Joshua Luo Gillgren
Jul 13, 2006
Joshua Luo Gillgren, the infant son of Ellen Yuping Luo Gillgren and Kristopher Scott Gillgren, passed away July 13, 2006. Survivors also include paternal grandparents, Jim and Delores Gillgren; paternal great grandmothers, Beverly Gillgren and Annie Louise Teachey; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Visitation will be held Tuesday night from 7-8 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home. A graveside service will...
Amelia Brinkley Hedgepeth Babb
Jul 4, 2006
Amelia Brinkley Hedgepeth Babb,69, of Suffolk,Virginia passed away July 4, 2006. She was born in Suffolk, VA and was a homemaker. Amelia was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness. She was the daughter of the late, Virginia E. B. and James W. Brinkley. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Wilton A. Hedgepeth, her son, Raby Lynn Hedgepeth, and...
Ethel Duke Nichols
Jul 2, 2006
Ethel Duke Nichols, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away July 2, 2006. She was born May 15, 1918 in Nansemond County, Virginia In her earlier career Ethel was a professional color artist and worked for several studios. She later went on to own and operate the Washington Square Gift Shop in Suffolk, VA. In 1984 Ethel started working as a...
Homer Lee Powell
Jun 24, 2006
Homer Lee Powell, age 46, died June 24, 2006. Homer was a native of Nansemond County, Virginia. He was a graduate of Forest Glen High School and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church. He was a machine cleaner for 18 years at Lipton Tea Co. Homer was the son of the late Sydney W. Powell, Jr. and was predeceased by...
Marion Riddick Byrd
Jun 23, 2006
Marion Riddick Byrd, 82, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2006, at DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, Virginia. She was predeceased by her parents Willie E. and Maude Smith Riddick and a sister Grace Riddick Salmon. Marion is survived by her husband of 53 years, James Rudolph Byrd, Sr.; her son, James Rudolph Byrd, Jr. and wife, Jeanne of Chesapeake;...
Joseph Howard Mizell
Jun 10, 2006
Joseph Howard Mizell,89, formerly of Suffolk, VA passed away June 10, 2006. He was a native of Suffolk, VA and raised in Portsmouth where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Howard retired after 22 years as chief operator for the Waste Water Treatment Plant. He then went on to work for 9 years at Western Tidewater Mental Health. He...
Lucy Elizabeth Breakiron Carr
Jun 5, 2006
Suffolk: Lucy Elizabeth Breakiron Carr, age 70, died on June 5, 2006. She was a native of Fayette County, PA.and retired as a legal secretary for Pretlow, Pretlow, and Eason. Lucy was the widow of Ryland Owen Carr, Jr. and a member of Colosse Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Bessie Hillen Breakiron and Homer Jackson Breakiron....
John (Jack) Augustus Ramsey, Jr.
Jun 5, 2006
John Augustus Ramsey, Jr. (Jack) of Ivor, Virginia, died at his home on June 5, 2006 having endured a long illness. His parents were John Augustus Ramsey and Nellie Cobb Ramsey of Isle of Wight County. Jack was born August 20, 1929, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Jack is survived by his wife, Mildred Corvin Ramsey, whom he married...
Vertie Leora Wood
Jun 4, 2006
Funeral arrangements for Vertie Wood are pending.Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com
Edna Marie Jernigan
May 30, 2006
Smithfield: Edna Marie Jernigan, 73, died May 30, 2006. She was a native of Nansemond County and was a former floor lady supervisor for Birdsong Peanut Company. Edna was the widow of Arthur Redell Jernigan Sr. and also a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Grace D. Morris Nelson and William Morris. Edna was...
Elizabeth Hamilton Spivey
May 21, 2006
Elizabeth Hamilton Spivey, 85, died May 21, 2006. She was a native of Nansemond County and retired after 50 years as an office manager for J&E Auto Supply. She was the widow of Jethro Raby Spivey and a member of Holy Neck Christian Church. She was also a member of the Women of the Moose No. 966 of Portsmouth. She...
Jerry Milton Perry, Sr.
May 19, 2006
Jerry Milton Perry Sr., 72, died May 19, 2006. He was a native of Suffolk and was in the lumber business for many years and has since retired from International Paper Company as a sawyer. He was also an independent process server. Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church and the...
Robert Francis Flanagan
May 17, 2006
SUFFOLK - Robert Francis Flanagan, 79, died May 17, 2006. He was a native of New York City. He was the son of the late Francis A. and Naomi C. Flanagan. His wife of 48 years, Jean Wilkins Flanagan, predeceased him. Robert retired as a health physics technician from Dominion Power, Surry Nuclear Division. He was a member of Suffolk...
Joseph Bronson Gale, Jr.
May 15, 2006
J. Bronson Gale, 87, of Smithfield, VA, passed away May 15, 2006. He was the son of the late Edith Lane Gale and Joseph Bronson Gale. In 1948 he and his brother, Bob, established Gale Electric Company which later became Gale Company. They retired in 1982. Bronson was a member of Smithfield Baptist Church. He was a member of the...
Charles Dwight Mcgraw, Sr.
May 8, 2006
Charles Dwight McGraw, Sr., passed away in Virginia Beach, VA on Monday, May 8, 2006. He was 75. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth Howard McGraw of Virginia Beach; a brother, John McGraw of Louisville, KY; daughters Colleen M. Hagy (Doug) of Virginia Beach and Linda A. Parr (Jim) of Portsmouth; sons C. Dwight McGraw, Jr....
Rebie Saunders Holland
May 6, 2006
Rebie Saunders Holland, 93, died May 6, 2006. She was born May 21, 1912, in Nansemond County, Virginia, and was the widow of Robert H. Hicks and Linwood Holland. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Saunders and Maggie Hedgebeth Saunders and was also predeceased by her son, Stanley L....
Mary Helen Bradshaw Jones
Apr 27, 2006
Mary Helen Bradshaw Jones, 54, died April 27, 2006 in Suffolk, VA. She was a native of Suffolk, Va. and a homemaker. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church She was the daughter of the late, Tuper Webster Bradshaw "Big Bud." She was survived by her daughters Patricia L. Carrillo-Sanchez of Windsor, Va. and Rita L. Rhoney and her...
Lawrence Wendell Aiken
Apr 24, 2006
Lawrence Wendell Aiken, 70, died April 24, 2006. He was a native of Gainsville, Florida and retired from Lockheed Martin as a Program Engineer. Lawrence was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. He was the son of Spencer and Ethel Marie Oryer Aiken. He is survived by a daughter Katherine Stanzler of Fall River,...
Annie Clara Duval Hicks
Apr 20, 2006
Annie Clara Duval Hicks, 94, died April 20, 2006. She was a native of Columbia, N.C., and retired from A & P Tea Company. She was the widow of Milam McCoy Hicks Sr. and was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and attended Southside Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Nancy Elizabeth Johnson Duval and...
Joseph Dillard Whitfield, Sr.
Apr 18, 2006
Joseph Dillard Whitfield Sr., 73, died April 18, 2006. He was a native of Southampton County, Virginia, and retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a U.S. Army veteran and the son of the late Clara Drake Whitfield and Samuel Whitfield. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Kathy Whitfield Holland. He is survived by his wife of 52...
