Anne Price Mcdonald
Sep 8, 2015
Anne Price McDonald, 76, passed away September 8, 2015. She was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC the daughter of the late Samuel Norman Price and Mollie Cornelia Boseman Price. She was predeceased by her husband, John David McDonald; sister, Faye Dvorak; and brother, Donald Price. Anne is survived by her daughters, Terry Hyatt (Edward), Susan Chaney (Benji); grandchildren, Joshua Hyatt...
Dorothy Hancock King
Sep 8, 2015
Dorothy Hancock King, 87, of Suffolk, VA passed away September 8, 2015. She was born in Newport News, VA to the late Herman and Eddie Hancock. She is also predeceased by her husband, Winfred J. King; daughter, Lisa K. Brinkley; sister, Margaret Kennedy; and brothers, Herman Hancock, Jr., Russell Hancock, and Edward Hancock. Dorothy retired after over 25 years as...
Ruth Griggs Piland
Sep 7, 2015
Ruth Griggs Piland, 86, passed away September 7, 2015. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Clyde M. and Naomi E. Griggs. She was predeceased by her husband, William M. Piland, Sr. She formerly worked as a sales clerk for Leggett's Department Store. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church and the Taylor-Brittle Sunday School...
Thomasina Louise Houk
Sep 5, 2015
Thomasina Louise Houk, 41, passed away September 5, 2015. She was born in Suffolk, VA the daughter of the late Emmett T. and Rose A. Umphlett. Thomasina is survived by her daughter, Sheyenne Whaley; son, Shane-Michael Houk; grandson, Emmett Zackari Branch; sister, Lois Marie Darden and husband, Lin; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; and cousins; and special friends, MoJo, Tracey, and...
Calvin V. Casper
Sep 4, 2015
Calvin V. Casper, 65, passed away September 4, 2015. He was born in Gatesville, NC the son of Margaret Umphlette Casper Warren and the late James Calvin Casper. He formerly worked as a contractor. Including his mother, Calvin is also survived by his sisters, Peggy Hughes and Joyce P. Copeland; brothers, Thomas L. Casper, Rommie L. Casper, and James E....
Anna Hanna Kight
Sep 4, 2015
Anna Louise Hanna Kight of Windsor Va. passed away Sept 4,2015 at the age of 77.She was born June 21, 1938 in Anson Co. Wadesboro, N.C. to the late James William Talent and Ella Mae Smallwood Talent. Anna is preceded in death by her daughter Linda Louise Crook, four brothers, Franklin Eugene Talent, Earl Talent, Henry Talent, and Edward Talent....
Jasper Ray Bell, Sr.
Sep 4, 2015
Jasper Ray Bell, Sr., 49, passed away September 4, 2015. He was born in Lumberton, NC the son of the late Joseph Ray Bell and Annie Ruth Bell. He formerly worked as a welder at AMSAC. Jasper is survived by his wife, Theresa Rock; daughter, Jessica Anne Bell; sons, Jasper Ray Bell, Jr. and Michael James Golden; the children's mother,...
Susan Gaynell Haywood
Sep 2, 2015
Susan Gaynell Haywood, 59, passed away September 2, 2015. She was born in Portsmouth, VA the daughter of the late Vivian P. and George I. Martin, Jr. Susan is survived by her husband of 23 years, Kenneth R. Haywood; daughters and son-in-law: Lisa M. and Chad Beechboard, Amy L. Kesterson; step-son, Anthony Wayne Haywood; step-daughter, Karen Marie Duck; grandchildren, Jon,...
William Joseph Morgan, Sr.
Aug 24, 2015
William Joseph Morgan, Sr., 78, passed away August 24, 2015. He was born in Logan, WV to the late Harry Compton Morgan and Margaret Ruth Sims. William was a retired Deputy Sherriff of the Roanoke County Sherriff's Department. He was a member of Portsmouth Church of Christ and the Police Association of Virginia. William was a veteran of the U.S....
