Obituaries

Jane  Mihalyka Gibson

Jane Mihalyka Gibson

Apr 3, 2008

Jane Mihalyka Gibson, of Chesapeake, died Thursday, April 3, 2008, having fought cancer for eight years. She was a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College and taught in the Virginia Beach School system for thirty years. She loved children and never missed a single teaching day. She volunteered for the Chesapeake Jubilee for more than twenty years, serving one term as...

James  Tankard Doughty

James Tankard Doughty

Mar 26, 2008

Mr. James Tankard Doughty, 86, husband of the late Pauline Bradley Doughty and a resident of Keller passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Arcadia Nursing Center. A native of Pungoteague, he was the son of the late James G. Doughty and the late Mary Houston Doughty. He was the former owner of Doughty Ford and a member of Harborton...

Debra  Burns Bell

Debra Burns Bell

Mar 21, 2008

Debra Burns Bell, 50, wife of Norman C. "Jay" Bell, Jr. and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Friday, March 21, 2008 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Highland Park, Michigan, she is the daughter of the Rev. Ottis P. and Joyce Carpenter Burns of Birdsnest. Mrs. Bell was the cafeteria coordinator for Northampton Public Schools. Other...

Paul  Bruce Beckwith

Paul Bruce Beckwith

Mar 14, 2008

Paul Bruce Beckwith, 80, husband of Bernice Reney Beckwith and a resident of East Hampton, New York, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 at the home of his son in Painter. A native of East Hampton, he was the son of the late Cecil and Grace Talmage Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith was a retired commercial fisherman and a member of the...

Lucille  Franke Klaas

Lucille Franke Klaas

Mar 11, 2008

Lucille Franke Klaas, 94, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the home of her daughter and son in-law, Rosemary and Bruce Bosworth of Belle Haven, VA. Lucille was born April 17, 1913 to the late August and Lisette Franke in Batchtown, Illinois. She married Emil B. Klaas on April 11, 1934. Surviving are five of her six children, Erwin Klaas...

Dorothy  Spurley Sturgis

Dorothy Spurley Sturgis

Mar 10, 2008

Dorothy Spurley Sturgis, 92, wife of the late Harry H. Sturgis and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Leemont, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Spurley and the late Ethel Taylor Spurley. She retired from Gregg-Harriet Shirt Factory. Mrs. Sturgis is survived by a...

James C. "Jimmy" Payne

James C. "Jimmy" Payne

Mar 10, 2008

Mr. James Calvin "Jimmy" Payne, 58, of Capeville passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Louis G. Payne and the late Bessie Parkerson Payne. He was retired from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and worked for the Virginia State Police as a dispatcher for many years. He is survived by two...

Georgie  Mae Taylor

Georgie Mae Taylor

Mar 2, 2008

Georgie Mae Drummond Taylor, 63, wife of Samuel T. Taylor III and a resident of Craddockville, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital after a 7 1/2 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. A native of Craddockville, Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of the late Harry W. Drummond and the late Dorothy Turner Drummond Dail. She was a...

Annie  Laurie Parks

Annie Laurie Parks

Feb 25, 2008

Mrs. Annie Laurie Parks, 94, wife of the late Stanley V. Parks and a resident of Onancock, passed away Monday, February 25, 2008 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Tangier, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Thomas and Emma Crockett Thomas. She was a member of the New Testament Church in Chesconnessex. She is...

Norris  Stanley Schenk

Norris Stanley Schenk

Feb 22, 2008

Norris Stanley Schenk, 60, of Chincoteague, formerly of Northern Virginia, passed away Friday, February 22, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Eugene, Oregon, Mr. Schenk is the son of Wilbur Schenk of Eugene, OR and the late Jerry Burns Schenk. Mr. Schenk was retired from the Central Intelligence Agency. Other than his father, he is survived by a...

Gerald  Wayne Rouse

Gerald Wayne Rouse

Feb 13, 2008

Mr. Gerald Wayne Rouse, 63, husband of Deborah T. Rouse and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, he is the son of Norma Brinkley Rouse of Norfolk and the late Victor Rouse. He was a retired Lineman for Delmarva Power. Other than his wife and...

Henry  Irving Buchanan,  Jr.

Henry Irving Buchanan, Jr.

Feb 13, 2008

Henry Irving Buchanan, Jr. passed away in Woodbridge, Virginia Wednesday, February, 13, 2008 at the age of 90. Born in Birdsnest, Virginia, his parents were Anna Woodruff Godwin Buchanan and Henry Irving Buchanan, Sr. of Cape Charles, Virginia. Mr. Buchanan graduated from Cape Charles High School in 1935 and attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary....

Archie  L. Bradford

Archie L. Bradford

Feb 12, 2008

Mr. Archie L. Bradford, 73, husband of the late Bonnie G. Bradford and a resident of Quinby, passed away at his residence Tuesday, February 12, 2008. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late Harry T. Bradford and the late Madlin Archie Bradford. He was a retired manager from the A&P Grocery Store in Exmore. He...

Eugene Eder

Eugene Eder

Feb 7, 2008

Mr. Eugene "Frankie" Eder, 56, of Capeville, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Machipongo, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Eder, Sr. and the late Nellie Brown Eder. He was a security officer for Bay Creek. Mr. Eder was raised by the late Calvin Lee "Baby" Eder...

Billy  T. Hastings,  Jr.

Billy T. Hastings, Jr.

Feb 6, 2008

Mr. William "Billy T." Hastings, Jr., 77, husband of Madelle Shrieves Hastings and a resident of Johnsontown, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at his residence. A native of Johnsontown, he was the son of the late William Thomas Hastings, Sr. and the late Mary Floyd Hastings. He was a member of Johnson's United Methodist Church where he served as...

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin

Feb 6, 2008

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin, of Belle Haven, passed away in his home Wednesday, Feb 6th . Born in Emsworth, PA, he graduated from Waynesburg College in 1952 and received his masters and doctorate degrees from University of West Virginia. He served in the Army Signal Corp and was stationed with NATO in Paris, France. He moved with his family to...

Udella  Hopkins Courtney

Udella Hopkins Courtney

Feb 4, 2008

Udella Hopkins Courtney, 90, the wife of the late Herman E. Courtney and a resident of Onley, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at the home of her daughter. A native of Deep Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles U. Hopkins and the late Leanora Lilliston Hopkins. She retired from Glick & Sons of Onancock, VA...

Elizabeth  M. Farlow

Elizabeth M. Farlow

Jan 27, 2008

Elizabeth Mooney Farlow, 83, wife of the late Harvey N. Farlow, Sr. and a resident of Quinby passed away Sunday January 27, 2008 in Quinby. A native of Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Frank C. Mooney and the late Serena Tint Mooney. Mrs. Farlow was retired from Shore Memorial Hospital. She is survived by four...

Vance  Wilson Phillips,  Jr.

Vance Wilson Phillips, Jr.

Jan 23, 2008

Mr. Vance Wilson Phillips, Jr., 63, of Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008. He was self employed. Mr. Phillips is survived by his parents, Vance Wilson Phillips, Sr. and Gertrude Phillips of Scottsdale, Az.; two children, Cheryl L. Dye and her husband Patrick of Lake Ridge, Va., Vance Phillips of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Cindy Phillips...

Emily  Netherland Childress

Emily Netherland Childress

Jan 23, 2008

Mrs. Emily Netherland Childress, 85, wife of Hubert L. Childress for 65 Years, and a resident of Painter, Virginia passed away at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Wednesday, January 23, 2008. A native of Kingsport, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Netherland and the late Ada Harr Netherland. She was a member of North East Church...