Obituaries

Sara  Hackney Carroll

Sara Hackney Carroll

Feb 4, 2010

Sara Hackney Carroll, 77, a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. She was the wife of the late James O. Carroll and Richard Long. A native of Matthews, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry Hackney and Bessie Geneva Byrd Hackney. She was a member of...

Philip  Ard Burghart

Philip Ard Burghart

Jan 29, 2010

Philip Ard Burghart, 83, of Cape Charles, a former resident of Franklin Lakes, NJ, passed away on January 29, 2010. Born on Staten Island, NY, to Herman and Marion Martens Burghart, he proudly served in the Second World War achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant and receiving the Combat Infantry badge. He graduated from Wagner College. Mr. Burghart had a...

Susie  Elizabeth (View Video Tribute)  Crockett

Susie Elizabeth (View Video Tribute) Crockett

Jan 27, 2010

Susie Elizabeth Crockett, 83, wife of the late Carlton F. Crockett and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Sentara Bayside Hospital in Virginia Beach. She was the daughter of the late John Showard, Sr. and Lottie B. Travis Showard. She is survived by a sister, Frances Parks of Cape Charles, Va.; six grandchildren, Jim Cash...

Ruby  Voyles Mears

Ruby Voyles Mears

Jan 26, 2010

Ruby Voyles Mears, 89, wife of the late Leroy "Jack" Mears and the late John Voyles and a resident of Melfa, passed away at her residence Tuesday, January 26, 2010. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Moody W. and Margaret Powell Fluhart. She was a member of the Bloxom Church of the Nazarene. She is...

Roger  Almon Bolton

Roger Almon Bolton

Jan 17, 2010

Roger Almon Bolton, 83, husband of Beverly Mullen Bolton and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Port Washington, New York, he was the son of the late George and Muriel Martin Bolton. Mr. Bolton had retired from Auto Heat Well in Port Washington, NY. He was a...

Chester D. "Nelson" Robins,  Jr.

Chester D. "Nelson" Robins, Jr.

Jan 13, 2010

Chester Downing Robins, Jr., better known as Nelson of Nassawadox, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Chester D. and Catherine Nelson Robins. Mr. Robins was retired from the Northampton County Public Schools maintenance department and Shore Memorial Hospital maintenance department. He was a...

William  C. Davis

William C. Davis

Jan 12, 2010

William C. Davis, a lifetime resident of Davis Wharf, Virginia, died on January 12, 2010 at the age of 86. Born on Glebe Farm on August 25, 1923 to Forrest M. and Edna Wise Davis, he was a respected and well-loved husband, father, and grandfather. Bill spent his entire life farming in the Davis Wharf/Craddockville area. He was a member...

Robert  E. Davis

Robert E. Davis

Jan 7, 2010

Robert Eugene Davis, 73, husband of Patricia Grant Davis and resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2010 at his residence. He is the son of the late Elbert and Florence Davis. Mr. Davis was a program consultant, an insurance and Wall Street Broker with many years of experience. He was a 50 year member of Orient...

James  March Patterson,  III

James March Patterson, III

Jan 2, 2010

James March Patterson III, 65, husband of Beverly Lee Patterson and a resident of Princess Anne, Maryland, formerly a resident of Palm Beach, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Oyster, Virginia. A native of Scarsdale, New York, he was the son of the late James M. Patterson Jr. and the late Jean Bradley Patterson. He was a retired...

Ellen  Lewis (View Video Tribute)  Moore

Ellen Lewis (View Video Tribute) Moore

Dec 27, 2009

Ellen Lewis Moore, 66, wife of the late Neil Moore and the late Robert Lewis and a resident of Capeville, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mrs. Moore was born in Deep Creek, Va and reared in Cape Charles. She was the daughter of the late Roland and Ola Evans Grey. She was a home...

Roger  S. Gillen

Roger S. Gillen

Dec 26, 2009

Roger Sherman Gillen, 80, husband of Carol Mott Gillen and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. A native of Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Harry and Margaret Sherman Gillen. Mr. Gillen was a retired photo engraver. Other than his wife, he...

Mary  Blanche Hyslop

Mary Blanche Hyslop

Dec 19, 2009

Mary Blanche Hyslop, 93, wife of John S. Hyslop and a resident of Exmore, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cheriton, Mrs. Hyslop was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Audrey Richardson Shackleford. Mrs. Hyslop was a retired secretary, member of the Belle Haven United Methodist Church, and past president...

Infant Alexis Charlene Alvarado

Infant Alexis Charlene Alvarado

Dec 18, 2009

Alexis Charlene Alvarado, infant daughter of Joshua W. and Gina Poto Alvarado of Townsend, passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, Va. Other than her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Charlene Willke of Nassawadox, Va., and Dave Poto of Maine; and paternal grandmothers, Helen Wilson of Townsend, Va.,...

Elizabeth  Ann (View Video Tribute)  Martin

Elizabeth Ann (View Video Tribute) Martin

Dec 17, 2009

Elizabeth Ann Martin, 50, better known as "Miss Liz" of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital. A native of Wilmington, DE, she is the daughter of the late James Pierre and Margaret Price Walsh. Liz was a graduate of Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, DE. Survivors include a daughter, Kristi L. Martin and...

Henry  S. Dunton

Henry S. Dunton

Dec 17, 2009

Henry Scarborough Dunton, 86, husband of Bertha Smullin Dunton and a resident Nassawadox, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Northampton County, he was the son of the late James Edmund and Sallie Joynes Dunton. He was a retired farmer and a member of Red Bank Baptist Church, and Broadwater Masonic Lodge #71...

Ilse  Dilling McIlvee

Ilse Dilling McIlvee

Dec 15, 2009

Ilse McIlvee, 81, of Cherrystone Road, Cheriton, VA and formerly of Boyertown, PA, died December 15, 2009 at her residence. She was the wife of Donald Lee McIlvee and they were married for 57 years. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Georg Dilling and the late Christine (Dumbeck) Dilling. Mrs. McIlvee was an inspector and packer...

John  H."Jack" Dennis

John H."Jack" Dennis

Dec 14, 2009

John H. "Jack" Dennis, 87, of Bay Creek Golf Community in Cape Charles, Virginia, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at his residence after a long illness. His wife, granddaughter, caregiver, friends, and pastor were at his side. A native of Lansing, Michigan, he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State College (1943), and was a long...

Betty  Jean Bew

Betty Jean Bew

Dec 13, 2009

Betty Jean Stevens Bew, 52, of Newport, North Carolina, formerly of Exmore, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, NC. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Stevens and the late Evelyn Lewis Thornes. Survivors include, her companion Larry Best of Newport, NC; two children, Sharon Baynum and Charles...

William  Alden (View Video Tribute)  Briden

William Alden (View Video Tribute) Briden

Dec 10, 2009

William Alden Briden, 73, known to family and friends as "Bill" died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Briden was born March 30, 1936, in Belmar, New Jersey, the son of William Joseph Briden and Dorothy McCumber Briden. He and his wife, Marjorie of 52 years, moved to the Eastern Shore of VA...

Rev. Lindy P. Hinman

Rev. Lindy P. Hinman

Dec 5, 2009

Rev. Lindy Parker Hinman, 81, wife of the late Ernest J. Hinman and a resident of Seaview, Virginia, formerly of Pocomoke City, Maryland, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009 at her residence in Newport News. A native of Oyster, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late George Parker and the late Aline Marshall Parker. She was a retired licensed...