Obituaries

Robert  A. Blood

Robert A. Blood

Jan 24, 2006

Mr. Robert Addison Blood, 87, husband of Mary Rose Liguori Blood and a resident of Exmore, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Royal Addison Blood and the late Fannie Mae Williams Blood. He was a retired electrician and a member of Exmore...

Margaret  C. Scott

Margaret C. Scott

Jan 22, 2006

Miss Margaret Chancellor Scott, 96, of Cape Charles passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at the Hermitage on the Eastern Shore in Onancock. She was the daughter of the late Albert Preston Scott and the late Susie Rawlings Scott. She was a retired Librarian for Northampton Public Schools, member of Holmes Presbyterian Church and Delta Kappa Gamma. She was...

Lola  C. Boole

Lola C. Boole

Jan 22, 2006

Lola Cropper Boole, 89, wife of the late Harvey J. "Pat" Boole and a resident of Quinby, passed away Sunday January 22, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care. Mrs. Boole, a native of Chincoteague, was the daughter of the late L. T. "Lit" Cropper and the late Nannie Bradford Cropper. She was a member of the Smith's Chapel United Methodist...

Rose  Parks Arvay

Rose Parks Arvay

Jan 18, 2006

Rose Marie Parks Arvay, 89, wife of the late Joseph M. Arvay and a former resident of Exmore passed away Wednesday January 18, 2006 at Cumming Nursing Center, Cumming, Ga. A native of Tangier, Va., she was the daughter of the late John Ross Parks and the late Lottie Crockett Parks. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. Survivors...

Carrie  F. Russell

Carrie F. Russell

Jan 15, 2006

Carrie Frances Russell, 17, daughter of William Thomas II and Anita Parks Russell of Melfa, died Sunday, January 15, 2006. A junior at Nandua High School she was a EMT for Melfa Volunteer Fire Company. Other than her parents she is survived by two sisters, Stephanie Russell of Chatham, N.J., Jennifer R. Ferrara and her husband Angelo of Ocean Springs,...

John  D. White

John D. White

Jan 15, 2006

John D. White, 45, a resident of Heritage Hall Health Care, formerly of Richmond, Va. passed away Sunday Jan. 15, 2006 at his residence. Survivors include his nurses, care givers and fellow residents of Heritage Hall. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Thursday January 19, 2006 at Doughty Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tammy Estep officiating. Interment will be...

John  E. Graf

John E. Graf

Jan 14, 2006

Mr. John Edward Graf, 49, husband of Carol Ann Desrosiers Graf and a resident of Scarborough's Neck, Belle Haven, Va. passed away Saturday January 14, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mr. Graf, a native of New York and Connecticut, was the son of the late Jacob Graf and Lillian Blum Graf Rounds of Bellows Falls, Vt. Mr. Graf was a...

Eunice  C. Glaxner

Eunice C. Glaxner

Jan 14, 2006

Eunice Crumb Glaxner, 98, wife of the late Michael J. Glaxner, Jr. and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Saturday January 14, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Glaxner, a native of Oyster, was the daughter of the late Joseph Crumb and the late Emma Lee Smith Crumb. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Pythian Sisters Temple...

Elizabeth  Collins Allen

Elizabeth Collins Allen

Jan 11, 2006

Mrs. Elizabeth Collins Allen better known as "Gram", 90, wife of the late Charles W. Collins and the late Heywood Allen and a resident of Cheriton passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at her home. A native of Scranton, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Irving C. Miller and the late Margaret Brown Miller. She was a Librarian...

Grace  M. Leighton

Grace M. Leighton

Jan 8, 2006

Mrs. Grace M. Leighton, 54, wife of the late Robert M. Leighton and a resident of Belle Haven formerly of New Castle, Delaware died Sunday, January 8, 2006 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Bombico and the Mary Lewis Bombico. She is survived by two children, Roland C. Leighton and his wife...

