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James Aloysious Warren, Sr.
Apr 6, 2011
James Aloysious Warren, Sr., 68, of Suffolk, VA passed away on April 6, 2011. A native of Portsmouth, VA he was the son of the late John Thomas Warren and Mabel Matthews Warren. After serving as a SSG/E6 in the United State Army he worked in construction for 25 years. He is survived by his wife Nancy Cox Warren of...
Thomas Roland Byrum
Apr 5, 2011
Thomas Roland Byrum, 77, of Zuni, VA passed away on April 5, 2011. A native of Isle of Wight County, VA he was the son of the late Percy Elton Byrum, Sr. and Selma Joyner Byrum. He was also predeceased by a brother, Robert E. Byrum and a grandchild, Chad N. Byrum. Thomas Roland was an U.S. Army veteran. He...
Euree "E.O." Odom Cummings
Apr 5, 2011
Euree Odom "E.O." Cummings passed away on April 5, 2011. Born May 1, 1929 in Dublin, Georgia, he was the son of Euree and Linnie Odom Cummings. He is predeceased by his parents and his son, Michael Allen Cummings. E.O. is survived by his wife of forty three years, Dottie Gyoker Cummings, two daughters, Lynn Bartley of Portsmouth, VA and...
Belinda Sue Parr Jeffreys
Apr 5, 2011
BeLinda Sue Parr Jeffreys, 54, of Suffolk, VA, passed away April 5, 2011. A native of Suffolk, VA, she is the daughter of Dorothy "Sue" K. Parr and the late Robert J. Parr Sr. She was also predeceased by her son, Robert Allen Jeffreys. BeLinda was a registered nurse at Sentara Obici Hospital and graduated from the Louise Obici School...
Gary Richard Fitzgerald
Apr 4, 2011
Gary Richard Fitzgerald, 59, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 4, 2011. He was born in Newport News, VA the son of the late Hyacinth Moore Fitzgerald and Richard Joseph Fitzgerald. Gary worked as a cabinet maker and was an avid outdoorsman. He was a member of the ManPower Hunt Club. Gary is survived by his daughter, Sarah E. Fitzgerald;...
James William Thomas, Sr.
Apr 1, 2011
James William (Mouse) Thomas, Sr., member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church, honorary lifetime deacon, resident of Isle of Wight County, passed away Friday morning, April 1, 2011 in his home. He was born in Surry County, Virginia on January 26, 1930, the eldest of Joseph and Lily May Thomas' four children. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Brittany Webb
Mar 29, 2011
Brittany Webb, 13, of Charlottesville, VA passed away March 29, 2011 at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was born in Denver, Colorado and is survived by her mother, Jeri Lyne Webb of Charlottesville, VA ; and grandparents, Dennis C. and Betty A. Webb of Crystal River, FL, and Jerry Gene Turner of Myrtle Beach, SC. Even though Brittany...
Mary Arthur Adams
Mar 29, 2011
Mary Arthur Adams, 89, of Norfolk, VA passed away March 29, 2011. She was born in Edgecombe County, NC the daughter of the late Bessie McClenny Williams and Arthur H. Williams. She was predeceased by her husband, James R. Adams and her son, Danny C. Adams. Mary worked as a nurse's aid and caretaker. Mary is survived by her daughters...
Mildred Gayle Whitfield
Mar 28, 2011
Mildred Gayle Whitfield, 78, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away March 28, 2011. She was born in Virginia the daughter of the late Lena Moore Gayle and Russell Sage Gayle, Sr. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Joseph Dillard Whitfield, Sr. and her daughter, Kathy Holland. Mildred enjoyed her real estate career having retired from Hallmark...
Clarence "C.J." James Mudge, Sr.
Mar 26, 2011
Clarence "C.J." James Mudge, Sr., 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 26, 2011. He was born in Lorain, OH the son of the late Quincey C. and Nina Caywood Mudge. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsie Lucille Mudge and son, Clarence James "Jim" Mudge, Jr. C. J. retired as a Chief Boatswain's Mate from the United States Navy...
