Lois Saunders Atkinson
Feb 21, 2008
Lois Saunders Atkinson, 86, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 21, 2008. She was born November 16, 1921 in Hamilton, VA the daughter of the late Rev. Otis Levi Gilliam and Louise Wise Rixey Gilliam. She was predeceased by her first husband, William S. "Billy" Saunders and second husband, Paul Tulane Atkinson. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law,...
Myrtie Brinkley Gardner
Feb 17, 2008
Myrtie Brinkley Gardner, 89, passed away on February 17, 2008 with family by her side. Mrs. Gardner was born in Nansemond County. She was the daughter of the late Jethro Byrd and Annie Bettie Smith Byrd. She was loved and cared for by her husband of 27 years, B. L. Gardner. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Lewis Brinkley;...
Margaret Ellie King
Feb 14, 2008
Services are pending at this time. Ms. King will not be available for viewing.
Lucille K. Robertson
Feb 13, 2008
Lucille K. Robertson, 71, of Windsor, VA passed away February 13, 2008. She was born in Nansemond County the daughter of the late Walter Lee King and Myrtie Howell King. She was predeceased by her husband, R. Curtis Robertson; her brother, Walter Steve King; grandchild, Michelle Leigh Mathias; son-in-law, Homer Lee Powell. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church....
Monna-Maree "Peaches" Toler
Feb 12, 2008
Monna-Maree "Peaches" Toler passed away peacefully in Obici Hospital on February 12, 2008. She was the daughter of Devere William and Ruth McRorie who preceded in death along with an infant son, her beloved husband, Gerald W. Toler, ret. Senior Chief Petty Officer U.S.N., and her brother, Devere W. McRorie. Mrs. Toler was born in Daytona Beach, Fl. on March...
Mary Ann Judah Riggins
Feb 11, 2008
Mary Ann Judah Riggins, 65, of Windsor, VA passed away February 11, 2008. She was born in Dickinson, TX the daughter of the late Maria Cantu Judah and Orbie Judah. She retired as the Seafood Manager of Wal-Mart in Suffolk. Mary Ann was a lifetime member of the Simonsdale Teen Club of Portsmouth, VA and an avid Bingo player. Mary...
Mary Elizabeth Crutchfield Hamilton
Feb 10, 2008
Mary Elizabeth Crutchfield Hamilton, 78, of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 10, 2008. A native of Henderson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Henry Irvin Crutchfield and Agnes Bray Crutchfield. She was a graduate of the Southampton Memorial Practical Nursing School in 1964 and retired after 32 years of service as an LPN and Supervisor of...
Nancy Warner Dashiell
Feb 6, 2008
Nancy Warner Dashiell, 96, of Smithfield, VA passed away on February 6, 2008. A native of Isle of Wight County, VA she was the daughter of the late James Luther Warner and Mattie Edwards Warner. She was also predeceased by her husband, Thomas Lafayette Dashiell, Jr.; two sons, Thomas L. Dashiell, III, James Luther Warner Dashiell; two sisters, Mildred Warner...
Randy Lee Carter
Feb 5, 2008
Randy Lee Carter, 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 5, 2008. He was born in Nansemond County the son of the late Grace Powell Carter and James Mark Carter. Randy was employed with Lipton Tea Company in Suffolk. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, Suffolk Masonic Lodge No. 30, Portsmouth Scottish Rites, and Khedive Shriners. Randy is...
Shirley Britt Branch
Feb 4, 2008
Shirley Britt Branch, 76 of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 4,2008. A native of Roanoke Rapids, NC she was the daughter of the late Horace Britt and Doris Tippett Britt. Shirley was a retired clerk at A & P. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Tidewater Gospel Music Association. She is survived by her husband...
Mary Layne Vaughan
Jan 30, 2008
Mary Layne Vaughan, 65, 6411 Whaleyville Boulevard, Suffolk, passed away on January 30, 2008 and went home to be with her Saviour, Jesus. She was born on March 29, 1942, in Hampton, VA the daughter of the late Raymond B. Mitchell and Ann Dougherty Mitchell and was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Vaughan. Layne retired from A & P...
Edith Ann Harper
Jan 29, 2008
Edith Ann Harper, 67, of Sunbury, NC passed away January 29, 2008. She was born in Knoxville, TN the daughter of the late Nellie Mae Morgan. She was predeceased by her sister Nellie Russell and her former husband and friend, Bud Harper. Edith retired as a registered nurse with Obici Hospital. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church...
Joseph Lee Butts
Jan 27, 2008
Joseph Lee Butts, 20, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 27, 2008. He was born in Suffolk, VA. He worked in construction and attended Western Branch Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Sherri Butts McNeely of Texas; father and step-mother, Dudley Joe Edwards, Jr. and Kristie Edwards of Suffolk, VA; son, Mason Jones; paternal grandparents, Dudley J. Edwards,...
Dr. Quincy Bassett Gilliam
Jan 21, 2008
Smithfield - Dr. Quincy Bassett Gilliam Jr., 61, born January 9, 1947 in Newport News, Virginia passed January 21st in his home. Raised in Isle of Wight County he is the only son of Elva T. Gilliam and the late Quincy B. Gilliam. A retired dentist, he practiced in Isle of Wight County. He graduated from Smithfield H.S. He was...
Helen Bailey Griffin
Jan 15, 2008
Helen Bailey Griffin, 90, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 15, 2008. She was born in Southampton County, VA the daughter of the late Joseph Henry Bailey and Mabel Harvell Bailey. She was also predeceased by her husband, David Marshall Griffin and her brother, Joseph Harvell Bailey. Helen was co-owner and bookkeeper of Dave's Tire and Recapping. She was a...
Howard Causey Holland
Jan 15, 2008
Howard Causey Holland, 93, of Durham, NC, died January 15th, 2008. He was born in Gates County, North Carolina, son of Rosa Ella and James Causey Holland. In 1935, Howard graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and did post graduate work in education. He taught math and science and served as a principal in the North...
Robert Leary Byrum
Jan 15, 2008
Robert Leary Byrum, 82, of Chesapeake, VA passed away January 15, 2008. He was born in Tyner, NC the son of the late Patra L. and Thomas Byrum. He was also predeceased by his sister, Helen Jernigan and brothers, William and John Byrum. Robert was a driver for Elbow Road Farm, Inc. He was a member of Church of God...
Hilda W. Duke
Jan 12, 2008
Hilda Wilroy Duke, 105, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 12, 2008. She was born in Nansemond County the daughter of the late Lena Becker Wilroy and Abram E. Wilroy. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edgar Kemp Duke and her brother, Edgar Rex Wilroy. Hilda attended Blackstone College in Blackstone, VA. She went on to teach and do...
Daniel Lee Brandon
Jan 11, 2008
Daniel Lee Brandon, 64, of Suffolk passed away on January 11, 2008. A native of Ottumwa, Iowa he was the son of Earl Eugene Brandon and Mildred Beaver Brandon. He was also predeceased by a son, Todd Brandon. Daniel was a Production Scheduler at Gwaltney Food of Smithfield. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Linda Dennis Brandon;...
Linda Carver Hansen
Jan 11, 2008
Linda Lee Carver Hansen, 60, of Battery Park, Virginia, passed away on January 11, 2008. A native of Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was the daughter of the late Earl Cordell Carver. Linda was the Manager of Consumer Affairs at Smithfield Foods. She is survived by her mother, Lee Stewart Carver of Battery Park, VA; a sister Susan C. Edwards of...
