Obituaries
Loretta Celine Adelhock
Jul 18, 2024
Loretta Celine Adelhock, 79, of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward Connolly and Mary Gertrude Royals Connolly. Celine loved everyone and had a special place in her heart for children. Affectionately known as “Ama,” she worked as a Nanny for many years and for many...
Jean Gould Bell
Jul 18, 2024
On July 18, 2024, Jean Gould Bell, beloved wife of Victor A. Bell Jr., passed to her eternal home after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born on August 16, 1942, in Evanston, IL, Jean was the only child of Douglas and Eleanor Gould. A year later, the family moved to Waukegan, IL, where Jean grew up and her parents...
Oswald Gene Madray
Jul 12, 2024
Oswald Gene Madray, 78, of Carrollton VA, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, July 12, 2024.Funeral, Friday, August 9, 11:00 am, at Elmwood Cemetery, 303 N Vance St, Fremont, NC 27830.Oswald was preceded in death by his parents, John Q. Madray and Glennie Pope Madray Roland.He retired after 45+ years as a long distance truck driver. During that time he...
Will Meredith Gwaltney, Jr.
Jul 12, 2024
Will Meredith Gwaltney Jr. went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 12, 2024. He passed away peacefully at Southside Regional Hospital with his family by his side.
Will was born and raised in Surry, VA. He was the son of Will Meredith Gwaltney Sr. and Dorothy Gwaltney. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife...
Lt. Col. (Retired) James Steven Blesse
Jul 11, 2024
On July 11, 2024, Lt. Col. (Retired) James Steven Blesse joined his comrades in the United States Military Academy’s Long Gray Line. Ever the soldier, he fought pulmonary fibrosis and cancer to the very end. Prior to moving to the Chamberlin in Fort Monroe, VA in 2023, he and his wife Bobbie spent over 20 years in Smithfield, VA.
Jim was...
Linda Suzanne Voorhies
Jul 6, 2024
Linda Suzanne Voorhies, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated educator, passed away on July 6, 2024, at the age of 75. Suzanne was the daughter of Bonnie Jean Davis Peters and John Lloyd Peters. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Jacqueline Pierce.
Suzanne is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Walter Harper Voorhies II,...
Kent MacDonald Potter
Jul 4, 2024
Kent M. Potter, beloved husband, passed away on July 4, 2024. Born April 27, 1957, in Lubbock, TX, Kent was the eldest son of William and Alice Potter.
Kent was given a camera at the age of 13 and he fell in love with photography, spending hours wandering the forests in Pennsylvania shooting wildlife.
Kent enlisted in the United States Navy at...
Mary Elizabeth Wilkins
Jul 4, 2024
Mary Wilkins, 90, resident of Suffolk, VA, passed away on July 4, 2024, after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer’s.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ed Wilkins. She is survived by two daughters, Rosa Orrell, husband Donnie and Darlene Waters, husband Johnny. She also had four grandchildren she thought the world of, Donald Orrell, II, wife Danielle, Nicole Waters,...
Margaret Elizabeth Curtis
Jun 29, 2024
Margaret Elizabeth Curtis, 91, of Smithfield, passed away June 29, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church on July 3, 2024, at 3:00p.m. followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall.
Online condolences may be registered at www.littlesfuneralhome.com
Danny Carl Flanary, Sr.
Jun 28, 2024
Danny Carl Flanary Sr, USN RMCS Ret, 70 of Smithfield, VA passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Bobby Eugene Flanary and Bobbie Jean Lay Flanary. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mary Lynn Parker Flanary; daughter, Jessica Lynn Parrett (Joseph William); son, Danny Carl Flanary, Jr (Alyssa Nicole); grandchildren,...
Carlton Benjamin Jordan, Sr.
Jun 28, 2024
Carlton Benjamin Jordan, Sr, 82, of Smithfield, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Othneil Benjamin Jordan and Hattie Maude Lane Jordan. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janie Sydnor Jordan; daughters, Tammy Zitzelberger (Dave), Lesley King (Paul), Laura Smith (Jeff); son, Carlton Jordan Jr (Marcy); grandchildren, David, Heather, Katie,...
Roger Eugene Capps
Jun 21, 2024
Roger Eugene Capps of Portsmouth, VA passed away on June 21, 2024.
Roger was born in Durham, NC. He moved with his family to Virginia during WWII and was raised in Portsmouth, graduated Wilson High School, and like many others, served in the US Army in Germany. He returned to work in commercial art for Colonial Stores and the Star Band...
Virginia Lee Sporer
Jun 12, 2024
Virginia “Jenny” Lee Sporer, 90, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Melvin Edgar Henry and Hazel Delores Michael Henry. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Malcolm Ireneaus Sporer, Sr.
She is survived by her children Cidnea Causey (Ray) of Avon, NC, Daria “Dee” Murphy (Steve)...
George B. D. Hughes
Jun 11, 2024
George BD. Hughes Feb 8, 1963 - June 11, 2024 of Smithfield lost his battle with Melanoma (Skin Cancer) after being diagnosed in March 2023. George had a 30 year successful career as a Senior Estimator/Project Manager. Spending the majority of his career working for HRMVA and Warwick Plumbing and HVAC. George spent the last 20 years playing bagpipes in the...
Linda Kay (Merkel) Stimpson
Jun 10, 2024
Linda Kay (Merkel) Stimpson, 72, of Carrollton, Virginia, beloved wife and best friend of 44 years to John Bruce Stimpson passed away June 10, 2024 from medical complications.
Born in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Walter T. Merkel and Betty J. (Jacot) Merkel. A graduate of South Hadley High School, in South Hadley, MA, Linda went on...
James David Sulin
Jun 8, 2024
[The screen fades from darkness, revealing a starry expanse, galaxies swirling in the cosmic dance.]
IN A GALAXY OF GRIEF
As the stars weep their silent tears, we gather to honor the memory of James David Sulin, a cherished soul who departed to the great beyond on June 8, 2024.
[Cut to a serene planet, where mourners clad in robes of mourning gather beneath...
William "Buck" McKinley Ballard, Jr.
May 27, 2024
William “Buck” McKinley Ballard, Jr, 62 of Spotsylvania, VA passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3 p.m. at Little’s Funeral Home, Smithfield, VA. Online condolences may be registered at www.littlesfuneralhome.com.
Rodney Keith Burch
May 25, 2024
Rodney Keith Burch, 64, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was the son of the late Lee Oliver Burch, Sr and Shirley Maxeen Wade Burch. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Linda Lee Cook. Rod is survived by his wife of thirty years, Viki Burch; daughter, Christina Leigh Marley (Chris); sons, Justin Keith...
The Honorable Robert Brooks Edwards
May 13, 2024
The Honorable Robert Brooks Edwards died at his home in Smithfield on May 13. Son of R. Franklin Edwards and Arbee Rasar Edwards, he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 7, 1937 and grew up in Smithfield from the age of six. He graduated from Smithfield High School in 1954, University of Richmond in 1958, and University of Virginia...
Joseph Sanford Batten
May 11, 2024
Joseph S. Batten of Carrollton, VA went to his heavenly home on May 11, 2024 at the age of 82. He leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife and best friend, Brenda, of 60 years; children, Beth Oakes and Jeff Batten, his wife Tiffany of Carrollton, VA; “adopted son” Scott Joyce of Newport News, VA; sister Mary Crocker; two...
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