Kenneth Mearl Stolley
Mar 25, 2011
Kenneth Mearl Stolley, 80, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 25, 2011. He was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota and was a United States Navy veteran having served during the Korean War. Kenneth later went on to work and retire from the Thomas J. Lipton Company as an electrician. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Marian Stallings...
Zula Mae Hewitt
Mar 24, 2011
Zula M. Hewitt, 83, of Suffolk, VA and former longtime resident of Portsmouth, VA passed away March 24, 2011 in her home. She was born in East Lake, NC the daughter of the late Mamie Crain Twiford and Lundy Twiford. She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Benjamin F. Hewitt. In her earlier years Zula owned and operated Zuma's Beauty...
Leo Edward Osburn
Mar 18, 2011
Leo Edward Osburn, 91, of Suffolk, passed away on March 18, 2011. A native of Shinglehouse, PA he was the son of Helen "Nellie" K. Cuneo Osburn and Carl Eugene Osburn. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Arlene Ball Osburn and a daughter, Colleen Osburn Rowe Sicard. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army...
Ella Downy Jenkins
Mar 11, 2011
Ella Downy Jenkins, 86, of Hassell, NC passed away March 11, 2011. She was born in North Carolina the daughter of the late Mary Sue Downy and Lewis Downy. She was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, Raymond Jenkins, Sr. Ella is survived by her daughters, Peggy Keel of Hassell, NC, Shelby Ward of Courtland, VA; sons, Raymond...
Alvin "Bill" Overton Brinkley
Mar 10, 2011
Alvin Overton Brinkley, 78, of Zuni, VA passed away March 10, 2011. He was born in Corapeake, NC the son of the late Mettia Alma Reynolds Brinkley and Coley Herman Brinkley. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Ann Chaney Brinkley. He retired from General Electric Company. Alvin is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Thomas Babb, Sr.,...
Carol Allen Heard
Mar 10, 2011
Carol Allen Heard, 60, of Smithfield passed away in Obici Hospital, surrounded by her devoted daughters after a brief illness. Born August 28 1950 in Newport News, she was the daughter of the late William Peyton Allen and Frances Spivey Allen Beard. Carol was a graduate and devoted fan of the University of Alabama, with a background in criminal justice....
Pearl Mccreary
Mar 8, 2011
Pearl McCreary, 92, a resident of the Village at Woods Edge in Franklin, VA passed away March 8, 2011. He was born in Harlan County, KY the son of the late Rhoda Hall McCreary and Frederick Gordon McCreary. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Christine Roark McCreary and his son, William McCreary. Pearl was a U.S. Army veteran. He...
Ida Pearl Potter Preece
Mar 7, 2011
Ida Pearl Potter Preece, 99, formerly of Suffolk, VA, passed away March 7, 2011. She was born in Letcher County, KY the daughter of the late Margie Dotson Potter and Manasseh John Potter. She was predeceased by her husband, Reaumur Carroll Preece and her son, Joseph Carroll Preece. She was a longtime faithful member of First Baptist Church of Suffolk,...
James "Jimmy" Neil Babb
Mar 6, 2011
James "Jimmy" Neil Babb, 37, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 6, 2011. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of John Rudolph Babb and the late Lakie Morris Babb. James was a U.S. Air Force veteran having served during Desert Storm. He retired from the transportation department at Western Tidewater Regional Jail and currently worked as a store...
Archie Harold Greene
Mar 3, 2011
Archie Harold Greene, 58, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 3, 2011. He was born in North Carolina the son of the late Isaac Greene and Nellie Greene. He is predeceased by his sister, Louise Casper; brothers, Jesse, William, and Dennis Greene. He worked in tree service and as a roofer. Archie is survived by his wife of 37 years,...
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