Howard R. "Ray" Haynie
Jun 1, 2009
Howard Raphael (Ray) Haynie, 73, of Capeville, and a long time Eastern Shore business leader and restaurateur, died peacefully Monday, June 1, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Haynie was well known and recognized for his operation of the Cape Center and Sting-Ray's Restaurant in Capeville, Virginia until his...
Clarence Lee Bundick
May 31, 2009
Mr. Clarence Lee Bundick, 84, a resident of Exmore, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at his residence. A native of Hacksneck, he was the son of the late Hampton Kidd Bundick and the late Mary Bonniwell Bundick Guy. Mr. Bundick retired from the United States Coast Guard as a First Class Quartermaster and served in WW II. He...
Lewis W. Klipper
May 27, 2009
Lewis William Klipper, 75, husband of the late Jacqueline V. Klipper, died at his home in Machipongo in the presence of his loving family on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his children, Donna, Celeste Joy, Charlene Jo, Leigh Ann, Jacqueline, and William. He is the grandfather of Lee Arthur Fairweather and...

Robert R. Smith
May 27, 2009
Robert Reginald Smith, 91, of Monroe, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Chadron, Nebraska and reared in Alamosa, Colorado, he was the son of the late June Olive Jacobs Smith. Mr. Smith was co-owner with his wife of B & B Productions, a multi-media company. He was a United...
H. Hatton Phillips
May 19, 2009
H. Hatton Phillips, 96, husband of the late Betty Bell Widgen Phillips and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. A native of Melfa, Mr. Phillips was the son of the late Harry D. & Lula Hatton Phillips. He was a retired Plant Supervisor for Exmore Foods. He attended Red Bank Baptist Church. Mr. Phillips enjoyed playing...
Addie V. Stevens
May 18, 2009
Addie Voyles Stevens, 76, wife of the late Forrest Hyden Stevens Sr. and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday morning at the home of her daughter in Onancock. A native of Wardtown, Mrs. Stevens was the daughter of the late William Henry and Margaret Kellam Voyles. She was a member of the Exmore Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Ethel Downing Mullaly
May 15, 2009
Ethel Ailworth Downing Mullaly passed away peacefully at her residence in Exmore on May 15, 2009. She was 99. A remarkable individual, she remained independent until Easter Sunday. Mrs. Mullaly was preceded in death by her husband Franklin R. Mullaly, with whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage on February 1, 2008. Born at "Sunnyside" in Willis Wharf, she was...
Louzetta Kilmon Kellam
May 13, 2009
Louzetta Kilmon Kellam, 80, wife of Edward O. Kellam and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis Kilmon and Bessie Trader Kilmon and step-daughter of the late Viola Kilmon Kelley. She was a retired X-Ray...
Charlotte McAllister Collins
May 11, 2009
Charlotte McAllister Collins, 62, of Accomac, Va., passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at her residence. Reared in Parksley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McAllister and the late Gladys Budd McAllister. Charlotte was a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. She fished its waters, hunted its woods and walked its marshes. She loved the Shore from...
Robert W. Burns
May 7, 2009
Robert W. Burns, 89, a resident of Vaucluse Shores, Machipongo, VA, formerly of Absecon, N.J., passed away peacefully on May 7, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Frank A. Burns and the late Minnie S. Holzinger Burns. Mr. Burns is survived and will be greatly missed by his wife of 53...
James Peter Gummeson
May 4, 2009
James Peter Gummeson, 38, of Exmore, passed away at his home on Monday, May 4, 2009, with his wife, family, and friends by his side. The fifth of seven children, James was born February 15, 1971 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He relocated to the Eastern Shore of Virginia with his family in 1985. James dedicated himself as one of Jehovah's...
Gilmer A. Brown
May 3, 2009
Gilmer A. Brown, 88, husband of Mellie Cottle Brown and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at his residence. A native of Dalbys, VA, he was the son of the late William H. Brown and the late Julia Ward Brown. He was a retired purchasing agent for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He...
Phillip Warren Ames
Apr 28, 2009
Phillip Warren Ames, 79, husband of Lucy Churn Ames and a resident of Nassawadox, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Born in Church Neck, Mr. Ames was the son of the late James P. Ames and the late Betty Grace Ames. He retired from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. He was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church. He...
Katherine Farmer Hawker
Apr 27, 2009
Katherine Farmer Hawker, 92, wife of the late Benson Miles Hawker and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009. A native of Halifax County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Erasmus David Farmer and the late Annie Vaughn Farmer. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. She graduated from Radford State Teachers College, in...
Charles Burton Charnock
Apr 22, 2009
Charles Burton Charnock, 44, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Burton W. and Mahon Crockett Charnock of Belle Haven. He was employed by Dann Marine Towing in Baltimore, MD and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. Other than his parents, he is survived by a daughter,...
John E. "Jack" Drewer Sr.
Apr 18, 2009
John Ellis Drewer Sr., better known as Jack, 78, husband of Joan Jester Drewer and a resident of Belle Haven, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 18, 2009 after a short illness. He was the son of the late John Henry Drewer and Mildred Drummond Drewer. Mr. Drewer was a farmer all his life, still in the...

Charles Epting
Apr 16, 2009
Charles Epting, husband of Katherine Epting and a resident of Cedarview, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, at Arcadia Nursing Center. Mr. Epting was a retired machinist and WWII Navy veteran. A native of Gloucester, New Jersey, he was the son of the late C. Conrad and Edna Morehouse Freeman Epting. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside at...
Donald Richard Baylis
Apr 15, 2009
Donald Richard Baylis, age 71, of Daytona Beach, Florida, formerly of Keller, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009 after a long illness. Born in Melville, New York, he was the son of the late Clarence Baylis Sr., and the late Marjory F. Baylis. He served our country proudly in the US Air Force. He was a unique man who...
Richard Lee "Jim" Evans
Apr 9, 2009
Richard Lee Evans, better known as "Jim", 55, husband of Christine Moore Evans and a resident of Weirwood, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Irma Clark Evans of Weirwood and the late Raleigh Lee Evans. He retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation and was a member of Chesapeake Masonic Lodge...
Laverne Snider Bell
Apr 8, 2009
Laverne Snider Bell, 86, wife of the late Norman C. Bell, Sr. and a resident of Capeville, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Orleans, Mass, she is the daughter of the late Forrest Reed & Bernice Chase Snider. Mrs. Bell was a member of the Cheriton Baptist Church. She is survived by six...