Obituaries
Charlotte Edwards Scott
Feb 11, 2019
Charlotte Edwards Scott, 91 of Rescue passed away on February 11, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd Lafayette Edwards and Luberta Byrd Gwaltney Edwards. Mrs. Scott was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Junious Parker Scott, Sr. She was a member of Battery Park Baptist Church, where she was active in the choir...
John Nelson Dowling
Jan 29, 2019
John Nelson Dowling died peacefully on January 29, 2019, after a long illness. His cousins, Connie Y. Henderson and Anne Yeoman, and close friend Carroll Jenkins were by his side. John was preceded in death by his parents, Edith Laine Dowling and Harry F. Dowling. He is survived by his brothers Filmore Dowling and William Dowling, and by his niece, Elisabeth Root;...
L. Carrington Thompson
Jan 16, 2019
Landon Carrington Thompson, 61, of Suffolk, VA, passed away on January 16, 2019. A committed member of his community as well as a devoted husband and father and true Southern gentleman, Carrington will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Carrington was born on September 3, 1957 in Gastonia, NC, son of James Landon Thompson and Hazel Eleanor Amick...
Robert E. Clay, Jr
Jan 15, 2019
Smithfield:
Retired Owner, Clay Insurance Agency Dies
Robert Edward Clay, Jr., a native and lifelong resident of Smithfield, Va. died January 15, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lucy Langhorne Gwaltney Clay, who was his kindergarten sweetheart. He was born on July 8, 1938 and was the son of the late Robert Edward Clay...
Hazel Lee Cornett
Jan 15, 2019
Smithfield:
Hazel Lee Crocker Cornett, 89 of Smithfield, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, on January 15, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Cornett. She was a faithful member of Smithfield Baptist Church and a life long member of the Gladys Barlow Circle. She lived most of her life in the...
Rickey Carl Speight
Jan 9, 2019
Rickey Carl Speight, 66, of Carrollton passed away on January 9, 2019, He was the son of the late Emmet M. Speight, Jr and Virginia Dare Griggs. He is survived by his daughter, Nicole Stewart (Gerald); son, Eric Speight (Jessica); grandchildren Gracie, Virginia, Dylan and Evan; a brother, Barry Speight. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 15,...
Elaine Marie Burket
Jan 9, 2019
Elaine Preston Burket, 88, passed away January 9, 2019. Elaine was born April 15, 1930 in Pennsylvania to the late Helen and Theodore Preston. She was predeceased by her first husband Willie J. Harrell, Jr (1970) and second husband James Blair Burket (2000). She retired from Continental Telephone Co after 30 years of service. In her earlier years she enjoyed...
Melvin Charles McKay Jr.
Jan 8, 2019
Newport News, VA:
Melvin Charles McKay, Jr, 84, of Springdale, OH passed away on January 8, 2019. Melvin was the son of the late Melvin C. McKay, Sr and Lavina Fields McKay. He was a veteran of the US Army, a retiree of Emery Industries/Henkel, and an avid bowler and golfer. He is survived by his wife of sixty years...
Mary Fay Iams
Jan 5, 2019
Mary Fay Timberlake Iams, 74 of Smithfield, passed away on January 5, 2019 in Sentara Obici Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Alfred Timberlake and Alice Marie Womble Timberlake. Mary Fay was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, George B. Iams (Kristie); grandson, Steven Jowers (Colleen); brother, Ronald L. Timberlake (Mel)...
Robin May Griffin
Jan 3, 2019
Robin May Beckham Griffin, 52, of Smithfield passed away on January 3, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Max and Edna Faye Beckham. Robin was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother as well as a beloved member of the community. She loved her dachshunds. Robin is survived by her husband Hendricks L. Griffin, Sr.; daughters, Hunter Griffin (Troy)...
Michel Phillip Corbin
Jan 3, 2019
Michel Phillip (Mike) Corbin, 69, of Smithfield, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on, January 3, 2019 after a short illness. He was born in Petersburg, VA, and is the son of the late Edward Roy Corbin and Jacqueline G Corbin of France. He grew up in Newport News, VA and graduated from Bad Kreuznach American High School,...
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Dec 31, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Sawyer Jones, 94, of Rescue passed away on December 31, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Clyde Lenox Sawyer, Sr. and Amanda Catherine Watson Sawyer. Mary Elizabeth was a member of Smithfield Assembly of God Church and most recently attended Riverview UMC. She was a devoted member of the Ladies Bible Study Class. She is survived...
Jean Fletcher Yeoman
Dec 26, 2018
Smithfield:
Jean Fletcher Yeoman, 97, of Cary, NC passed away on December 26, 2018 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Wade H. Fletcher and Daisy Kibble Fletcher and was born on January 8, 1921 in Cheriton, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin W. Yeoman, her sisters, Marian Sturgis...
Edna Faye Beckham
Dec 26, 2018
Edna Faye Hunter Beckham, 83, of Smithfield passed away on December 26, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Alvin Hunter and Lela Mae Howze Hunter. Edna has been an Isle of Wight resident since 1982. She was a member of Carrollton Baptist Church. Edna leaves to cherish her memories her...
Gregory Joseph Blazey
Dec 19, 2018
Gregory Joseph Blazey, 72, of Smithfield, passed away on December 19, 2018. He was born in Endicott, N.Y. the son of the late Joseph and Anna Blazey. He served in the U. S. Army in Vietnam. Following his military service, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in aeronautical engineering and worked at Newport News Shipbuilding. After retirement he continued to share...
Paul Wesley Reynolds, Sr
Dec 18, 2018
Paul Wesley Reynolds, Sr. 88, of Carrollton, passed away on Tuesday December 18, 2018. He was the son of the late Homer Sweeney Reynolds and Mary Belle Exton Reynolds. A native of McKeesport, Pa he was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict, he was a Mason and a Shriner. He worked as a carpenter in the steel...
Sibyl Doggett Gillespie
Dec 18, 2018
Sibyl Doggett Gillespie, 75, of Carrollton, VA, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, December 18th. A committed member of her church and community as well as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Sibyl will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Sibyl was born on May 15, 1943, daughter of Thomas Glenn and Carrie Stacey Doggett,...
Josephine Campbell Garrett
Dec 17, 2018
On Monday, December 17th, 2018, Josephine Campbell Garrett, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 in Smithfield, Virginia.
Born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, Josephine received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia in 1952. She took pride in her nursing degree and was fondly known as “Nurse Jo”...
Radd Lee Villarial
Dec 16, 2018
Radd Lee Villarial, 32 of Smithfield passed away on December 16, 2018, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Radd was the son of Adofo “Taco” Villarial and Cynthia “Cyndi” Ann Botko Villarial. He was a graduate of the Smithfield High School class of 2004. He joined the navy where he proudly served for four years on the Abraham Lincoln,...
Jean Anderson Clayton
Dec 16, 2018
Jean Elizabeth Anderson Clayton died on December 16, 2018 in Kansas City, MO. She had previously lived in Smithfield, VA for almost sixty-six years. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-three years, John Robert Clayton, her parents Ernest Ellyson Anderson and Mary Hayes Anderson, her brother, Ernest Ellyson Anderson, Jr., and her sister, Martha Anderson Gwaltney.
Mrs. Clayton was...
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