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Laurence  E. Hale

Laurence E. Hale

May 12, 2006

Laurence Eugene Hale, 77, husband of the late Judith Foxwell Hale and a resident of Machipongo passed away Friday May 12, 2006 at his residence. A native of Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of the late Garrett A. Hale and the late Clara Coward Hale. Mr. Hale was retired auditor for the Federal Goverment and owner of the Kit...

Margaret  N. Root

Margaret N. Root

May 9, 2006

Margaret Neville Root, 74, died May 9, 2006 at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Center in Leesburg, Va. Born Aug. 7, 1931 in Nassawadox, Va., she was the daughter of the late Richard Neville and the late Mary Elsie Foster Neville. Ms. Root was a benefits coordinator with Loudoun Memorial Hospital for 21 years and a member of St. James Episcopal Church....

Thomas  P. Nottingham

Thomas P. Nottingham

Apr 29, 2006

Mr. Thomas P. Nottingham, 66, of Tasley, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. He was the son of the late Earl Thomas Nottingham and the late Catherine Parker Nottingham. He was a retired electrician. Mr. Nottingham is survived by a brother, John Lee Nottingham and his wife Pat of Keller, Va.; and a...

Thomas  F. Simms

Thomas F. Simms

Apr 21, 2006

Thomas Francis Simms, 73, husband of the late Emily Bedsworth Simms and a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away Friday, April 21, 2006 at Williamsburg Community Hospital. A native of Hopewell, Virginia, he was son of the late Elbert Simms and the late Anna Buyalos Simms. Mr. Simms was a retired pharmacist. Survivors include, a daughter, Anna Marie Witmer and...

Pearl  P. Walker

Pearl P. Walker

Apr 21, 2006

Mrs. Pearl Parker Walker, 73 wife of the late Herman Lee Walker, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Friday, April 21, 2006 in Nassawadox. A native of Oyster she was the daughter of the late Ernest J. Parker and the late Helen Brady Parker. She attended Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Walker is survived by three children, Judy...

Barbara  H. Cornelius

Barbara H. Cornelius

Apr 18, 2006

Barbara Hoopes Cornelius, 74, wife of Wayne T. Cornelius and a resident of Horntown, Va. died peacefully Tuesday April 18, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Wilmington DE, Barbara was the daughter of the late William and Susan Hoopes. She retired from the DuPont Company in 1993. Other than her husband, she is survived by...

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Apr 16, 2006

Miss Virginia Williams, 94, of Cheriton passed away on Easter Sunday. She was a resident of Northampton County most of her life and of York County for the last 10 years. She served as Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court of Northampton County for 52 years. She was a member of Holmes Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her...

Louise  Etz Rayfield

Louise Etz Rayfield

Apr 15, 2006

Louise Isadore Etz Rayfield, 90, wife of the late William C. Rayfield. Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Rayfield, a native of Bayview, was the daughter of the late Frank John Etz, Sr. and the late Carrie Richardson Etz. Mrs. Rayfield retired from McCrory's Corp. and was a devoted...

Jefferson Brown

Jefferson Brown

Apr 10, 2006

Mr. Jefferson Orr Thurman "Jot" Brown, 90, husband of the late Julie Hunt Brown and a resident of Onancock, formerly of Larchmont, Norfolk, Va., passed away Monday, April 10, 2006 at the Hermitage on the Eastern Shore. Mr. Brown was raised in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and was the son of the late Jefferson O. Brown and the late Minnie Dixon...

Alice Mary Perry McCready

Alice Mary Perry McCready

Apr 5, 2006

Mrs. Alice Mary Perry McCready, 80, wife of the late Winfred O. McCready and a resident of Oyster, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Vineyard Haven, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Manuel Perry and the late Lousia Perry. She is survived by a son, Steve J. McCready and...

Ruth  M. Terry

Ruth M. Terry

Apr 1, 2006

Mrs. Ruth Mason Terry, 84, wife of the late Henry M. "Buzzy" Terry, Jr., passed away Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Virginia Beach, VA. " Miss Ruth", as she was affectionately known throughout the Eastern Shore, made her home in Willis Wharf, VA., a location she once thought of as the "jumping off place", a vast change from her Clarksburg,...

