Obituaries
Vivian Drewery Fitchett
Aug 3, 2024
Vivian Drewery Fitchett of Smithfield and Isle of Wight County passed away August 3, 2024. She is survived by a brother, Carlton Drewery (Lola), her children, Mark Munford (Lisa), Paul Munford (Diana), Kathy Reynolds (Scott), Morgan Fitchett (Jamie), grandchildren Nicole Reynolds, Jessica Nightingale, Ian Nightingale (Katie), Hollyanne Callahan, Cameron Reynolds (Eleanor), Austin Reynolds, Brent Reynolds, Taylor Fitchett, Erica Munford, and...
Margaret Jane Gardner Cofield
Aug 3, 2024
Margaret Jane Gardner Cofield of Windsor, VA was born October 14, 1948 to Allen Duncan Gardner, Sr., and Bertha Mae White Gardner, the first of six children. She was a graduate of Smithfield High School and a member of Whiteheads Grove Baptist Church.
She married her husband John C. Cofield on December 27, 1966 and remained happily married for 57 years. Soon...
Robert Ashley Brayshaw
Aug 1, 2024
Robert Ashley Brayshaw, 49, born May 3, 1975 in Columbus, Georgia, passed away August 1, 2024.
Rob, as he preferred to be known, had a lifelong zest for adventure and discovery, filling a bucket list by his early 20s, having taken up skydiving, bungee jumping, traveling throughout Europe and visiting Las Vegas.
Having a big passion for life and an even bigger...
Jeffrey Scott Campbell
Jul 31, 2024
Jeffrey Scott Campbell, 60, of Suffolk, VA passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. He died peacefully, at home, surrounded by his wife and children after a four-year battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Aubrey Randolph Campbell and Rachel Frances Shelton Campbell. He is survived by his wife, Melanie Kay Campbell; daughters, Leslie Campbell McAllister (Philip),...
Delmar Randolph Sene, Sr.
Jul 30, 2024
Randy Sene, 88, of Smithfield VA completed his earthly journey at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 30, 2024. He was the son of the late Joe and Ruby Sene. Randy served briefly in the Army, retired from the Newport News Shipyard as an outside machinist, worked at Minton’s Grocery Store, and volunteered in the cafeteria at Smithfield...
Barbara Jones Barb
Jul 27, 2024
Barbara Jones Barb, 83, of Smithfield, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Pete Benjamen Jones and Virgie Nelms Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Fred Eugene Barb. She is survived by her son, Greg Barb (Paula); grandchildren, Taylor Barb and Landon Barb (Seira); sister, Pat Manix;...
Robert Lee Wyatt
Jul 23, 2024
Robert Lee Wyatt, 54, of Windsor, Va passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. He was the son of the late Willis Edward Wyatt and Sandra Lee Matthews Wyatt. He is survived by his daughter, Marissa Wyatt Ross (Daniel); son, Colby Lee Wyatt (Erin); a grandson, Bennett Wyatt and a special cousin, Dawn Shetterly.
Rob was a master automotive technician, known...
Robert Steele Holland
Jul 21, 2024
Robert Steele Holland, 92, of Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Williams Holland, a grandson, Chad Byrum, and a son in law Cecil Byrum. Bobby is survived by his daughters, Deborah Byrum and Julie Major (Gene); grandchildren, Steele Byrum (Erin), Styles Major (Jan) and Ashley Cowan (Darin); and great...
Bobby Vick Cooke
Jul 21, 2024
Bobby Vick Cooke, 85 of Carrollton, VA passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024. He was the son of the late George Vick Cooke and Lucille Vernice Parrish Cooke. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lena Brown Cooke; daughter, Tammy Annette Cooke; sons, Michael Alan Cooke (Robin) and Scott Douglas Cooke (Dr. Ana Rojas-Cooke); grandchildren, Kyle, Jennifer,...
Loretta Celine Adelhock
Jul 18, 2024
Loretta Celine Adelhock, 79, of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward Connolly and Mary Gertrude Royals Connolly. Celine loved everyone and had a special place in her heart for children. Affectionately known as “Ama,” she worked as a Nanny for many years and for many...
