Obituaries Honoring Lives in Jarratt, VA
Shirley Prince Allen
Sep 15, 2012
Shirley Prince Allen, 73, of Skippers, died Saturday, September 15, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Wyche Allen; son, Dale Allen; daughter, Anita Wong; two grandchildren, Jason Wong and Kevin Allen and wife, Ashley; great-granddaughter, Alyssa Ann Allen; four sisters, Louise Phillips, Bernice Phillips, Ethel Allen and Jean Veliky; brother, Milton “Preacher” Prince and a number of nieces...
Todd Taylor
Sep 5, 2012
Shelton Todd Taylor, 70, of Emporia, widower of Judy Robbins Taylor died Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He is survived by one son, Christopher Todd Taylor and friend Warren Tillar; granddaughter, Meredith Taylor and brother, Dean Taylor and wife, Shirley. Mr. Taylor and his wife, Judy were owner/operators of numerous service stations and towing services in the Emporia-Greensville area. He...
Gene Ellis
Aug 31, 2012
Harry Lee “Gene” Ellis, 76, died Friday, August 31, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Seaborn Ellis; daughter, Peggie Ellis Owen and husband, Charles; two granddaughters, Megan O. Holloway and husband, Billy and Abbey B. Owen; a sister, Shirley Sundquist and a brother, Robert “Bobby” Ellis. The family will receive friends at his home in Sussex. The...
Thomas "Sonny" Allen
Aug 26, 2012
Mr. Thomas E. “Sonny” Allen, 79, of Emporia, died Sunday, August 26, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Earldean Allen; three daughters, Teresa Allen, Wanda Fied and Melissa Allen; son, Timmy Tomlin; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Troy Ray Allen and a sister, Peggy Jean Allen. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Allen;...
James Beale
Aug 26, 2012
James R. Beale, 73, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at home with his family after a long illness. Mr. Beale was preceded in death by his parents, Martha McLane Beale and John Etheldred Beale, Sr. He is survived by his wife of over fifty years, Paige Mayes Beale and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Beale began a lifelong...
Rebecca Lynn Totino
Aug 18, 2012
Rebecca “Becca” Lynn Totino, 18, of Emporia, was suddenly taken from us Saturday, August 18, 2012. She is survived by her parents, Frank and Tara Totino; two sisters, Lauren and Francesca “Frankie” Totino, all of Emporia; maternal grandparents, Charles and Vivian Smith of Vineland, NJ and Sandra Smith of Millville, NJ; paternal grandparents, Frank Totino of Vineland, NJ and...
Heather Danielle Seal
Aug 18, 2012
Heather Danielle “Bean” Seal, 18, died suddenly Saturday, August 18, 2012. She is survived by her mother, Melissa “Missy” J. Clarke and husband, Robert E. Clarke, Jr.; father, George R. Seal and wife, Cindy; brother, Hunter Dolson Seal; sisters, Lindsay Clarke and Bailey and Sydney Faison; maternal grandparents, Carol and Jack Jones, Jr. and Robert and Barbara Clarke; maternal...
Ray Cifers
Aug 11, 2012
Lawrence Ray Cifers, 59, widower of Kathleen O. Cifers, died Saturday, August 11, 2012. Survivors include two sons, Billy Cifers and Frankie Cifers and wife, Michelle; daughter, Jennifer C. Castro; ten grandchildren; two brothers, Harvey Cifers and William Cifers; five sisters, Martha Rawlings, Alice Gordon, Lottie Gordon, Margaret Conner and Elizabeth Kitchen and a number of nieces and nephews....
Frances Newton Cole
Aug 2, 2012
Frances Newton Cole, 95, of Purdy, died Thursday, August 2, 2012. She was born in Virgilina, the daughter of the late Jack and Macie Hite Newton. The widow of John Wiley Cole, she was also preceded in death by her sisters, Nell N. Morgan and Audrey N. Ferrell and by George “Corky” Holloway whom she regarded as a son....
Phyllis Beville
Aug 1, 2012
Phyllis Edwards Beville, 76, of Stony Creek, widow of Robert Lee Beville, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012. She is survived by her son, Robert L. Beville, Jr. (Fat Cat) and wife, Tracy; her daughter, Cindy Moss; three grandchildren, Courtney B. Bolton and husband, Jonathan, Robert Adam Beville, Candice Bowe and husband, Jamie; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Carl “Buck” Edwards,...
