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...
Sherry Willis Thomas
Aug 8, 2015
Sherry Willis Thomas, 66, passed away August 8, 2015. She was born in San Diego, CA to the late Ward E. and Mary Rebecca Phillips Willis. She was a retired hairdresser. Sherry is survived by her husband of 50 years, Archer Anderson Thomas, Jr.; sons, Gary Lee Thomas, Terry Ward Thomas and his fiancé Maria Beucler; granddaughter, Jazmin C. Thomas;...
Dell Colleen Garbarino
Aug 6, 2015
Dell Colleen Garbarino, 49, passed away August 6, 2015. She was born in Louisiana to Lona Blumer Ammons and the late John Dell Ammons. Dell was predeceased by her sister Debbie Copeland. She worked as a Human Resources Manager for Chanello's Pizza. She was a member of Family Harvest Church. Dell is survived by her husband of 25 years, Michael...
Bonnie Shirley Alford
Aug 4, 2015
Bonnie Shirley Alford, 70, passed away August 4, 2015. She was born in Hampton, VA to the late Bonnie Lee Renn and Mary Esther Topping Renn. Bonnie is predeceased by her brother, James Norwood Renn III. Bonnie was a retired bookkeeper for Ricky and Roy's Catering. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Hampton, VA. Bonnie was...
James "Jake" Quincy Cobb
Aug 3, 2015
James "Jake" Quincy Cobb, 86, passed away August 3, 2015. He was born in Rocky Mount, NC the son of the late Arthur Buck Cobb and Myrtie Tant Cobb. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the 82nd Airborne Division. Jake later went on to work as a carpenter. He was a member of Windsor's Purdie Masonic Lodge...
Paisley Grace Szymanski
Aug 2, 2015
Paisley Grace Szymanski, 3, went to be with the Lord on August 2, 2015. She was born on July 26, 2012 a ray of sunshine to her parents, David and Melissa Szymanski. She was a member of Elevate Church and attended the Main Street Daycare in Suffolk, VA. Including her parents she is survived by her brother, Rylin Szymanski; maternal...
Mary Eleanor Ward Carter
Aug 1, 2015
Mary Eleanor Ward Carter, 72, of Suffolk, VA passed away peacefully at home on August 1, 2015. She was born in Gates County, NC to the late Nora and Cecil Ward, Sr. Mary Eleanor was a passionate educator and retired after 35 years of teaching in the Suffolk Public Schools. She was truly adored by many of her students for...
Joseph Anthony Dijulio
Jul 30, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Anthony DiJulio, Virginia Beach, 56, passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest on Thursday, July 30, 2015. The beloved husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" DiJulio, brother of Tina and Terri Ann DiJulio, and uncle of Gabriella Duncan, Joe was predeceased by his parents Anthony and Theresa DiJulio. Joe received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University and his law...
Roger Alfred Dignard
Jul 27, 2015
Roger Alfred Dignard, 88,of Portsmouth, VA passed away July 27, 2015 .He was a native of Leominster, MA. Roger was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. He is survived by three daughters, Robin Wilkins, Jacqueline Miller and Kelly Ingram and son in law, Mark; son, Bruce Dignard; 8 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; sister, Therese Culliton; brothers, Richard and Bernard Dignard....
Harry Thomas Palmer, Sr.
Jul 26, 2015
Harry Thomas Palmer, Sr. 85, passed away July 26, 2015. He was a native of Dublin, VA and the son of the late Herman Richard and Myrtle Dickerson Palmer. Harry was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Riley Palmer. Harry was a United States Air Force veteran and Korean War veteran and was a retired steel roller for Intercoastal Steel Corp....
Ernest "Ernie" Michael Leber
Jul 22, 2015
Ernest "Ernie" Michael Leber, 53, passed away July 22, 2015. He was born in Chicago, IL to Johanna Erika Hall Leber and the late Ernst Leber. Ernie worked for 24 years as a chemist. Ernie was a loving husband and father and a wonderful friend to all who knew him. He will be missed. Ernie loved researching the family tree...
Henry Raby Umphlette
Jul 22, 2015
Henry Raby Umphlette, 95, of Kill Devil Hills, NC and Suffolk, VA passed away July 22, 2015. He was born in Gates County, NC to William Benjamin and Hortense Raby Umphlette. Raby was predeceased by sisters Lauristeen Casper and Mary Louise Rollison, and brothers Blackwell, B.C., Harry and Ben Umphlette. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Hilda Reely...
Horace Michael "Mike" Griffin
Jul 21, 2015
Horace Michael Griffin, 61, passed away July 21, 2015. He was born in Petersburg, VA to Horace David Griffin, Jr. and the late Lillian Pauline Griffin. Mike worked as an operations technician at Unilever-Lipton. He was a member of Great Fork Baptist Church. Mike was an avid outdoorsman and was a member of Nansemond Hunt Club. He loved watching his...
T. Douglas Casey
Jul 13, 2015
T. Douglas Casey "Doug" went to be with the Lord on July 13, 2015. He was born on November 25, 1935 and was "born again" on June 27, 1976. He was predeceased by his parents, Theodore and Cleo Casey; a brother, Tommy Casey; and brother-in-law, Charlie Goodman. Doug was employed as a comptroller with Planters Peanuts for 25 years, five...
Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Culbertson
Jul 13, 2015
Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Culbertson, 76, passed away July 13, 2015. She was born in Nansemond County, VA to the late Joseph Mack and Edith Parker Byrum. Bobbie was also predeceased by her grandson, Matthew B. Cralle. She was a retired medical secretary and transcriptionist for Nephrology Associates of Tidewater. Barbara is survived by her husband of 57 years, Lawrence "Larry"...
