James Ralph Underwood
Mar 4, 2008
James "Mickey" Ralph Underwood, 75, loving and devoted husband and father, passed away on March 4, 2008. A native of Southampton County, VA he was the son of the late Phillip Byrum Underwood and Ruby Ward Underwood. He was also predeceased by his wife, Peggy B. Underwood, a brother, Phillip Underwood and a sister, Betty Cole. Mickey retired from Suffolk...
Betty Jean Holland Burford
Mar 2, 2008
Betty Jean Holland Burford, 69, loving and devoted mother and grandmother passed away March 2, 2008. She was born in Bedford, VA the daughter of the late Lula Aileen McGhee Holland and Oren Douglas Holland, Sr. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Nancy Stinnette and Wray Updike. Betty Jean retired after 25 years as a teacher's assistant for Suffolk...
Billy Wayne Tester, Sr.
Feb 29, 2008
Billy Wayne Tester, Sr., 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 29, 2008. He was born in Bristol, TN the son of Ruth B. Tester and the late Fred D. Tester. Billy was a graduate of Smithfield High School. He retired as a welder for Ciba Chemicals and attended Liberty Baptist Church. Billy is survived by his wife of 47...
James Robert Tomlin
Feb 25, 2008
James Robert Tomlin, 66, of Franklin, VA passed away on February 25, 2008. A native of Southampton Co, VA he was son of the late James Kelsey Tomlin and Majorie Cox Tomlin. He retired from Union Camp where he was a Worker on the No. 2 Paper Machine. He is survived by his wife Hulda Mae Fleming Tomlin of Franklin,...
Dena Futrell
Feb 22, 2008
Dena Futrell, 72, passed away on February 21, 2008. She was a native of Gastonia, NC and resided in Suffolk for 48 years. In earlier years Dena was a waitress at Travelers Restaurant and Bunny's Restaurant. Later she became a Hair Dresser and owned Dena's Beauty Salon. The wife of the late Elton P. Futrell, Jr. of 38 years, she...
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...