Mabel  L. Rew

Mabel L. Rew

Mar 31, 2006

Mabel Lee Rew, 70, of Melfa passed away Friday March 31, 2006 at her residence. Ms. Rew, a native of Keller, was the daughter of the late John Rew and the late Ruth Mears Rew. Survivors include four sisters; Naomi Lumpkin and Amy Thayer both of King George, Va., Virginia Wilkins of Keller, Va. and Helen Hart of Exmore, Va.,...

Charles  Thomas Hrubes

Charles Thomas Hrubes

Mar 28, 2006

Mr. Charles Thomas Hrubes, 71, husband of Barbara J. Hrubes and a resident of Exmore passed away at his residence Tuesday, March 28, 2006. He was a native of Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. and was the son of the late Charles Hrubes and the late Catherine Hrubes. Mr. Hrubes, a U.S. Army Veteran was credited with saving the lives of...

Dr. Ernest Mapp Dunton,  Jr.

Dr. Ernest Mapp Dunton, Jr.

Mar 25, 2006

Dr. Ernest Mapp Dunton, Jr., 94, of Exmore, son of the late Ernest Mapp Dunton, Sr. and Maggie Lankford Dunton, died March 25, 2006 in Nassawadox. Dr. Dunton graduated from Franktown-Nassawadox High School and obtained a B.S. in Agronomy and an M.S. in agricultural science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He earned his PhD from Corrnell University in soil chemistry in...

Frederick Rudolph William Martin

Frederick Rudolph William Martin

Mar 22, 2006

Frederick Rudolph William Martin, passed away peacefully at Sealand, his residence near Eastville, on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006. He was 85. He was born in Brentwood, L. I., son of the late Eugene J. Martin, an architect and native of Kreuzlingen, Switzerland and Rose Marie Roth, a ballerina and native of Wurzburg, Bavaria. While working for Glenn L. Martin Aircraft...

Dale  S. Swam

Dale S. Swam

Mar 17, 2006

Dale Stewart Swam, 62, husband of Gwendolyn Tackett Swam and a resident of Exmore passed away Friday March 17, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. He retired from General Motors Baltimore Plant. Other than his wife, he is survived by his mother, Creola Walker Swam Epperley and step father Ed Epperley of Selbyville, DE. two daughters; Christina Michelle Swam of Concord,...

John  Howard Brunk

John Howard Brunk

Mar 16, 2006

Mr. John Howard Brunk, 41, husband of Sheila Ann Bureski Brunk and a resident of Jamesville, Virginia, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the son of David A. Brunk and Judith Gabbard Brunk of Jamesville. He spent most of his life as a commercial fisherman and for the past two years as an owner operator, over...

Garland  Wayne Barrow

Garland Wayne Barrow

Mar 12, 2006

Mr. Garland Wayne Barrow, 55, husband of Gwendolyn Parson Barrow and a resident of Eden, Md., died Sunday, March 12, 2006 as a result of a motorcycle accident. A native of Hacks Neck, Va., he was the son of Thomas J. Barrow, Sr. of Eden, Md., and the late Amy Shelton Barrow. He was retired from Top City of Fruitland,...

Mary  E. Gray

Mary E. Gray

Mar 11, 2006

Mary Ella Gray, 93, wife of the late Charles E. "Cheese" Gray and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Saturday March 11, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gray, a native of Magotha was the daughter of the late Walter W. Davis and the late Ronnie Davis Price. She retired from Cape Charles Meatland Store and was a member...

Halsie Hubbard

Halsie Hubbard

Mar 8, 2006

Miss Halsie Bell Hubbard, 93, a resident of Cheriton, Virginia passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Covington, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Elliott Hubbard and the late Dovie Helper Hubbard. She was a retired Dietician for a South Carolina Hospital and a member of Cheriton Baptist Church. She...

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