Obituaries
Michael Todd Edwards
May 10, 2022
Michael Todd Edwards, 63, of Smithfield, VA passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Ruth Edwards; daughters, Christina Edwards, Abby Creekmur (Lamar), and Shannon Wilson; son, Bobby Hussey; grandchildren, Izaiah, Brianna, Hannah, Nevaeh, Lamaya, and Riley; sisters, Mary Benning (Tony), and Barbara Galloway (Scott); aunt, Janet Campbell; uncle, Ronnie Todd; and several nieces...
Faye Daniel Wilson
May 7, 2022
Faye Daniel Wilson Young, 36, of Smithfield VA passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was the daughter of Harry “Hank” Dwight Young, Sr and Lisa Louise McCoury. She is survived by her children, Kylee and Blake; sister, Savannah R. Young; brother, Harry “Hank” D. Young Jr.; grandmother, Faye Mitchell Young; aunt, Renee Young and Dondi Gasper, Rebecca McCoury;...
David Arnold Birch
May 3, 2022
David Arnold Birch, 84, of Norfolk, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. He was the son of the late Arnold Birch and Laverne Steffen Birch. Mr. Birch was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline Jean Birch. He is survived by his sons, Michael Birch, Greg Upton and Sean Poole (Rachel); daughters, Elaine Upton, Cheryl Horton and Cindy Nuckols...
Ernestine Ward Tew
Apr 24, 2022
Ernestine W. Tew (Ward), 99, of Smithfield, VA passed away on April 24th 2022. Born January 9th, 1923 in Virginia, the youngest of eight children of John G. Ward and Mary E. Cloud. She grew up on a farm working the tobacco fields, sneaking away to read books whenever she could. Married to Clinton Carver Cooke, an army vet who...
Mary Ann Downs Edwards
Apr 16, 2022
Mary Ann Downs Edwards, 83, of Smithfield, VA passed away on April 16, 2022 at her home on The Oaks Farm in Smithfield, VA. She was born November 30, 1938 in Elberton, GA, the third of five children of Frank Arden and Anne Garrett Downs. Mary Ann grew up on a 72-acre farm in Oconee County, GA in the Bogart/Statham...
Betty Seward Holdsworth
Apr 13, 2022
Betty Ann Seward Holdsworth, 90, of Carrollton, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. She was born in Hampton, VA the daughter of the late Elmer Garland Seward and Alice Gwaltney Seward. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Royce Holdsworth. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl G. Johnson (Mike); son, Edward “Ted” Royce Holdsworth (Julie);...
David Lee Amorose
Apr 11, 2022
David Lee Amorose, 67, of Surry passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. He was the son of the late James Arland Amorose and Marion Bernice Orr Amorose. He is survived by his wife of 6 years, Karon Sneddon Amorose; daughter, Alicia Michele Amorose; grandchildren, Wade, Lucas, Cole and Hope and his beloved pets, Chase, Maxx and Valentino. He was...
Judith Beaulah Horne
Apr 7, 2022
Judith Beaulah Mickle Horne, 82, of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Arthur Mickle and Beaulah Ada Stall Mickle. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, whom she met in Virginia Beach while on vacation, Paul Riddick Horne, Jr; a son,...
Vivian Stanley Sullivan
Apr 6, 2022
Vivian Stanley Sullivan, 64, of Bladenboro, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Curtis Lee Stanley and Geraldine Matheny Stanley. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Timothy Paul Sullivan; sons, Shawn Paul Sullivan (Lorianne), Kelly Lee Sullivan (Amanda) and Cory Allen Sullivan (Victoria); grandchildren, Shawn, Tanley, Brayden, Brian, Zoeyjane,...
Leland Farley Beaton
Mar 31, 2022
Leland Farley Beaton, 89, of Smithfield passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022. He was the son of the late Samuel Richard Beaton and Lizzie Mae Raiford Beaton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Betty Page Delk Beaton. Mr. Beaton is survived by his daughter, Alison B. Chapman (Joey); sons, Mac R. Beaton (Laura) and...