Doris K. Harrison
Jul 10, 2012
Doris Kathleen Harrison, 70, of Jarratt, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Survivors include two brothers, W. T. “Tommy” Harrison and wife, Betty Cooke and J. Aubrey Harrison and wife, Judy; nieces and nephews, Nicole Coker and husband, Aubrey, Brian Harrison and wife, Melissa, Chris Harrison and wife, Sue and Kaye Dawn Newsome and husband, Russell; six great-nieces...
Jean Proctor Pair
Jul 2, 2012
Jean Proctor Pair, 80, of Jarratt, passed away on July 2, 2012. She is survived by her son, Bruce Walton Pair and daughter-in-law, Juliette F. Pair; granddaughter, Jordan Gabrielle Pair; grandson, Berklee Walton Pair; a sister, Evelyn P. Allen (Sherman); and a brother, Bobby W. Proctor (Doris); three sisters-in-law, Martha Proctor, Wanda Proctor and Christine Proctor; numerous nieces and...
Virginia Clements Osborn
Jun 26, 2012
Virginia Clements Osborne, 102, of Emporia, passed away June 26, after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Moses Ruben and Lucy Story Clements, two sisters, Mary Roberta Maitland and Prince Pair; and two brothers, Moses Ruben Clements, Jr. and Archie Butts Clements. Mrs. Osborne is survived by a step daughter, Shirley Osborne Conklin, of...
Jacquelyn Abernathy
Jun 25, 2012
Rose Jacquelyn Joyner Abernathy, 82, of Emporia, widow of Marion Willis Abernathy passed away on June 25, 2012. She is survived by a son, Willis Wayne Abernathy and wife Renee’ of Marietta, Georgia, daughter Leah Abernathy Luongo and husband Bruce of Williamsburg, Virginia, three grandsons; Michael Luongo, Andrew and Stephen Abernathy; granddaughter, Hope Abernathy; sister Besty Joyner Scholz and...
Marie Thacker Nunnally
Jun 17, 2012
Marie T. Nunnally, 81, of Jarratt, widow of William H. Nunnally, died Sunday, June 17, 2012. Survivors include two sons, Billy Nunnally and wife, Marsha, David Nunnally and wife, Diane; daughter, Carol Ann Nunnally Savage; five grandchildren, Kevin Nunnally, Scott Nunnally, Candice Allen, Stephanie Allen and Stephen Allen; two great-grandchildren, Alex and Jaiden; a brother, Jimmie Thacker and wife,...
Mitchell "Buddy" Hughes
May 25, 2012
Mitchell R. “Buddy” Hughes, 77, of Skippers, died Friday, May 25, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Martha “Jackie” Hughes; son, Michael Hughes and wife, Kathleen; daughters, Danielle H. Dillow and husband, Eric, Judy H. Edwards and husband, Larry and Denene H. Lofland and husband, Lee three grandchildren, Brandon Hughes, Jennifer Edwards and Christopher Fowler and wife, Stephanie;...
Richard L. "Dick" Owen
May 24, 2012
Richard "Dick" L Owen., 83, of Wilson, North Carolina died Thursday, May 24, 2012. Dick was born in Virginia and educated at Virginia Military Institute. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and went on to retire from Imperial Tobacco Company and then worked ten more years with the City of Wilson. He was a member...
Margaret Matthews Grizzard
May 23, 2012
Margaret Matthews Grizzard, 84, of Emporia, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Conrad Grizzard; four daughters, Connie Riddick (James), Susan Gillam (Curtis), Mary Conwell (Larry) and Deborah Myrick (Joseph); three sons, William, Donald (Donna) and Timothy Grizzard; grandsons, Robert Edwards, Donald Grizzard, Jr. and Matthew Gillam; granddaughters, Melundy Vandiford, Bonnie Jenkins, Crystal Dively and...
Margaret Barnes King
May 22, 2012
To: EMPORIA NEWS.COM FROM: Owen Funeral Home 434-535-8282 Margaret B. “Kitty” King, 84, of Emporia, widow of Bernard S. King, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Royal Marvin Barnes, Jr. and a sister, Elizabeth Smeltzer. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Mary K. Beverly of Danville; grandson, Brad Whichard two sisters, Marie Barnes...
Lucille A. Cooke
May 16, 2012
Lucille A. Cooke, 81, widow of William D. Cooke, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline C. O’Connell of Rocky Mount, NC; two sons, Leonard Walter Cooke and Hank Berry Cooke, both of Emporia; three grandchildren, Stephanie Rachael Cooke, Erik Justin O”Connell and Ryan Matthew O”Connell; a great-granddaughter,...
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