Obituaries
Vernelle Barlow Rickmond
May 18, 2020
Vernelle Barlow Rickmond, 89, of Surry Va, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late William Vernard Barlow and Lucy Wirsching Barlow. Mrs. Rickmond was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Darrell Craig Rickmond, Sr. She is survived by her sons, Darrell C. Rickmond, Jr...
Walter Brian Pittman
May 15, 2020
Walter Brian Pittman, 58, of Surry, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at his residence. He was the son of Walter S. Pittman and Alice Johnson Pittman. He is survived by his wife Roxanne Holt Pittman; daughter, Jessica P. Cunningham (Brad) son, Matt Pittman (Laura); step-daughters Sara Salisbury (P.J.), Lindsay Harrup (Josh); grandchildren, Colton, Dayton, Graycen and Layton; and...
Edith Simpson Jones
May 12, 2020
Edith Simpson Jones, 82 of Smithfield passed away May 12, 2020, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late William Henry Simpson and Stella Pearl Bullins Simpson. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years Fulton Jethro Jones. She...
Dorothy Barnett Teague
May 10, 2020
Dorothy Barnett Teague, 93, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Elvin Barnett and Mary Ann Wilkes Barnett. Mrs. Teague was preceded in death by her husband George Nathan Teague and a son and daughter in law, Gerald N. Teague and Tina Teague; sisters, Eva Mae Price, Lucy Carter, Susie...
Dorothy Clark Stevens
May 10, 2020
Dorothy Ann Clark Stevens, 73, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Harry Lee Clark and Bessie Marie Orr Clark. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, James Kenneth Stevens; daughter, Vicki Marie Stevens; sons, Christopher Allen Stevens (Janice) and James Kenneth Stevens, Jr (Nita); sister, Joyce Clerico (Jim);...
James Howard Stewart
May 8, 2020
James Howard Stewart, 63, of Smithfield passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. Jimmy was a highly cherished and precious husband and son, an upstanding man of our community, and a highly respected friend to many. He was the son of Pauline Crocker Stewart and the late Henry Howard Stewart, Jr. Jimmy is survived by his wife of 39 years,...
Bernice Pierce Thomas
May 8, 2020
Bernice Pierce Thomas, 91, of Carrollton, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of the late Johnny James Pierce and Selma Marie Nicholson Pierce. She was born in Martin County North Carolina. Mrs. Thomas was a retired Tour Director with 26 years at Fun Tours. She was a member of Benn's United Methodist Church, a...
"Chris" James Christopher Cofer
May 8, 2020
James Christopher "Chris" Cofer, 46, of Dayton, VA passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at his home. He was born in Newport News on January 28, 1974, and was a son of James M. and Sherry (Smith) Cofer, of Smithfield, VA. Chris was a software engineer at Blackhawk Enterprise. He attended Dayton United Methodist Church. Chris was a graduate of Virginia...
Robert Perry Wiggins
Apr 27, 2020
Robert Perry Wiggins of Smithfield went to be with his Lord on Monday morning, April 27th, 2020. Beloved husband, he is survived by his wife of 43 years, Donna Edmonds, and many family members: daughter Tasha Parrish (Andrew), granddaughter Gwyneth; son Robert Jesse Wiggins (Tina), grandchildren Ethan, Lexi, and AJ; brother Fred Wiggins (Tammy); brother Jason Wiggins (Michelle); sister JoEllen...
Jeanette Haynes Chapman
Apr 27, 2020
Jeanette Haynes Chapman passed away Monday morning April 27, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Paul Lamar Haynes Jr. and Lucille Crews Haynes. She is survived by her husband of 68 years Lewis Linwood Chapman Jr.; sons, Lewis Linwood “Woody” Chapman III (Ann) and Britt Adams Chapman (Susan); grandchildren, Joshua, Sarah, Kent and Cole; a great-granddaughter, Ally; sisters,...
