Joyce Lee Melton
Dec 8, 2011
Joyce Lee Melton, 62, of Corapeake, NC, passed away December 8, 2011, following a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer. A native of San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of Marilyn Grinnell and the late Earl Grinnell of San Diego. She was a graduate of Mesa College in San Diego and retired as an administrative assistant from the...
Leroy Boyette, Jr.
Dec 8, 2011
Our beloved father, Leroy "Lee" Boyette, Jr. passed away on December 8, 2011. He was born in Clinton, NC the son of the late Betty and Leroy Boyette, Sr. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Margaret Ann Boyette and his brother, Ralph Boyette. He was the owner and operator of RIMCO. Lee was a member of the...
Stephen Ensley Fuller
Dec 6, 2011
Stephen Ensley Fuller, 61, of Windsor, VA passed away December 6, 2011. He was born in Parrisburg, VA the son of Hazel "Effielou" Smith Fuller and the late Arthur Ensley Fuller. He was also predeceased by his brother, Daryl Fuller. Stephen retired after numerous years as a school teacher having taught at Smithfield High School and Windsor High School as...
Guy Alton Duke,Sr.
Dec 3, 2011
Guy Alton "Pookie" Duke, Sr. 76 passed away December 3, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a native of Nansemond Co., VA. He was the son of the late George A. and Evelyn Babb Duke and predeceased by sons Roger Chipman, Samuel R. Duke, Guy A. Duke, Jr. and brothers Chester Ray and Hilton Lee....
Joseph Webster Vann
Dec 2, 2011
Joseph "Bubba" Webster Vann, 31, passed away December 2, 2011. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Bessie Bradshaw Vann and the late Joe Payne Vann. He was well known at the Northeast Dragway in Hertford, NC. He is survived by his mother, Bessie B. Vann; sisters, Nancy V. Varner, Ann V. Tolbert, and Patricia Vann; "Daddy Uncle...
Patricia Alline Wilson
Nov 29, 2011
In this time of great sorrow, loss and pain we frequently find ourselves asking why such a wonderful and boundlessly loved woman, friend, wife and mother could be taken from us? It is simple...Today God walked among his gardens of this world and picked a most beautiful flower. May your soul blossom, flourish and grow in awe in the Kingdom...
William "Randy" Randolph Radford
Nov 29, 2011
William "Randy" Randolph Radford, 55, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away November 29, 2011. He was born in Greenville, SC the son of Inez Geraldine Radford and Ransom Randolph Radford. He worked as a transfer vehicle operator for the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA). He was a member of the Southern Gospel Association and sang bass for The Galileans Gospel Quartet...
William Thomas Hitt
Nov 28, 2011
William Thomas Hitt, 71, of Suffolk, VA , passed away November 28, 2011. He was born in Camden, WV the son of the late Robert Burton Hitt and Dolly Blanche Montgomery Hitt. He retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a welder. William is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith George Hitt; brothers, Robert J. Hitt, John David Hitt,...
Emmett Thomas Umphlett,Jr.
Nov 26, 2011
Emmett Thomas Umphlett, Jr., 73, of Suffolk, VA passed away on November 26,2011. A native of Nansemond Co., VA, he was the son of the late Emmett Thomas Umphlett, Sr. and Helen Hayes Umphlett. Emmett retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a welder. He was member of Suffolk Moose Lodge #141 and served his country by serving in the National...
Thomas Howard Piland, Sr.
Nov 23, 2011
Thomas Howard Piland, Sr., 84, of Suffolk, VA passed away on November 23, 2011. A native of Nansemond County, VA he was the son of the late Isaac Newman Piland and Gladys Pulley Piland. Tom served his country in the Army Air Force during World War II and later retired from Portsmouth Water Department where he was a pump operator....
Timothy Lee Oliver
Nov 20, 2011
Timothy Lee Oliver, 55, passed away November 20, 2011. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of Betty Gallagher and the late W. "Jack" Oliver, Jr. He was predeceased by his brother, Jack D. Oliver, Sr. He worked as a self employed auto mechanic and was a member of St. Mary's of the Presentation. Timothy is survived by his...
Connie Carol Holland Cox
Nov 18, 2011
Connie Carol Holland Cox, 54, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away November 18, 2011. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Joseph Milton Holland and Elizabeth Ann Braswell Holland. Connie was a member of Pine Grove Assembly of God. She was also a member of the Women's International Bowling Congress. She served as team mother for...
Aubrey "Sonny" Earl Marks
Nov 17, 2011
Aubrey Earl Marks, 74, passed away November 17, 2011. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Lillian Lee Marks. He retired as a National Coordinator from the National Council on Aging. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Aubrey is survived by his daughter, Deborah Marks Breneman and husband, Michael of Newburgh, IN; sons, John David...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Fisher, Sr.
Nov 15, 2011
Charles "Chuck" Edward Fisher, Sr., 61, of Suffolk, VA passed away November 15, 2011 at home with his loved ones by his side. He was born in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Lucetta and Franklin Safrit. He was a United States Navy veteran having served in Vietnam. He later went on to become a self employed painting contractor...
Dorothy Johnson Brinkley
Nov 14, 2011
Dorothy Louise Johnson Brinkley, 81, of Suffolk, VA, passed away November 14, 2011. She is the daughter of the late Tollie C. Johnson and Erma M. Johnson Sexton. She is also predeceased by her husband of 64 years Raleigh Earl Brinkley. Dorothy retired from Thomas J. Lipton Co. after 25 years of service and was a member of their Quarter...
Kenneth Carlton Morgan, Jr.
Nov 12, 2011
Kenneth Carlton Morgan, Jr., infant son of Kenneth Carlton Morgan, Sr. and Jasmine S. Grant, passed away on November 12, 2011. Besides his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Linda Grant and James C. Scott; paternal grandparents, Anastasia Morgan and Kenneth Scott; maternal great grandparents, Shirley Grant and Annie Mann; and paternal grandparents, Blanche and Robert Morgan; and...
Floyd Cecil Foster
Nov 12, 2011
Floyd "Cecil" Foster born September 10, 1930 in Selma, N.C. Beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather was ushered into the arms of Jesus on November 12, 2011, and was welcomed by a choir of angels. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janice Foster; 5 children, Vicki, Susua, Barbara, Jennifer, John; two stepsons, Robbie and Roth;...
Robert Harold Carmichael
Nov 8, 2011
Robert Harold Carmichael, 64, of Gates, NC passed away on November 8, 2011. A native of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late George Carmichael and Sophie Garner Carmichael. He was a truck driver for Tennessee Steel Haulers. Robert was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served his country during the Vietnam conflict. He is...
Deborah Marlo Brown Wigg
Nov 8, 2011
Deborah Marlo Brown Wigg, 39, of Suffolk, VA passed away November 8, 2011. She was a graduate of Forest Glen High School Class of 1990. She went on to graduate in 1994 from Old Dominion University where she was a cheerleader and member of the Delta Zeta Fraternity. She formerly worked for McPhillips, Roberts, & Dean, PLC as a CPA...
Nancy Ann Gray
Nov 7, 2011
Nancy Ann Gray, 81, of Suffolk, VA passed away November 7, 2011. She was born in Falls Creek, PA the daughter of the late Bernard and Ellen Craft. She was predeceased by her husband, John Paul Gray. Nancy retired from Teapack of Virginia Beach. Nancy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Terrie Gray of Suffolk; grandchildren, Tammy...
