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William "Billy Earl" "Luck" Earl Russell, Jr.
May 6, 2020
William Earl Russell, Jr. (Billy Earl), passed away on May 6, 2020. He was born on September 23,1935 in Suffolk, Virginia. He was the son of William Earl Russell Sr. and Kate Forehand Russell.  He was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Nancy Freeman Russell, and his brother James (Jimmy) Forehand Russell Sr.  Billy Earl was affectionately known to...
Shirley Parker Bryant
May 5, 2020
Shirley Parker Bryant, 80, passed away May 5, 2020. She was born in Isle of Wight County. She was the daughter of the late Albert Staley Parker and Cleo Powell Parker. Shirley was predeceased by her husband, Marshall Lee Bryant Jr. She was a member of Antioch Church in Windsor, Virginia.
Shirley is...
Roger Thomas Crew, Sr.
May 5, 2020
Roger Thomas Crew Sr., 100, died peacefully on Tuesday May 5 th , 2020, after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Philip Thomas and Mamie Price Crew of Northampton County, North Carolina. He is survived by his son, Roger Thomas Crew Jr. (Kathy); daughter, Mary Louise Cox; granddaughters Virginia Dare Cox, Mallory Cox Remy (Jordan),...
Jerry Adams, Sr.
May 5, 2020
Jerry Adams, Sr., 76, passed away May 5, 2020. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Owie Adams and Akra Horne Adams Taylor. He was predeceased by his son, Jerry Adams, Jr. and granddaughter, Amber R. Adams Rice. Jerry retired after 30 years as a submarine inspector for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a...
Lieutenant Colonel Paul James Clemens, Usa, Ret.
May 4, 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Paul James Clemens, USA, Ret, 90, of Chesapeake, VA passed away in grace and peace at his home in the presence of his family on May 4, 2020. He was born in Greensburg, PA to the late Joseph and Catherine Clemens. Paul was a highly decorated Korean and Vietnam War veteran. He joined the Army as a...
Jacqueline Mae Roberts Scott
May 2, 2020
Jacqueline Mae Roberts Scott, 73, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. She was born in Suffolk, VA to the late James Otis Roberts Sr. and Cleo Desmond Joyner Roberts. Jackie attended Suffolk Public Schools and obtained her Bachelor's degree in English with honors from Hampton University where she was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Jackie, as she...
Martha Parker Umphlette
Apr 29, 2020
Martha Parker Umphlette , 94, a Suffolk, VA native and long-time Outer Banks resident, died peacefully at her home on April 29, 2020. Martha was the daughter of the late Robert E. Parker, Sr. and Jamie Duke Parker of Suffolk. She was a successful businesswoman for many years as the owner of Ocean Side Court and The Chalet...
Mabel Grace "Mabes" Rench
Apr 29, 2020
Mabel Grace "Mabes" Rench was born on May 1, 2016 in Ft. Belvoir, VA and passed away peacefully April 29, 2020 in Chesapeake, VA with her parents by her side. She is the beloved daughter of Caleb and Katie Rench. She is also survived by her sister, Lucy Claire Rench; grandparents, Mark and Yoland Plunkett, Mark and...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Magill
Apr 28, 2020
Charles "Chuck" Edward Magill, 80, of Windsor, VA went to be with His Lord on April 28, 2020. A two tour Vietnam Veteran, he died from complications of Agent Orange.
The son of the late George Magill and Thelma May Hardesty Heshiser. He was also predeceased by five brothers, Gilbert, Clarence, Andrew, George Magill, and Roger Heshiser;...
Franklin Raymond Whitley
Apr 27, 2020
Franklin Raymond Whitley, 73, passed away April 27, 2020. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of the late Percy Everette Whitley, Sr. and Marie Rider Whitley. He was predeceased by his half-brother, Terry Rider. Franklin was a United States Navy veteran. He later went on to work as a welder at Colonas Shipyard.
Franklin is...
