Obituaries
Michael Dean Wheeler
May 25, 2019
Michael Dean Wheeler, Sr., 60, of Carrollton passed away on May 25, 2019. Michael was the son of the late Vernon Lee Wheeler and Ethel Taylor Wheeler. Left to cherish his memory are his four daughters; Katie Shucker, JoAnne Carpenter, Hope Renee Major and Jessica Wheeler; two sons, Michael and Jason; 15 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; his sister Trudy Settles;...
Clyde Phillip Gibson
May 22, 2019
Clyde Phillip Gibson, 75, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. He was the son of the late Jeff Gibson and Carrie Marie Salmon Gibson. Mr. Gibson was also preceded in death by his wife Betty Forehand Gibson. He is survived by his step-daughters, Katherine Maxwell, Dianne Nelms and Linda Edwards; brothers, Morris Lee Gibson, Sr and Garland...
Ronald Frank O'Berry
May 21, 2019
Ronald Frank O’Berry, 63, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. He was the son of the late Herbert Frank O’Berry and Elsie Barlow O’Berry. He is survived by his son Nathan B. O’Berry (Christina); sister, Arlene R. O’Berry; nieces, Carol O. Lankford (Neil) and Sandra O. Frost (Bobby); one great niece; three great nephews; and a Granddog Bean. He...
Kenneth Jeffrey Epling
May 20, 2019
Kenneth Jeffrey Epling, 70, of Smithfield passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019. He was the son of the late Dumers Epling and Bessie Texas Thacker Epling. He is survived by his wife Mary Wynne Epling; daughters, Amy Bradley and Tanya Frank; step- daughters, Rebecca Simpson (Randy), Kendall Kimball (Terry), Anna Butch and Stephanie Copes; three grandsons and one granddaughter;...
Carolyn Seward Edwards
May 18, 2019
Carolyn Seward Edwards died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 18, 2019. A native of Suffolk, Virginia, Carolyn was born on March 17, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Hughes T. Seward and Blanche Seward Johnson. Predeceasing Carolyn was her husband of 69 years and love of her life, DeDe Edwards, six months ago. Carolyn was a majorette at...
Heather Anne Irvine
May 17, 2019
Heather Anne Shannon-Sprouse-Irvine, 45, of Gloucester, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. She was the daughter of Dennis and Marsha Krantz Sprouse and Terry and Melinda Shannon of Lynchburg. She is survived by her sisters, Kelsea Taylar Sprouse, Brandi Moore of Lynchburg, Samantha Shannon Brueckmann and Katelyn Shannon both of Tampa, FL; brother, Kory-Marshall Wayne Sprouse; Uncle and Aunts, Al...
Michael Clarke Wooten
May 16, 2019
Michael Clarke Wooten, 59, of Smithfield passed away on May 16, 2019. Michael was the son of the late Jasper Clarke Wooten and Shirley Grey Hull Wooten. He is survived by his mother; sisters, Patsy Baham and Tammy Williams (Glenn); brothers, William Wooten, Jasper Wooten (Nancy) and Randy Wooten (Doris); and a son, Michael Ryan Depuy. He will be missed...
James Percell Wells
May 12, 2019
James P. Wells, 85, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. Mr. Wells was born on April 23, 1934 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the son of the late Guy Walter Wells and Virgie Jones Wells. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Sallie Brock Wells; son, Eddie Smith of N.C.; sisters, Anna Totoritis, Louise...
Dorothy Jane Sherman
May 9, 2019
Dorothy Jane Sherman, 96, of Windsor, Virginia passed away peacefully in her residence on May 9, 2019 with loving family members; granddaughter Jennifer Gurin, grandson Geoffrey Moore, great-granddaughter Lyndsay Moore, granddaughter in-law Melissa Campbell and her loyal loving dog Angel Sherman by her side. Born to late Harry and Francis Stanton, April 21, 1923, in Owosso, Michigan. She was a...
William Francis Ashley, Sr
May 4, 2019
William Francis Ashley, Sr. 63, of Windsor passed away on May 4,2019. He was the son of James E. Ashley, Sr and the late Sue M. Rountree. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Kimberly Anne Fish Ashley; sons, William Francis Ashley, Jr, (Kelly), Justin Carroll Ashley (Alexandra) and Nathan Brook O’Berry (Christina); grandchildren, Hope, Keira and Vada,...
