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...
Eunice Fussell Baines
Jan 11, 2008
Eunice Fussell Baines, 85, of Suffolk, passed away on January 11, 2008 at Virginia Beach General Hospital. She was born March 13, 1922, in Sardis, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Samuel Jenkins Fussell and Eula Goff Fussell, who predeceased her. She was the widow of David H. Baines and was predeceased by a baby brother. Eunice was a math...
William Leonard Bruff, Sr.
Jan 9, 2008
William Leonard Bruff, Sr., 66, of Suffolk passed away on January 9, 2008, to go home to be with the Lord. A native of Norfolk, VA he was the son of Arthur Davis Bruff and Effie Little Bruff. William was an Assembly Man at Norfolk Ford Plant and a member of Christ First Church of Norfolk. He is survived by...
Bessie Mae Leggett
Jan 5, 2008
Bessie Mae Leggett, 86, "Momma Bessie" of Suffolk, Virginia passed away January 5, 2008. She was born in Bertie County, NC the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Maggie Ella Ward. She was also predeceased by her husband Kellie Troy Leggett and her sister, Gladys Leggett. She retired as a processor from A & P Peanut Company. Bessie was a...
Faye Joyce Mcclenny
Jan 3, 2008
Faye Joyce McClenny, 66, of Windsor, Virginia passed away on January 3, 2008. A native of Suffolk, she was the daughter of Ernest B. Lowe and Mary Virginia Mancuso Lowe. Faye was a Sheet Metal Operator at HVAC. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda F. Brinkley and Gary L. Brinkley of Windsor; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert E....
Rector "Rex" Mall Hayner
Jan 3, 2008
Rector "Rex" Hayner, 83, formerly of Virginia Beach, passed away January 3, 2008, in the comfort of his home. Born to a family of eight at his homestead in Big Creek - Chapmanville, WVA, he was the son of the late Charles and Ella Hainor. Mr. Hayner served in the U.S. Army for several years, and during World War II....
Ronald Clyde Horne
Jan 2, 2008
Ronald Clyde Horne, 64, of Portsmouth, VA passed away on January 2, 2008. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of the late Frederick William Horne, Sr. and also predeceased by a niece Heather Spady. Ronald retired from the Steam Fitters and Pipe Fitters Union, Local 110 of Norfolk. He was a charter member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and...
Estelle Thorne
Dec 30, 2007
Estelle Thorne, 79, of Suffolk, VA 23434 passed away December 30, 2007. She was born in Isle of Wight County the daughter of the late Elsie Rollins Powell and William Powell. She retired from Birdsong Peanuts. Estelle is survived by her husband of 54 years, Theo Thorne of Suffolk, VA; daughter, Betty A. Billups of Irving, TX; son, Michael Lee...
John Augustus Ramsey, Iii
Dec 25, 2007
John Augustus Ramsey, III, 48, of Ivor died suddenly Christmas morning at home. John was a native of Isle of Wight County, born June 5, 1959, the eldest son of Mildred and John (Jack) A. Ramsey, Jr. John was a farmer until December, 2000. He was a member of Smithfield Baptist Church, a 1978 graduate of Isle of Wight Academy,...
Alton Gerlin Butler
Dec 22, 2007
Alton Gerlin Butler, 82, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 22, 2007. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Viola Holland Butler Jernigan and Thomas Walter Butler. He was a United States Army Veteran having served during WWII where he received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. Alton later went on to work for Briggs...
Lewis Cabell Megginson, Jr.
Dec 20, 2007
Lewis Cabell Megginson, Jr., 76, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 20, 2007. He was a native of Danville, VA born the son of the late Lillie S. and Lewis C. Megginson, Sr. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran having served during the Korean War and retired as a railroad clerk for CSX. He was Past Master of...
Donna Kay Belcher
Dec 19, 2007
Donna Kay Belcher, 41, of Franklin, VA passed away December 19, 2007. She was a native of Suffolk, Virginia and the daughter of the late Shirley L. Smith. Donna was a bus driver for the Suffolk School System and a member of Hunterdale Baptist Church. Donna is survived by her husband of 25 years, Eddie Henry Belcher of Franklin, VA;...
