Gertrude Byrum Ward
Jun 4, 2008
Gertrude Byrum Ward, 93 of Suffolk, VA went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Patria Leary Byrum and also predeceased by her husband and son, Raymond M. Ward, Sr. and Raymond M. Ward, Jr. Survivors include her daughters, Mary W. Turner and Betty W. Winslow of Suffolk; sister,...
Vertie Leora Mosley Wood
Jun 4, 2008
Vertie Leora Mosley Wood, 91, of Suffolk, VA passed away on June 4, 2008. A native of Pennington Gap, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Mosley and Ella Vencill Mosley. She was also predeceased by her husband, Clark Robert Wood and a grandson, Kevin C. Blanchard. She retired after serving 30 years as Department Manager of Sears...
John Melvin Preston
Jun 2, 2008
John Melvin Preston, 62, of Suffolk, VA passed away on June 2, 2008. A native of Wellsboro, PA, he was the son of the late Melvin Preston and Virginia Sayre Preston. He was a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper and served in the United States Air Force as a Military Policeman during the Vietnam War. John was a member of the...
Minnie Lee Robertson
May 29, 2008
Minnie Lee Robertson, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away on May 29, 2008. A native of Chowan County, NC she was the daughter of the late John L. Lassiter and Jenny Hollowell Lassiter. She was also predeceased by her husbands, Edward L. Baines and Reginald Robertson. Minnie was a homemaker, a member of Cypress Chapel Christian Church and the Nettie...
James Thomas Smith
May 29, 2008
James Thomas Smith, 65 of Chesapeake, VA passed away on May 29, 2008. A native of Norfolk County, VA he was the son of the late James Allen Smith. He was a first class electrician and motor rewinder with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and other local shipyards. James is survived by his mother; Elizabeth Lunette Bragg Smith of Chesapeake; a...
Oscar Lee Byrum
May 25, 2008
Oscar Lee "Buddy" Byrum, 70, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 25, 2008. A native of Nansemond Co., VA he was the son of the late Oscar and Selma Archer Byrum. He was also predeceased by his wife, Vera Marie Ellis Byrum, a son Frankie Lee Byrum and two sisters Lois Hill and Dorothy "Dot" Holland. Buddy was a farmer...
Dorothy Hollomon Gumms
May 23, 2008
Dorothy Holloman Gumms, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away on May 23, 2008. A native of Halifax County, NC, she was the daughter of the late George Dorsey Holloman and Sarah Gertrude Edwards Holloman. She was also predeceased by her husband, Harold Alise Gumms. Dorothy was a Private Duty Nurses Aide and a charter member of the Seventh Day Adventist...
Donald Lee Hobbs
May 21, 2008
Donald Lee Hobbs, 52, of Suffolk, VA passed away on May 21, 2008. He was the son of the late Edgar P. Hobbs, Jr. and a self-employed Construction Worker. He is survived by his mother, Alma Daily Hobbs of Suffolk; daughter, Emily H. Gibson of Mathews, VA; sons, Neal Hobbs of Suffolk and Matthew Hobbs of Franklin, VA; a grandson,...
Robert Kenneth "Kenny" Shank
May 21, 2008
Robert Kenneth "Kenny" Shank, 34, of Suffolk, VA departed this life peacefully on May 21, 2008. He was born on April 9, 1974 in Suffolk, VA, graduated from Lakeland High School and employed as a Shift Foreman at Truck Enterprise in Chesapeake. He loved life, and his family, he was a wonderful son, husband, father, uncle and friend. His memory...
Patricia Byrd Foxworth
May 20, 2008
Penny Byrd Foxworth, 57, of Gloucester, VA passed away on May 20, 2008 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. A native of Suffolk, VA she was the daughter of the late James Rufus Byrd and Lucile Luter Byrd. Penny was a 5th grade Teacher at Ware Academy in Gloucester, VA. Penny is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Mykea...
Dorothy Shryer Moore
May 16, 2008
Dorothy Shryer Moore, 87, of Newport News, VA, passed away on May 16, 2008. A native of Mechanicsville, NY, she was the daughter of John Russell Shryer and Mary Tucker Shryer. She was also predeceased by her husband, Barry Junior Moore and her sister, Helen Munford. Dorothy was in retail sales for many years, first at Miller and Rhodes and...
Russell Wayne Neblett
May 10, 2008
Russell Wayne Neblett, 53, of Suffolk passed away on May 10, 2008. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Francis M. Neblett and was predeceased by a brother Gary F. Neblett. Russell was a realtor for Long & Foster and also the cofounder of T. & A. Repairs in Courtland, VA. He was a member...
Kevin Reed Lagoe
May 9, 2008
Kevin Reed Lagoe, Sr. age 51, passed away on May 8, 2008. A native of Travis City, Michigan, he was the son of the late Herbert J. Lagoe. Kevin was an HVAC Mechanic with Cape Henry Mechanics and a member of Grace Harvest Fellowship. Kevin is survived by his wife, Sandy Wantz Lagoe of Suffolk; his mother, Bonnie Kelly Lagoe;...
Harriett Jean Burkhart Evans
May 9, 2008
Harriett Jean Burkhart Evans, 56, of Suffolk, VA passed away on May 9, 2008. She was a native of Logan, Iowa, a member of Trinity Christian Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. Harriett is survived by her husband of 37 years, David Eugene Evans of Suffolk; her parents, Harold and Jean Bamford Burkhart of Logan, Iowa; and a son,...
Fay Baines Barrett
May 7, 2008
Fay Baines Barrett, 81, of Wakefield, VA passed away on May 7, 2008. A native of Suffolk, VA she was the daughter of the late Jasper Ernest Baines, Sr. and Virginia Alice Vaughan and was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Fay Barrett. She attended Antioch Church in Windsor. Fay was a homemaker with her main focus in life being a...
Gloria Jean French
May 3, 2008
Gloria Jean French, 67, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 3, 2008. A native of Mobile, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Gloria Jean McMillan. She retired after a career of working as a V.A. Nurse in Gulfport, Mississippi. Gloria was a member of First Baptist Church, the Ladies Sixty A Sunday School Class and the Senior Choir....
James Theodore Runge
Apr 28, 2008
James Theodore Runge, 48, of Suffolk, VA passed away on April 28, 2008. A native of Sanford, FL, he was the son of the late William Fitzgerald Runge and Kathryn Byrne Runge. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Michael James Runge and Amy Runge; his fiancée Nora L. Pinegar; three sisters, Mary, Kathy and Muriel; three brothers, Ted,...
Thomas Keith Crutcher
Apr 27, 2008
Thomas K. Crutcher, 70, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 27, 2008. A native of Amherst County, Virginia, he was the son of the late John William and Leslie Iona Smith Crutcher. Thomas served in the U. S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was the retired owner and operator of Airport Electronics in Suffolk. He was a member...
Leonard Austin Williams
Apr 13, 2008
Leonard Austin Williams, 81, of Suffolk, VA passed away April 13, 2008. He was born in Franklin, TN the son of the late Jim and Parrie P. Williams. He was also predeceased by his wife, Frances Williams. He retired as a Sergeant after 24 years in the U. S. Army and 4 years in the U.S. Navy. He served during...
Danny Dale Meadows
Apr 12, 2008
Danny Dale Meadows, 55, of Windsor, VA passed away April 12, 2008. He was born in Maysville, KY the son of the late Lebert and Fostine Cox Meadows. He worked for the Isle of Wight County Engineering Department, Stormwater Compliance division. Danny was a dedicated member of Antioch Church where he taught the Ambassador's Sunday School Class. He was Chairman...
