Obituaries

Carolyn Jean Harris

Carolyn Jean Harris

Aug 11, 2019

Carolyn J. Harris born November 4, 1939, went to be with her Savior on August 11, 2019 after a lengthy illness.  She graduated from Hampton High School in 1958. She met her soul mate Donald Harris there at the age of 15. They were married for 57 years.  Carolyn graduated from Obici School of Nursing as a RN. She continued...

Lynn Adele Britt

Lynn Adele Britt

Aug 11, 2019

Lynn Adele Hales Britt, 72, of Smithfield, gained her angel wings and went home on August 11, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Leon Daughtridge Hales and Doris Arbell Bryant Hales.  Mrs. Britt is survived by her daughters, DeAnne Hall (Pat) and Bobbie Lynn Batchelor (Derek); son, Scott Holt (Donna); grandchildren, Jason, Aaron, Travis, Daniel, Logan, Peyton and...

Cynthia Lue Porter

Cynthia Lue Porter

Aug 5, 2019

Smithfield: Cynthia Lue Porter of Smithfield passed away August 5, 2019 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk.  She is survived by her husband of thirty-eight years Edsil Ray Porter Jr., a step-son Steven Porter, and two grandchildren Aryn and Cole. Cynthia was a major in the Sheriff’s Department for the city of Newport News.  A funeral service will be held...

Carolyn Joyce Williams

Carolyn Joyce Williams

Aug 5, 2019

Smithfield:

Carolyn Joyce Manning Williams passed away Monday August 5, 2019 at Riverside Regional Medical Center.  She is preceded in death by her husband Lester L. Williams and her parents Major and Hildamay Manning.  Joyce is survived by her son Robert Blevins Jr. (Barbara), daughters Shirley B. McConnell (Pat), Lavinia Blevins, Molly B. Shackelford, and Martha B. Benoche (Donny).  She...

Gary Charles Montanye

Gary Charles Montanye

Aug 4, 2019

Surry:

Gary Charles Montanye passed away Sunday August 4, 2019 at his home in Surry Virginia.  He was the son of the late Walter and Beulah Montanye.  He is survived by his wife of 64 years Marilyn June Montanye; his two sons Daryl Reid Montanye (Allison), Gary Wayne Montanye (Brenda), and two daughters Robin Renee Pallett (Carlton), and Debora Ann...

Robert Robertson

Robert Robertson

Jul 30, 2019

Robert Robertson, 90, passed away on July 30, 2019, at his home in Smithfield with his family by his side.  Mr. Robertson was the son of  the late John McDonald Robertson and  Jesse McCombe Robertson.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years Nona Kay Ott Robertson; sons, Robert S. Robertson(Magdalena), Mark John Robertson(Mai), and Thomas Andrew Robertson(Marcelle O’Connell);...

Joyce Emily Felts

Joyce Emily Felts

Jul 21, 2019

Joyce Henshall Felts, 93 of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Harold Ewart Henshall and Blanche Lewis. Mrs. Felts was born in Grappenhall, England on July 24, 1925. During WWII she met and married her late husband of 62 years, Thomas Morris Felts. She is survived by her...

Bobby Elmo Carawan

Bobby Elmo Carawan

Jul 20, 2019

Bobby Elmo Carawan, 84, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his residence. He was the son of the late Rupert Royal Carawan and Winona Richardson Carawan. Mr. Carawan is survived by his wife Jean Jones Carawan; daughters, Karen Horner (Steve) and Angela Torrence (Wayne); son Edward Blake Carawan (Cheryl); grandchildren, Keli, Kendra, Katie, Beth, Wayne and...

Charles Edwin Smith III

Charles Edwin Smith III

Jul 8, 2019

Charles Edwin Smith, III, 83, of Smithfield, passed away on July 8, 2019 at his residence.  Mr. Smith was the son of the late Charles Edwin Smith, Jr and Sarah Margaret Smith.  He is survived by his wife Barbara Ann Scofield Smith, six children, fourteen grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.   He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Mr....

Helen Marlow Finley

Helen Marlow Finley

Jun 30, 2019

            Helen Marlow Finley, 89, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., she had been a Smithfield resident since 1951.  Helen was a devoted wife and mother and particularly loved and cared about the happiness of her grandchildren. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was Woman of the Year in...

