Obituaries

Pauline Holmes Banks, 84, of Tappahannock departed this life on April 11, 2025 at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Prince E. Banks Sr., two sons: Prince E. Banks, Jr. (Edna) and Glenn M. Banks (Daphne); a sister, Edna Skinner; and a brother, James Holmes Sr. The funeral service was held on Saturday, April 19, at Angel Visit […]

Barbara Anne Harmon, 85, of Laneview, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025. She loved spending time with her fam­ily, and caring for those around her. She also loved her church and church fam­ily. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Jimmy Johnson and Russell Har­mon; her son, Kenneth John­son; and her brothers, Gene Smith and Robert Smith. […]

Donna Lee Cobb, age 85, departed this earth the same date as her husband’s, Rob­ert Cobb, passing back in 2013 on April 1st, 2025. She worked extremely hard in life and was a loving moth­er, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was born in the state of Pennsylvania on November 13th, 1939, to Ethel Sweitzer and Robert Sweitzer. She re­HARMON ceived […]

Molly Etta Lambert, 87, of Center Cross, VA passed peacefully on April 8, 2025 in Warsaw, VA at Northern Neck Assisted Living facil­ity – formerly known as The Orchard. Born in Freeman, WV Mol­ly moved to Northern Vir­ginia upon graduation from Gary High School (Coal Dig­MOLLY gers) Class of 1956. Molly then moved to Cali­fornia to work at the Los […]

Frances Beale Berry, age 82, of Bruington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, whom she loved dearly. She was a lov­ing mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She was very caring, compassionate, and loved all children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward T. Berry, Jr, and her mother, Ruth Beale. She is survived by her fa­ther, Lee Randolph Beale; […]

Leroy Blagmon, 83, of Brandywine, Maryland formerly of Essex County, departed this life on March 31, 2025 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Barbara Tompkins Blagmon, two daughters: Veronica Shepherd and Michelle Williams, and two sons: Raymond Blagmon and Matthew Blagmon. The viewing will be held on Saturday, April 12, from 9-11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, […]

Gary Bryant Reedy, 72, of Tappahannock, VA., passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025. Born on July 24, 1951, in Ashe County, North Carolina, Gary graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1971, attended Virginia Western Community College and graduated from Roanoke College prior to moving to Richmond, VA. He then pursued a career as estimator and purchasing manager in the […]

Obituary Correction: Catherine “Tee” Nobles was the daughter of Andrew Beale Hill and Zora Hill. While attending St Paul’s College she met her future husband James B Nobles, Sr. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, James B. Noble, Sr, and siblings: Andrew Thomas Hill, Cordelia Hodges, Rachel Lee, and Frank Hill. Celebration of life services […]

Doris Louise Elliott, 88, of King and Queen County Passed Away Sunday March 30, 2025 at her home with her loving family by her side. Doris loved crocheting, and was a long time member of Providence United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sarah Frances and John Robert Williams; her sister, Barbara Longest. Doris is survived […]