Obituaries
Joyce (Carol) Morris Tucker
Sep 24, 2026
Joyce (Carol) Morris Tucker. Age 78, passed peacefully at Riverside Regional Medical Center after an ongoing illness on Thursday, September 24, 2026. She passed with the comfort of her family by her side. She was a native of Kelford, NC, but moved to Virginia after the passing of her parents.
She was employed by Muller Martini wiring electrical boxes, known to...
Stoney Cooper Wells
Sep 28, 2026
Stoney Cooper Wells, 75, of Ivor, VA, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026. He was the son of the late Walter Guy Wells and Virgie Jones Wells. He is survived by his sisters, Anna Snow Totoritis, Louise Sexton, Bernice Cook and Wilma Slayton (Marlow); brother, Guy Walter Wells (Joyce); and many nieces and nephews.
Stoney lived on the family farm...
Jessie Spivey Eason
Sep 27, 2026
Jessie Spivey Eason, 87, of Smithfield, VA passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026. She was the daughter of the late William Lucious Spivey and Minnie Lee Henninger Spivey. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, George Merrill Eason, Sr; She is survived by daughters, Tammy Shenk (Dale) and Pamela Buskee (Dwayne); son, George Merrill...
Claudia Mauree Duncan Burckard
Sep 24, 2026
Claudia Mauree Duncan was born to Perdema Mauree Miller and Theodore “Ted” Norman Duncan on May 28, 1950, in Tulsa, Okla. Her father Ted was serving there as an executive hydraulics engineer with Sperry-Vickers while her mother Perdema was studying for her degree in psychology.
Growing up on her parent’s farm in Metamora, Mich., Claudia competed in dressage shows as an...
Wayne Steven Horner
Sep 19, 2026
Wayne Steven Horner, 37, of Newport News, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026. He was the son of Steven Wayne Horner and Karen Lee Carawan Horner. He is also survived by his sisters, Beth Horner and Brandon Lowery and their daughter, Jessica and Katie Horner and Paul Willey and their daughter, Kennedy; his grandmother, Jean Carawan; his best...
William Clyde Spencer
Sep 16, 2026
William Clyde Spencer, 82, of Smithfield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. He was the son of the late Lincoln Vernon Spencer and Mildred Verlie Furlough Spencer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara Alethia Spencer; son, William Jack Spencer; grandsons, Nathaniel L. Tucker and Christian Angel Spencer; grand daughter, Adriana N. Taylor; sister, Anne...
Irene Marie King
Sep 12, 2026
Irene Marie King, 94, of Carrollton, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on September 12, 2026. Irene was born on March 25th 1932 in Floyd County, Virginia to parents Bessie Reed and Jessie Booth. Irene was a loving wife, strong mother and beloved grandmother. During her 46 years of marriage to Harvey King, she...
Joseph Holleman Barlow, III
Sep 12, 2026
Joseph “Joey” Holleman Barlow, III died in his sleep on September 12, 2026. He was born September 16, 1984 in Hampton, Virginia and lived in Smithfield all his life.
A graduate of Smithfield High School, Class of 2002, he was a member of the Football, Baseball and Wrestling teams. He attended Radford University and was a Virginia Tech Hokies Fan. In...
George Frederick Walls
Sep 11, 2026
George “Fred” Frederick Walls, 76, of Smithfield, Virginia, passed away on September 11, 2026, in Smithfield, VA. Fred was born on August 31, 1950, in Newport News, Virginia, to George Francis Walls and Katherine Wilson Walls. He grew up in Isle of Wight County and graduated from Smithfield High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of...
Carol O'Neal Johnson
Sep 9, 2026
Carol O’Neal Johnson, 82, of Suffolk, Va, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Alvah Elbert O’Neal and Sadie Valentine Brice O’Neal. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, James Roy Johnson. She is survived by her sons, Michael Alan Johnson (Cheryl), Anthony Neil Johnson, Mark Andrew Johnson(Lori);...
