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John Howard Hargrave

John Howard Hargrave

Dec 5, 2019

Johnny “Swamp Rat” Hargrave

Johnny passed peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was the son of the late William Hargrave and Lula Bowden Hargrave. After retiring from the Newport News Shipyard following 37 years on the job.  He was inducted into the Hampton Roads Men’s Billiards Hall of Fame Club.  He was preceded in death by...

George Thomas Cofer, Jr

George Thomas Cofer, Jr

Dec 4, 2019

George Thomas Cofer, Jr, 77, of Smithfield passed away on December 4, 2019 at his residence.  Mr. Cofer was the son of the late George Thomas Cofer, Sr. and Dorothy Dean McEnerney Cofer.  He is survived by his wife of 54 years, June Elizabeth Parker Cofer; daughters, Sherry C. Oliver (J.F) and Amy C. Epps (Lewis); grandchildren, Jordan, Brittany and...

Edward F. Sise Jr.

Edward F. Sise Jr.

Dec 3, 2019

Edward F. "Ed" Sise, Jr. of Smithfield, VA passed away on December 3, 2019. Ed was born on December 31, 1930 in Medford, MA to Edward F. Sise, Sr. and Mildred Bradley Sise. Ed earned his B.S. in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. He spent two years in the Navy and was appointed Engineering...

Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie

Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie

Nov 29, 2019

Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie

Residence: Surry, Virginia

Elizabeth Anne Dowling-Bailie, Ph.D., peacefully went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on November 29, 2019 at her home.  Liz was born on December 17, 1955 in Santa Monica, California to Kenneth Theodore Dowling and Susan Margaret Mills Dowling.  She was the second in line of four children.

Liz lived in various states...

Harry Bernard Gandee

Harry Bernard Gandee

Nov 29, 2019

Harry Bernard Gandee, 80, of Smithfield, passed away on November 29, 2019.  He was the son of the late James Arthur Gandee and Bertha Irene Woodcock Gandee.  Mr. Gandee was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Thompson Gandee.  He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He retired from Branscome Construction and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church....

Jesse Lane Stanley Sr.

Jesse Lane Stanley Sr.

Nov 25, 2019

Jesse Lane Stanley, Sr, 42, of Smithfield passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was the son of Shelton Lane Stanley and Kaye Stanley Rowland.  He is survived by his son, Jesse Lane Stanley, Jr.; father, Shelton Lane Stanley (Linda); mother, Kaye Rowland (Eddie); his special friend Jamie Harper; He was preceded...

Sarah Catherine Spiers

Sarah Catherine Spiers

Nov 19, 2019

Sarah Catherine Ogle Spiers, 81, of Surry passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late James Howard Ogle and Lizzie Jewell Braswell Ogle.  Mrs. Spiers was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Walter Whitney Spiers, Jr.  She is survived by her daughters, Janice Carol Spiers and Linda Joyce Spiers; sons, Howard...

John Richard Hanson

John Richard Hanson

Nov 17, 2019

John Richard Hanson (Or “Grandad” as he was known to the grandchildren, he so adored) ended his earthly journey at the age of 93 on November 17, 2019.  The only child of John and Thelma Hanson, John left his Kansas home shortly before his high school class graduated to volunteer as a paratrooper, set on defending his country in World...

Tracy Eileen Bailey

Tracy Eileen Bailey

Nov 8, 2019

 

Tracy Eileen Landrus Bailey, 61, passed away on November 8, 2019. She was the daughter of Ruby Virginia Saunders Jones and the late Francis Dale Landrus. She is survived by her husband David Gerald Bailey; daughters, Kalen Shea Petrie (Andrew) and Kelsea Bliss Monette; son, Justin Eugene Monette; grandson, Hayden Lyfe Monette; brother, Jeffery Dale Landrus (Robin); niece, Ashlee...

Martha Powell

Martha Powell

Oct 30, 2019

Martha Brown Powell, 93, died October 30, 2019.  She was the daughter of Robert Elmer Brown and Josie Lee Whitley Brown.  She was predeceased by her husband, James Melvin Powell; daughter, Sylvia Jean Powell; son, James Melvin (Bubba) Powell Jr.; her parents and three brothers.  She is survived by her daughters, Jacqueline Smith of Smithfield and Patricia Starnes of California;...

