Obituaries Honoring Lives in Jarratt, VA
Charles Martin
Sep 17, 2020
Charles Martin, Sr., 83, of Emporia, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. He was the son of the late Wilbur Lawrence Martin and Ruby Gill Martin and was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Mr. Martin is survived by his wife, Betty B. Martin; son, Charles Martin, Jr.; two daughters,...
Evelyn Woodruff Moore
Sep 7, 2020
Evelyn Woodruff Moore, 84, of Jarratt, widow of Wilbur H. Moore, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020. She was the daughter of the late William Albert Woodruff and Verna Braxton Woodruff. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Frank, William “Bill”, Cecil, Charles “Tuck” and Daniel Woodruff and sisters, Sue W. Odom, Betty Jarratt Fitzgerald and Katherine “Kitty”...
Bennett Fultz "Ben T' Mitchell
Sep 3, 2020
Bennett Fultz “Ben T” Mitchell, 95, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020. He was the son of the late James Edward and Blanche Kitchen Mitchell, and was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Bess Terry; two brothers, Edward and Charles Lee and sister, Margaret.
Mr. Mitchell was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...
Jean Simmons Joyner Bass
Sep 1, 2020
Jean Simmons Joyner Bass, 89, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020. She was born June 22, 1931 in Sebrell, Virginia, the daughter of the late Thomas Owen Simmons and Mary Alice Kitchen. She also was preceded in death by two husbands, Harvey M. Joyner, Sr. and Troy T. Bass; three brothers, Thomas Owen Simmons, Jr., Alfred Lee Simmons and Bobby...
David "Poochie" Poarch
Aug 31, 2020
David ‘Poochie” Poarch, 67, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. He was the son of the late William N. and Willie Mae Poarch and was also preceded in death by a sister, Lillian and her husband , Floyd.
Mr. Poarch is survived by his wife, Bambi C. Poarch; daughter, Shannon Wise (Tony); two sons, Brian Poarch and...
Audrey Faye Howell
Aug 24, 2020
Audrey Faye Howell, 59, of Emporia, widow of Marvin Wayne Howell, Sr., passed away Monday, August 24, 2020. She was also preceded in death by her father, Jerry Leonard Draper, Sr. and two brothers, Jerry Leonard Draper, Jr. and Donald Wadell Draper.
Faye is survived by two daughters, Sherry Jarratt (Ron) and Tiffany Byrum...
Geraldine Allen Bass
Aug 6, 2020
Geraldine Allen Bass, 90, of Emporia, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Bass, Sr.; her daughter, Mitzi Cantrell, a sister, Audrey Whitehead and two brothers, Elton Allen and Calvin “Butch” Allen.
Mrs. Bass is survived by her daughter, Janie Kitchen of Skippers; son, Thomas...
Brent Elliott Watkins
Aug 3, 2020
Brent Elliott Watkins passed away Monday, August 3, 2020. He is survived by his fiancée, Ashley Townsend; son, Brent “Boo” Watkins, Jr., daughter, Haylee Watkins; his mother, Barbara Britt; two sisters, Rebecca Allen Moore and April Watkins; brother, Charles R. Allen; nephews, Steven Allen, Raymond Cottrell and Gavin Allen and niece, Layla Allen.
The...
Thomas James Floyd
Aug 1, 2020
Thomas James Floyd, 57, of Emporia, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bettie Lynch Floyd and William Luther Floyd.
Mr. Floyd is survived by his sister, Ann Floyd Barnes; his brother, Lawrence Floyd (Ann); numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and his extended family and caregivers at...
Cheesa Callahan
Jul 30, 2020
Narcissa Petterossi Callahan “Cheesa” 81, from Emporia, Virginia went to her heavenly home on July 30, 2020 surrounded by her family at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Cheesa was born on June 19, 1939 in Endicott, New York to Mercedes Hurt and moved with her mother and family to Richmond, Virginia when she was four years old. ...