Za'Kais Ka'Zari Dansberry
Sep 6, 2026
Za’Kais Ka’Zari Dansberry passed away unexpectedly on September 6, 2026 at seven months old.
Za’Kais came into the lives of his loving parents, Kam’ron Dansberry and Deliah Childs, on January 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Though his time with us was far too short, the love he brought into our lives was immeasurable. Za’Kais had already developed a personality all his...
Barbara Lorraine Keeton
Sep 6, 2026
Barbara Lorraine Bass Keeton, 86, passed away on September 6, 2026. Barbara was born on July 11, 1940, in Asheville, North Carolina, to Robert Burnett Bass and Vaughty Marie Bass. She later moved with her family from Asheville to Norfolk, Virginia, where she attended Maury High School.
Barbara enjoyed a long career with JCPenney Corporation before retiring in 2000. While she...
Joseph George Smith, Jr
Sep 6, 2026
Joseph George Smith, Jr, 64 of Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026. He was the son of Joseph George Smith and Rosemary Behringer Smith. He is survived by his wife, Karen Marie Kinsley-Smith; and two daughters, Genevieve Smith and Patricia Smith; and by his sister, Veronica Tkach.
He was a chemist at NASA Langley Research Center, where he earned...
Karen Michelle Perkins
Sep 5, 2026
Karen Michelle Perkins, 70, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Sancerre Atlee Station in Mechanicsville, VA under the devoted and compassionate care of the staff in the Memory Care Unit as well as A Touch of Grace Health and Hospice.
Born on March 20, 1956, in Hampton, VA, Karen was the daughter...
Carol W. Butkus
Sep 3, 2026
Carol W. Butkus, aged 81, passed away peacefully in Smithfield, VA on September 3, 2026 after bravely fighting the scourge of Alzheimer’s for several years.
Carol was the daughter of Hester Brown of Henley-on-Thames and William Wain and born in Oxfordshire, UK. She immigrated to the US as a young adult, living in Princeton, NJ and Houston, Tx. before settling in...
Paul Arthur Norman, Sr.
Sep 2, 2026
Paul A. Norman, Sr., 90, of Ivor, Va, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. He was the son of the late Lebert Arthur Norman and Effie Alys Bailey Norman. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Faye Louise Norman. He is survived by his daughter, Ardith Norman (Donnie Harrell); sons, Paul A. Norman, Jr (Suzy)...
Linda Madeline Koch
Aug 27, 2026
Linda Madeline Salvatore Koch, 77, of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Nicholas Salvatore and Ramona Elizabeth West Salvatore. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jurgen Friedrich Koch; daughter, Christine Ann McKinney (Michael); sons, Lawrence Friedrich Koch (Mindy), Robert Joseph Koch (Shalor) and Anthony Christian Koch (Renee);...
Grady Mark Miller
Aug 25, 2026
Grady Mark Miller, 71, of Suffolk, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. He was the son of the late Grady Eugene Miller and Shirley Pat Houser Miller. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Marie Miller; sons, Morgan Miller and his partner Richard, Travis Holt and Tyler Holt and his wife Sheila; grandchildren, Aden, Anna, Chloe, Keiona, and Tru’lei;...
Donald Wayne Lundie
Aug 23, 2026
Donald Wayne Lundie transitioned peacefully into the next life surrounded by family on 23rd August 2026, 12 days after his 80th birthday. He was born to Oscar and Peggy Lundie on 12th August 1946 in Petersburg, Virginia.
He attended and graduated from Virginia Tech and Medical College of Virginia. After attaining his full medical licensure, he moved to Smithfield where he...
James William Peden, Sr
Aug 23, 2026
James “Bubba” William Peden, Sr, 88, of Battery Park, VA, passed away on Sunday, August, 23, 2026. He was the son of the late James Quinton Peden and Lillie Mae Stringfield Peden. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Annette Parker Peden. He is survived by daughters, Alva Belinda Mason (Donnie) and Lori Annette Davis (Mark);...
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