Jean Gould Bell
Jul 18, 2024
On July 18, 2024, Jean Gould Bell, beloved wife of Victor A. Bell Jr., passed to her eternal home after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born on August 16, 1942, in Evanston, IL, Jean was the only child of Douglas and Eleanor Gould. A year later, the family moved to Waukegan, IL, where Jean grew up and her parents...
Oswald Gene Madray
Jul 12, 2024
Oswald Gene Madray, 78, of Carrollton VA, died peacefully in his sleep Friday, July 12, 2024.Funeral, Friday, August 9, 11:00 am, at Elmwood Cemetery, 303 N Vance St, Fremont, NC 27830.Oswald was preceded in death by his parents, John Q. Madray and Glennie Pope Madray Roland.He retired after 45+ years as a long distance truck driver. During that time he...
Will Meredith Gwaltney, Jr.
Jul 12, 2024
Will Meredith Gwaltney Jr. went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 12, 2024. He passed away peacefully at Southside Regional Hospital with his family by his side.
Will was born and raised in Surry, VA. He was the son of Will Meredith Gwaltney Sr. and Dorothy Gwaltney. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife...
Lt. Col. (Retired) James Steven Blesse
Jul 11, 2024
On July 11, 2024, Lt. Col. (Retired) James Steven Blesse joined his comrades in the United States Military Academy’s Long Gray Line. Ever the soldier, he fought pulmonary fibrosis and cancer to the very end. Prior to moving to the Chamberlin in Fort Monroe, VA in 2023, he and his wife Bobbie spent over 20 years in Smithfield, VA.
Jim was...
Linda Suzanne Voorhies
Jul 6, 2024
Linda Suzanne Voorhies, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated educator, passed away on July 6, 2024, at the age of 75. Suzanne was the daughter of Bonnie Jean Davis Peters and John Lloyd Peters. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Jacqueline Pierce.
Suzanne is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Walter Harper Voorhies II,...
Kent MacDonald Potter
Jul 4, 2024
Kent M. Potter, beloved husband, passed away on July 4, 2024. Born April 27, 1957, in Lubbock, TX, Kent was the eldest son of William and Alice Potter.
Kent was given a camera at the age of 13 and he fell in love with photography, spending hours wandering the forests in Pennsylvania shooting wildlife.
Kent enlisted in the United States Navy at...
Mary Elizabeth Wilkins
Jul 4, 2024
Mary Wilkins, 90, resident of Suffolk, VA, passed away on July 4, 2024, after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer’s.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ed Wilkins. She is survived by two daughters, Rosa Orrell, husband Donnie and Darlene Waters, husband Johnny. She also had four grandchildren she thought the world of, Donald Orrell, II, wife Danielle, Nicole Waters,...
Margaret Elizabeth Curtis
Jun 29, 2024
Margaret Elizabeth Curtis, 91, of Smithfield, passed away June 29, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church on July 3, 2024, at 3:00p.m. followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall.
Online condolences may be registered at www.littlesfuneralhome.com
Danny Carl Flanary, Sr.
Jun 28, 2024
Danny Carl Flanary Sr, USN RMCS Ret, 70 of Smithfield, VA passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Bobby Eugene Flanary and Bobbie Jean Lay Flanary. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mary Lynn Parker Flanary; daughter, Jessica Lynn Parrett (Joseph William); son, Danny Carl Flanary, Jr (Alyssa Nicole); grandchildren,...
Carlton Benjamin Jordan, Sr.
Jun 28, 2024
Carlton Benjamin Jordan, Sr, 82, of Smithfield, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Othneil Benjamin Jordan and Hattie Maude Lane Jordan. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janie Sydnor Jordan; daughters, Tammy Zitzelberger (Dave), Lesley King (Paul), Laura Smith (Jeff); son, Carlton Jordan Jr (Marcy); grandchildren, David, Heather, Katie,...
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