Obituaries
Amber Lynn Colley
Jun 22, 2020
Amber Lynn Colley, 29, of Smithfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday June 22, 2020 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was the daughter of C. Scott Whitten and Patricia “Teresa” Gail Hart Whitten. Amber is survived by her husband Scott Daniel Colley; their children, Wyatt, Jessa, Caroline, Emma and Ethan; her brother, Christopher Whitten and wife Destinie; paternal grandparents, John...
Julius Gordon Munford
Jun 16, 2020
Julius Gordon Munford, 67, of Smithfield passed away on June 16, 2020 at his residence, with his family and his beloved dog “Miss Daisy Duke’ by his side. He was the son of the late Gordon “Jack” Munford and Marie Ellis Munford. Mr. Munford is survived by his wife of 37 years Tamara Ann Munford; sons, Timothy Munford (Jessica), Christopher...
James Shirley Crumpler, Jr
Jun 5, 2020
James “Jimmy” Shirley Crumpler, Jr, 66, of Smithfield passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at his residence. Jimmy was born in Isle of Wight County to the late James Shirley Crumpler, Sr and Winifred Watts Crumpler. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Brenda Kay Fowler Crumpler; daughter, Cheryl C. High (Benjamin); son, James Robert Crumpler; grandchildren,...
John Boyce Wynne
May 26, 2020
John Boyce Wynne, 74, of Smithfield passed away on May 26, 2020. He was the son of the late John Fleming Wynne and Mary Boyce Gwaltney Wynne. John received his Bachelors Degree from Richmond Professional Institute and his Masters Degree from California Institute of the Arts. He served in the U S Army as a Captain during the Vietnam conflict. ...
Sandra Joyner Armstrong
May 24, 2020
Sandra Joyner Armstrong, 74, of Smithfield, VA passed away on May 24, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Elisha Ellsworth Joyner and Hattie Mildred Miller Joyner. Mrs. Armstrong was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years Arthur Thomas Armstrong. She is survived by her daughters, Lori Batchelor Taylor (James), Linda Batchelor Winstead (Terry) and Leisa Batchelor...
Thomas Andrew Gatti
May 18, 2020
Thomas Andrew Gatti, 70 of Smithfield passed away May 18, 2020, after a courageous seven-year battle with cancer. Tom was born October 4, 1949, as the seventh son of the late Peter and Agnes Gatti in Memphis, Tn. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Deborah, his son Jason (Stephanie), his daughter Allison Barlow (Walter), and his four...
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...
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