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Jerome Willard Jiles
Jan 30, 2009
Jerome Willard Jiles, 59, of Corapeake, NC passed away January 30, 2009. He was born in Carrollton, GA the son of Fannie Mae Adams Jiles and the late Tyre William Jiles, Sr. He was predeceased by his son, Jerome "Jerry" W. Jiles, Jr. and sisters, Judy Ann Reeves, and Gail Malone. Jerome served and retired after 22 years as a...
George "Spunk" Lafayette Gwaltney, Iii
Jan 27, 2009
George "Spunk" Lafayette Gwaltney, III, 77, passed away January 27, 2009. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Virginia Mayo Gwaltney and George L. Gwaltney, Jr. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Spunk retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation as a Highway Inspector. He was also the owner and operator...
Linda Gail Wright
Jan 24, 2009
Linda Gail Wright, 44, of Newport News, VA passed away January 24, 2009. She was born in Elizabethtown, NC the daughter of Arthur B. Wright and the late JoAnne M. Golden Wright. She was a former specialist in the United States Army and volunteered for the American Red Cross, Hampton Roads Chapter. Linda is survived by her daughter, Joyanne B....
Thomas Charles Finley
Jan 24, 2009
Thomas Charles Finley, 85, of Corapeake, NC passed away January 24, 2009. He was born in Watertown, NY the son of the late Rose Ann Farr Finley and John Joseph Finley. He was a U.S. Navy Air Force veteran having served during WWII. He later went on to retire after 45 ½ years as an engineer for Conrail RailRoad. He...
Jobie Daniel Davis, Sr.
Jan 21, 2009
Jobie Daniel Davis, Sr., 93, of Smithfield, VA passed away January 21, 2009. He was born in Lake City, FL the son of the late Sally and Jobie Davis. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth Huggard Davis, and his son, Jobie Daniel Davis, Jr. A United States Navy veteran, he served in the submarine service during WWII. After...
John Garland Griffin
Jan 20, 2009
John Garland Griffin, Sr., 90, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 20, 2009. He was born in Nansemond County the son of the late Annie Viola Harrell Griffin and Benjamin Ocie Griffin. He was a U. S. Navy veteran having served during WWII. He later went on to become the owner and operator of J. Garland Griffin & Son Custom...
Sarah Davis Outland
Jan 15, 2009
Sarah Davis Outland, 93, of Suffolk passed away on January 15, 2009. She was the daughter of the late, June A. Davis and Maude Futrell Davis and a native of Conway, NC. She was predeceased by her husband Leonard Mack Outland, Sr., three sons, two great granddaughters, 1 sister, and 2 brothers. Sarah was a homemaker and a member of...
James Irving Baines
Jan 14, 2009
J. Irving Baines, 85, of Suffolk, passed away on January 14, 2009. A native of Whaleyville, VA he was the son of the late Linwood E. Baines and Maggie Savage Baines. He was also predeceased by his first wife of 45 years, Joyce U. Baines, a daughter, Sharon K. Baines and one sister and four brothers. Irving retired from the...
Betty Sutterby Wilcox
Jan 14, 2009
Betty Sutterby Wilcox, 89, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 14, 2009. She was born in Avon, New York the daughter of the late Frances Fenton Sutterby and Dr. William H. Sutterby. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Wilcox. Betty served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during WWII. She retired as a physical therapist, starting...
Joseph Eston Adams, Jr.
Jan 11, 2009
Joseph Eston Adams, Jr., 85, of Suffolk, passed away on January 11, 2009. A native of Rich Square, NC, he was the son of the late Joseph Eston Adams, Sr. and Ellie Harrell. He was also predeceased by his wife, Myrtle "Polly" Mae Twine Adams and his son, Johnnie Earl Adams. Joseph retired as a mechanic from Lipton Tea Company...
Ella Maxine Mizelle
Jan 11, 2009
Maxine Mizelle, 29, of Suffolk, passed away on January 11, 2009. She was a native of Suffolk and a member of Reynoldson Baptist Church. Ella was a Massage Therapist at a spa in northern Suffolk. She is survived by her mother and father, Janet L. Vick and James "Randy" Vick; maternal grandmother, Ida Cale Mizelle; uncles and aunts, William O....
James Allen "Jimmie" Johnson
Jan 9, 2009
Jimmie Johnson, age 66, husband of Linda T. Johnson and the son of the late Clyde and Mossie P. Johnson, Suffolk, passed away on January 9, 2009, surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He graduated from Suffolk High School in 1961 and was a member of First Baptist Church and the Business Men's...
Willie Lee Jones, Jr.
Jan 9, 2009
Willie Lee Jones, Jr., 83, of Smithfield, VA passed away on January 9, 2009. A native of Isle of Wight County, VA he was the son of the late Willie Lee Jones and Bertha White Jones. He was also predeceased by his wife, Marion W. Jones and by twin infant great grandsons, Rowan and Reece Jones. Willie retired from farming...
Henry Milligan Voigt
Jan 5, 2009
Henry Milligan Voigt, 88, of Smithfield, VA passed away January 5, 2009. He was born in Somerset, MD the son of the late William and Maggie Welsh Voigt. He was predeceased by his wife Margarite E. Voigt. Henry was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII. He retired as a service technician for R. L. Voigt Heating and Plumbing....
Robert Walter Scully, Sr.
Jan 4, 2009
Robert Scully after a courageous battle with cancer passed away and joined our Lord January 4, 2009 at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife, Muriel (Kibbe) Scully; stepson Frank St. Pierre and wife Jo Ann of Suffolk, Virginia; son, Robert Scully, Jr. of California; daughters, Lola Bobby and Patricia Scully of San Diego, California, Gail Scully...
Michael Jack Hooker
Jan 3, 2009
Michael Jack Hooker, 55, of Suffolk, VA passed away on January 3, 2009. A native of Muskegon, Michigan, he was the son of the late Jacqueline Schalk Hooker. Michael was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Saudi Gulf War where he was a Chaplain, RCA Minister. After his retirement, he began working with the Aqua Rev....
Linda Carr Jordan
Jan 1, 2009
Linda Carr Jordan went to be with Jesus on January 1, 2009. She is survived by her best friend and husband, Gary; her children Tammy and Nathaniel, Robin and Joey, Krista and Steve, Matt and Amy, Elizabeth and David; her grandchildren, Lindsay, Jordan, Katelyn, Rylan, Simon and Olivia; her brothers and sisters, John and Jackie, Shirley and "Derby", Chuck and...
Thomas Warren Becker
Dec 30, 2008
Thomas Warren Becker, 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 30, 2008. He was born in Saginaw, MI the son of the late Marian T. and Leonard G. Becker. He was also predeceased by his sister and brother, Carolyn Gumm and Leonard Becker. Thomas was a U.S. Army veteran having served during Vietnam. He later went on to retire as...
Mary Tom Gilman Woodson
Dec 29, 2008
Mrs. Mary Tom Gilman Woodson died at the age of 83 on December 29, 2008. A native of Portsmouth and resident of Suffolk she is survived by her husband of 59 years, David W. Woodson and a daughter, Mary Gilman Woodson. Mrs. Woodson was the daughter of the late Judge Thomas Etheridge Gilman and Mary Virginia West Gilman. She was...
Nathaniel Aston
Dec 28, 2008
Nathaniel Aston, 79, of Suffolk departed this life on December 28, 2008 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Nansemond County, he was the son of the late Cosco Aston and Novella Butler Aston. He was predeceased by two brothers, Beverly C. Aston and Billy B. Aston and three sisters, Mary A. Windsor, Olivette A. Bradshaw and Marie A....
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