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...
John David Thomas, Jr.
Jun 1, 2009
John David Thomas Jr., 65, passed away June 1, 2009. He was an artist and musician. He is survived by close friends and caregivers, Andy and Nancy Cocco; cousin and wife, Roger and Barbara Capps; and close friends, Sharyn and Jerry Downs. Services will be private. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.
Justin Lars Noland
May 24, 2009
Justin Lars Noland, 21, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 24, 2009. He was a 2006 Lakeland High School graduate. He was predeceased by his father, Darrell E. Noland. Justin is survived by his mother and father, Sandra and Thomas "Tom" Shirk; sister, Amberlea Shirk; brothers, Bobby Rhea Shirk and Colton Shirk all of Suffolk, VA; maternal grandparents, Rheabon and...
Carrie Judson Turner Brown
May 22, 2009
Carrie Judson Turner Brown, 101, formerly of Suffolk, VA passed away May 22, 2009. She was born in Isle of Wight County the daughter of the late Jesse Franklin Spivey Turner and James Henry Turner. She was also predeceased by her husband of 27 years, Clyde Marshall Brown, Sr.; sons Clyde Marshall Brown, Jr. and James Linwood Brown, Sr.; sisters,...
William Charles Tomes
May 21, 2009
William "Bill" Charles Tomes, 42, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 21, 2009. He was born in Detroit, MI. He retired after 20 years in the U.S. Navy having served in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom. Bill was an active police officer for the Chesapeake Police Department and participated in the Big Brothers and Sisters Program. He was a member...
Kathryn Elizabeth Campen
May 20, 2009
Kathryn Elizabeth Campen, 78, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 20, 2009. She was born in Columbus, OH the daughter of the late Elizabeth Marsh Campen and Allen Barnes Campen. She retired as a Commander in the Nurse Corp for the United States Navy and served during Vietnam. Kathryn is survived by two sisters, Joanne A. Trump and Mary Clifton...
Jerry Ray Barnes, Jr.
May 17, 2009
Jerry Ray Barnes, Jr., infant son of Jerry Ray Barnes, Sr. and Cami Raquel Bailey Barnes of Suffolk, VA passed away on May 17, 2009. Jerry was also survived by his brothers and sisters: Jacob Levi, Jozi Gene, Jaden Ray, Jolie Raquel and Corbin Japheth; his maternal grandparents, Brenda Martin and Neil and Maria Bailey; his paternal grandparents, Eugene Leroy...
Peter Teddy Depriest
May 17, 2009
Peter Teddy DePriest, 49, of Portsmouth, VA passed away May 17, 2009. He was the son of the late Dorothy Ann and Morris Hill Swaithes and also predeceased by his former wife, Eugenia "Genia" DePriest. Pete was employed by Swift Trucking Company. He is survived by Tracey Suleman of the home. He also has two wonderful daughters, Christina Johnson and...
Joseph Augustus Umphlett
May 15, 2009
Joseph Augustus Umphlett, 76, of Suffolk passed away on May 15, 2009. A native of Suffolk, he was the son of the late Joseph Jackson Umphlett and Daisy Ashley Umphlett. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, William J. "Jack" Umphlett, Sr. and Betty Umphlett and nephews, William J. Umphlett, Jr., George Curtis Umphlett and wife Haley; and great...
Sylvia Irene Cobleigh
May 14, 2009
Sylvia Irene Cobleigh, 61, of Chesapeake, VA went to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on May 14, 2009 after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. A native of Troy, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Donald Ralph and Irene Baker Baldwin. For many years she was manager for KB Toy Works. She was dedicated...
Sean William Dodd
May 9, 2009
Sean William Dodd, 38, of Portsmouth, passed away on May 9, 2009. He attended Living Waters Church in Chesapeake, VA and was self-employed. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Lee Dodd; a daughter, Taylor Dodd and two sons, Sean Tyler Dodd and Christian Mathew Dodd, all of Portsmouth; his father, Albert W. Dodd, Jr., his mother, Leigh Steele Dodd;...
James Everett Baldwin
May 6, 2009
James Everett "Pop" Baldwin, 82, passed away at his home in Carrollton, VA May 6, 2009 surrounded in love by his family after a long and brave battle with lung and heart disease. Born February 28, 1927 in Wilco, West Virginia. He was raised in Little Prater, VA. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He moved to Carrollton...
James Woodrow Bondurant
May 2, 2009
James Woodrow BonDurant, Jr., 62, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 2, 2009.A native of Princeton, West Virginia, he was the son of James Woodrow BonDurant,Sr. and Mary Lee BonDurant. He retired from Virginia Natural Gas after many dedicated years. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Chuckatuck. His past affiliations include, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Rotary...
Redell Lawton Turner
May 2, 2009
Redell Lawton Turner, 96, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 2, 2009, in Autumn Care Nursing Home. He was born in Isle Wight County, VA, the son of the late Augustus Allen Turner and Anna Elizabeth Rhodes. He was the last survivor of thirteen siblings. His wife of fifty- eight years, Mary Alice Braswell Turner, preceded him in death on...
Gayle Parrish Tarkelsen
May 1, 2009
Gayle Parrish Tarkelsen, 61, went to be with our Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, May 1st, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Donald Raymond Parrish and Georgia Putnam Parrish. She was preceeded in death by her sister Carol Parrish Wilkenson. She is survived by her loving husband, Taral Greg Tarkelsen, a brother Donald Raymond Parrish, her son Robert...
Richard Allen Pierce
May 1, 2009
Richard "Buddy" Allen Pierce, II, 19, of Cofield, NC passed away May 1, 2009. Buddy is survived by his mother, Angela Gail Jones Pierce of Hillsboro, NC; father and stepmother, Richard Allen Pierce and Debra Pippins of Cofield, NC; maternal grandmother, Gail W. Jones of Hillsboro, NC; paternal grandparents, Joseph Oliver and Viola Pierce of Ahoskie, NC; sisters and brothers,...
Ivey Talmage Poole, Jr.
Apr 30, 2009
Ivey Talmage (Tal) Poole died peacefully at his home in Smithfield Thursday afternoon, April 30. He had been increasingly ill for many years, primarily with Multiple Sclerosis, and bedridden for more than the last ten years. During this latter period he was faithfully attended by a number of members of the Denson family of Smithfield, primarily Sylvia Batten and Linda...
David Junior Dunn
Apr 28, 2009
David J. Dunn died peacefully in his home on April 27, 2009 with his wife at his side. He was born on October 12, 1936 to the late David Dunn and Grace Arledge Dunn. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rose Dunn, daughter Darlene Wilson (Tommy), sons Mike Dunn (Elaine), Tony Dunn (Trisha) and Steve Dunn (Patty),...