Sarah Barnhill Seavy
Aug 24, 2015
Sarah Marie Barnhill Lester Seavy, 68, passed away August 24, 2015. She was born in Nansemond County, VA the daughter of the late William Barnhill and Ruth and Earl Holland. She worked as the office manager of Hampton Roads Box Company. Sarah is survived by her husband of 30 years, Randall Leander Seavy; sons and daughters-in-law, Robbie Lester (Judi), Mack...
Ann Vorass Brinkley
Aug 24, 2015
Mrs. Ann Vorass Brinkley, 67, of Newport News, VA peacefully passed away August 24, 2015. Ann was born in Elgin, Illinois to the proud parents of Eugene A. and Dorothy R. Vorass. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Barrington, Illinois. Ann graduated from Lake Zurich High School, in Lake Zurich, Illinois, June 1966. Soon...
Ovella Hall Turner
Aug 24, 2015
Ovella Hall Turner, 83, passed away August 24, 2015. She was born in Rural Retreat, VA to the late James Walter Hall and Nora Margaret Bland Hall. Ovella is predeceased by her husband of 41 years Marvin Steele Turner and nine siblings. She was a retired production supervisor at Lipton Tea Co. Ovella is survived by her daughter, Janet T....
Bonnie Lou Lewis
Aug 22, 2015
Bonnie Lou Lewis, 72, passed away August 22, 2015. She was born in Dixon, IL the daughter of the late Wilbur L. and Mable S. Stauffer. She was predeceased by her husband, Curtis H. Lewis; a son, Scott A. Howe; and four brothers. Bonnie retired from the Wahl Clipper Corporation as a repair person. Bonnie is survived by her children,...
Lillian White Riddick
Aug 21, 2015
Lillian White Riddick went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 21, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Lee White and Bertha Bunch White of Edenton, NC. She was married to the love of her life, the late Joseph Robert Riddick for 36 years. She is survived by her children, Larry Riddick and wife, Mary...
Randolph "Plutie" Turner Copeland
Aug 18, 2015
Randolph "Plutie" Turner Copeland, 95, passed away August 18, 2015. He was born in Newport News, VA to the late Fitzhugh Christopher Copeland and Doris Mayo Turner Copeland. Plutie is predeceased by his wife of 73 years, Thelma Elaine Turner Copeland and brothers Howard Thomas Copeland and Curtis Barnes Copeland. He was a master watchmaker and jeweler and retired from...
Helen Brown Joyner
Aug 17, 2015
Helen Dale Brown Joyner, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children in her home on August 17, 2015. Mrs. Joyner was born in Durham, N.C. on October 25, 1935 and named after her maternal grandmother, Minnie Dale Collier. She was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae Collier and Earl Russell Brown. Helen Brown Joyner grew up in Franklin,...
Richard David Wilkins
Aug 13, 2015
Richard David Wilkins, 50, passed away August 13, 2015. He was born in Norfolk, VA to Faye Ratley Lapsley and Sidney Warren Wilkins, Sr. Richard is predeceased by his grandparents Herman and Mamie Wilkins and Eloise and Leo Gineika. Richard was a serviceman for Dominion Virginia Power. He was the President of Tucker Swamp Hunt Club and a member of...
Robin Riddick Blanchard
Aug 13, 2015
Robin Riddick Blanchard, 47, passed away August 13, 2015. She was born in Norfolk, VA the daughter of Emmitt Blanchard Riddick and Polly Sheffield Riddick. She worked as an office manager for Dr. Peggy Chappell's Family Dentistry. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Including her parents Robin is survived by her husband of 20 years, Randell O. Blanchard;...
William "Billy" Thomas Smith
Aug 11, 2015
William Thomas "Billy" Smith born Oct. 21,1935 in Rocky Hock, Chowan County, NC passed away August 11, 2015. He grew up and lived in Holland area of Nansemond County (now Suffolk) VA from 1939 until 1961. A 1953 graduate of Holland High School, Billy served in the Virginia Army National Guard '54 to '61; farmed from 1952 to 1962, a...
