Joseph "Josie" Stringfield Nurney
Feb 19, 2009
Joseph "Josie" Stringfield Nurney, 95, of Smithfield, VA passed away February 19, 2009. She was born in Isle of Wight County, VA the daughter of the late Lillie G. and James W. Stringfield, Sr. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Brandford Stanley, Sr. and second husband, Jack R. Nurney. Josie operated a country store which is currently Darden's...
Edna Mae Stafford
Feb 18, 2009
Edna Mae Stafford,90,of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 18, 2009. A native of Aulander, NC she was the daughter of the late Skidmore Nichols and Melissa Terry Nichols. She was also predeceased by her husband, Charlie E. Stafford and five children: Gayle Ramona Stafford, Frances Naomi Vick, Millie Gene McClenny, Robert Franklin Stafford and Arthur Wood Stafford. Edna was...
Margie Louis Engle
Feb 17, 2009
Margie L. Engle, 66, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 17, 2009. She was born in Franklin, VA the daughter of the late Virginia Butler Turner and James Oliver Turner. Margie is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Richard Engle; daughters, JoAnna M. Boyd, Teresa L. Brock; sons, James A. Engle and John R. Engle, Jr., all of...
Mary Johnson Canipe
Feb 7, 2009
Mary Johnson Canipe, 75, of Suffolk, went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2009. A native of Spear, NC she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Jessie Scott Johnson. She was also predeceased by her sister Myra Christie. Mary was a receptionist for 12 years with the late Dr. Joseph C. Draper. She was a...
Henry Clyde Schenk
Feb 7, 2009
Henry Clyde Schenk passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from complications due to Parkinson's disease. He was born January 30, 1931 in Salisbury, NC into a family of nine boys. Henry loved sports. He played professional baseball for the Franklin Kildee team as a shortstop from 1949 to 1951. His baseball career was interrupted by his service in the...
Clayton Heber Pope
Feb 5, 2009
Clayton Heber Pope, 75, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 5, 2009. He was born in Southampton County the son of the late Mary and Heber Pope. He was predeceased by his sisters, Thelma, Beatrice, and Josephine. Clayton retired as a Yard Supervisor and Truck Driver for Webster Brick and Doyle Brick. He enjoyed spending his mornings being a part...
Eunice Lewis Barrow
Feb 4, 2009
Eunice Lewis Barrow, 67, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 4, 2009. She was born in Norfolk, VA the daughter of the late Maude and Ernest Lewis. She retired as a seamstress after working for several years for Belk and Holmes Ltd. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Tabitha Sunday School Class. She was also a...
Joseph Holland Munford
Jan 30, 2009
Joseph Holland Munford, 57, of Smithfield, VA passed away January 30, 2009. He was born in Newport News, VA the son of the late Inez Holland Munford and William Andrew Munford, Sr. He was also predeceased by his brother, William Andrew Munford, Jr. Joe was the owner and operator of Munford Well Company. He was a member of Great Spring...
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...
