Lillian Gibson Godwin
Sep 5, 2009
Lillian Gibson Godwin, 84, of Suffolk, VA, passed away September 5, 2009. She was born in Doniphan, Missouri. The widow of John Dougal Godwin, Sr., she was the daughter of the late Joshua and Fronia Payne Gibson. Lillian retired as a sales person from Leggett Department store. Lillian is survived by her daughters, Joy G. Simon and husband Arthur of...
Daniel Fleming Carter
Sep 2, 2009
Daniel Fleming Carter, 55, of Suffolk, VA passed away September 2, 2009. He was born in Roanoke, VA the son of the late Marie Falls Carter and Sidney Fleming Carter. He worked as a lieutenant for Western Tidewater Regional Jail. Daniel was a member of Somerton Friends Meeting and the Masonic Lodge in Windsor, VA. Daniel is survived by his...
Ronald Kenneth Laplante
Aug 30, 2009
Ronald Kenneth LaPlante, 55, of Bracey, VA passed away on August 30, 2009. He was born in Miami, FL the son of the late Rene LaPlante and Bernice Marie Butler. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during Vietnam. He worked as a machinist for Virginia Quilting. Ronald is survived by a his step father, Frank W. Butler, Sr....
Felton Lee Taylor
Aug 30, 2009
Felton Lee Taylor, 58, of Gates, NC passed away August 30, 2009. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Mary Elizabeth Upton Taylor and J.D. Taylor. He was predeceased by his first wife of 25 years, Katherine Marie Pippins Taylor. Felton was a United States Army veteran. He worked as a truck driver for Wilkins Trucking...
Catherine Mays Hollowell
Aug 30, 2009
Catherine Mays Hollowell, age 79, of Suffolk, passed away on August 30, 2009. A native of Whaleyville, VA she was the daughter of the late Willie Henry Mays and Lizzie Pearl Hargrave Mays. She was also predeceased by her husband, Charles N. Hollowell. She is survived by her sister, Eunice M. Hedgepeth of Suffolk. A funeral service will be held...
E. Clifton Copeland
Aug 29, 2009
Elisha Clifton Copeland, age 75, passed away on August 29, 2009. A native of Nansemond County, VA, he was the son of the late Elisha Kenny Copeland and Laura Virginia Harrell. He was a farmer and a member of Reynoldson Baptist Church. He is survived by his sisters: Shirley C. Neville of Portsmouth, Helen C. Dotson of Suffolk, Louise C....
George Lloyd Springston
Aug 25, 2009
George Lloyd Springston, 87, of Suffolk passed away on August 25, 2009. A native of Akron, Colorado, he was the son of the late William Castle Springston and Eva Gough Springston. He was also predeceased by his wife, Barbara Martha Pike Springston. George was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served in World War II. He went on...
James "Jimmy" H. Ellis
Aug 22, 2009
James "Jimmy" Howard Ellis 66 ,cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend was called to his heavenly home to be with the Lord on August 22, 2009. Jimmy was born in Suffolk on October 28, 1942. He was predeceased by his parents Clarence and Rebecca Ellis and sister, Carolyn E. Taylor. Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife...
Jewell Reynolds Osborne
Aug 21, 2009
Jewell Reynolds Osborne, 91, of Windsor, VA passed away on August 21, 2009. A native of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late, Claude and Lucy Reynolds. She was also predeceased by her husband, Baxter Garfield Osborne; sisters, Gladys Presley and Ruby Riddle and brothers; Paul, Percy and Edwin Reynolds. Jewell was a member of Central Baptist Church in...
Kennedy Milan Wilson
Aug 17, 2009
Kennedy Milan Wilson, infant daughter of John Demitri Wilson and Heather Ann Hendley Wilson passed away August 17, 2009. Along with her parents, she is survived by her brother, Demitri Wilson; maternal grandparents, Evelyn Hadley and Jackie Hendley; paternal grandparents, John C. Wilson and Corrine Wilson; paternal great grandmother, Grace Rawlings; aunts and uncles, Sondra Nickerson, Tiffany Hendley, Alicia and...
Grace Lee Byrum Davis
Aug 17, 2009
Grace Lee Byrum Davis, age 94, passed away on August 17, 2009 in Union Springs, AL. A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk, with Rev. Donald Watkins officiating. Burial will follow at Holly Lawn Cemetery. Friends may join the family at the funeral home...
David Lee Lynn
Aug 16, 2009
David Lee Lynn, 51, of Norfolk, VA passed away on August 16, 2009. A native of Nansemond County, VA he was the son of the late Marshall Henry Lynn and Helen Charlotte Harris Lynn. He was a laborer at Lipton Tea Company. He is survived by his sisters Susan K. Lynn and Janet K. Phillips and brothers, Marshall H. Lynn,...
Helen Hadley Cheatham
Aug 16, 2009
Helen Hadley Cheatham, 86, of Suffolk, VA passed away August 16, 2009. She was born in Lynchburg, VA the daughter of the late Roland Lloyd Fields and Helen Judd Fields O'Connor. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Heenan Cheatham. Helen is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Charles "Chuck" H. Cheatham, Jr. and Nancy L. Cheatham; granddaughter, Christy C....
Lester Harold Logan, Jr.
Aug 15, 2009
Lester Harold Logan, Jr., 66, of Ivor, VA passed away August 15, 2009. He was born in Fort Worth, TX the son of the late Irene Self Logan and Lester Harold Logan, Sr. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in Vietnam. In 1997 he retired as a civil service engineer from the government. Lester is survived by his...
Joyce White Baker
Aug 12, 2009
Joyce White Baker, 78, of Suffolk, VA passed away August 12, 2009. She was born in Kings Mountain, NC. The widow of Thomas Lansing Baker, she was the daughter of the late Ruby and Morgan White and predeceased by her step mother, Addie Belle White. Joyce retired as an office assistant from Suffolk Home Medical. She was a member of...
Junious Stephens
Aug 8, 2009
Junious Stephens passed away on August 8, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Parr Funeral Home and Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com
Robert James Matthews
Aug 8, 2009
Robert James Matthews, 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away on August 8, 2009. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late William Matthews and Genevieve Dillon Matthews. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Cynthia Matthews. He served in the U. S. Army and the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife of 51 years,...
Patricia Ann Sigal
Aug 5, 2009
Patricia Ann Sigal, 70, of Suffolk, VA passed away August 5, 2009. She was born in Beaumont, TX the daughter of the late Mary and Warren Hoster. Patricia is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Susan Alphin Gardner of Suffolk, VA, Lori and Lynn Blackwood of Meharrin, VA; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Karen Alphin of Newport News, VA, Michael...
Laura St. John Robertson
Aug 3, 2009
Laura St. John Robertson, 48, of Suffolk, VA passed away on August 3, 2009. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and was predeceased by her mother Peggy Keith Hare. A devoted wife and mother, Laura was a school teacher in the Suffolk City Public School system and a member of the Believer's Church. Laura was a very active volunteer with...
Ima Jean Rawls
Aug 2, 2009
Ima Jean Rawls, 79, of Suffolk, VA passed away August 2, 2009. She was born in Edenton, NC the daughter of the late, Eula W. and Carrol W. Jordan. She was predeceased by her husband, Junious Thomas Rawls. Jean is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda R. and Larry C. Bagwell of Chesapeake, VA, Gloria R. and Joseph Mack...
