Obituaries
Vivian "Jo" Peden Carter
Dec 21, 2019
Vivian “Jo” Peden Carter, age 79 of Rescue, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Born September 25, 1940 in Isle of Wight County to the late James Quinton Peden and Lillie Mae Stringfield. Jo was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years William “Billy” Clayton Carter, Jr. Survived by her sons, William “Billy” Carter, III; Steve (Debra)...
Marvin Wilson Minton
Dec 17, 2019
Marvin “Butter Bean” Minton, 65, loving father, brother and uncle, was called to Heaven on December 17th 2019. He was a servant of the community and everyone knew who to call when they “sprung a leak”. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Edna Minton as well as his brother Donnie. He is survived by his wife...
Sandra Davenport Hyle
Dec 12, 2019
Sandra Kay Davenport Hyle, 72, of Carrollton, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019, following a brief illness. Born June 6, 1947 in Elizabeth City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Edward Victor Davenport, Sr. and Grace Cosby Davenport. Sandra is survived by her husband of 50 years, Roy Alton Hyle, II; sons, Edward Alton Hyle and wife...
Rex Williams
Dec 9, 2019
Rex Williams, 81, of Smithfield passed away peacefully at his residence on December 9, 2019. He was the son of the late Edens Elijah Williams and Willie Mabel Johnson Williams of Texas. Rex is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce Arlene Knowles Williams; sons, Todd (Lori) and Jay (Kristen); grandchildren, Ashley, Lindsey, Andrew, Jacob and Kylie.
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John Howard Hargrave
Dec 5, 2019
Johnny “Swamp Rat” Hargrave
Johnny passed peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was the son of the late William Hargrave and Lula Bowden Hargrave. After retiring from the Newport News Shipyard following 37 years on the job. He was inducted into the Hampton Roads Men’s Billiards Hall of Fame Club. He was preceded in death by...
George Thomas Cofer, Jr
Dec 4, 2019
George Thomas Cofer, Jr, 77, of Smithfield passed away on December 4, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Cofer was the son of the late George Thomas Cofer, Sr. and Dorothy Dean McEnerney Cofer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, June Elizabeth Parker Cofer; daughters, Sherry C. Oliver (J.F) and Amy C. Epps (Lewis); grandchildren, Jordan, Brittany and...
Edward F. Sise Jr.
Dec 3, 2019
Edward F. "Ed" Sise, Jr. of Smithfield, VA passed away on December 3, 2019. Ed was born on December 31, 1930 in Medford, MA to Edward F. Sise, Sr. and Mildred Bradley Sise. Ed earned his B.S. in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. He spent two years in the Navy and was appointed Engineering...
Harry Bernard Gandee
Nov 29, 2019
Harry Bernard Gandee, 80, of Smithfield, passed away on November 29, 2019. He was the son of the late James Arthur Gandee and Bertha Irene Woodcock Gandee. Mr. Gandee was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Thompson Gandee. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He retired from Branscome Construction and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church....
Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie
Nov 29, 2019
Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie
Residence: Surry, Virginia
Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie, Ph.D., peacefully went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on November 29, 2019 at her home. Liz was born on December 17, 1955 in Santa Monica, California to Kenneth Theodore Dowling and Susan Margaret Mills Dowling. She was the second in line of four children.
Liz lived in various states...
Jesse Lane Stanley Sr.
Nov 25, 2019
Jesse Lane Stanley, Sr, 42, of Smithfield passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Shelton Lane Stanley and Kaye Stanley Rowland. He is survived by his son, Jesse Lane Stanley, Jr.; father, Shelton Lane Stanley (Linda); mother, Kaye Rowland (Eddie); his special friend Jamie Harper; He was preceded...
Sarah Catherine Spiers
Nov 19, 2019
Sarah Catherine Ogle Spiers, 81, of Surry passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late James Howard Ogle and Lizzie Jewell Braswell Ogle. Mrs. Spiers was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Walter Whitney Spiers, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Janice Carol Spiers and Linda Joyce Spiers; sons, Howard...