Marie Ellis Holland

Marie Ellis Holland

Oct 26, 2019

Marie Ellis Holland, 88 of Surry passed away on October 26, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Leroy Ellis and Willie Pat Holland Ellis.  Mrs. Holland was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William Arthur Holland. She is survived by her sons, David Holland (Renee) and Daniel Holland (Maria); grandchildren, Trevor Holland (Candice), Victoria...

Susan Lynn Potter

Susan Lynn Potter

Oct 26, 2019

Linda Susan Goldman Potter, 62, of Smithfield, passed away on October 26, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Bufford Earl Goldman and Betty Jo Matthews Goldman.  Mrs. Potter is survived by her husband, William Stephen Potter; sons, Adam Kevin Rohling, Chase Rohling, William Stephen Potter, Jr. and Sage L. Potter; daughters, Amanda Crystal De Los Santos(Geno) and Ashley...

Gayle Watkins Barnard

Gayle Watkins Barnard

Oct 16, 2019

On October 16, 2019, after a life full of love, family, and friends, our beloved great grandmother, grandmother, mom, and wife, Gayle Watkins Barnard of Smithfield, VA, passed away at the age of 69. Gayle was born in Pine Buff, AR, on August 23, 1950, to Dorothy and Douglas Watkins. They moved to Ferriday, LA, in Gayle's early years. She...

Jennifer Kathryn Mellis

Jennifer Kathryn Mellis

Oct 16, 2019

Jennifer Curcio Mellis, 40, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. She was the daughter of James Joseph Curcio and the late Margaret (Peg) Finnegan Curcio. Jennifer is survived by her father James; husband, Matthew Gennaro Mellis; daughters, Ava and Madison; brother, Christopher Curcio, sister-in-law, Lindsay, and nephew, Henry; father- and mother-in-law, Jerry and Donna Mellis; sister-in-law, Jennifer...

Robert Wesley Wright, Jr

Robert Wesley Wright, Jr

Oct 9, 2019

Robert Wesley Wright, Jr., 74, of Smithfield, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at a place of great joy, Burwells Bay, Virginia.  He was the son of the late Robert Wesley Wright, Sr. and Frances Virginia Slate Wright.  He is survived by his beloved wife of fifty years, Linda Mae Owen Wright; sons, Robert Wesley Wright, III (Lynne)...

Audrey Latham Spruill Stokes

Audrey Latham Spruill Stokes

Oct 8, 2019

Audrey Griffin Spruill Stokes, 91, passed away peacefully in Smithfield, VA on October 8, 2019.  Audrey was born in Isle of Wight County on July 9, 1928 and lived there her entire life.  In 1946 she graduated from Smithfield High School and married Clayton A. Spruill, her husband of 57 years.  Audrey worked in the office of V.W. Joyner and...

James A. Tatarka

James A. Tatarka

Oct 5, 2019

Smithfield, VA - On October 5, 2019, James A. Tatarka, 76, formerly of Youngstown, Ohio, passed away in his home with his children and brothers by his side. James was born on August 22, 1943. After graduating from Austintown Fitch High School in 1961, he attended Youngstown State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (1965) and a...

Danny Ray Daugherty

Danny Ray Daugherty

Sep 28, 2019

Danny Ray Daugherty, 74 of Spring Grove passed away on September 28, 2019 at his residence.  Mr. Daugherty is survived by his wife of 55 years Grayce Cecilia Button Daugherty; daughter, Darlene D. Trivett (Ritchie); son, Daniel E. Daugherty (Karyn); grandchildren, Ashley, Tristen, Hannah, Heather, Katelynn, Dylan, Katie and Logan; great-granddaughter, Kayten; and his brother, Edgar Stiltner (Michelle).  Mr. Daugherty,...

Ho-Yan Agnes Wan-Patterson

Ho-Yan Agnes Wan-Patterson

Sep 27, 2019

 

Suffolk:

Ho-Yan Agnes Wan-Patterson, 42 of Suffolk, VA passed away on Friday September 27, 2019. Born in Hong Kong, she was the daughter of Peter Wan and Teresa Lam. Agnes received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa and an Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory...

Mary June Ziegenfuss

Mary June Ziegenfuss

Sep 25, 2019

Mary June Hall Ziegenfuss, 83 of Windsor, passed away on Wednesday September 25, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Chester Hall and Carrie Staley Hall.  She was born in Smithville, Tennessee.  Ms. Ziegenfuss is survived by her daughter Cathy Houk Beltz (Gary), Grandson David Griffith (Darlene) and special friend Raymond Norris.  A funeral service will be held on...

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