Obituaries

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...

May 21, 2023

Vernon Allen Lewis, 78, husband of the late Pauline Widgeon Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Cheriton, he was the son of the late Edward H. Lewis and the late Florence E. Richardson Lewis. He was a United States Navy Veteran,...

May 13, 2023

Ortrude Mary Ramer, better known as Trudy, 95, wife of the late Donald Forrest Ramer and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock. A native of Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Brooke Sherman Donley and the late Mary Stuart Donley. She...

May 12, 2023

Ellen Mariner Windsor, 75, wife of 44 years to Linwood B. Windsor, Jr. and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023, at her residence. Born in Salisbury, MD, Ellen was raised in Pocomoke, MD, she was the daughter of the late Page W. Mariner and the late Mary Pusey Mariner. A graduate of Mcqueen Gibbs...

May 8, 2023

William Charles Parks, better known as Billy, 48, son of Lorraine Dise Parks and the late William James Parks and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023, at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital.  He was a waterman.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by three children, Jacob, Justin and Ava; his brother...

May 3, 2023

John G. McCarthy, better known as Jack, 92, of Eastville, VA, died peacefully at his home Wednesday, May 3, 2023.  Jack was born in Bridgeton, NJ, December 5, 1930. He was a retired Butcher. He also served several years in the Marines.  He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren, building model airplanes, fishing, reading, drinking scotch, and...

May 1, 2023

Mary Ellen Phillips Brown, the last girl born on Hog Island, of Willis Wharf, VA was Promoted to Glory on May 1, 2023 at the age of 84.  She was born to John and Pearl Powell Phillips, becoming an aunt to two the moment she came into this world.  Probably much to the relief of her parents, she was...

Apr 30, 2023

Donald Randolph McMath, 74, originally from Cape Charles, VA, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his home in Virginia Beach, VA.

Born February 11, 1949, in Nassawadox, VA, he was the eldest son of the late John Sylvester McMath, Jr. of Cape Charles and the late Hennie DeJarnette McMath of Halifax County, VA; and brother...