Obituaries

Jul 23, 2023

Clifford Steven Goller, 69, husband of Theresa Harlow Goller and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away quietly at his home Sunday, July 23, 2023. A native of New Jersey, he was the son of the late Clifford Samuel Goller and the late Miriam L. Rowand Goller. He retired after 39 years with the Federal Aviation Administration and was...

Jul 17, 2023

Woodrow Edward Fitchett, Sr., better known as Sonny, 79, husband of the late Nancy Williams Fitchett and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Johnsontown, VA, he was the son of the late James Milton Fitchett and the late Mary Elizabeth Isdell Fitchett. He...

Jul 14, 2023

William Gregory Cridlin, Jr., 77, husband of Elizabeth Cary Goffigon Cridlin and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, died Friday, July 14, 2023, at his residence. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late William Gregory Cridlin and the late Margaret Gresham Cridlin.

A member of the Virginia Tech civil engineering class of...

Jul 12, 2023

Evanna Elizabeth Pearl Edmonds was born on June 27th, 2023, in Henrico County, VA. She gained her precious wings on July 12th, 2023, in Washington, D.C.  She was two weeks old. Even though her time here was short, every day was filled with love and laughter. Her memory and spirit will carry on in her family’s hearts forever and...

Jul 11, 2023

Nelson Cruz, 34, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023. A native of Nassawadox, VA, he is the son of Ignacio Cruz and Estela Uribe Cruz. He was employed as an Irrigation Installer for Shore Irrigation.

Nelson is survived by his daughter, Mayra Liz Cruz; the mother of his daughter, Marisol Ramirez; brother,...

Jul 11, 2023

Michael Trent Stevens, 64, and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at his residence. He was the son of the late Conway Stevens and the late Georgie Mae Saunders Stevens. He was self-employed.

Michael is survived by a daughter, April Stevens (Jamel) of Keller; a brother, David C. Stevens and his wife,...

Jul 2, 2023

Kathleen Graverson Bumgarner, 66, wife of the late Douglas Scott Bumgarner and a resident of Chincoteague, VA, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at her residence. A native of New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late George Stanley Graverson and the late Dorothy Davis Graverson. She was a painter and a lover of animals.

She...

Jul 1, 2023

John Allen Trumbull, 76, of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023. A native of Upper Arlington, OH, he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Hubert Trumbull and Virginia Carol Allen Trumbull. John was a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Army and a retired cable splicer for Ohio Bell Telephone Company....

Jun 26, 2023

Harriet Scott Brockenbrough, 94, widow of Benjamin Willard Brockenbrough, Jr., a resident of Covenant Woods in Mechanicsville, VA, passed away on June 26, 2023 at Covenant Woods.

Born July 30, 1928 at Chatham Farm, Bridgetown, VA, she was the daughter of James Holland Scott and Sara Temple Segar Scott.  After graduating from Mary Washington College in 1949,...

Jun 23, 2023

India Winslow Birch, 81, wife of the late Marvin Birch, Jr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, June 23, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation, Parksley, VA. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late James B. Winslow and the late Jessie Wilson Bennett Winslow.

She is survived by...

Jun 19, 2023

Luis Gomez Moyano, 77, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at his residence. A native of Spain, he was the son of the late Luis Moyano Rojo and the late Irene Gomez-Castro. He was a retired Farm Placement Specialist with the Virginia Employment Commission.

He is survived by two children, Carlos Moyano...

Jun 18, 2023

Julio Cesar Castillo Esparza, Sr., 38, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023. A native of Mexico, he is the son of Jesus Castillo Soto and Angelina Esparza Escobar. He worked as a fisherman.

He is survived by his children, Anthony Castillo and his wife, Rosa, Julio Castillo, Jr. and his wife, Priscilla,...

Jun 17, 2023

Kathleen McKessor, 87, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksely, VA. Kathie had been a resident of Melfa, VA. for the past 22 years.

Kathie was born on January 10, 1936, in Long Beach, CA., to the late Charles Eugene McKessor and the late Agnes Frank McKessor. In addition to...

Jun 8, 2023

Gordon Eyre Rippon, 85, husband of Olivia Oakley Rippon, and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center, Parksley, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Severn Eyre Rippon and the late Eleanor Virginia Collins Rippon. He was a retired waterman, member of...

Jun 5, 2023

Clement Melvin Pruitt, 79, of Cape Charles, VA, died Monday, June 5, 2023.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen Sterling Pruitt and James Allen Pruitt and his brother, James Allen Pruitt, Jr. Clem is survived by his wife, Sue Stevenson Pruitt; his daughters, Martha Pruitt Holdsworth (Walt) and Penney Pruitt Holland (Jeff); his grandchildren, Hayes Holdsworth,...

Jun 1, 2023

Mary Lafferty Bennett, 92, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023, at her residence. A native of Cheriton, she was the daughter of the late Grover Lee Lafferty and the late Elizabeth Hamblin Lafferty. She was a retired Nursing Assistant for Dr. Hardman in Cape Charles, VA, and a member of Cape Charles Presbyterian Church....

May 30, 2023

Carolyn Jean Kellam White, 78, wife the late Charles Edward White, Jr. and a resident of Fairview, Cape Charles, VA passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family.  A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the second daughter born to a large family of five boys and two girls....

May 27, 2023

Michele Lynn Wallace, 62, wife of Gary Page Wallace and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023, at her residence. She was a native of Pennsylvania. Michele was a retired Registered Nurse from Shore Memorial and Shore Lifecare.

In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by three daughters, Michele Reed of...

May 24, 2023

Charlene Joynes Long, 67, wife of Roland Somers Long and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Elwood Joynes and the late Evelyn Bernice Huether Joynes. She was an Office Administrator for Tankard Nurseries for...

May 21, 2023

Bernard Bruce Te Paske, 86, husband of Susanna Robbins TePaske and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Des Moines, IA, he was the son of the late Bernard Anthony Te Paske and the late Dorothy Crisp Te Paske. He was a United States...