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Robert ‘Rob’ Wesley Nurney of Houston, Texas died unexpectedly on August 25.  He was the son of Walter and Polly Nurney of Suffolk and a graduate of Lakeland high school class of 2003.  After high school he attended Hampden Sydney college from 2004 to 2006.

Following the death of his parents, Rob moved to Norfolk and then to Houston.  He was attending the University of Houston at the time of his death where he was a Dean’s list student studying political science with a business concentration, and due to graduate in the spring of 2021.

Alvis Dean Willard, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Allen and Ethel Willard.

He was an Army Veteran and later in life retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1995. He was a charter member of Sweethaven Baptist Church and an avid NASCAR fan. From 1976 to 2019, he was a Santa Helper at the Christmas store in Smithfield, VA.

Georgie Harrell Copeland, “Daw Daw”, went to be with her Lord on October 12, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Claudine N. and Emmett G. Harrell and sister Emma H. Gardner

Georgie was a life-long member of Holy Neck Christian Church. She taught in many different Sunday School Classes and sponsored the youth fellowship both for many years. She sang in the choir since a teenager and served as a deacon and was chair for a couple of years.

JoAnn Wills, 81, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Winston and Hilda Meade. She is preceded in death by her sister, Hilda Gail Meade and her late husband, George Alan Wills.

Charles T. Lambert, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He was the son of late R.D. Lambert and Ethel Winfrey Lambert. He is predeceased by his son, Charles Lambert, Jr.