Thomas "Mitch" Mitchel Lilley
Feb 2, 2017
Thomas Mitchel "Mitch" Lilley, 25, passed away February 2, 2017. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Marion Leonard "Len" Lilley, Jr. and Wyndie Cobb Lilley. He was a floor technician with Suffolk Sanitary Supply Co., Inc. and was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mitch is survived by his brother, Jonathan L....
Janie Lucy Phelps
Feb 1, 2017
Janie Lucy Phelps, 92, passed away February 1, 2017. She was born in Corapeake, NC the daughter of the late Herbert and Florence Jones. She was predeceased by her husbands, Joseph Henry Duke and William E. Phelps; brothers and sisters, Josephine Riddick, Lena Quimby, James Herbert, Milton, and Frank Jones; and step-son, Joseph H. Duke, Jr. Janie formerly worked...
Erin Harrell Cole
Jan 29, 2017
Erin Louise Harrell Cole, 54, passed away January 29, 2017. She was born in Portsmouth, VA the daughter of the late Mark J. and Lillian W. Harrell. She was a member of Eureka Baptist Church. Erin is survived by her daughter, Emily Morgan Earl; sisters, Anne Tribble and Susan Odysseus; cousin, Kevin Thompson; close family friend, Melody Stark; and...
Larry Worth Sharbor
Jan 29, 2017
Larry Worth Sharbor, 69, passed away January 29, 2017. He was born in Elizabeth City, NC to the late Doris Campbell Castle Moore. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Patricia Sharbor; daughters and son in law, Marilynn and Chris Fitchett, and Tiffany Sharbor; sons and daughter in law, Michael and Gloria Sharbor, Larry Wayne, Kevin and...
Mary "Mae" Corneila Leggett Faison
Jan 29, 2017
Mary "Mae" Corneila Leggett Faison, 77, passed away January 29, 2017. She was born in Nansemond Co., VA to the late Harvey Jesse and Gladys Ward Leggett. Mae was predeceased by her daughter Edna C. Guile, brothers William L. Leggett and Roy S. Leggett and granddaughter Ashley D. White. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church and the...
Nancy Lee Harris Bennett
Jan 28, 2017
Nancy Lee Bennett, born October 12, 1948 to the late Joseph and Betty Harris, lost her battle with cancer on January 28, 2017. Nancy was a loyal and devoted wife, a wonderful and loving mother, a very loving grandmother and a genuinely kind and caring woman, who spent the majority of her 40 year nursing career caring for the...
John Harlan Henry
Jan 27, 2017
John Harlan Henry, 80, went to be with his Lord on January 27, 2017. He was born in Sinking Springs, PA to the late Ferne Bard and Clarence A. Henry. He is also predeceased by his sister, Anne Andrews. John worked as a self employed contractor that could fix anything and do it right the first time. He also enjoyed...
Konrad Willard Dobrott
Jan 23, 2017
Konrad Willard Dobrott, 52, of Smithfield, VA died peacefully at home on January 23rd, 2017. H e was born October 19, 1964 in New York, NY. When he was 7, Kon's family moved to La Jolla, CA, where he discovered his first love, surfing. He used to joke about wanting to die being eaten by a shark, because at least...
John Carson Barnes
Jan 22, 2017
John Carson Barnes, 79, passed away January 22, 2017. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late Archie L. and Clorene P. Barnes. John was a United States Army veteran. He later went on to work and retire as a right of way agent from the Virginia Department of Transportation. He was a member of Westminster...
Tommy Duke
Jan 21, 2017
Tommy Duke, 69, passed away January 21, 2017. He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of the late George W. and Virginia M. Duke. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during Vietnam. Tommy later went on to work and retire from Union Camp as a paper maker.  He was a member of the Box Elder Hunt...
Barbara Ellen Gates
Jan 19, 2017
Barbara E. Gates, 66, went to be with the Lord on January 19, 2017. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Harry T. Kingsbury and Margaret S. Thornton. She worked as a secretary for the Army Corps of Engineers. She was an active member of Antioch Church where she served on numerous committees. Barbara also...
Peter B. Faleski
Jan 17, 2017
Peter B. Faleski, 66, passed away January 17, 2017 at his home in Smithfield, VA. He was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Peter P. and Frances F. Faleski. A graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Kutztown State University, Peter served on Allentown, PA City Council from 1989 through 1992. He retired as the owner and...
Billy E. Simpkins
Jan 11, 2017
Billy E. Simpkins, 69, passed away January 11, 2017. He was born in Matewan, WV to the late Benton Simpkins and Myrtle Simpkins Damron. Billy was a member of Reynoldson Baptist Church. He was a retired Mechanic at Lipton Tea with over 25 years of service. Billy is survived by his wife of 52 years, Peggy Goodwin Simpkins; daughters, Terry...
Robert O. Alphin
Jan 9, 2017
After 89 years of working the soil, watching October sunsets dip behind the horizon on his farm, searching the sky for July thunderstorms, picking the last row of peanuts to finish the fall harvest, pulling calves on February nights, swimming in the Blackwater River, repeating a well-told joke; after 62 years married to a good woman, raising 3 children who...
Helen W. Hunnicutt
Jan 8, 2017
Helen W. Hunnicutt, 97, passed away January 8, 2017 in her home. She was born December 20, 1919 in Surry County, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Emma McGuriman Hunnicutt. She was also preceded in death by her four brothers, Howard, Arthur, Thomas and Douglas Hunnicutt, and two sisters Leo H. Addison and Doris H. Ellis....
Marjorie Mathews Creekmore
Jan 6, 2017
Marjorie Mathews Creekmore, 98, passed away January 6, 2017. She was born in Suffolk, VA to the late William C. "Capt. Will" Mathews and Lillie Crumpler Mathews. Marjorie was also predeceased by her brothers, Roland, Horace, Herbert, Carlisle and Francis. She was a life long member of Oakland Christian Church, Loyal Fellowship Class, church choir and Suffolk Community Choir. Marjorie...
Robert James Forbes
Dec 30, 2016
Robert James Forbes, 73, born in Nansemond County, VA, passed away, December 30, 2016. He was the son of the late James Thomas and Evelyn Mildred Haag Forbes. Robert retired from International Paper after 40 years of service. Robert is survived by his daughter, Wendy Forbes James (Calvin); and granddaughter, Peyton Elizabeth James. Entombment will be Tuesday, January 3, 2017...
Bettie White Pierce
Dec 25, 2016
Bettie White Pierce, 76, passed away December 25, 2016. She was born in Gates Co, NC to the late Joe and Grace Ward White. Bettie is predeceased by her husband of over 37 years, James M. Pierce and brothers, Robert N. White and Colin G. White. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, Bethlehem Trio for 47 years, and...
Merle William Modispaw
Dec 24, 2016
Merle William Modispaw, 73, passed away December 24, 2016. He was born in Meyersdale, PA to Marie Modispaw Kemp. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam and later worked and retired from Verizon in telecommunication as a System Tech M Team Leader. He was also a lifetime member of the NRA. Merle is survived by sons and daughters...
Billy Deane Mills
Dec 22, 2016
Billy Deane Mills, 84, of Suffolk, VA passed away December 22, 2016. He was born in Barn, WV to the late John and China Mills. Billy was a U.S. Navy retiree, having served in Vietnam. He also worked as a mechanic at Mike Duman. Billy is survived by his wife of 65 years, Wanda Mae Mills; daughter, Connie Mills Garris;...