Margaret Delores Melton
Apr 22, 2019
Margaret Delores Wagner Melton went to join her Momma and Daddy in her eternal home on Monday, April 22, 2019. Margaret was raised in Akron, Ohio until she joined the Woman’s Army Air Corp in 1959. PFC/E3 Melton was stationed at Fort Eustis, Virginia, where she met and married Wally Melton. They had one daughter, Melissa Diane Melton. In 1989 her...
Karen Leigh Robson
Apr 19, 2019
Karen Leigh Robson, 60, of Smithfield passed away on Friday April 19, 2019 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Dominic and Lois Cappuccetti. Karen is survived by her husband Mark Thomas Robson; sisters Krista Cappuccetti and Kelly Heavner (Thomas); brothers, Robert Esbaner (Cindy) and Michael Esbaner (Marcia); niece, Haylee; and nephew, Michael. Karen loved her animals...
Kenneth Wayne Brown
Apr 18, 2019
Kenneth Wayne Brown, 69, of Smithfield passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019. He was the son of the late Kenneth Power Brown and Laura Anne Cundiff Brown. Mr. Brown is survived by his daughters, Ashley B. Francis (Erik) and Kate Berger (Andrew); grandchildren, Rylie, Connor, and Benjamin; his sister, Peggy Brown Shannon; and a nephew, Sean Shannon. He was...
Richard Elvin Barkman
Apr 17, 2019
Richard Elvin Barkman, 73, of Smithfield passed away on April 17, 2019. He was the son of the late Elvin Barkman and Mary L. Bennett Barkman. Mr. Barkman is survived by his sons, Robert Barkman (June) and Dan L. Barkman (Persida); daughter, Donna Barkman; grandchildren, Danny, Christopher, Jeffrey, Scott, Christina and Shawn; great grandchildren, Zachary, Alexander and Korra. Besides his...
Shelley Marie Creech
Apr 12, 2019
Michelle “Shelley” Marie Creech, 61 of Smithfield passed away on April 12, 2019. Shelley is survived by her parents, Jerry Norris Willcox and Shirley Ann Hannold Willcox of Mason, Michigan; her husband, Jerry Raye Creech; daughters, Crimson Napier (Chris Koen), Kim Infinger (Scooter), and Jill Dillon (Danny); grandchildren, Luke, Logan and Arria; her sister, Lisa Olney (Guy); and her brother,...
Jo Ann Wells Epps
Apr 10, 2019
Jo Ann Wells Epps, 71 of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. She was the daughter of Mayo Buxton Wells and Margaret Joyner Wells Gordon. Mrs. Epps was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Joseph T. Epps and her father Mayo Buxton Wells. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah E. Dashiell (Jerry, Jr.); son,...
Timothy Lynn Shumaker
Apr 5, 2019
Timothy Lynn Shumaker, 56, of Carrsville, passed away on April 5, 2019 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was the son of the late Oden Dale Shumaker and Kathern May Mitchell Shumaker. He is survived by his wife Krista Renee Shumaker; daughter, Vicky Renee Connor(Dustin); sisters, Barbara Shumaker and Patty Coleman (Emanuel); brother, Mike Shumaker (Amy); nieces...
Eugene Merlin Pottratz
Apr 4, 2019
Eugene M. Pottratz, 91, of Smithfield, VA passed away peacefully at home on April 4, 2019. Gene was born on September 3, 1927 in Pipestone County, Minnesota. As a child his family moved to S. Dakota and they finally settled in Omaha, NE. It was there working for General Electric he met his future wife of 48 years Joyce Carolyne...
Rick Warren Godwin, Jr
Apr 3, 2019
Smithfield/Newport News - Frederick “Rick” Warren Godwin, Jr., 51, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in Jacksonville Florida. Rick is preceded in death by his father, Frederick Warren Godwin, Sr. He is survived by the love of his life, Laura Claydon Harris and her son, Mason McCallum; mother, Kaye Turner Godwin; sister, Sherri Godwin Thompson and her husband,...
Robert F. Lockhart, Jr.
Apr 2, 2019
Robert (Bobby) F. Lockhart, Jr, 71 of Carrollton passed away on April 2, 2019. He was the son of the late Robert F. Lockhart, Sr and Carrie McBride Lockhart. He is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years Gail Neff Lockhart; daughter, Kristina R. Parsons (Ernest); son Robert F. Lockhart, III; grandchildren, Ben, Alex, and Aaron; sisters, Susan Lockhart...
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