Obituaries

Mar 26, 2023

Anne Drewer Sterling, 90, wife of the late George B. Sterling Sr., passed away Sunday, March 26 at her home in Cedar View. She was the daughter of the late John H, Drewer and Mildred Drummond Drewer.

She is survived by four children,  George B. Sterling Jr. and wife, Cheryl; Elizabeth Sterling Mills and husband, Barry; John...

Mar 25, 2023

Mary Lee Charnock, 74, and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehab Center, Gloucester, VA. A native of Painter, VA, she was the daughter of the late C. Edgar Hickman and the late Adeline Brizendine Hickman. She was a retired Dental Assistant and attended Maranatha Baptist Church Exmore, VA....

Mar 24, 2023

Carl James Lewis, Jr., 78, husband of Virginia Oneil Bowen Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Carl James Lewis, Sr. and the late Page Williams Lewis. He was a retired Senior...

Mar 20, 2023

Michael Joseph McCauley, 66, husband of Cynthia M. McCauley and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023. Originally from New York, he was the son of the late Robert Edward McCauley and the late Marilyn Gerbin McCauley. He was a retired Race Horse Trainer at Monticello Raceway.

In addition to his loving wife,...

Mar 18, 2023

Michael Allen Lipscomb, 66, of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his residence. A native of Dinwiddie, VA, and raised in Hopewell and Prince George, VA he was the son of the late Lawrence Edward Lipscomb and the late Tula Oliva Hudspeth Lipscomb. He was retired from the Virginia School System having worked in the...

Mar 18, 2023

Susanne Abraham Kellam, better known as Susie, 59, wife of George Kellam and a resident of Exmore, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Rehab in Nassawadox, VA. Susie was a native of Tangier, VA, and was the daughter of the late George Elton Abraham and the late Leah Virginia Laird Abraham.

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Mar 14, 2023

Edward Timothy Kellam, better known as Tim, 64, husband of Julie Turner Kellam and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at his residence. A native of Eastville, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Kellam and the late Maxine Elliott Kellam. Tim loved being on the farm and on the creek watching...

Mar 11, 2023

Selma White Taylor, 83, wife of the late Harry Grey Taylor and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Nassawadox, VA, she was the daughter of the late William C. White and the late Patricia Camper White. She was raised from an early age...

Feb 28, 2023

Pauline Coates Doughty, 93, wife of the late Thorogood Melson “Tuck” Doughty and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Bridgetown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Coates and the late Eva Stevens Coates. She was a retired X-Ray Technician and...

Feb 23, 2023

Margaret “Peggy” Johnson, beloved wife, mother of two children, and seven grandchildren, passed away on February 23, 2023, at the age of 79.

Peggy was born on November 16, 1943, in Evanston, IL, to J. Carroll Taylor from Temperanceville, VA, and Helen Sturgis Taylor from Pungoteague, VA.

She was preceded in death by Michael D....

Feb 20, 2023

Harvey Nelson Farlow, Jr., 77, husband of the late Candice Mears Farlow and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at his residence. A native of Maryland, he was the son of the late Harvey Nelson Farlow, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Mooney Farlow. He was a United States Marine Veteran, retired Manager for Verizon...

Feb 18, 2023

Tresa Ann DeHayes, 88, wife of Charles Robert DeHayes and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at her residence. A native of New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Mignemi and the late Theresa Cosimano Mignemi. She was a retired Registered Nurse and attended St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in...

Feb 15, 2023

Vivian Gladden Scott, 93, wife of the late Howard H. Scott, Sr. and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elton N. Gladden and the late Amy Killmon Gladden. She was a retired clerk for...

Feb 15, 2023

Vickie Lynn Thornes, 69, wife of Robert “Bob” Thornes, Sr. and a resident of Parksley, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Saber Shore Health & Rehab in Parksley. Born January 23, 1954 and raised in Deep Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Scott and the late Beatrice Williams Scott. She attended Onancock...

Feb 10, 2023

Virginia Clark Pruitt, better known as Ginger, 62, wife of the late Robert Keith Pruitt and a resident of Cedarview, VA, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at her daughter’s house in Melfa, VA. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rankin Ray Clark and the late Lillie Richardson Clark. She was a receptionist...

Feb 7, 2023

Edward Victor Karmilovich “Cap’n” Eddie, 77, husband of Shirley Augustine Karmilovich “Sweet” Shirley and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Hanover Township, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob Karmilovich and the late Veronica Lipisco Karmilovich. He graduated from Kings’ College in...

Feb 6, 2023

Donald Colburn Simpson, 86, husband of the late Pauline Voyles Simpson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at his residence. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Dorsey H. Simpson and the late Beulah Spence Simpson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and a retired Carpenter...

Feb 3, 2023

Edward Arnold Van Popering, 86, husband of the late Millicent Fay Van Popering and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, at his residence. A native of West Sayville, NY, he was the son of the late Edward Van Popering and the late Mable Murphy Van Popering. He was a retired waterman.

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Feb 2, 2023

Dorothy Marie Payne Horsley, 101, wife of the late Chalmers “Butch” Horsley and a resident of Onancock, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Born on April 30, 1921, “Dot”, was a native of Onancock and the daughter of the late William F. Payne and the late Vida E. Powell Payne. She is survived by a...

Jan 31, 2023

Lillie Richardson Clark, 84, loving mother, grandmother, friend to all and wife of the late Rankin Ray Clark and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late David Thomas Richardson and the late Irene Wilgus...