Walter C. Whitehead, Sr.
Jul 26, 2020
Mr. Walter C. Whitehead, Sr., 85, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne; sister, Linda and a brother, Bill.
Mr. Whitehead is survived by his wife, Carolyn D. Whitehead; daughter, Betty Turner; (Cleveland) three sons, Cliff Whitehead (Carolyn), Bryan Whitehead (Lisa) and Anthony Whitehead (Sandra)...
Robert Edward "Bob" Etheridge
Jul 19, 2020
Robert Edward “Bob” Etheridge, 76, passed away peacefully July 19, 2020.
Bob is survived by his wife of 17 years Donna Falls Etheridge, his son, Mark Etheridge (Jodie), His grandchildren, Joshua, Caroline, and Christian. His brothers Jimmy Etheridge (Sue) and Ricky Etheridge (Doris). His wife's children Melody Thorpe (Henry) and Byron Falls. His wife's grandchildren Matthew Thorpe,...
Faye Kitchen Francis
Jul 17, 2020
Faye Kitchen Francis, 75, of Emporia, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Owen and Virginia Kitchen and was also preceded in death by her sister, Ann Scarboro and brothers, Waverly, Herman, James and Donnie Kitchen.
Faye is survived by her son, Robert “Robbie” Francis, Jr. (Deste); grandchildren,...
Sandra Kay O'Bannon
Jul 17, 2020
Sandra Kay O’Bannon, 61, of Emporia, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020. She was the daughter of the late William Watson Masterson, Sr. and Pearline Masterson and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Jackson Masterson and William Watson Masterson, Jr.
Sandy is survived by her husband, Robert O’Bannon; daughters,...
William Richard Gay
Jul 11, 2020
William Richard Gay, 58, of Emporia, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020. He was the son of the late William Rufus Gay and Paige Harrell Gay and was also preceded in death by his wife, Sherry Woodruff Gay and sister, Tammy Gay Harrington.
Richard is survived by his son, Christopher Gay (Amanda Harris); two...
Jamie Moore
Jun 25, 2020
James R. “Jamie” Moore (aka, “Hillbilly”), 49, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, June 25, 2020. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patsy Faye Moore. Jamie is survived by his wife, Kristy Dawn Moore; son, Daniel Bailey (Heather); grandchildren, Autum, Bryson, Cassidy and Dylan Bailey; his adopted Dad, Franklin B. “Duke” Moore and biological...
Elsie Harrell Edwards
Jun 22, 2020
Elsie Harrell Edwards, 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2020 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of nearly 60 years, Dudley Grizzard Edwards; her parents, Henry Edward Harrell, Sr. and Emily Proctor Harrell; her brother, H. Edward Harrell, Jr. and son-in-law, Earl C. Baldwin. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her three...
William T. "Buck" Thorpe
Jun 22, 2020
William T. “Buck” Thorpe, 76, of Emporia, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Neuit & Ruth Thorpe and was also preceded in death by a sister, Rose Rabbitt and a brother, John Thorpe. “Buck” is survived by a daughter, Tracy T. Mitchell (Micah) and a son, William T. “Thad” Thorpe, Jr.; three...
Nancy Elliott Roach
Jun 21, 2020
Nancy Elliott Roach, 82, of Emporia, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Obie B. and Anne Archer Elliott and was also preceded in death by her son, Charlie Taylor, brothers, O. B. Elliott, Bud Elliott and Jimmy Elliott; sister, Dolly Sasser and sister-in-law, Christine Elliott. Mrs. Roach is survived by her son,...
Kate Minerva Ammons Bishop
Jun 15, 2020
Kate Minerva Ammons Bishop died quietly in her sleep on June 15, at the Eugene Bloom Retirement Center where she had been a resident of 9 years.
Being the fourth child of twelve children, Mrs. Bishop was born on November 8, 1924, in Jackson County, North Carolina, to Richard and Ruth Ammons.
Shortly after high...
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