Millard Townsend Winslow
Mar 2, 2017
Millard Townsend Winslow, 86, passed away March 2, 2017. He was born in Hertford, NC the son of the late Ernest Calvin Winslow and Nina Alexanderia Rountree Winslow.  He was predeceased by his sisters and brothers, Stellar M. Winslow, Bettie W. Bunch, Preston C. Winslow, Louis T. Winslow, AND Jesse C. Winslow, Sr.  Millard was a United States Army...
Kent "Curly" Jules Weber
Feb 24, 2017
Kent "Curly" Jules Weber passed away February 24, 2017. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Amelia Weber and survived by his son, Gregg Weber (Kathy) Granddaughter, Megan Duke (Cory), great-grand-daughter, Addison, brother Don Weber (Pat), Grace Maskell (Rich) and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kent was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1923. He spent...
Dallas Norfleet Bunch
Feb 20, 2017
Dallas Norfleet Bunch, 79, passed away February 20, 2017. He was born in Nansemond Co, VA to the late Lizzie Kate Lilley and Elisha Norfleet Bunch. Dallas retired after 25 years as a Welder and Maintenance Mechanic from Ford Motor Co. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 53 years, Barbara W. Lane Bunch. Dallas is survived by daughters...
Gerald M. Abbott
Feb 19, 2017
Gerald Abbott, 86, of Virginia Beach went home to be with Our Lord Sunday, February 19 in Norfolk, Virginia. Born March 22, 1930 in Townsend, Va, to Bertie and Manie Abbott. Gerald was the youngest of nine children, four brothers, Bertie Jr., Leroy, Grayson, and David and four sisters, Gertrude (Eacker), Violet (Clark), Ella (Edwards), and Susie (Kelley),...
William Joseph Herchenroder
Feb 16, 2017
William Joseph Herchenroder, Jr., 90, passed away peacefully, February 16, 2017 in Suffolk, VA. He was born January 22, 1927 in St. Albans, NY, the son of the late William J. Herchenroder, Sr. and Helen K. Herchenroder. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Irene A. Herchenroder in 2009, having enjoyed 60 years of marriage. Together they raised their...
Leslie Hardy Matthews, Sr.
Feb 11, 2017
Leslie Hardy Matthews, Sr., 77, of Suffolk, VA passed away February 11, 2017. He was born in Greenville County, VA to the late Bythel L. and Carrie D. Matthews. He was also predeceased by his brother, Fred Matthews and sister and brother-in-law, Shirley M. and Ed Parker. Leslie was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Cape...
Harvey Willard Griggs
Feb 9, 2017
Harvey W. Griggs, 84, left his Earthly life to join his wife amongst the angels on Thursday, February 9, 2017. He was born on November 15, 1932 to Richard W. and Martha M. Griggs. Harvey was predeceased in death by his parents, his beloved wife, Joyce; sister, Versenia; brothers, R.L., Aubrey, and Jack; granddaughter, Amy; and grandson, Michael. He...
William Louis Banks Jr.
Feb 8, 2017
William Louis "Bill" Banks Jr., 80, passed away on February 8, 2017. He was born in Patterson, NJ, March 25, 1936 to the late Martha Roughgarden Banks and William Banks Sr. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict as a Captain in a research lab in San Antonio, TX and later became a professor at...
Cheryl Sue Jones Fox
Feb 8, 2017
Cheryl Sue Jones Fox, 70, born in Gladwin, MI passed away February 8, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Rex Loris and Neva Arlene Doan Jones. Cheryl was predeceased by her husband John William Fox and daughter Louise A. Butler. She was a Custodian with Bedford Public Schools for 17 years.
Cheryl is survived by...
Mary Louise Worrell Boone
Feb 8, 2017
Mary Louise Worrell Boone, 89, of Lake Prince Woods Retirement Community in Suffolk, Virginia went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. She was born October 7, 1927 in Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia to Grover and Bitha Worrell. She was retired from Lipton Tea Company where she worked on the production...
Emily Jean Munford Atkins
Feb 8, 2017
Emily Jean Munford Atkins, 89, of Windsor, VA passed away February 8, 2017. She was born in Hopewell, VA to the late Matthew and Susie Munford. She is also predeceased by her husband, Lonnie Robert Atkins, Jr. Jean was a member of Central Hill Baptist Church.
Jean is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Mary...
Alton Olney Pickering, Jr.
Feb 5, 2017
Alton Olney Pickering, Jr., 71, passed away February 5, 2017. He was born in Woonsocket, RI the son of the late Alton Olney Pickering and Olive Paterson Pickering. Alton was a United States Navy veteran having served as a Chief Petty Officer during the Vietnam War. He later went on to work as a cable technician for Time Warner....
Bruce Franklin Ruth
Feb 4, 2017
Bruce Franklin Ruth, 89, passed away February 4, 2017. He was born in Franklin, VA the son of the late John Franklin Ruth, Jr. and Edith Ellis Scott Ruth. Bruce was predeceased by his sweetest angel and loving wife of 64 years, Dorothy "Dot" Graves Ruth and grandsons, Yance D. Ruth and Dennis F. Ruth. He was a member...
Sarah Lyndia Mathias Redd
Feb 3, 2017
Sarah Lyndia Mathias Redd, 73, of Dunnsville, VA passed away February 3, 2017. She was born in Southampton Co, VA to the late Perry Odell Whitley, Sr. and Martha Ann Edwards Whitley. She is also predeceased by husbands, Ralph Edward Mathias, Sr., H.L. Jones and Rev. McGindley Adolphus Redd; daughter, Christine M. Turner; sisters, Letha...
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...
