Obituaries
Joshua William Savage
Jan 26, 2018
Heaven’s gain is our loss as infant Joshua William Savage was born and gained his angel wings on January 26th. He came into this world too soon and was gone too soon. Joshua is survived by his parents Nick and Valerie Savage and big sister Addie, maternal grandparents Dale and Jane Jones, and paternal grandparents Billy and Judy Savage, great...
Fletcher Glover Edwards, Jr.
Jan 26, 2018
Fletcher Glover “F.G.” Edwards, Jr., 95, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in Obici Hospital. He was born in Isle of Wight County, January 20, 1923, the son of the late Georgie Kennie Whitley and Fletcher Glover Edwards, Sr. F.G. was a member of Smithfield Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and on several committees. He leaves to cherish...
Barbara Westmoreland Williams
Jan 24, 2018
Barbara Westmoreland Williams, 87, of Smithfield passed away peacefully at her residence with her family by her side. Born in Tennessee to the late Rudolph and Willie Chaffin Westmoreland. She was predeceased in death by her husband of 52 year Max Monroe Williams. Barbara was a past member of the Smithfield Women’s Club, volunteered as a docent at the Isle...
Conrad "Rod" Geist
Jan 23, 2018
Conrad “Rod” Geist, 76, of Smithfield passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. A U. S Army veteran, he lived most of his life in Connecticut where he served as an Executive Director of the YMCA. Rod was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, and also a former member of U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 59. He is survived...
Ernest Parker Jones
Jan 18, 2018
Ernest “Doodle” Parker Jones, 81 passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 18, 2018. Born in Isle of Wight County to the late Robert Davis Jones and Sarah Taylor Jones. Ernest was a veteran of the United States Army and a retired farmer. He is survived by his daughters Darlene Jones, Lisa Bradshaw (Ronnie) and his...
Michael Chase Bell
Jan 17, 2018
Michael Chase Bell, 18 of Smithfield found peace on January 17, 2018 at UVA Medical Center with his family by his side. Chase is a graduate of Smithfield High School, class of 2017. He is known to be charismatic, kind, selfless, and empathetic. He is treasured for his handsome smile and uplifting wit. He loved playing video games, cooking, playing...
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...
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