Ruby Ava Nelms
May 23, 2007
Ruby Ava Nelms, 79, passed way on May 23, 2007. A native of Suffolk, she was the daughter of the late Phenious David Nelms and Emma Pruden Nelms. She was also predeceased by two brothers, R. C. and David W. Nelms. Ruby retired as a Supervisor of Fairmont Snacks and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She was devoted...
Cora Bunch Forehand
May 23, 2007
Cora Bunch Forehand, 80, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 23, 2007. She was born in Edenton, NC the daughter of the late Cora Nixon Bunch and William Cullen Bunch. She was also predeceased by her husband, Epharim Elton Forehand. She retired as the department manager for Roses, Inc. and was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived...
Joseph Michael Verdi
May 21, 2007
Joseph Michael Verdi, 59 died on May 21, 2007. A native of Darby, PA, he was a self employed Sales Person. He was predeceased by his mother, Adeline Sabetelli Verdi. Joseph is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary Ellen Scully Verdi of Suffolk; his father, Joseph A. Verdi; 3 sons, Michael Scully and Beth of Suffolk, Joseph M....
Joseph Otto Brickhouse
May 17, 2007
Joseph Otto Brickhouse, 79, formerly of Chesapeake, VA passed away May 17, 2007. He was born in Hickory, Va. the son of the late Benjamin F. Brickhouse and Maggie Sykes Brickhouse. He was a United States Navy veteran after serving during the Korean War. Joseph later went on to retire after 40 years as an oiler from the Ford Motor...
Orie Johnson Griffin
May 15, 2007
Orie Johnson Griffin, age 90, of Suffolk, VA died on May 15, 2007. She was a native of Nansemond County and the daughter of the late Ryland Claude Johnson and Mittie Powell Johnson. Orie was also predeceased by her husband, Thornton Hayes Griffin, Sr.; her son, Milton Johnson Griffin; her granddaughter, Sue Ann Griffin; 6 brothers and 5 sisters. Orie...
Mary Josephine Thorne
May 14, 2007
Mary Josephine Thorne, 64, of Suffolk, VA passed away May 14, 2007. She was born in Portsmouth, VA the daughter of the late Sadie Wood Thomas and Lewis Thomas. She is survived by her husband, Robert H. L. Thorne, Sr. of Suffolk, VA; daughter, Shirley Ann Bradshaw of Smithfield, VA; son, Robert H. L. Thorne, Jr. of Suffolk, VA; 4...
Harriet Dunwoody Marx
May 7, 2007
Harriet Dunwoody Marx, 83, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away May 7, 2007. She was born in New York the daughter of the late Anna and Peter Dunwoody. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Arthur Schwartz; second husband, John Marx; daughter, Patricia Staley; and son, James Schwartz. Harriet retired as a telephone operator. She was also a member of...
William Raleigh King
May 5, 2007
William Raleigh King, 91, of Windsor, VA, died May 5, 2007. He was a native of Gates County, North Carolina and the son of the late Horace and Virgie Brown King. He was also predeceased in death by his first wife, Charlotte Roberts King and a sister, Helen King Blair. Mr. King received his undergraduate degree from Elon University and...
Claude "Chuck" Albert Webber, Jr.
Apr 11, 2007
Claude "Chuck" Albert Webber, Jr., 47, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away April 11, 2007. He was born December 25, 1959 in Fort Bragg, NC. Chuck loved to work with hands as is seen in his past employments as a carpenter, assistant pastor, and finally, musician. He was predeceased by his father, Claude Albert Webber, Sr. Chuck is survived by his...
Anthony Fijalkowski
Apr 7, 2007
Anthony Fijalkowski, 68, of Suffolk, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2007. He was born in Burlington, New Jersey the son of the late Sophia Kovalesky and Stanley Anthony Fijalkowski, Sr. and was also predeceased by a brother Stanley Fijalkowski. Anthony was a Veteran of the United States Army who retired as a Master Sergeant with 24 years of...