Anne  Crumb Craft

Anne Crumb Craft

Jan 8, 2006

Anne Crumb Craft, 67, wife of Richard Craft and a resident of Cheriton quietly returned home to the Lord Sunday January 8, 2006 after a lifetime of touching peoples lives and hearts. Everyone whose path touched Anne's was enriched by the experience. In Anne's world, everyone was treated with courtesy, compassion and respect. A native of the Eastern Shore, she...

Eleanor  Collins Rippon

Eleanor Collins Rippon

Jan 6, 2006

Mrs. Eleanor Collins Rippon, 88, wife of the late Severn Eyre Rippon and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Friday, January 6, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Townsend she was the daughter of the late John Henry Collins and the late Eva Smith Collins. She was a member of Cheriton Baptist Church and Past...

Elizabeth  Hood O'Neill

Elizabeth Hood O'Neill

Jan 6, 2006

Elizabeth Hood O'Neill, 73, of Hillsborough, Belle Haven, VA, died January 6, 2006, in Shore Memorial Hospital. Born in Washington, D.C. on August 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Phyllis Harbaugh Hood of Belle Haven and Robert Whitney Hood of Kennebunkport, Maine. Her husband, Major John Eugene O'Neill, United States Marines, predeceased Mrs. O'Neill in 1971. She...

Beatrice  L. Anagnost

Beatrice L. Anagnost

Dec 30, 2005

Beatrice Lazarakis Anagonst, 83, of Bayside Rd., Franktown, VA, formerly of Warwick, R.I., the owner and hostess of the famous Country Inn of Warwick for many years, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005 at the Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. She was the wife of the late Evangelos Anagnost. Born in Providence, R.I., daughter of the late Nicholas and Paraskevi...

Georgie Mae C. Wilkins

Georgie Mae C. Wilkins

Dec 26, 2005

Mrs. Georgie Mae Chandler Wilkins, 87, wife of the late Emory L. "Doc" Wilkins and a resident of Exmore passed away Monday, December 26, 2005 at Henrico Doctors Hospital in Richmond, Va. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late George Chandler and the late Myrtle West Chandler. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church....

Harry  C. Wooldridge

Harry C. Wooldridge

Dec 20, 2005

Mr. Harry C. Wooldridge, 86, husband of the late Charlotte Mae Spicer Wooldridge and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away at his residence Tuesday, December 20, 2005. A native of Machipongo, he was the son of the late Harry C. Wooldridge, Sr. and the late Lena Bell Wooldridge. He was a retired conductor for Conrail with thirty-seven years of...

Bootsie  L. Elliott

Bootsie L. Elliott

Dec 20, 2005

Bootsie Latimer Elliott of Cape Charles, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at St. Luke's VNA Hospice in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was born in Weirwood, Va., the daughter of the late Kathryn and Milton Kellam. She lived most of her life in Cape Charles where she enjoyed gardening, roses and Chesapeake Bay sunsets from her porch. She was...

LaVerne  B. Taylor,  Jr.

LaVerne B. Taylor, Jr.

Dec 18, 2005

LaVerne B. Taylor, Jr., 54, better known as L.B. and a resident of Chesapeake, formerly of Birdsnest died Sunday December 18, 2005 at Chesapeake General Hospital. Mr. Taylor, a native of Birdsnest was the son of LaVerne B. Taylor, Sr. of Birdsnest, Va. and the late Annie "Susie" Kelley Taylor. Mr. Taylor is survived by two sons, Travis Ryan Taylor...

Barbara  Smith Lewis

Barbara Smith Lewis

Dec 14, 2005

Barbara Smith Lewis, 60, of Painter passed away Wednesday December 14, 2005 at her home. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. "Skeet" Smith and the late Emma Phillips Smith. Ms. Lewis was a teacher's aide for Accomack County Public Schools and a member of Painter-Garrisons United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Sam...

Viva  Gillikin Ferguson

Viva Gillikin Ferguson

Dec 13, 2005

Viva Gillikin Ferguson, 85, wife of the late Dr. Harold T. Ferguson and a resident of Onancock, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ferguson, a native of North Carolina, was the daughter of the late Andrew and Hattie Gillikin. She was retired from the FHA and was a Methodist. Mrs. Ferguson is survived by three...