Obituaries

Feb 2, 2024

Claude C. Nickerson, Jr (Jayare), passed away on February 2, 2024 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Jayare was born to Claude and Rose Nickerson on January 20, 1961 in Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Virginia Ann Cook and Margie Ann Nickerson.

Those left to cherish his memories are...

Jan 31, 2024

Susan M. Smith went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 31,2024.

She was born September 4,1945, in Beaumont,Texas. The daughter of William Albert Meekins and Lydia (Patureau) Meekins.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Smith; a son, Carl Thompson; two daughters, Deborah Brady husband (Frankie) and Susan Talbott. One brother, Roger Meekins...

Jan 30, 2024

David Carter Duer, age 66, died January 30, 2024.  David was the son of Houston Carter and Sue Dunton Duer and resided in Exmore.  He was predeceased by his wife Shirl Bradford Duer, and is survived by his daughter Amy Duer-Wood, grandchildren Daniel and Marley Wood, and sisters Barbara Stevenson and Joan McMath.

David was known to...

Jan 23, 2024

Lois Jean Patterson Rank, 85, wife of the late James William Rank and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ralph K. Patterson and the late Margaret Marie Miller Patterson. She was an active...

Jan 21, 2024

We lost a loving wife and mother on January 21, 2024.

She left this house to be in the house of the Lord.

She was predeceased by her father, Lynwood Lecato Drummond Jr.; mother, Katie Lynn Parks Drummond; a sister, Vicki Lynn Drummond Wise; and a brother, Lynwood Lecato Drummond III.

We would...

Jan 20, 2024

Samantha Ann Lewis, 35, of Cape Charles, VA, passed away on January 20, 2024.

Born on September 18, 1988, she was the daughter of Lisa Lewis (Charles Burton) and Leland Wheatley.

Samantha is survived by her parents, Grandmother Carolyn Jean Shanley, Sister Audrey Lewis Fickel (Jamie), Sister Alexandrea Lewis Vatis (Timmy), Sister Brittany Gebo, Nephew...

Jan 14, 2024

John Douglass Stewart III left this Earth on January 14, 2024, at the age of 73, younger than the 100 years that he’d aspired to live, but not before making an impact on many others. 

Mr. Stewart was a teacher all his adult life and a lifelong learner who told his students to “never stop learning because you never know how...

Jan 13, 2024

Emma Lena Chandler Tatum, 95, wife of William R. Tatum and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. She was the daughter of the late Edward Delch Chandler and the late Lena Jane Scott Chandler. She retired from Roses Department Store after being a retail clerk...

Jan 13, 2024

Carolyn Elizabeth Lewis, 81, wife of the late Elton William Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lewis Shores and the late Lola Elizabeth Baber Shores. She was a retired Insurance Administrative Assistant,...

Jan 11, 2024

Phyllis Reid Walker, 95, passed away on January 11, 2024 at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, Virginia. She was born on October 2, 1928 in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Norman and Emily Taylor. Phyllis spent the majority of her life in Cape Charles and Bayford, Virginia, before moving to Nassawadox, Virginia in her later...

Jan 8, 2024

Woodrow H. Bell, Jr., better known as Woody, 68, husband of the late Linda Peppler Bell and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late Woodrow H. Bell, Sr. and the late Beulah Powell...

Jan 5, 2024

Sharon Ann Sanderson, 66, peacefully entered her heavenly home on January 5th, 2024. Born on April 28th, 1957, in Washington, Pennsylvania, she was the beloved daughter of William and Lorraine Richards.

Sharon graduated from CCHS and earned her certification in Human Resources from ESCC. Her professional journey spanned 26 years of dedicated service at Shore Memorial Hospital,...

Dec 28, 2023

Sallie Anne Mason Manuel, 91, wife of the late Bruce A. Manuel and a resident of Onancock, VA, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA.   A native of Belle Haven, VA she was the daughter of the late William R. Mason and the late Lola...

Dec 26, 2023

Joshua Wade Hinman, 37, husband of Erika Etz Hinman and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of Peter Jackson Hinman and Donna Raye Doiron Hinman. He was a life-long waterman and was respected as one of the most prominent watermen...

Dec 23, 2023

Ann Kovacevich Ostrander, 84, of Cape Charles, Virginia passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side in the early morning, December 23, 2023.

She was born in Freedom, PA in 1939 to Sofija and Michael Kovacevich. She married Walter Ostrander in September 1963 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  Ann and Walt...

Dec 22, 2023

James E. “Jim” Bailey, age 71, left this world on his own terms on December 22, 2023. Jim had a genuine faith in the saving grace of Jesus Christ in heaven above, but recent life circumstances hindered him from embracing its present-day reality.

He was pronounced deceased in his most recent home of 2 years in Exmore,...

Dec 21, 2023

George William Early, III, 83, husband of the late Bertha Mae Wessells and the late Dorothy Ruth Early and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native of Virginia, he was the son of the late George William Early, II and the late Imogene...

Dec 21, 2023

Bruce Carroll Mathews, 55, husband of Julie Clayton Mathews and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Keller, he was the son of Anne Cropper Mathews of Wachapreague and the late Bruce G. Mathews. He was a maintenance groundskeeper for Eastern Shore Yacht and...

Dec 21, 2023

Dennis Deering of Eastville, Virginia died peacefully on December 21st, 2023. He is pre-deceased by his father, Elwood Joseph Deering, mother, Virginia Faye Deering, sister, Debbie Deering, and survived by his wife Ellen (Inglesby) Deering, his two daughters, Lauren Adelman (partner Kris Tejada), and Maggie (Deering) Bott (husband Parker Bott), grandson, Maverick Tejada, and his sister Donna (Deering) Moran,...

Dec 20, 2023

Colton Garrett Ward, 30, entered the arms of Jesus on the morning of Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 surrounded by his parents and his beloved “Uncle Luke” Carpenter at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. He came into this world as a miracle with severe earthly disabilities on January 25th, 1993 to the proud parents of Charles G. Ward, Jr....