Robert Russell Gray, Sr.
Mar 31, 2007
Robert Russell Gray, Sr., 65, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 31, 2007. He was born in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Emma Jane Britt Gray and Herman Waverly Gray. He retired as a yard agent after 43 years of dedicated service from the Norfolk Southern Railroad. He also attended Open Door Chapel Church. He was predeceased by...
James "Buck" Wilbert Nurney
Mar 28, 2007
James Wilbert "Buck" Nurney, 74, of Windsor, VA passed away March 28, 2007. He was born in Isle of Wight County the son of the late Virginia Florence Gray Nurney and Jack Nurney. James spent most of his life farming. James is survived by his sisters, Mary Jane Pippins, Mildred Nurney both of Suffolk, and Ethel Harris of Isle of...
George Thomas Bell, Jr.
Mar 24, 2007
George Thomas Bell, Jr., 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 24, 2007. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of the late George Thomas Bell, Sr. and Cleo Overton Bell. George retired as a Service Manager and service advisor after working for Godwin Motor Company, Albert Ford, Mike Duman Ford and Barton Ford. He was a U. S....
Grace Cross Pearce Bangley
Mar 18, 2007
Grace Cross Pearce Bangley, 72, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away Sunday, March 18, 2007. She was born in Suffolk the daughter of the late Virgie Marie and William Thomas Pearce. Grace retired in 2000 from the Nursing Administraton Department at Obici Hospital. She continued to work there in Human Resources until 2006. In her spare time Grace quilted and donated...
Lucy Mae Snook Bradshaw
Mar 17, 2007
Mrs. Lucy Mae Snook Bradshaw formerly of Suffolk, VA passed away Saturday March 17, 2007 in Camelot Nursing Center, Granite Falls, NC. She was born August 27, 1929 in Nansemond County the daughter of the late William Amos Snook and Mattie Louise Carr Snook. Lucy was a former charter member of Suffolk West Baptist Church and a current member of...
Calvin Eugene Self, Jr.
Mar 11, 2007
Calvin Eugene Self, Jr., 66, passed away March 11, 2007. He was the son of Calvin Eugene Self, Sr. and Gertie Emily Savage and a retired truck driver. Calvin was preceded in death by his parents, a granddaughter, Brittany N. Merriman and a sister, Alma Cain. He is survived by his daughters, Beverly D. Cherry of Suffolk and Doris J....
Junious Parker Scott, Sr.
Mar 9, 2007
Junious Parker Scott, Sr., 82, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident. Parker was born on June 21, 1924 to Junious Walter Scott and Virginia Turner Scott of Battery Park, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Alice Carter, Leslie Reynolds, Twyla Gullett and Clara Foster; and his brothers,...
Mabel Lee Godwin Taylor
Mar 8, 2007
Mabel Lee Godwin Taylor, 79, of Chesapeake, VA passed away March 8, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Mildred Iola Cooper Godwin and William Edward Godwin. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth G. Teller and Mattie C. Oppewall; brothers, William P. Godwin, Sr., Ernest E. Godwin, John D. Godwin, and Charles A. Godwin. She retired after...
Aubrey Eugene Harrell
Mar 7, 2007
Aubrey Eugene Harrell, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 7, 2007. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Alice Rebecca Piland Harrell and Maxie Hayes Harrell. He was a U. S. Coast Guard veteran having served during WWII. Aubrey retired as a tea processor from Thomas J. Lipton Company. He was a life long...
Robert "R.C." Cooper Jones
Mar 6, 2007
Robert Cooper "R.C." Jones, 72, of Suffolk, VA passed away March 6, 2007. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA the son of the late Mary Margaret Margaret Dowling Jones and Arthur James Jones, Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran. R.C. retired as the Deputy Director Mobilization U. S. Army Reserve Personell Center for the Federal Government. He was a...