Ashley Adams Parker
Apr 15, 2020
Ashley Adams Parker, 70, of Smithfield passed away on April 15, 2020. He was the son of the late William Myrtland Parker, Jr and Margaret Grizell Adams Parker. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Joanna Sue Argenbright Parker; daughters, Lauren Gaskins (Dusty) and Anna Parker; granddaughter, Sadie Rose Gaskins; sister, Meg Parker (Gary); brother, William M. Parker,...
Nicolas Ryan Perkins
Apr 8, 2020
Nicolas Ryan Perkins, 37, of Arlington, Va, passed away on April 8, 2020. He was the son of Karen Downing Perkins of San Antonio, Texas and Newton Ray Perkins, Jr. of North Carolina. Nic is survived by his sister, Kelley Morgan Jenkins (Brandon) of Mechanicsville and their daughters, Hallie and Addison; his maternal grandmother, Ruth Ann Downing, of Smithfield; and...
Charles Frillian Shepherd
Apr 8, 2020
Charles Frillian Shepherd, Sr., 84, of Carrollton, passed away on April 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Robert Oscar Shepherd and Flora Hylemon Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years Merle Flanders Shepherd. He is survived by his son, Charles F. Shepherd, Jr. (Fran); daughters, Debra Shepherd and Linda Jean Smith; five...
Barbara Jean King
Apr 1, 2020
Barbara H. King, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep just after midnight on April 01, 2020 in Smithfield, VA. Born in Massachusetts in 1931 to Salamie H. Hassen (1910 - 1989) and Margaret D. Hassen, she had five siblings, two who predeceased her. She was predeceased by her first husband of 6 years, Thomas Wilkes, and her second husband of...
Charles Edward England
Mar 21, 2020
Charles Edward England, 85, of Smithfield, passed away on March 21, 2020. He was born in Lee County Va, the son of the late Grace and Ulysess England. Mr. England was also preceded in death by his wife Martha Howard England. He attended St. Charles High, now Lee High School, where he played and excelled in baseball and football. He...
Madeline Cox Hogan
Mar 19, 2020
Madeline Cox Flinchum Hogan, age 93, passed away on March 19, 2020.
She was the daughter of the late Isaac “Elvin” Cox and Cora “Lillie” Smith Cox. She was predeceased by her first husband of twenty-three years, Elever Lee Flinchum, and her second devoted husband of forty-four years, Guy Esmond Hogan. Her six sisters: Rose Ellen “Rosie” Quesenberry, Lettie Dickerson,...
Dean Curtiss Bernd
Mar 13, 2020
Dean Curtiss Bernd, 60, of Smithfield, went to be with his loving Savior on March 13, 2020. He was the son of Peggy Ann Taylor Bernd and the late Donald Bernd, Jr who served in the U S Marine Corp. He is survived by his wife of thirty years Lisa Renee Buss Bernd and their “baby girl” Lily; sister, Doni...
Gerald Franklyn Howell
Mar 8, 2020
Gerald “Popeye” Franklyn Howell, 80, of Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his residence. He was the son of the late Ellenor Durward Howell and Lois Spivey Howell. He is survived by his wife Donna Mingin Howell; daughters, Teresa L. Dove (Randolph) and Elinore H. Edwards (Matt); sons, Brian R. Howell and James D. Howell (Christina); grandchildren,...
Michael L. Blythe
Mar 5, 2020
Michael “Mike” L. Blythe, 72, of Smithfield passed away on March 5, 2020. He was the son of the late David Carlton Blythe, Sr. and Marie Johnson Blythe. Mike is survived by his wife Bonita “Bonnie” Bradshaw Blythe; daughter, Loren Elizabeth Teague (Michael); sons, Christopher Michael Blythe (Hayden) and David “Brandon” Blythe (April); step daughters, Jennifer Schneider (Frtiz) and Ashley...
Edna Powell Cofer
Mar 4, 2020
Edna Powell Cofer, devoted wife, mother, sister and educator, died Wednesday, March 4 , 2020 at Sentara Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk. She was 73.
Mrs. Cofer, a native and lifelong resident of Smithfield, was born Nov. 16, 1946 to Floyd E. and Mary Dashiell Powell. She grew up in a much smaller community than now and often recalled bicycling...
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