarah Doris Watkins Warren

Dec 11, 2011

Sarah Doris Watkins Warren, 86, of Smithfield, Va passed away on December 11, 2011. A native of Wallace, NC she was the daughter of the late Obic Alexander Watkins and Beatrice Brown Watkins. She was also predeceased by her husband Charles Hughes Cavanaugh, a daughter, Pauletta Kay Serber and a grandson Charles C. Cavanaugh. She was a member of The...

William David Lonberger

William David Lonberger

Dec 10, 2011

William David Lonberger went to be with our Lord on December 10, 2011 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg, Virginia surrounded by family. He has suffered from Parkinson 's Disease for over 25 years. He was born in Suffolk, Virginia on August 10, 1943, and was the son of the late William Washington Lonberger and Martha Butler Lonberger of Smithfield, Virginia....

Daniel Richard Eure, Jr.

Daniel Richard Eure, Jr.

Dec 10, 2011

Daniel Richard Eure, Jr., 77, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 10, 2011. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Daniel Richard Eure, Sr. and Mary Lilly Eure. He was predeceased by his sisters, Catherine Langston, Nellie White, Helen Piland, and Aileen Barden; and brothers, Cleamon, Jamie, and Joseph Eure. He was a United States...

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