James Carroll Owens
Mar 27, 2022
James Carroll Owens, 78, of Windsor, VA passed away on March 27, 2022. He was the son of the late Snowden Granville Owens and Edith Abelle Heflin Owens. Mr. Owens is survived by his son, Keith Lee Owens (Traci); grandchildren, William, Matthew, Elizabeth; Step-children, Phifer Herrala, Jessie Stringer and Martin "Doc" Powley; daughter in law, Carla Owens. He was also...
Betty Askew Duell
Mar 18, 2022
Betty Lou Askew Duell, 82, of Battery Park, VA, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022. She was the daughter of the late John Thomas Askew and Grace Alva Lilley Askew. Mrs. Duell is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jesse “Jimmie” James Duell, Jr.; daughters, Julie Holdsworth (Ted) and Jennifer Smith (Marvin); son, Jesse “Jay” James Duell, III...
John Robert Blair
Mar 16, 2022
John Blair was born 4 July 1943 in San Angelo, Texas to Elmo and Faye Blair. He lost his long hard-fought battle with Alzheimer's disease when he made his transition to his heavenly home on 16 March 2022. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at an early age while growing up in San Angelo. He attended elementary through...
Mary Ruth Sorenson
Mar 5, 2022
Mary Ruth Sorenson, 58, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born on January 31 1964, she was the daughter of Mary Millar Dick Sorenson and the late Lloyd “Sonny” Sorenson. She worked at Newport News Shipbuilding until she retired in January of 2020, adding to the now four generations of Sorenson shipbuilders. She worked as a welder...
George "Buddy" Edward Wyatt Jr.
Mar 5, 2022
George “Buddy” Edward Wyatt, Jr.: Buddy (76) passed away on March 5, 2022 in Tifton, GA. He was born on January 4, 1946 in Hampton, VA at the old Dixie Hospital. He attended Smithfield High School, where he graduated in 1963. Buddy was survived by his wife of 20 years, Judy Raulerson; daughter and her spouse, Melissa and Rich Bowen;...
Anne "Bunnie" Vellines Minga
Mar 1, 2022
Anne “Bunnie” Elizabeth Vellines Minga, 83, of Carrollton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Robert Linwood Vellines and Rosa Mae Crocker Carr. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Samuel Peyton Minga, Sr. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Minga...
Bettye Hall
Feb 22, 2022
Bettye George Hall, 89, of Smithfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. She was the daughter of the late George Franklin Hall and Ethel Horne Hall. Bettye graduated from Smithfield High School and retired after a career as a Telephone Operator in Smithfield. A private graveside service will be held at Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of...
Gail Britt
Feb 18, 2022
Virginia Gail Bowles Britt, 73, of Smithfield, VA, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022. She was the daughter of Virginia Juanita Hancock Wahnee and the late Emmett Bernard Bowles. Mrs. Britt is survived by her husband of 24 years, Joseph Mcrae Britt; daughter, Kim Nicole Taylor; son, Tony Charles Thompson (Melanie); and a granddaughter, Cassidy. She was loving wife,...
Stephen Jacob King
Feb 18, 2022
Stephen Jacob King, 57, of Smithfield, VA passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022. He was the son of the late Harold Joseph King, Sr and Shelby Jean Williams King. He survived by his wife Helen Jean King; son, Christopher King; daughters, Krystal King, Christina Canavan (Wade), Stephanie Canavan (Patrick), Frances Canavan (Chris) and Lauren Vaughan (Ian); grandchildren, Parker, Anthony,...
Susanne Gail DeGroft
Feb 15, 2022
Susanne Gail Simons DeGroft, 71, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. She was the daughter of the late William Henry Simons and Joy Gail Spratte Simons. Mrs. DeGroft was married for 49 years, to the late Arthur Leon DeGroft. Mrs. DeGroft is survived by daughters, Artura Linda D. Mayo (Melvin), Marguerite Evelyn D. Johnson (Woodrow), Nichole Ingrid D. Stalls...
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