Obituaries Honoring Lives in Jarratt, VA
Arthur Clay Daniel
Nov 16, 2020
Arthur Clay Daniel, 88, of Mckenney, passed away Monday, November 16. He was the son of the late Herman and Viola Daniel and was also preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. He retired from Firestone Synthetic Fibers after 37 years.
Mr. Daniel is survived by his wife, Evelyn Daniel; daughter, Sheila...
Brian Norwood
Nov 13, 2020
Brian Norwood, 56, of Jarratt, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020. He was the son of the late Monk and Shirley Norwood and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Buz and Ronnie.
Brian is survived by a sister, Connie Norwood Mckinney (Roger); nieces, Dawn Jones (Coby), Faith Ash (Darrel) and Hannah Godwin...
Samuel A. Owen, Jr.
Nov 10, 2020
Samuel Aurelius Owen, Jr., 68, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, was called home to be with his Lord, the King of Heaven and Earth, on Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020.
Sam was born in Richmond, the son of the late Sam A. Owen and Martha Harding Owen and grew up in Jarratt, Virginia. He married...
Brandon "Bran-Bran" Johnson
Oct 23, 2020
Brandon “Bran-Bran” Johnson, 28, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020.
He is survived by his son, Brayden Levi Johnson; his mother, Wendy Lucy (Gary Barrett); his father, Charlie & Angie Johnson; brothers, Joshua Johnson (Savannah) and Neal Lucy (Heather); sister, Jessica Dannielle Johnson; stepbrothers, Peyton Lucy (Ashley), Thomas Barrett (Stephanie Rose) and JayProctor (Sandi);...
Sam Ben Acree "Honey"
Oct 16, 2020
Sam Ben Acree, 77, “Honey”, of Emporia, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith Acree and a daughter, Judith Walton and his three sisters and six brothers.
Mr. Acree is survived by four daughters, Sherry Temple (David), Terry Gutshall (Phillip), Phyllis Macclellan, and Catherine Acree; 12...
Phyllis K. Gray
Oct 11, 2020
Phyllis K. Gray, 81, of Waverly, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Garland F. and Minnie Mayes Kitchen and was also preceded in death by a sister, Frances Pearson. She was a lifelong member of Sappony Baptist Church. She was also active for over 60 years with the Order of the...
Johnny "J.C." C. Ogburn
Oct 10, 2020
Johnny C. “J.C.” Ogburn, 76, of Emporia, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was the son of the late Edward Thomas Ogburn and Willie Daniels and was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Ogburn; two brothers, Wibur “Bug” Ogburn and William “Man” Ogburn and two sisters, Virginia Pauline Prince and Ethel Knapp.
...Alyssandra Nicole Reeves
Oct 7, 2020
Alyssandra Nicole Reeves, 21, of Stony Creek, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020. She was preceded in death by her mother, Tammy Reeves; grandmother, Shelia Bennett; grandfather, Donald Draper, Sr.; great-grandfather, Francis Draper, Sr; uncle, Christian Lee and great-aunt, Donna Whitby.
Alyssandra is survived by two daughters, Kaydence Reeves and Kinsley Tisdale; her father,...
Pauline B. Moss
Oct 1, 2020
Pauline B. Moss, 91, of Emporia, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020. She was the widow of Willard Moss and also was preceded in death by a son, E. Kirby Moss and a sister, Serena Brockwell.
Mrs. Moss is survived by two sons, Danny Moss, Sr. and Darrell Moss, grandchildren, Candice Bowe, Jessica Grant,...
Etta Mae Bryant Jarratt
Sep 27, 2020
Etta Mae Bryant Jarratt, 81, of Jarratt, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Jarratt and a grandson, Adam Bryant Harrell.
Etta Mae is survived by her daughter, Joan Harrell and husband, Ricky; sons, Richard Benjamin Jones, Jr. and Benji Jarratt (Hope Pittman); grandson, Eric Jones...
Aden Lewis Hawkins
Sep 26, 2020
Aden Lewis Hawkins, 12, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by paternal great-grandparents, Jackie and Teresa Hawkins and Ben T. Mitchell.
Aden is survived by his dad, Matthew Dale Hawkins (Danielle) and his mom, Sara Kello (John); sister, Harper Dale Hawkins, paternal grandmother, Evelyn Mitchell; paternal grandfather, Dale Hawkins...
Glenn Hamlin Owen
Sep 25, 2020
Glenn Hamlin Owen, aged 86 of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away suddenly on Friday September 25, 2020. Glenn was born in Jarratt, Virginia to Guy and Bessie Owen in 1934. He served twenty years in the United States Air Force and continued his career as a civil servant until he retired in 2001. He never lost his love for...
Mary Belle Harrison Parker Nye
Sep 20, 2020
Mary Belle Harrison Parker Nye, 87, of Jarratt, Virginia, departed this life on Sunday, September 20, 2020 to go be with her Father in Heaven, along with many departed loved ones and pets. Born to Claude and Pearl Harrison on July 28, 1933, Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Garland Slade Parker. She was...
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...