John Richard Hanson
Nov 17, 2019
John Richard Hanson (Or “Grandad” as he was known to the grandchildren, he so adored) ended his earthly journey at the age of 93 on November 17, 2019. The only child of John and Thelma Hanson, John left his Kansas home shortly before his high school class graduated to volunteer as a paratrooper, set on defending his country in World...
Tracy Eileen Bailey
Nov 8, 2019
Tracy Eileen Landrus Bailey, 61, passed away on November 8, 2019. She was the daughter of Ruby Virginia Saunders Jones and the late Francis Dale Landrus. She is survived by her husband David Gerald Bailey; daughters, Kalen Shea Petrie (Andrew) and Kelsea Bliss Monette; son, Justin Eugene Monette; grandson, Hayden Lyfe Monette; brother, Jeffery Dale Landrus (Robin); niece, Ashlee...
Martha Powell
Oct 30, 2019
Martha Brown Powell, 93, died October 30, 2019. She was the daughter of Robert Elmer Brown and Josie Lee Whitley Brown. She was predeceased by her husband, James Melvin Powell; daughter, Sylvia Jean Powell; son, James Melvin (Bubba) Powell Jr.; her parents and three brothers. She is survived by her daughters, Jacqueline Smith of Smithfield and Patricia Starnes of California;...
Susan Lynn Potter
Oct 26, 2019
Linda Susan Goldman Potter, 62, of Smithfield, passed away on October 26, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Bufford Earl Goldman and Betty Jo Matthews Goldman. Mrs. Potter is survived by her husband, William Stephen Potter; sons, Adam Kevin Rohling, Chase Rohling, William Stephen Potter, Jr. and Sage L. Potter; daughters, Amanda Crystal De Los Santos(Geno) and Ashley...
Marie Ellis Holland
Oct 26, 2019
Marie Ellis Holland, 88 of Surry passed away on October 26, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Leroy Ellis and Willie Pat Holland Ellis. Mrs. Holland was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William Arthur Holland. She is survived by her sons, David Holland (Renee) and Daniel Holland (Maria); grandchildren, Trevor Holland (Candice), Victoria...
Jennifer Kathryn Mellis
Oct 16, 2019
Jennifer Curcio Mellis, 40, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. She was the daughter of James Joseph Curcio and the late Margaret (Peg) Finnegan Curcio. Jennifer is survived by her father James; husband, Matthew Gennaro Mellis; daughters, Ava and Madison; brother, Christopher Curcio, sister-in-law, Lindsay, and nephew, Henry; father- and mother-in-law, Jerry and Donna Mellis; sister-in-law, Jennifer...
Gayle Watkins Barnard
Oct 16, 2019
On October 16, 2019, after a life full of love, family, and friends, our beloved great grandmother, grandmother, mom, and wife, Gayle Watkins Barnard of Smithfield, VA, passed away at the age of 69. Gayle was born in Pine Buff, AR, on August 23, 1950, to Dorothy and Douglas Watkins. They moved to Ferriday, LA, in Gayle's early years. She...
Robert Wesley Wright, Jr
Oct 9, 2019
Robert Wesley Wright, Jr., 74, of Smithfield, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at a place of great joy, Burwells Bay, Virginia. He was the son of the late Robert Wesley Wright, Sr. and Frances Virginia Slate Wright. He is survived by his beloved wife of fifty years, Linda Mae Owen Wright; sons, Robert Wesley Wright, III (Lynne)...
Audrey Latham Spruill Stokes
Oct 8, 2019
Audrey Griffin Spruill Stokes, 91, passed away peacefully in Smithfield, VA on October 8, 2019. Audrey was born in Isle of Wight County on July 9, 1928 and lived there her entire life. In 1946 she graduated from Smithfield High School and married Clayton A. Spruill, her husband of 57 years. Audrey worked in the office of V.W. Joyner and...
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