Obituaries

Gay  Parks Lassiter

Gay Parks Lassiter

Jan 18, 2007

Mrs. Gay Parks Lassiter, 76, wife of Jerry C. Lassiter and a resident of Capeville, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Harborton, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter N. Parks and the late Enola Bull Parks. Mrs. Lassiter was retired manager for the Cape Charles Army & Navy...

Nancy  Linwood Moore

Nancy Linwood Moore

Jan 17, 2007

Mrs. Nancy Linwood Moore, 89, wife of the late Rudolph "Frog" Moore and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Accomac, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Sue Colonna. She was a member of Cheriton United Methodist Church. She is survived by three grandchildren, Vicki...

Troy  Alan Foster

Troy Alan Foster

Jan 13, 2007

Mr. Troy Alan Foster, 26, husband of Rachel Lynn Baker Foster and a resident of Exmore, died Saturday, January 13, 2007 at his residence. A native of Clinton, Maryland, he is the son of Patrick Michael Miles of Maryland, Nancy Foster Sawyer and her husband Robin of Exmore and Perry Boland and his wife Margaret of Fort Washington, Maryland. He...

Margaret  Mears Ames

Margaret Mears Ames

Jan 11, 2007

Mrs. Margaret Mears Ames, 76, wife of the late Ralph Henry Ames and a resident of Yorktown, Va., formerly of Nassawadox, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2007 at the Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va. A native of Onley, she was the daughter of the late William Mears and the late Elizabeth Chance Mears. She is survived by...

Florence  B. Garypie

Florence B. Garypie

Jan 8, 2007

Mrs. Florence B. Garypie, 88, of Melfa, formerly of Sag Harbor, New York, passed away at her daughter's residence Monday, January 8, 2007. She was the wife of the late Leo Alexander Hesler and the late Eugene Garypie. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lauer and the late Theresa Keane Lauer. She...

Rita  Delores Gunter

Rita Delores Gunter

Jan 2, 2007

Mrs. Rita Delores Gunter, 77, of Eastville, Virginia, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at her residence. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ernest William Smith and the late Mary Agnes Trott. She is survived by two daughters, Nina Lee Louthian and her husband Roy of Eastville, Va., & Nancy McKneely and her husband Steve...

Herbert  G. White,  Sr.

Herbert G. White, Sr.

Dec 29, 2006

Mr. Herbert G. White, Sr., 78, beloved husband of Lenora West White for 57 years and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Friday, December 29, 2006 at Sentara Norfolk General Heart Center. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late Ronald B. White and the late Margaret Leona Wallace White. He was a member of the...

Dorothy  Bull Bradshaw

Dorothy Bull Bradshaw

Dec 25, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy Bull Bradshaw, 81, wife of the late Edison H. Bradshaw and a resident of Columbia, Maryland, formerly of Exmore, passed away Monday, December 25, 2006 at the Ellicott City Health and Rehab Center in Ellicott City, Md. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late Shepard T. Bull and the late Roberta Baldwin Bull. She...

Philip Motley

Philip Motley

Dec 19, 2006

Mr. Philip Motley, 78, husband of Wilma Herrmann Motley and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Valley Stream, New York, he was the son of the late John Garrett Motley and the late Anna Marie Quinn Motley. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church...

John  Hamilton Smith

John Hamilton Smith

Dec 19, 2006

Mr. John Hamilton Smith, 59, husband of Shirley Thornes Smith and a resident of Exmore died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Samuel Francis Smith and the late Agnes Katherine Miles Smith. He was a Retired Manager of the Tru Blu Station with over 35...

Michael  Jeffery Stauffer

Michael Jeffery Stauffer

Dec 16, 2006

Mr. Michael Jeffery Stauffer, 51, husband of Ann Phillips Stauffer and a resident of Parksley, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Belle Haven, he was the son of Lynn E. and Dorothy Boole Stauffer of Franktown. He was a self employed cabinet maker and a member of Rock Church in Onley, Va....

Annabel  Widgeon Carpenter

Annabel Widgeon Carpenter

Dec 13, 2006

Mrs. Annabel Widgeon Carpenter, 75, wife of the late Arnold Bruce Carpenter of Marionville, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at her residence. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late Crockett Widgeon and the late Blanche Widgeon. She was a retired postmistress of the Marionville Post Office and a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. She is...

J.  Garland Sterling,  Jr.

J. Garland Sterling, Jr.

Dec 7, 2006

Mr. John Garland Sterling, Jr., 79, husband of the late Irene Outten Sterling and a resident of Cedarview passed away Thursday December 7, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cedarview, he was the son of the late J. Garland Sterling, Sr. and the late Evelyn Mason Sterling. He was a member of the Craddockville United Methodist Church, Pungoteague...

Mary  Alice Fisher

Mary Alice Fisher

Dec 3, 2006

Mrs. Mary Alice Fisher, 68, wife of the late Charles Theodore Fisher, Jr. and a resident of Exmore, Virginia, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Robeson County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ed G. Canady and the late Essie Jackson Canady. She was a retired clerk for...

Bruce  Gary Mathews

Bruce Gary Mathews

Dec 1, 2006

Mr. Bruce Gary Mathews, 63, husband of Anne Cropper Mathews and a resident of Wachapreague passed away Friday, December 1, 2006 at his residence. A native of Glen Burnie, Maryland, he was the son of late James L. Mathews and the late Georgia Ridenbaugh Mathews. He was a retired Captain for the Virginia Marine Resource Commission and a United States...

C.  Franklin Hill

C. Franklin Hill

Nov 27, 2006

Mr. Carol Franklin Hill, 59, better known as Frankie, of Portsmouth, formerly of Exmore, Virginia, passed away Monday, November 27, 2006 at Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth. A native of Nassawadox, he was the son of the late William Edward Hill and the late Grace Etta Kelly Hill. He was predeceased by Marion and Elizabeth Hill, his uncle and aunt...

Frank  C. Warren

Frank C. Warren

Nov 27, 2006

Mr. Frank C. Warren, 88, husband of Viola F. Warren and a resident of Quinby passed away Monday, November 27, 2006 at his residence. A native of Quinby he was the son of the late George W. Warren and the late Ella Goodman Warren. He was a retired Farmer and a member of Ocean Lodge #116 AF&AM. Other than his...

Virginia  Murden Sprouse

Virginia Murden Sprouse

Nov 24, 2006

Mrs. Virginia Murden Sprouse, 85, a resident of Nassawadox, Virginia, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, Va. A native of Hampton, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William P. Murden and the late Bessie McDaniel Murden. She was a retired clerk for Sears and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist...

Frances Helen Parker Atkinson

Frances Helen Parker Atkinson

Nov 20, 2006

Frances Helen Parker Atkinson, 69, wife of Nat H. Atkinson and a resident of Wachapreague passed away Monday November 20, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. She was the daughter of the late Jake Parker and the late Dollie Nobles Parker Taylor. She was retired Postal Clerk and a member of the Ocean View United Methodist Church. Other...

Velia de Leon Powell

Velia de Leon Powell

Nov 20, 2006

Velia de Leon Powell, 76, wife of the late Burley Goodman "Jack" Powell and a resident of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Virginia Beach died Monday November 20, 2006 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, South Carolina. A native of Brownsville, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Amelia de Leon de Leon and Cleotilde de Leon. Mrs....