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Ronnie Lee Martin
Dec 20, 2006
Ronald Lee Martin, 70, of Suffolk, VA, died December 20, 2006. He was a native of Dinwiddie County, VA and and member of Cypress Chapel Christian Church and the New Hope Bible Class. Ronnie retired in 1993 after 37 years of service from the Quality Assurance Department of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Portsmouth, VA. He was a member of the...
Oma Elizabeth Maston Bracey
Dec 12, 2006
Oma Elizabeth Maston Bracey, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, peacefully returned to her Father in Heaven December 12, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 2, 1923 in South Norfolk, Virginia to William Maston and Hursey Spence Maston. She worked at the registrar's office at the College of William and Mary and attended Elon College. She...
Aubrey Ray Cahoon
Dec 10, 2006
Aubrey Ray Cahoon, 71, of the 1000 block of Magruder Rd. in Smithfield, VA passed away December 10, 2006 at his residence. He is a native of Swan Quarter, NC and the son of the late Gwendolyn W. and Benjamin C. Cahoon. Aubrey retired as a Lieutenant Commander after 22 years in the U. S. Coast Guard where he was...
Virginia Slate Wright
Dec 10, 2006
Virginia S. Wright, 84, of Mill Swamp Rd. passed away December 10, 2006. She was a native of South Boston, VA and the daughter of the late Hester Clay Hatcher and Brownie Slate. She was also predeceased by her husband, Robert W. Wright, Sr. and sister, Margaret Parham. Virginia originally retired as an operator for Contel Telephone Co. and then...
Herbert Laurence Vail, Iii
Dec 8, 2006
Herbert Laurence Vail III, 48, died Dec. 8, 2006. He was a member of Suffolk Christian Church. He was the son of the late Herbert Laurence Vail Jr. Mr. Vail is survived by his mother, Judith Edwards Vail; sister, VickieJean Vail Collins; niece and nephew, AngelAnn Jean Collins and Stephen Craig Collins. A graveside service will be held Monday at...
Richard Dabney Ballowe
Dec 7, 2006
Richard Dabney Ballowe, 67, of Windsor, VA passed away December 7, 2006. He was a native of Buckingham County, VA and predeceased by his his mother, Margie Alexandria Ballowe and his father, Clinton David Ballowe. He is survived by his loving companion, Betty B. Davidson of Windsor; daughter, Mindy Sutton Fox; sons, Ricky Sutton and James Sutton; step-daughters, Angel H....
Emily Diane Mrazek
Dec 5, 2006
Emily Diane Mrazek, 54, of Kinston, NC, died December 5, 2006. She was a native of Steubenville, OH and a homemaker. She attended Bethlehem Christian Church in Suffolk. Emily was the daughter of the late Okey and Jenette Kirkland Singleton and was also predeceased by her brother, Kirk Singleton. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Edward Paul...
Alberta Marie Jordan Hulsey
Dec 4, 2006
Alberta Marie Jordan Hulsey, 92, of Suffolk, VA died on December 4, 2006. She was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in the Missouri Lead Belt. She was a retired nurse at Lakeside Hospital in Lake City, Florida. Alberta was a member of Shenandoah Baptist Church and attended Great Fork Baptist Church in Suffolk. She was the...
Joan Ruth Conahey Bardou
Nov 27, 2006
Joan Ruth Conahey Bardou, 79, of Suffolk, VA died November 27, 2006. She was a native of Orange, New Jersey, a real estate agent for Hilltop Realty and a member of Mayfield Methodist Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Joan was the daughter of the late John F. and Katherine Kehoe Conahey and predeceased by her sister, Barbara Vian. She is...
James Edward Vaughan
Nov 21, 2006
James Edward Vaughan, 76, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away November 21, 2006. He was the son of the late Mattie Benton Vaughan and Urban Bryant Vaughan. In 1971 James retired from the U. S. Air Force. He later went on to retire from the City of Suffolk Sheriff's Department. He was a member of Whaleyville United Methodist Church. He was...
Danny D. Mowery
Nov 20, 2006
Danny D. Mowery, 63, of Suffolk, VA, formerly of Wurtland, KY, entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 20, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Mowery was born November 28, 1943, in Cincinnati, OH, a son of the late Paul and Pauline King Mowery. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Debbie Mowery. He was a self-employed heat and...
Mary L. Jordan
Nov 12, 2006
Mary L. Jordan died November 12, 2006, at Sentata Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. Mary was born in Gates, NC on May 8, 1924, to John W. and Mamie (Duck) Briley. She was a native of Isle of Wight Co. and in later years lived in Suffolk. She was preceded in death by two sons, Roy Rogers and Mills Eugene...
Horace David Gardner
Nov 10, 2006
Horace David Gardner, age 63, of Suffolk, VA, passed away on November 10, 2006. He was a native of Nansemond County, VA. and retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation after 37 years as a Welding Supervisor. Horace was a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church. He was the son of the late James Joshua Gardner and Susie Babb Gardner...
James A. Holland
Nov 3, 2006
James A. Holland, 60, of Windsor, Va passed away on November 3, 2006. He was a native of Isle of Wight County, VA and retired as a Plant Manager at A. L. Duck Meat Packing Plant. James was a member of the Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad. He was the son of the late Elmo Holland and Marie Rhodes Holland and...
Cecil Payne Gautier
Oct 30, 2006
Cecil Payne Gautier, 74, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away October 30, 2006. He was a native of Newport News, VA and retired as a Supervisor for Ferguson Manufacturing. He was a member of the Suffolk Golf Association. He was the son of the late Norman Thomas Gautier and Lizzie Atkinson Gautier. He was also predeceased by his wife of 43...
Laurie "L. A." Atkinson Pair
Oct 29, 2006
Laurie Atkinson Pair went to be with the Lord Jesus on October 29, 2006. He was born on October 11, 1926 to the late Thomas Benjamin Pair and Etta Newsome Pair in Brink, Virginia. He was a resident of Suffolk for many years, a member of First Baptist Church and a teacher of the Agape Class. He was retired from...
Hulda Ruby Kelly Knight
Oct 25, 2006
Hulda Ruby Kelly Knight, age 87, a native of Nansemond County, VA, died October 25, 2006. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Christian Church where she was a former member of the I. W. Johnson Bible Class. Hulda was also a former member of Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxillary. She was the daughter of the late,...
Virgie Mae Turner
Oct 23, 2006
Virgie Mae Turner, age 58, a native of Nansemond County, VA, died on October 23, 2006. She was a Cafeteria Worker in the Suffolk School System and a member of Bethel Assembly of God. She was the daughter of the late Robert Clayton McClenny and Ella Mae Turner McClenny and was predeceased by her son, Richard Lee Turner. Virgie was...
John Dorsey Moore, Sr.
Oct 16, 2006
John Dorsey Moore, Sr., age 89, a native of Hobbsville, NC, died October 16, 2006 in Suffolk, VA. He retired as a Toolworker for the Naval Air Station and was a U. S. Army Veteran after serving in World War II. John was the son of the late Frank and Roxie Moore. He was survived by his wife of 60...
James Samuel Carter
Oct 11, 2006
James Samuel "Sammy" Carter, age 77, died October 11, 2006 in Suffolk,VA. He was a native of Gates County, NC and retired as a Chief for the Suffolk Fire Department. He was a member of Oxford United Methodist Church. From 1994-1998 Sammy served on Suffolk's City Council; he was also a member of the Suffolk Elks Lodge #685 and the...
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