Cynthia Lorraine Clark was born to Robert R. Clark Jr. and Shirley Jordan Clark on November 5, 1954, in Southampton County, VA. Cynthia was raised in Suffolk, Virginia, and graduated from Forest Glen High School before attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. She moved back to Virginia to start a teaching career in Richmond, VA. Her teaching career was...
Brenda Carey, 76, of Lake Speight Drive, Suffolk, VA, transitioned on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, in Suffolk, VA. The family will be welcoming guests each day between 12:00 and 5:00. A service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses located at 1351 White Marsh Rd. Suffolk, Va., Professional services with...
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” Psalm 91:2
Rachel Jackson Carter Hardy, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at the age of 98, surrounded...
Shirley Mae Riddick Lyons was born June 29, 1943, to the late Linwood Riddick and Ernestine Riddick in Whaleyville, VA. She transitioned this life at her home on Saturday, August 23, 2025, with her husband, Curtis Lyons, by her side.
Shirley dedicated her life and helped lead others to Christ. She visited other neighboring churches in the county. Shirley was educated...
Thelma Everett Hicks, born on April 27, 1924, in Boykin, Virginia, was the fifth of ten children of the late John Stanley and Annie Sykes Everett.
When Thelma was still a child, her father moved the family to Suffolk, Virginia, seeking greater opportunities.
There she grew up on the family farm alongside her siblings—James, Ethel, Joe, Georgia, Timothy, Dorothy, Inez, Theodore, and...
George T. Wiggins, 77, of 348 Great Fork Road, Suffolk, Virginia, transitioned on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born on January 20, 1948 to the late George Earl Wiggins and Mamie Jones Wiggins in Suffolk, Virginia. In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by his loving wife Beulah, five brothers Clifton,...
Birran S. Outlaw, 60, of Dover Court, Suffolk, Virginia transitioned Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Sentara Obici Hospital. a celebration of life will be held noon, Friday, September 5, 2025 at Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church. She will be laid to rest in Holly Lawn Cemetery. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home, Inc.
Joe Willie Hall, 77 years old of Suffolk, Virginia transitioned on August 19, 2025 at Nansemond Pointe. Joe is predeceased in death by his father Henry B. Hall, mother Mary E. Hall, three sisters Dorothy Ruffin, Mary Beasley and Annie Stroud; seven brothers Bailey Hall, Edward Hall, Clinton Hall, William Hall, Fred Hall, Vernon Hall and James Hall.
He retired from...
Courtney White, 44, of Norfolk, Virginia passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025, surrounded by his family.
Born on August 18, 1980, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Courtney was the son of Pastor Dan and Debra White. His early years were spent in Danville, Va. At the age of 10, Courtney along with his parents and siblings, Lorenzo and Monique, moved...
Madelaine Kaye Bellamy, 70, of 1115 Custis Road, Suffolk VA died Saturday August 16, 2025 at Sentara Heart Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Madelaine M. Wilson and the late Johnnie H. Bellamy. She is preceded in death by her brothers John H. Bellamy, Jr. and James Allen Wilson.
She was a 1973 graduate of John F. Kennedy High...