Obituaries

Duncan  W. Barnes

Duncan W. Barnes

Feb 28, 2006

Duncan Wood Barnes, 92, husband of the late Eunice McRoberts Barnes and a resident of Painter passed away Tuesday February 28, 2006 at his residence. A native of Leemont, Va., he was the son of the late Clifford Barnes and the late Florence Parks Barnes. Mr. Barnes retired from the Department of U.S. Customs and was a U.S. Marine veteran....

Helen  Sheets Christian

Helen Sheets Christian

Feb 28, 2006

Mrs. Helen Sheets Christian, 92 wife of the late Laurin S. Christian and a resident of Belle Haven passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Washington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late Charles J. Sheets and the late Nina Young Sheets. She was a member of Exmore Baptist Church,...

Burleigh  M. Tatum

Burleigh M. Tatum

Feb 25, 2006

Mr. Burleigh Mears Tatum , 89, husband of the late Jewell Boole Tatum and a resident of Belle Haven passed away Saturday, February 25, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Red Bank, Va. he was the son of the late Nathaniel James Tatum and the late Janie Ward Tatum. He was a retired farmer, member and...

Scott  T. Smith

Scott T. Smith

Feb 11, 2006

Scott Thomas Smith, 49, of Smallwood, New York, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Smith a native of River Vale, New Jersey, was the son of the late Walter Sidney Smith and Geraldine Bohne Smith of Concord, N.C., formerly of Machipongo, Va. Mr. Smith was a Sporting Goods Representative for Mike...

Edward  C. Belote

Edward C. Belote

Feb 7, 2006

Edward Coli Belote, 83, husband of the late Virginia Lake Belote and a resident of Hallwood, Virginia passed away Tuesday February 7, 2006 at his residence. A native of Keller, he was the son of the late Will L. Belote and the late Blanche Phillips Belote. He was a retired trucker. Survivors include four daughters, Judy Richardson Travis, Linda Roberts...

Charles  E. Bradford,  Sr.

Charles E. Bradford, Sr.

Feb 5, 2006

Mr. Charles Emerson Bradford, Sr., 39, husband of Dawn Bend Bradford and a resident of Birdsnest died Sunday, February 5, 2006. A native of Jamesville he was the son of Jesse Bradford of Onancock, Va. and Christand Ward Bradford of Chesconnessex, Va. He was employed by V.D.O.T. in Eastville. Other than his wife and parents, he is survived by two...

Thomas  W. Mitchell

Thomas W. Mitchell

Feb 4, 2006

Thomas Whitney Mitchell, 77, husband of Aileen Parks Mitchell for 53 years and a resident of Painter, formerly of Cheriton, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mr. Mitchell, a native of Portsmouth, Va., was the son of the late James Mitchell and the late Mary Woodard Mitchell. He was a member and deacon of the Eastville...

Pearl  S. Costin

Pearl S. Costin

Jan 31, 2006

Mrs. Pearl Skidmore Costin, 94, wife of the late Eldred Costin and a resident of Townsend passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Skidmore Island, she was the daughter of the late George Willis Skidmore and the late Wilhemenia Davis Skidmore. She was the oldest member of Lower Northampton Baptist Church....

Dorothy  D. Kellam

Dorothy D. Kellam

Jan 29, 2006

Dorothy Douglass Kellam, 92, of Belle Haven, Virginia died on Sunday, January 29, 2006. She was born in Luverne, Alabama in 1913, and later moved to Norfolk, VA. She was the widow of Lucius J. Kellam, Jr., of Belle Haven, VA and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Douglass of Norfolk. She attended Mary Baldwin College...

Marvin Birch,  Jr.

Marvin Birch, Jr.

Jan 26, 2006

Mr. Marvin Birch, Jr. better known as Goo Goo, 64, husband of India Winslow Birch and a resident of Eastville passed away Thursday, January 26, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Oyster he was the son of the late Marvin Birch and the late Mary Ellen Brady Birch. He was retired from Bayshore Concrete and...

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...