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Tammy Kaye Helmick

Tammy Kaye Helmick

Aug 11, 2022

Tammy Kaye Helmick was born in Portsmouth, VA on December 5th, 1961 to her parents Robert Helmick from Sea Level, NC and Marilyn Salter from Norfolk, VA. Growing up in Willoughby Spit, VA , Tammy attended Granby High School. After high school she married the love of her life, David Smiley from Norman, OK.. Due to her husband's work they...

Anthony "Tony" A. Reyes

Anthony "Tony" A. Reyes

Aug 10, 2022

Anthony “Tony” A. Reyes, 71, went to be with his heavenly Father on the morning of Wednesday, August 10, 2022. After a deteriorating battle with dementia, he passed peacefully, surrounded by family. Tony was born at home December 7, 1950 in Newark, NJ to Ismael and Pauline Reyes, the youngest of their three children. His older sister Lydiette was five...

Hersey G. Pierce

Hersey G. Pierce

Aug 9, 2022

Hersey G. Pierce, 88, of Smithfield, peacefully lost his battle to Parkinson’s Disease, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, with his wife of 67 years, by his side.  Born May 12, 1934 in Suffolk, Va., Hersey grew up and went to school in Windsor, Va. where he also met his bride, Jeanette.  In 1965, he moved his family to Smithfield.  He made...

Ted Raymond Wolinski "Tadz"

Ted Raymond Wolinski "Tadz"

Aug 5, 2022

Ted Raymond Wolinski, 86, of Smithfield, VA, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022.  He was the son of the late Stanley and Stella Wolinski.  Mr. Wolinski was also preceded in death by his wife of 39 years Lola “Frankie” Frances Thompson. He is survived by his daughters, Jeannette Heagy (Harold), Susan Paul, and Mary Hillanbrand (Scott); sons, Michael Wolinski...

Sallie Brock Wells

Sallie Brock Wells

Jul 31, 2022

Sallie Brock Wells, 81, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Mrs. Wells was born on January 7, 1941 in Isle of Wight County, VA, the daughter of the late Otis Gwaltney Brock, Sr. and Pearl Bradshaw Brock. Mrs. Wells was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years James P. Wells. She is survived by...

Ruth Ann Downing

Ruth Ann Downing

Jul 23, 2022

Ruth Ann Wood Downing, 93, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday July 23, 2022.  She was the daughter of the late Milton Henry Wood and Nolia Meretta Turner Wood.  She was also preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Wilson Downing.  Mrs. Downing is survived by her daughters, Karen M. Perkins and Marsha D. Smith (Anthony); grandchildren, Kelley, Bradley and...

Carolyn Ingram Pittman

Carolyn Ingram Pittman

Jul 20, 2022

Carolyn Pittman passed away peacefully on July 20, 2022 with her husband of 51 years at her side. She was born in Newport News where she lived before moving to Battery Park with her husband in 1982. She graduated from Warwick High School in 1969. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother. She leaves her husband Buddy Pittman,...

Emmett "Chuck" Charles Cowger

Emmett "Chuck" Charles Cowger

Jul 18, 2022

Emmett Charles “Chuck” Cowger, 74, of Smithfield, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022.  He was the son of the late Edward Cecil Cowger and Glendola Turnman Cowger.  Mr. Cowger is survived by his wife of 30 years, Donna Marie Nicosia Cowger; daughter, Katie Marie Cowger Wall (Lance); son Elliott Chad Cowger (Aislinn); grandchildren, Eason and Addison; a sister, Barbara...

Theresa Diane Lincoln Shoemaker

Theresa Diane Lincoln Shoemaker

Jul 15, 2022

Theresa Diane Lincoln Shoemaker, 61, of Smithfield passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022.  She was the daughter of the late John Leslie Lincoln and Margaret Flowers.  She is survived by her son, Timothy Wayne Lincoln; her companion of 30 years, Joe H. Murphy, III; niece, Felicia Diane Requena (Derek); and numerous other nieces and nephews; many friends; and her...

Donald Lee Harris

Donald Lee Harris

Jul 10, 2022

Donald Lee Harris of Smithfield, Virginia passed away on July 10, 2022, at the age of 85. He was born on September 5, 1936, to James Kemper Harris III and Annetta Willard Harris. Don served in the Korean War. He retired from the Hampton Veterans Administration Hospital where he worked as a Steam Fitter and Plumber. He was an Apprentice...

