Obituaries
Roger Eugene Capps
Jun 21, 2024
Roger Eugene Capps of Portsmouth, VA passed away on June 21, 2024.
Roger was born in Durham, NC. He moved with his family to Virginia during WWII and was raised in Portsmouth, graduated Wilson High School, and like many others, served in the US Army in Germany. He returned to work in commercial art for Colonial Stores and the Star Band...
Virginia Lee Sporer
Jun 12, 2024
Virginia “Jenny” Lee Sporer, 90, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Melvin Edgar Henry and Hazel Delores Michael Henry. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Malcolm Ireneaus Sporer, Sr.
She is survived by her children Cidnea Causey (Ray) of Avon, NC, Daria “Dee” Murphy (Steve)...
George B. D. Hughes
Jun 11, 2024
George BD. Hughes Feb 8, 1963 - June 11, 2024 of Smithfield lost his battle with Melanoma (Skin Cancer) after being diagnosed in March 2023. George had a 30 year successful career as a Senior Estimator/Project Manager. Spending the majority of his career working for HRMVA and Warwick Plumbing and HVAC. George spent the last 20 years playing bagpipes in the...
Linda Kay (Merkel) Stimpson
Jun 10, 2024
Linda Kay (Merkel) Stimpson, 72, of Carrollton, Virginia, beloved wife and best friend of 44 years to John Bruce Stimpson passed away June 10, 2024 from medical complications.
Born in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Walter T. Merkel and Betty J. (Jacot) Merkel. A graduate of South Hadley High School, in South Hadley, MA, Linda went on...
James David Sulin
Jun 8, 2024
[The screen fades from darkness, revealing a starry expanse, galaxies swirling in the cosmic dance.]
IN A GALAXY OF GRIEF
As the stars weep their silent tears, we gather to honor the memory of James David Sulin, a cherished soul who departed to the great beyond on June 8, 2024.
[Cut to a serene planet, where mourners clad in robes of mourning gather beneath...
William "Buck" McKinley Ballard, Jr.
May 27, 2024
William “Buck” McKinley Ballard, Jr, 62 of Spotsylvania, VA passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2024, 3 p.m. at Little’s Funeral Home, Smithfield, VA. Online condolences may be registered at www.littlesfuneralhome.com.
Rodney Keith Burch
May 25, 2024
Rodney Keith Burch, 64, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was the son of the late Lee Oliver Burch, Sr and Shirley Maxeen Wade Burch. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Linda Lee Cook. Rod is survived by his wife of thirty years, Viki Burch; daughter, Christina Leigh Marley (Chris); sons, Justin Keith...
The Honorable Robert Brooks Edwards
May 13, 2024
The Honorable Robert Brooks Edwards died at his home in Smithfield on May 13. Son of R. Franklin Edwards and Arbee Rasar Edwards, he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 7, 1937 and grew up in Smithfield from the age of six. He graduated from Smithfield High School in 1954, University of Richmond in 1958, and University of Virginia...
Joseph Sanford Batten
May 11, 2024
Joseph S. Batten of Carrollton, VA went to his heavenly home on May 11, 2024 at the age of 82. He leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife and best friend, Brenda, of 60 years; children, Beth Oakes and Jeff Batten, his wife Tiffany of Carrollton, VA; “adopted son” Scott Joyce of Newport News, VA; sister Mary Crocker; two...
Sue Perry Plummer
May 9, 2024
It is with deep sadness the family of Sue Perry Plummer announces her passing on May 9, 2024, at Riverside Regional Medical Center with her children and grandchildren at her side. Sue was born on February 2, 1936, in Booneville, Mississippi, to Edwin Massey Perry and Helen Loftis Perry. Sue is preceded in death by her parents, husband Curt, and...
Ronald Wayne Edwards
May 8, 2024
Ronald Wayne Edwards, 59. of Smithfield, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. He was the son of the late Margaret Leigh Edwards. He is survived by his aunt Barbara Jean Edwards. Known as “Fat Boy” to those close to him. He was a life long member of Smithfield Hunt Club, where he spent many hours in the woods with...
Brenda Caldwell Ealy
May 7, 2024
We are sad to announce the passing of Brenda Caldwell Ealy, 77, of Smithfield, Virginia on May 7, 2024. Her proudest titles were Mom and Nana.
She was born to the late Ralph Caldwell and Lutitia Robinson on March 22, 1947. She was raised with her brother Ralph “Sammy” (Ruth) Caldwell and late sister Shirley (Jerry) Hansbrough.
Brenda was the heart of...
Margaret Moody Jones
May 7, 2024
Margaret Moody Jones, 72, of Smithfield passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Nelson Parker Moody Sr. and Rita Lee Walker Moody. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Horace “Butch” Garns Jones, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Maggie Jones Swan (Brandon) and Holly Suzanne Potter (Mike); grandchildren, Alexis,...
Joseph Wayne Bryant
May 3, 2024
Joseph Wayne Bryant, 61 of Ivor, VA, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024 at home with his family by his side. He was the son of Phyllis Clark Bryant and the late Samuel Thomas Bryant, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Tamela Thomas Bryant; daughters, Katie Jo Epperson (Josh) and Melinda Dixon; son, Marshall Bryant...
Jack Monroe Jones
Apr 30, 2024
Jack Monroe Jones, 92, of Ivor passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was the son of the
late Herbert Linwood Jones and Minnie Virginia Bulls Jones. He was also preceded in death by
his wife of 69 years, Lucille Gray Jones. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara J. Hunter
(Billy), Brenda J. Crofts (Jim) and Wendy L. Sims (Carson); son,...
Timothy David Keegan
Apr 28, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Timothy D. Keegan, 60, of Corning, New York. Timothy, a child of God and man of unwavering faith, passed from this earth into Heaven’s gates on April 28, 2024, leaving a void in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing him. Timothy was...
Lynda Lee Culpepper Caldwell
Apr 26, 2024
Lynda Lee Culpepper Caldwell, 79, of Smithfield, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, April 26, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Culpepper and Lucy Blanche Addison Culpepper.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Marion Conrad Caldwell; daughters, Tara Heinchon Arnett (Gabriel) and Mary Georgianna Caldwell; sons, Scott Andrew Heinchon (Leah) and Shawn Addison...
Herbert Timothy Little
Apr 24, 2024
Herbert Timothy Little passed away after a brief illness on April 24, 2024, in Memphis, TN at the
age of 82, surrounded by his children, Tim and Whitney Jo.
Tim is predeceased by his mother, Edythe Bausell Little, his father, Herbert Floyd Little,
his wife of 25 years and the mother of his children, Judy Melchor Little, and his recently
deceased wife, Delores Rodman....
Joanne Turner Carroll
Apr 20, 2024
Joanne Turner Carroll, 88, of Smithfield, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Thurman Turner and Virginia Anne Wilson Turner. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Wade Carroll. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Sue Mitchell (Joey), Jo Ray Johnson (Dale), Anne Rainey (Bruce) and...
William "Bill" Nelson Moore, Jr.
Apr 18, 2024
William “Bill” Nelson Moore, Jr, 45, of Smithfield passed away on Thursday April 18, 2024. He was the son of Olivia Stallings Hilliard and the late William N. Moore, Sr. He is survived by his brothers, Jason Moore (Morgan), Earl Edwards (Laura) and Andy Edwards; nieces and nephews, Harrison Moore, Blair Moore, Dylan Edwards, Cohen Edwards and Holt Edwards; and...
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