Jodie Elizabeth Schenk
Apr 25, 2020
Jodie Elizabeth Schenk, 36, passed away April 25, 2020. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of Cheryl Turner Goins and the late Jody Wayne Schenk. Jodie is predeceased by her father, Jody Wayne Schenk; and paternal grandparents, Clyde and Betty Schenk. She was a Medical Assistant and a member of First Baptist Church.
In addition...
Mary Ann Hosler Vaughan
Apr 24, 2020
Mary Ann Hosler Vaughan, 85, passed away April 24, 2020. She was born in Lake Placid, NY the daughter of the late Frances Marion Reyome and Julius Robert Hosler. Mary Ann was predeceased by her husband, James Edward Vaughan and daughter, Karen V. Pope. She retired as a school secretary from the Suffolk Public School System. Mary Ann was...
Norma Jean Baker Cox Jennings
Apr 20, 2020
Norma Jean Baker Cox Jennings, 85, passed away April 20, 2020. She was born in Burdine, KY the daughter of the late Allen Farley Baker and Maudie Ethel Salyers Baker. She was predeceased by her husbands, Leonard Cox, Sr. and Felix Jennings; her grandson; and siblings, Charles Baker, Bobby Baker, Billy Ray Baker, Faye Booker, and Ruth Webber. Norma...
Curtis Mark Holland
Apr 19, 2020
Curtis Mark Holland, 94, died peacefully on April 19, 2020. Curtis was born on August 16, 1925 in Nansemond Co, VA to the late William Bina Holland and Edna Copeland Holland. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 71 years, Ivey Mae Griffin Holland; foster daughter, Alice Ray P. Bridger; and siblings, Elliott, Beverly, Evelyn, Ruby,...
Lena Dickenson Thornton Small
Apr 19, 2020
Lena Dickenson Thornton Small devoted Christian, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, former teacher and proud lifelong Virginian, died on April 19, 2020. Born in Hampton on December 12, 1925, the daughter of Robert Meaux Thornton, Jr. and Lena Dickenson Eubank Thornton, Lena grew up on the family farm with her four older brothers, their dogs and ponies, and her father...
Norma Ramos Quintana
Apr 18, 2020
Norma Ramos Quintana, 71, passed away on April 18, 2020. She was born in New York to the late Victoria Granado and Luis Manuel Ramos. She is also predeceased by her loving husband, Fernando Quintana and nephew, Christopher Adam Ramos. She worked as an electronic parts manufacturer.
Norma is survived by her brother, Luis "Lou" Ramos; adopted...
Mary Anne Harris White
Apr 17, 2020
Mary Anne Harris White, 84, passed away on April 17, 2020. She was born to the late Margaret and Edward Harris in Suffolk, VA. She is also predeceased by her husband, Robert Norfleet White and sister, Betty Jean Wells. She worked as a claims secretary for Suffolk Insurance Corp. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
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Barry Davis Cobb
Apr 15, 2020
Barry Davis Cobb, 59, passed away April 15, 2020. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Alpha McCauley Cobb and Carolyn Davis Bissett Cobb. Barry retired after 27 years of service as Sargeant of the Circuit Court for the Suffolk Sheriff's Department. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and Suffolk Moose Lodge #141. Barry was...
Suzanne Lilley Brown
Apr 14, 2020
Margaret Suzanne Lilley Brown, 56, passed away April 14, 2020. She was born in Nansemond Co., VA the daughter of the late Margaret "Peggy" Jane Mays Lilley and Marion Leonard Lilley, Sr. Suzanne was a pre-school and substitute teacher and a member of Suffolk Christian Church. She is predeceased by her nephew, Thomas "Mitch" Mitchel Lilley.
Suzanne...
John Steven Halley
Apr 12, 2020
John Steven "Steve" Halley, 73, died Easter Sunday evening in Suffolk, VA, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Huntington, WV, to John Raymond Halley and Rena Perry Halley, who predeceased him. Steven is survived by his wife, Janie Pons Halley, of Hickory, NC; a step-son, Roger Seagle and his wife Mindy, of Asheville, NC; his...
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