Obituaries

MCLAUGHLIN Janie Belle Honeycutt McLaughlin, age 101, of McKenney, VA passed away August 6, 2017 at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center in Danville, Virginia. She is the daughter of the late David Brown and Bessie Honeycutt. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Henry McLaughlin; her son, John Wayne McLaughlin; her daughter, Cheryl M. Sherlock; her grandson, Matthew...

Judy Ann Dawson, age 69, of Alberta, VA passed away August 6, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Anderson Dawson; two sisters, Frances Bloodsworth and Dorothy McKenney; and her brother, Calvin Mitchell, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Bobbi J. Vanderpool; her son, Eddie Dawson; two grandchildren, Amanda Christine Cook and husband Andrew and Martha...

Mary Grizzard Capps, age 81, of Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Lawrenceville, VA passed away August 4, 2017. Mary Capps was a 50 year resident of Wake County and known by everyone for her loving, caring and selfless dedication to her family, friends and work associates. She always placed the needs of others ahead of her own. Mary is preceded in...

Josy M. Moore passed away at home after a brief illness on August 3, 2017. Josy was born December 16, 1932 to Thomas C. and E. Maie Moore of Lawrenceville, Virginia. Josy is survived by her husband of 66 years, the Reverend Charles A. Moore of Emporia and their children Charles A.(Andy) Moore, Jr. (Connie) of Kenbridge, Dr. Kathy M....

Robert Wayne Jones, age 41, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away July 17, 2017. He is survived by his mother, Betty F. Vancil and husband Joseph; his father, Lonnie Benton Jones, Sr.; his brothers, Lonnie Benton Jones, Jr. and Joseph Hartley Jones and wife Wendy; six nieces and nephews; and two step-children. A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m. Friday...

SCARBOROUGH Rebecca “Becky” Smith Scarborough, age 89, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away June 15, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Jennie Smith. She is survived by her son, Barry Lee Scarborough and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Julian Lee Scarborough; her brothers and sisters, Leroy, William, Ralph, Stella and...

Marilyn Hudson Brammer, age 71, of Dolphin, VA passed away surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer June 27, 2017. She is the daughter of the late James and Claudia Hudson. She is survived by her loving husband, James D. Brammer; her sisters, Mildred Locke and Marie Coleman; her sister-in-law, Barbara Hudson; and numerous nieces, nephews,...

HAYES Rebecca “Becky” Davis Hayes, age 54, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away peacefully with her family by her side June 22, 2017. She is preceded in death by her father, Bernard W. Davis, Sr. She is survived by her loving husband, David Lee Hayes; her mother, Effie Clary Davis and father figure Ray Baber; her children, Shannon Hayes Rogers and...

MCGUINNESS Joyce Farnam McGuinness, age 79, of Gasburg, Virginia passed away peacefully on June 22, 2017. Joyce grew up in Rosedale, NY where she met her husband of 60 years, Frank McGuinness. They raised their family in Jackson, NJ and retired to Lake Gaston in 1995. Joyce is survived by her husband; her children, William McGuinness and wife Mary Jo,...

CLARKE Charlie Alexander Clarke, age 91, of Triplet, VA passed away June 4, 2017. Charlie was a sawmill worker and farmer. He was in the U.S. Army and a volunteer fireman with Triplet Volunteer Fire Department. He is preceded in death by his parents, Peter A. and Ethel N. Clarke; his brother, James Clarke; and his sister, Rosa Powell. He...

Hobbs Alfred Titus Hobbs, Jr. passed away peacefully on May 23, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Alfred was born, and raised, in Emporia, VA. He was 74 years old. Since 1974, he has been a well-known building contractor in Emporia and the surrounding counties. Alfred was very particular about his work and he took great pride...

Johnnie Harrison Coltrane, age 70, of Brodnax, Va died suddenly February 16, 2017. He is the son of the late Jacob and Ellen Coltrane. He is survived by his wife, Angela Clary Coltrane; his daughter, Michelle Dawn Coltrane; his sister, Betty Jean Moseley; and his brothers, Gary Lee Coltrane and George Wade Coltrane. The family will receive friends Saturday, February...

Alma King Carter, age 91, of Lawrenceville, VA formerly of Suffolk passed away February 6, 2017. She is the daughter of the late Waverly and Bessie King. She is survived by her two children, William Gary Turner and wife Judy and Shirley Turner Cooper; four grandchildren, Laura Griffin, David Babb (Cyndi), Brian Babb (Dee), and Joe Turner (Isabelle); two great...

Jesse Carroll Roberts, age 92, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away February 6, 2017. He was born in Dolphin, VA to the late Lindsey and Bertha Roberts. He was a member of Liberty Methodist Church in Dolphin, VA and attended Edgerton United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville where he enjoyed helping with the mens breakfast. In his later years he attended Ocran...

Bobby Ray Roberts, Sr., age 71, of Gasburg, VA passed away February 6, 2017. He was the son of the late Ernest Martin Roberts and Willie Collie Roberts. He is preceded in death by two sisters, Marion McNeil and Geraldine Marston; and four brothers, William E. Roberts, Carlton C. Roberts, Frank D. Roberts and Floyd A. Roberts. He is survived...

Burton Lee Doggett III, age 63, of Ladysmith, VA and Kill Devil Hills, N.C. peacefully set sail on his final adventure February 1st, 2017. He was the son of the late Jean B. Doggett and Lt. Cmdr. USN Burton Lee Doggett Jr. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Libby Jean Doggett; his beloved dogs, Ginny and Socks;...

Al Malone, age 90, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away January 29, 2017. He is the son of the late William W. “Buck” and Norma Malone. He is survived by his wife Peggy Malone; his son, Tony Lee Malone and wife Anita; his sisters, Jean Brockwell and Joan Berry; his brothers, Jerry Malone and William Earl Malone; and numerous nieces and...

Frances Moore Valentine Rawlings, 95, passed away quietly on January 26, 2016. She was born in Valentines, Virginia November 17, 1921 to the late Lewis Randolph Valentine and Mattie Moore Kidd. Additionally, she was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Taylor Rawlings and his mother, Estella “Stella” Rawlings and her sisters Charlotte Lewis Valentine and Helen Harrison Valentine Goodman. She is...

Anita Perkins West, age 61, of Danieltown, VA passed away January 26, 2017. She is preceded in death by her father, James B. Perkins and survived by her mother, Velma Capps Perkins; her husband, Rev. Ronnie Dwight West; her children, Jennifer Iman and husband Jim, James West and wife Stacey, and Stacey Lynn Higgins and husband Pat; her grandchildren, Lily,...

Hilda Edmonds Clary, age 94, of Lawrenceville, VA passed away January 22, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Ellis Clary, Sr. and her son, Williams Ellis Clary, Jr. She is survived by her son, Jerry Clary; two grandchildren, William Brett Clary and Lisa Carole Wajick; three great grandchildren, Justin and Jordan Clary and Chase Wajick. Funeral...