James Paul Botko

James Paul Botko

Jun 28, 2019

James Paul Botko 68, of Smithfield, VA passed away on June 28, 2019.  He was the son of the late Alexander Botko and Dorothy Rita Mills Botko.  He is survived by his brother Alex Botko, and his sisters, Cyndi Villarial, Toni Kennedy, and Andrea Lynch.  He was a veteran of the Navy and received various awards including the Good Conduct...

Janet Adkins Black

Janet Adkins Black

Jun 24, 2019

 

Janet Adkins Black, 54, of Smithfield passed away on June 24, 2019 with her family by her side.  Janet was the daughter of the late Marion James Adkins, Jr. and Iris Eileen Romine Adkins.  She is survived by her husband of 31 years Thomas Larry Black; their son, C. Brandon Black and his wife Katelyn; her sisters, Jo Adkins...

Anna Ilean Chantre

Anna Ilean Chantre

Jun 16, 2019

Anna ILean Chantre, 79, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019.  Mrs. Chantre was the daughter of the late Nobleworth and Ruby Medlin.  She was preceded in death by her husband Antonio M. Chantre and a son, Johnny Davenport.  Mrs. Chantre is survived by her daughters, Connie Stanley (Harold) and Ruby Medeiros (Jaime); grandchildren, Stephanie, Cathy, Anthony and...

Howard Payne

Howard Payne

Jun 5, 2019

William Howard Payne, 64 of Smithfield, passed away on June 5, 2019.  He was the son of the late Shelton Melvin Payne and Annie Pearl Midgette Payne.  Mr. Payne is survived by his sons, Jonathan H. Payne and Mathew Scott Payne (Carrie); grandchildren, Kaileigh, Channing, Micah, Ella, Willow and Brooke; sister, Cindy Modlin; brothers, Sherold Payne (Carolyn) and Michael Payne...

Camilla Hayes Price

Camilla Hayes Price

Jun 5, 2019

Camilla Hayes Cox Price, 94 of Surry passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Robert Asbury Cox, Sr and Elsie Holland Cox.  Mrs. Price is survived by her daughter Betsy J. Garber (Don); sister, Margaret C. Skinner; brother, Robert A. Cox, Jr and a host of nieces and nephews.  Mrs. Price was preceded...

Melvin Lee Minga

Melvin Lee Minga

Jun 5, 2019

It is with profound sadness the family of Melvin (Judge) Minga, acknowledges his passing on June 5, 2019.  Mr. Minga was the son of the late Harry Cavalier Minga and Celestia Mae Hines Minga.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years Margarette (Maggie) Minga; three sons, Michael Minga, Timothy Minga (Kim) and Todd Minga (Meredith); grandchildren, Ryan, Lindsay,...

George Easley Dashiell

George Easley Dashiell

May 29, 2019

George Easley (Boots) Dashiell, 94, passed peacefully on May 29, 2019 in his home at Magnolia Manor in Smithfield, VA. Born in Bacon’s Castle, VA to Herbert Holloway Dashiell and Anne Minerva Easley, George was raised in Smithfield and served in the USMC during WWII as a Staff Sgt. He received the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and several...

Michael Dean Wheeler

Michael Dean Wheeler

May 25, 2019

Michael Dean Wheeler, Sr., 60, of Carrollton passed away on May 25, 2019.  Michael was the son of the late Vernon Lee Wheeler and Ethel Taylor Wheeler.  Left to cherish his memory are his four daughters; Katie Shucker, JoAnne Carpenter, Hope Renee Major and Jessica Wheeler; two sons, Michael and Jason; 15 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; his sister Trudy Settles;...

Clyde Phillip Gibson

Clyde Phillip Gibson

May 22, 2019

Clyde Phillip Gibson, 75, of Smithfield passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.  He was the son of the late Jeff Gibson and Carrie Marie Salmon Gibson.  Mr. Gibson was also preceded in death by his wife Betty Forehand Gibson. He is survived by his step-daughters, Katherine Maxwell, Dianne Nelms and Linda Edwards; brothers, Morris Lee Gibson, Sr and Garland...

Ronald Frank O'Berry

Ronald Frank O'Berry

May 21, 2019

Ronald Frank O’Berry, 63, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.  He was the son of the late Herbert Frank O’Berry and Elsie Barlow O’Berry.  He is survived by his son Nathan B. O’Berry (Christina); sister, Arlene R. O’Berry; nieces, Carol O. Lankford (Neil) and Sandra O. Frost (Bobby); one great niece; three great nephews; and a Granddog Bean.  He...