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Clarence Linwood Jones
Jan 23, 2007
Clarence Linwood Jones, 84, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 23, 2007. He was born in Nansemond County, the son of the late Mary Ethel Newsome Jones and Thomas Anthony Jones. Clarence retired after working over 50 years as a printer for Planters Peanut Company and was also a former employee of I. O. Hill Funeral Home. He was a...
James "Jimmy" Wallace Wilkins
Jan 21, 2007
James "Jimmy" Wallace Wilkins, 91, passed away January 21, 2007. He was born in Nansemond County the son of the late, Wallace and Nora Baines Wilkins. He was also predeceased by his wife, Mabel Holland Wilkins, his brother, Ervin Wilkins and step son, James Hugh Holland. Jimmy was a longtime grocery clerk and retired from Dailey's Market. He was a...
George Richard Hurdle
Jan 18, 2007
George Richard Hurdle, 69, of Zuni, VA passed away January 18, 2007. He was born in Baltimore, MD the son of the late George Foster Hurdle and Mary Warren Hurdle. He retired as a Lieutenant for the Suffolk Fire Department. George is survived by his daughter, Sherry Smith of Suffolk, VA; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Warren Hurdle and Candace R....
Floyd Goodwin
Jan 17, 2007
Floyd "Skinny" Goodwin, 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away on January 17, 2007. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Catherine Asbell Goodwin and James William Goodwin. He was also predeceased by his sisters and brothers, Frances Hollowell, Lillian Spivey, Syble Abrams, Gladys Jordan, James H. Goodwin, Kay H. Goodwin, and Lawrence Goodwin. He was...
Hubert "Bud" Lowell Harper
Jan 11, 2007
Hubert "Bud" Lowell Harper, 85, of Suffolk, Virginia passed away January 11, 2007. He was a native of Lawrenceburg, Indiana and a son of the late Inez and Gurth Harper. For many years he worked as the service manager at Suffolk International Truck & Equipment Sales, Inc. Bud was a U. S. Army veteran having served in the Battle of...
Mildred Jeanette Crocker Hampton
Jan 9, 2007
Mildred Jeanette Crocker Hampton, 74, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 9, 2007. She was born the daughter of the late Lovie Lewis Crocker and Willie Harvey Crocker. Mildred originally retired from Helig-Meyers Furniture Store and later went on to retire from Suffolk Sheriff's Department as the main secretary. She was a member of First Baptist Church on Main Street....
Kathleen Ethel Smith Gray
Jan 4, 2007
Kathleen Smith Gray, 79, of Suffolk, VA passed away January 4, 2007. A native of Newport News, she was the daughter of the late Paula and Alfred Smith. She formerly worked at the Village Drug Store in Chuckatuck and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She was predeceased by her husband, James Clyde Gray. Kathleen is survived by her...
Lucile Luter Byrd
Dec 28, 2006
Lucile Luter Byrd, 85, formerly of Suffolk, Virginia passed away December 28, 2006. She was born in Nansemond Co., VA the daughter of the late Minnie Scott Luter and George Harvey Luter. Lucile was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church. She was predeceased by her husband, James Rufus Byrd; sisters, Catherine Pierce, Sadie Jones, Edna Turner,...
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...
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