Jane Cox Greene

Jane Cox Greene

Jul 7, 2022

Jane Cox Greene, 87, passed away peacefully at home in Smithfield VA on Thursday, July 7, 2022. She was born March 22, 1935 in Union County, NC, daughter of the late Stanley Moses and Kate Griffin Cox. Mrs. Greene was preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Greene; brothers Donald Cox, Clinton Cox, Jimmy Cox and sisters Dot Richardson...

Joanne Johnson Nottingham

Joanne Johnson Nottingham

Jul 6, 2022

Joanne Johnson Nottingham of Carrollton, VA went to be with our Lord on Wednesday July 6, 2022, peacefully in her home by her husband’s side after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her son Peyton Nottingham, IV. She leaves to cherish her memories with her husband Peyton Nottingham of 64 years, daughter Beverley Prillaman; son-in-law...

Scott Owens

Scott Owens

Jul 5, 2022

Russell Scott Owens, 46, of Smithfield passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.  He was the son of Charles “Chuck” Linwood Owens and Deborah Kaye Comer Owens.  Scott is survived by his daughter, Alyson McKenzie Owens; son, Russell Tyler Owens; brother, Joseph “Joe” Linwood Owens (Kim); and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by...

John W. Tibbs, Jr

John W. Tibbs, Jr

Jul 2, 2022

John William Tibbs, Jr, 33, passed away on July 2, 2022.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 11 a.m. at Little's Funeral Home, Smithfield, VA.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Online...

Chester Steven Roaf

Chester Steven Roaf

Jun 30, 2022

Chester Steven Roaf, 71, of Surry, VA, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2022.  He was the son of the late Chester Edwin Roaf and Barbara Louise Dupuis Roaf.  He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carolyn Pittman Roaf; daughter, Amanda McCoy Roaf and her husband Michael Hernandez; a sister, Delia Parker and her husband Chuck; and a...

Robert "Bobby" Simpson Hines

Robert "Bobby" Simpson Hines

Jun 30, 2022

Robert “Bobby” Simpson Hines, 82, died unexpectedly at home on June 30, 2022.  He was the son of the late Ernest M. Hines and Dorothy B. Hines of Rescue, VA.  Left to cherish his memory is his beloved and devoted wife Paula; his daughters, Bobbi Lynn Perkins (Gerald), Teresa Ross, Sheryl Goodwin, step son, Timothy Hancock; his brother George Melvin...

Richard "Bud" Goodson Gill, Sr.

Richard "Bud" Goodson Gill, Sr.

Jun 23, 2022

Richard “Bud” Goodson Gill, 98, of Smithfield, passed away at home, Thurs., June 23, 2022, surrounded by his family.  Born June 7, 1924, in Smithfield, VA, he was the son, of the late Robert Henry and Margrette “Madge” Goodson Gill.  He graduated from Smithfield High School in 1943, enlisted and served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps (1943-1946), and served...

Jeanette Turner Johnston

Jeanette Turner Johnston

Jun 21, 2022

Lois Jeanette Turner Johnston, 86, of Smithfield passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.  She was the daughter of the late William Elton Turner and Edna Clifton Luter Turner.  She is survived by her sons Lloyd Rea Johnston, Jr and Gary Johnston; a granddaughter Kristen Nicole Miller, also known as her pride and joy, and husband Jason; great grandsons Cole,...

Joyce Knowles Williams

Joyce Knowles Williams

Jun 14, 2022

Joyce Knowles Williams, 86, of Smithfield passed away peacefully in Williamsburg, Virginia on June 14, 2022. She is predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Rex Williams; parents, Fred and Ruth Knowles of Rhode Island; and brother Kenneth Knowles. Joyce is survived by her two sons, Todd (Lori) of Williamsburg, Virginia and Jay (Kris) Williams of Arlington, Virginia; grandchildren, Ashley,...

Amanda Violet Ferguson

Amanda Violet Ferguson

Jun 11, 2022

Amanda Violet Ferguson, 33, of Smithfield passed away on June 11, 2022.  She was the daughter of Timothy Lee Ferguson and Delores Mae Adams Ferguson. Amanda is survived by her daughter, Abigail Lynn Neely; sisters, Ashley, Katie and Elizabeth Ferguson; nieces and nephews, Alexis, Jaxsen, Sophia and Anthony, Jr.; and her maternal grandmother, Nellie Mae Adams.  She was preceded in...

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