Obituaries
Dakota Matthew Gordon
Dec 31, 2017
Dakota Matthew Gene Gordon, 18 of Smithfield passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2017. Dakota was the son of Maranda and Michael McKinney. He is also survived by his son Aydan Cook, a sister Lyndsy Gordon and two brothers Tyler Gordon and Richard Moore, III. His grandparents Mark and Pamela Wilcox, Kella and Alice Herald and Ned and Karen Giggy....
Francis Clement Pletl
Dec 24, 2017
Francis Clement “Butch” Pletl, 77, passed away unexpectedly at Sentara Obici Hospital, on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Born in New York State to the late Francis Clement Pletl and Dorothy S. Servatius Pletl. He had retired as manager from Metropolitan Insurance Company. He was a member of The Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Smithfield. He is survived by his wife...
Laura Marie Bare
Dec 10, 2017
Laura Marie Bare, 30, of Smithfield passed away on December 10, 2017 after a brief illness. Laura is the Daughter of Glen Alan Bare(Tina) of Edgewater, Florida and Lorie Colleen Vonderborn (William) of Smithfield. She is survived by her daughter Sadie Mae Colleen Wilson and son Dylan Bare-Crocker. Two sisters Casey Vonderborn and Kailee Cereghino, and fiancé Bobby Wilson. Her...
Mary Sutherland McFarland
Dec 10, 2017
Mary Otis Sutherland McFarland, 78, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully at home on December 10, 2017. Mary was born in Dickenson County of southwestern Virginia and graduated from high school in St. Paul, Va. She attended Hiwassee College and graduated from Radford College with a teaching degree. Mary met her husband of 55 years, Warren McFarland,...
Willie Thomas "T" Warren, Jr.
Dec 6, 2017
Willie Thomas “T” Warren, Jr, 83 of Smithfield, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. He retired as the Manager at Little’s Supermarket where he was known by all as “T”. He is survived by his wife of 12 years Debra Sue Warren, his son Larry Warren and daughter Jessica M. Dale(John), a brother John Warren(Joyce), and...
Hilary Blanchard Mooney
Nov 27, 2017
Hilary Clair Blanchard Mooney, 85, passed away on November 27, 2017. She was born in London, England the daughter of the late Joseph Walter Blanchard and Daisy Margaret Duce Blanchard. A retired legal secretary, Hilary lived most of life in Arlington, Virginia, before moving to Smithfield to live with her granddaughter Sarah Outland and her very special grandson Nathan. She...
Benjaman Elmer Brown
Nov 25, 2017
Benjaman (Ben) Elmer Brown, 88, passed away on November 25,2017. He was a veteran of the Korean war era and retired from Brown and Root Construction Company to live the rest of his days in Rockport, Texas. Born to the late Elmer and Josie Brown in Isle of Wight County, he is predeceased by his wife Mable, brothers Billy and...
Althea Roux Waldmiller
Nov 8, 2017
Althea Ruth Waldmiller, 91 passed away on November 8, 2017. Born in New Orleans, LA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Roux and Bertha Martin Roux. Althea a lifelong homemaker had attended St. Mary’s of the Sea Catholic Church in Hampton, VA. She is survived by four sons, David R. Waldmiller(Donna), Richard P Waldmiller Jr., Donald R. Waldmiller...
Arlene Collins Hassell
Nov 4, 2017
Arlene Collins Hassell, 81, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. A native of Richwood, WV, she had been a Battery Park resident since 1970. Mom was always a hard worker and it showed in how she lived her life. Raised in the coal fields of West Virginia, she started work early in life working at a clothes pin factory before...
Doris Harpine Hurst
Oct 26, 2017
Doris Harpine Hurst, 81, of Smithfield, passed away on October 26, 2017.Born on January 31, 1936 in Staunton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harold S.and Elizabeth P. Harpine. She was predeceased by a sister, Betty Boggs of Hampton, Va. and a brother Harold David Harpine of San Francisco, Ca She is survived by her husband of 62...
Malcolm Ireneaus Sporer
Oct 23, 2017
Malcolm Ireneaus Sporer, Sr. 86 of Smithfield passed away on Monday October 23, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born in Bradford, PA to the late Ireneaus Henry Sporer and Viola Martina Lauer Sporer. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Virginia Lee Sporer, his children Cidnea Causey (Ray) of Avon, NC, Daria Murphy (Steve)...
Janet Goodrich Jones
Oct 18, 2017
Janet Goodrich Jones, 80 of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 with her husband Ward by her side. Janet was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Goodrich and Mattie Ellis Goodrich. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Richard Ward Jones Jr. and their son Richard Ward Jones, III (Frank). She is also survived by...
S. T. Stanley, Jr.
Oct 10, 2017
S. T. Stanley, Jr, “Woofa”, 67 of Smithfield passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at his residence with his family by his side. S.T. was born in Franklin, VA to the late Shirley Thomas Stanley, Sr. and Elizabeth Elenore Fowler Stanley. He was a retired painter, loving husband and father, who enjoyed fishing with his daughters and grandchildren. He is...
Gerald Albert Shepherd
Sep 21, 2017
Gerald (Jerry) Albert Shepherd, 86 formerly of Sistersville WV, passed away on Sept 21, 2017 after a long battle with dementia and a short battle with leukemia. He was born September 25, 1930, the son of the late Stephen Shepherd and Etta Wood Shepherd. Jerry was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Sistersville, a US Air Force...
Donald Elwood Soles, Sr.
Sep 5, 2017
Donald Elwood Soles, Sr. 77, of Smithfield went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Riverside Hospital. Donald was born the son of the late Vonnie Elwood Soles and Ruby Letha Cox Soles. He began his career in the flooring business in Wilmington, N.C. with Sherwin Williams and went on to open his own...
Kipp Gillette Jones
Sep 2, 2017
Kipp Gillette Jones, 64 of Smithfield passed away on September 2, 2017. Kipp was the son of the late Jesse Eugene Jones and Edna Felts Jones. He had retired as an accountant, was a talented musician and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Kipp is survived by his brother Larry Eugene Jones and his wife Shamsoon. Two aunts, Virginia...
John Brendan Cleary
Aug 26, 2017
John Brendan Cleary, 66 of Smithfield passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Brendan was the son of the late Dr. Thomas John Cleary and Faith Hughes Cleary. Born in New York State, Brendan had been a resident of Smithfield for the past 40 years. He worked as a lab supervisor at Riverside Regional Medical Center. Brendan was a...
David Russell Sawyer
Aug 26, 2017
David Russell Sawyer, 74, of Smithfield passed in peace on August 26, 2017 after a brief illness. He was the son of Katherine E. Edwards and Joseph S. Sawyer. David retired from Newport News Shipbuilding and was proud of a number of innovative patents he held for the shipbuilding industry. He was a founding member of the Isle of Wight...
Robert Vincent Giacalone
Aug 22, 2017
Robert Vincent Giacalone, 44 of Carrollton, Virginia passed away at his residence. He was the son of the late Vincent Francis Giacalone and Mary Ann Cooper Giacalone. Known for his sense of humor and his love for cats, Robert enjoyed life to the fullest. Robert is survived by two sisters Karen Northon of Carrollton, Virginia, Elizabeth Radke and her...
Helen Faye Thompson
Aug 16, 2017
Helen Faye Wells Thompson, 67, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday August 16, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Charles Lee Wells and Mary Brown Wells. Helen is survived by her husband of 43 years Edward Joseph Thompson, Sr. her daughters Lisa Marie Thompson (Steven), Cynthia Faye Thompson (James), and son Edward J. Thompson, Jr...
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