Ryland "Jack" Jackson Riddick
Jul 20, 2009
Ryland "Jack" Jackson Riddick, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away July 20, 2009. He was the son of the late, Maude S. and Willie E. Riddick. He was a United States Army veteran having served during WWII landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy. Jack served 3 campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe as a heavy machine...
Harry "Dick" Richard Mcclelland
Jul 20, 2009
Harry "Dick" Richard McClelland, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away July 20, 2009. He was born in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania and was predeceased by his parents, Harry Boyd McClelland and Olive Moore Carnahan McClelland and a niece, Diane Louise Davidson. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served during WWII. He was a 1951 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh....
Goldie Mae Harrell Wright
Jul 20, 2009
Goldie Mae Harrell Wright, 97, of Suffolk, went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2009. She was born on August 21, 1911, in Nansemond County, the third child of 10 born to the later Walter Clement and Eva V. Carr Harrell. She was a graduate of Holland High School. Goldie was preceded in death by her husband, Wm....
George Jackson Gayle
Jul 20, 2009
George Jackson (Jack) Gayle passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at Nansemond Pointe. He was a native of Suffolk. Mr. Gayle was the son of the late Olivia Myrick Gayle and George Edward Gayle. Survivors include two sons, David and Chris Gayle; Sharon Gale a niece; and Audrey Johnson a special cousin. He was preceded in death by his three...
Bertha Gertrude Wood
Jul 13, 2009
Bertha Gertrude Wood, 87, of Stuart, VA passed away on July 13, 2009. A native of Salem, Virginia, she was the daughter of Allie Morris Marsh and Daisy Beatrice Shaver. She was also predeceased by her husband, Paul E. Wood; a grandson, Jason Stiller; sisters, Cecilia Nunn and Rosetta Kirkman and a brother, George Marsh. Bertha was a homemaker. She...
John Whitfield Sutherland
Jul 13, 2009
John Whitfield Sutherland, 88, passed away July 13, 2009. He was born in Lynchburg, VA the son of the late Eleanor G. and John T. Sutherland. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Brandon Sutherland and daughter, Julia S. Perkinson. John was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII and in Korea. He was a former resident of South...
John David Howard
Jul 9, 2009
John David Howard, 37, of Manassas, VA went to be with the Lord on July 9, 2009. He was predeceased by his mother, Martha M. Howard and brother, James Guy Howard. He was owner of Mainstream Limo's L.L.C. John is survived by his wife, Tunde Kocsis Howard of Manassas, VA; father, Rev. and Mrs. Stephen James Howard, Sr. of Danville,...
Stanley Arthur Holmes, Jr.
Jul 8, 2009
Stanley Arthur Holmes, Jr., 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away July 8, 2009. He was born in Ohio the son of the late Myrtle H. and Stanley A. Holmes, Sr. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. Stanley did ship repair and was self employed. He was a member of Western Branch Community Church....
Nellie Felton Davis Saunders
Jul 8, 2009
Nellie Felton Davis Saunders, 80, of Suffolk, VA passed away on July 8, 2009. A native of Nansemond County, VA she was the daughter of the late George M. Davis, Sr. and Annie Lee Felton Davis. She was also predeceased by her husband, Nathaniel Harold Saunders. Nell was a retired school teacher and a member of the Order of the...
Rosa Irene Cook
Jul 7, 2009
Rosa Irene Cook, 84, died at Sentara Obici Hospital on July 7, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. A native of North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Clarence Talmadge Clary and Dora George Clary. She was also predeceased by her first husband Otis Aldine Fravel; daughters, Audrey Chipman, Elizabeth Braford and granddaughter, Shannon Chipman. She retired...
Shelby Gordon Putman
Jul 5, 2009
Shelby Gordon Putman, 71, passed away July 5, 2009. She was born in Suffolk the daughter of the late Virginia F. and Walter K. "Mutt" Gordon. She was also predeceased by her brother, Willard Bruce Gordon. For the past 10 years Shelby has been a Cosmetology Examiner for the State of Virginia. She was a member of Magnolia United Methodist...
Edgar Francis Chandler, Jr.
Jul 2, 2009
Edgar Francis Chandler, Jr., 53, of Suffolk, VA passed away on July 2, 2009. A native of Queens, NY he was the son of Mary Ann Chandler and the late Edgar Francis Chandler, Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the New York City Police Department. Edgar was a member of The Basilica of Saint...
Rowena K. Sidebottom
Jun 24, 2009
Rowena K. Sidebottom, 91, of Suffolk, VA passed away on June 24, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Gurth Harper and Inez Smith Harper and also precedeased by her husband, Edward Sidebottom. Rowena was a teacher in the New York School System until her retirement. She is survived by her sister, Doris Wise of Mvacie, Indiana. Burial will...
Deloris Faye Byrd
Jun 22, 2009
Deloris Faye Byrd, 63, passed away June 22, 2009. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late James Laban Byrd and Nina Harrell Byrd. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Reuben K. and Doris H. Byrd of Suffolk, VA. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Liberty Spring...
Elizabeth Sue Brown Underwood
Jun 18, 2009
Sue Brown Underwood, 84, beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on June 18, 2009 in Suffolk, VA. She was born in Scotland Neck, NC, on November 2, 1924, to the late Archibald Newton Brown and Willia Gay Brown. Sue was an active member of Suffolk Christian Church. She was predeceased by her...
Peggy Annette Faucett Reeves
Jun 15, 2009
Peggy Annette Faucett Reeves, 48, of Suffolk, VA walked thru Heaven's gate on June 15, 2009. She was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her daughter, Susan A. Reeves. Annette is survived by her daughters, Michelle J. Wolke of Suffolk, VA, Connie E. Reeves of Zuni, VA; mother and father, Peggy Ann and Thomas William Faucett,...
Judy Kay Patton Parker
Jun 14, 2009
Judy Kay Parker departed her earthly life in her residence in Suffolk, VA and went to be with the Lord and her waiting loved ones, her mother, Clara Maxine Hall, and father David Patton, and best friend Gail Manners. She was born October 29, 1942 in Newton, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. She...
Virginia Lee Pearce
Jun 10, 2009
Virginia Lee Pearce, 75, of Suffolk, VA passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in her home. She was born on December 10, 1934 to the late Robert Linwood and Clara Johnson Pearce at Lakeview Hospital in Suffolk, VA. She graduated in 1953 from Holland High School and went on to Longwood to get her teaching...
Willard Butler Holland
Jun 9, 2009
Willard Butler Holland, 69, passed away June 9, 2009. He was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, the son of the late Ella Butler Holland and Vernon Awood Holland Sr. He was predeceased by his sister, Alma Ann Rountree and brothers, Vernon A. Holland Jr., Joseph Milton Holland and Charlie Thomas Holland. Willard retired as assistant production manager from...
Clyde Allen Burford
Jun 7, 2009
Clyde Allen Burford, 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away June 7, 2009. He was born in Bedford, VA where he loved to pick peaches in Gross's Orchard and watch for deer at Peaks of Otter. He was the son of the late Esther A. and Ezra F. Burford and predeceased by his brothers, Rucker and Landon Burford. After 43 ½...
