Jesse Worth Redd
Mar 2, 2012
Jesse Worth Redd, 60, passed away March 2, 2012. He was born in Suffolk, VA to M.A. and the late Jeanette Redd. Redd was a United States Marine veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He worked in fleet management for the city of Suffolk. Redd was a member of Western Branch Baptist Church, Byrum Hunt Club, Southampton Coon and...
Bessie Nelson Mccarthy
Mar 1, 2012
Bessie Nelson McCarthy, 84, passed away March 1, 2012. She was born in Nansemond County the daughter of the late Ruth M. and Charles T. Nelson. She was predeceased by her husband, Herman R. McCarthy. She retired as a salesperson for Montgomery Ward and Leggett's Department Store. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Bessie is survived by her...
Ira "John" Weintraub
Mar 1, 2012
Ira "John" Weintraub, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 1, 2012. He was born in Brooklyn, NY. John is predeceased by his wife, Laura and son, Stuart. He retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer and Construction Mechanic from the U.S. Navy Seabees after 30 years of service. He was a life member of Fleet Reserve Assoc., Disabled Veterans...
Luther Edward Hyatt, Sr.
Feb 29, 2012
Luther Edward Hyatt, Sr., 78, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 29, 2012. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Lessie Lethe Cooper Hyatt and Martin Luther Hyatt. He was a United States Army veteran. During that time he was a member of the 8457 Police Company. Luther later went on to work and retire...
Anne Barrett Martin
Feb 27, 2012
Anne Barrett Martin died peacefully at her family home in Smithfield on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the age of 79. She was the daughter of Anne Cowling Barrett and Fredrick Mitchell Barrett, II. She was a graduate of Smithfield High School and attended Hollins College. She was President of Barrett-Folk Insurance Agency until her retirement and was the first...
Ray Lee Baines
Feb 25, 2012
Mr. Ray L. Baines, 88, of Hobe Sound, FL, died February 25, 2012. He was a native of Suffolk, VA, where he was a farmer and moved to Hobe Sound in August 2007. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Margaret T. Baines; daughters, Darlene K. Baines of Hobe Sound and Joy B. Burzynski of Vero Beach; brothers, Aaron Baines...
Walter Elton Daniel
Feb 24, 2012
Walter Elton Daniel, 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 24, 2012. A native of Suffolk, VA he was the son of the late Paul Elton and Eloise Acree Daniel. He retired from VDOT right of way department as a manager with 40 years of service. Walter was a member of Somerton Friends Meeting and a U.S. Army veteran....
Leonard A. Lynn
Feb 22, 2012
Leonard A. Lynn, 72, of Suffolk, passed away February 22, 2012. He was the son of the late Richard Marshall Lynn and Callie Buchanan Lynn. He was a welder by trade. He is survived by three daughters, a son and sisters Helen Lewis and Linda C. Edwards. Services will be private. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com
Margaret Lucille Merkh
Feb 21, 2012
Margaret Lucille Merkh, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 21, 2012. She was born in Hopewell, VA the daughter of the late Blanche Brannan Johnson and Tyson Timothy Johnson. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Rev. Daniel James Merkh, Sr. and brothers, Hubert and Hubbert Johnson. Rev. Merkh, Margaret, and family spent one year in Lausanne,...
Carolyn Jones Graves
Feb 20, 2012
Carolyn Virginia Jones Graves, 84, passed away peacefully after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease on February 20, 2012 at the Hospice House of Williamsburg. She was born in Key West, Florida on May 15, 1927 to the late Dr. Harry N.S. Jones and Lillian Spratlin Jones. She was predeceased by a brother, Howard Spratlin Jones. Her early childhood years...
Linda Marie Holland Espinosa
Feb 19, 2012
Linda Marie Holland Espinosa of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 19, 2012. A native of Hamilton, OH she was the daughter of the late John G. and Hazel Cole Holland and was also predeceased by her brother, Jack Holland and sisters, Janet Cook and Joan Wright. She was a member of Suffolk Christian Church. Linda was a member of...
Barbara Jean Rath
Feb 13, 2012
Barbara Jean Rath, 71, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away February 13, 2012. She was born in Fredericksburg, PA the daughter of the late Josephine Bord Koehler and Robert William Koehler. She retired in 2002 as an optician for the Navy Exchange. She was a member of the Red Hat Society in Virginia Beach. Barbara is survived by her son...
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...
