Obituaries

F.  M. Boggs

F. M. Boggs

Jan 20, 2008

Floyd Mapp Boggs, better known as "Jack", 95, husband of the late Mary Turner Boggs and a resident of the Hermitage, formerly of Exmore, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Melfa, he was the son of the late George Upshur Boggs and the late Mary Susan Bull Boggs. Mr. Boggs was a retired...

Louise  Chance Parks

Louise Chance Parks

Jan 18, 2008

Louise Chance Parks, 88, wife of the late Donald B. Parks and a resident of Exmore, passed away Friday, January 18, 2008 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Melfa, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Sallie Morris Chance. Mrs. Parks was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters,...

Robert  Scott Harris

Robert Scott Harris

Jan 16, 2008

Robert Scott Harris, 79, husband of Margaret Ann Ward Harris and a resident of Painter, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Oakland Park, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Harris and the late Marie Scott Harris. Mr. Harris was retired from Hickman Lumber Company and was a member of the Delmarva...

Surry  Elliott Bell

Surry Elliott Bell

Jan 15, 2008

Surry Elliott Bell, better known as Rusty, 76, husband of Beverly Barbara Bell and a resident of Birdsnest, Va, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Hilton Bell and the late Naomi Elliott Bell. He was a retired postmaster of Birdsnest Post Office, Chief in...

LaVerne Wilson

LaVerne Wilson

Jan 9, 2008

LaVerne Wilson, 85, wife of Irvin T. Wilson and a resident of Quinby, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at Heritage Hall Health Care. A native of Troutville, Virginia, she was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and attended Exmore Kindgom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Other than her husband, she is survived by a sister, Virginia Goode of Roanoke, Va.; two grandchildren,...

Mary  Margaret Bowen

Mary Margaret Bowen

Jan 8, 2008

Mary Margaret Bowen, 83, wife of the late John Maury Bowen and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Cheriton, she was the daughter of the late Baker Benjamin Dennis and the late Virginia Widgeon Dennis. She was a retired nurses aid from Heritage Hall Health Care....

Vann  Leigh Witcher

Vann Leigh Witcher

Jan 7, 2008

Vann Leigh Witcher, 63, of Accord, New York and Cape Charles, Virginia, died in Cape Charles on Monday, January 7, 2008. Vann was born in Mission, Texas on April 29, 1944. He was the son of Pamela Rankin-Smith Witcher and the late George Wallace Witcher. Vann was an enthusiast of oriental arts and chinese medicine and healing. He was self...

Tracy  King Johnson

Tracy King Johnson

Jan 5, 2008

Tracy King Custis Johnson, 85, wife of the late Leonard W. Johnson and a resident of Painter, Virginia, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Craddockville, she was the daughter of the late Henry Dana Custis and the late Tracy Hyslop Custis. She was a retired Accomack County school teacher and a member of...

Richard  Floyd Boole

Richard Floyd Boole

Jan 1, 2008

Richard Floyd Boole, 70, died on January 1, 2008 at his home in Elmwood,TN, Formerly of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late Patrick and Viola Boole of Nassawadox. He is survived by his wife Lois Ballinger Boole, three sons, Richard, Ronnie, and Keith Boole; two stepsons, Lee and Charlie Sillery; two stepdaughters, Sue Coleman and Mary...

Harold  Richard Pelham

Harold Richard Pelham

Dec 31, 2007

Harold Richard "Dick" Pelham passed away at his home in Cape Charles, VA on December 31, 2007. He was 85. Born on August 26, 1922 in Haleburg, AL, his parents were Joe B. Pelham, Sr and Georgia Jackson Pelham. He is survived by his wife, Pauline White Stevens. Dick was predeceased by his wife of 46 years, Virginia Green Pelham,...

Rudolph  Romaine Powell

Rudolph Romaine Powell

Dec 30, 2007

Rudolph Romaine Powell the proprietor of Powell's Bait in Quinby, Virginia for over 20 years died Sunday, December 30, 2007 from complications as the result of a stroke he suffered earlier in the week. Mr. Powell is survived by his wife Phyllis, daughter, Robbin and sons Mike, Patrick, and Dennis. Mr. Powell was a well known and respected native Eastern...

Kathryn  West Lewis

Kathryn West Lewis

Dec 23, 2007

Mrs. Kathryn West Lewis, 93, wife of the late Dr. Warren Lewis and a resident of Parksley, passed away Sunday evening at the Hermitage in Onancock. A native of Pungoteague, she was the daughter of the late Berkley L. West and the late Elizabeth Shrieves West. Mrs. Lewis was a retired secretary for ANEC and was a member of St....

Lucy  Carpenter Belote

Lucy Carpenter Belote

Dec 23, 2007

Mrs. Lucy Carpenter Belote, 81, wife of the late Frederick E. Belote and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Sunday December 23, 2007 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Machipongo, she was the daughter of the late Inez Carpenter. Mrs. Belote was a retired manager for the Cape Charles Dollar General Store. Mrs. Belote is...

Richard  William Harrison,  Jr.

Richard William Harrison, Jr.

Dec 22, 2007

Mr. Richard William Harrison, Jr., better known as Rick, 57, husband of Mable Parker Harrison and a resident of Oyster, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Newport, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Richard W. Harrison, Sr. and the late Dorothy Engles Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a member of...

Charles  Roger Stage

Charles Roger Stage

Dec 11, 2007

Mr. Charles Roger Stage, 66, of Belle Haven,VA passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at his residence. A native of Virginia Beach, he was the son of the late Kenneth M. Stage and the late Helen M. Rayburn. Mr. Stage was an insurance adjuster for Erie Insurance Company in Richmond, VA, a K-9 police officer and on the scuba...

Linda  Barnes Belote

Linda Barnes Belote

Dec 11, 2007

Mrs. Linda Barnes Belote, wife of Lewis Belote and a resident of Exmore, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Greenbush, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Milfred "Mif" Barnes and the late Mary Wilson Barnes. She was the owner of Looking Good Hair Salon in Exmore. She was...

James  E. Meinhardt

James E. Meinhardt

Dec 10, 2007

Mr. James Edward Meinhardt, 76, husband of Martha Smith Meinhardt and a resident of Virginia Beach, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007 at his residence. A native of Farmville, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Meinhardt and the late India Meinhardt Mongillo. Mr. Meinhardt was a retired manager for Penn Truck Lines. Other than his wife, he...

Sadie  Phillips Bowen

Sadie Phillips Bowen

Dec 8, 2007

Mrs. Sadie Phillips Bowen, 87, wife of the late John Wesley Bowen and a resident of Exmore, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hog Island, Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of the late John and Pearl Powell Phillips. Mrs. Bowen retired from the Gregg Harriett Shirt Factory and was a member of the...

Sandra  E. Marshall

Sandra E. Marshall

Dec 8, 2007

Sandra Eder Marshall, 47, wife of the late Richard Marshall, Sr. and a resident of Eastville, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Machipongo, Mrs. Marshall was the daughter of the late Edward Earl Eder, Sr. and the late Nellie Brown Eder. Survivors include her fiancé, Harold Bud Stivason, three children, Richard Marshall, Jr....

Evelene  Drewer Turner

Evelene Drewer Turner

Dec 4, 2007

Mrs. Evelene Drewer Turner, 72, wife of Capt. Bob Turner and a resident of Wachapreague passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Shields, Va, she was the daughter of the late Walter Drewer and the beloved Mae Drummond Scott and her beloved step father Lionel C. Scott. Other than her devoted husband, she is...