Obituaries

Jun 8, 2022

Frances Beavers Rayfield, 79, wife of Thomas Eyre Rayfield and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Winchester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Francis Connor Beavers and the late Colleen Virginia DeHaven Beavers. She was a retired pharmacist and part owner...

Jun 6, 2022

Kim A. Locklear, 62, and a resident of Petersburg, VA, passed peacefully at his residence Monday, June 6, 2022. A native of Exmore, VA he was the son of the late Delton Locklear and the late Libby Brayboy Locklear.  Kim was a warehouse manager and member of Spirit Life Worship Center, Prince George, VA.

He is survived...

Jun 5, 2022

Eleanor Bull Lambertson, 94, wife of the late H.J. Lambertson, Jr., better known as Herky, and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, at her residence. A native of Eastville, she was the daughter of the late Richard B. Bull and the late Eleanor Catherine Smith Bull. She was a retired florist and homemaker and...

Jun 2, 2022

David Matthew Colonna, 67, a resident of Temperanceville, VA, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, at his residence. A native of Temperaneville, he was the son of the late Albert Colonna and the late Helen Wilds Colonna. David was a graduate of Arcadia High School and became a certified welder and machinist. He was also a talented painter and...

May 29, 2022

John Lee Ward Sr., 88, passed peacefully on May 29, 2022 at his home in Frederick, Maryland.

John was born September 28, 1933 in Nassawadox, Virginia. He was the son of R.J. Ward of Marionville, Virginia and Margaret Savage of Painter, Virginia.

John graduated from Central High School, class of 1952. He is survived by...

May 27, 2022

Christina “Susie” Marie Peters, 51, a resident of Hampton, VA, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jack Truitt and the late Kathryn Elliott Costin. She was a retired Bartender.

She is survived by three children, Brandi Jenkins of Chesapeake,...

May 26, 2022

Randall Luis Hickman, 51, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late John L. “Jack” Hickman, Jr. and the late Irene Moyano Hickman. He was a welder and a member of the Catholic church.

Randall is survived...

May 25, 2022

Douglas Ray Parker, better known as “Dougie”, 69, husband of Maxine Henches Parker and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA.  A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late William “Digger” Spencer Parker and the late Virginia “Skip” Brady Parker and was...

May 19, 2022

Heather Lynn McCranie, 50, and a resident of Smith Beach, VA, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at her residence. A native of Sumneytown, PA, she was the daughter of Leroy Gibson, Jr. and his wife, Sheila, of Barto, PA and Carolyn L. Try of Hacksneck,VA.  A retired account manager, Heather loved the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the beach,...

May 18, 2022

John Stanley Kulakowski, Jr., 84, passed away at home on May 18, 2022 in Cape Charles, VA.  John was born in Brookhaven, NY, on July 29, 1937, to the late John and Blanche Kulakowski.  He grew up in North Kingstown, RI.  After high school, a tour in the Air Force, and working for a short time as an auto...

May 18, 2022

Karsen Antonio Talbott, infant son of Louis Talbott and Amber M. Brown of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Jayden Andrew Talbott and Karter Andrew Talbott; and maternal grandparents, James Brown of Melfa, VA and Jeannie Bowen...

May 17, 2022

Richard Benjamin Mapp III, better known as Buddy, 78, and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late Richard Benjamin Mapp, Jr. and the late Alice Hopkins Mapp. He was a United States Army Veteran having served as a Sargent in...

May 10, 2022

Robin Lee Rich-Coates, 67, wife of Curtis Ray Coates and a resident of Franktown, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Dorothy Lee Miles Rich of West Friendship, MS, and the late Robert Emmerson Rich. She was a retired Professor of Biology and Chemistry at Eastern...

May 9, 2022

Beverly Rae Lynch, formerly of Berlin, Maryland, passed away at her beloved home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on May 9th, 2022. Beverly was a local artist and author of more than 50 years.

She is survived by her husband, Tommy, and daughter, Ella, along with a handful of loving pets. She will be remembered for...

May 8, 2022

Cathy Marie Love, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, formerly of Harborton, VA, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Harborton, she was the daughter of the late Howard B. Parks and the late Thelma Wood Parks.

She is survived by two sisters-in law, Betty Parks of...

May 6, 2022

Susan Gregory Dixon, 59, wife of Thomas Hume Dixon III, passed away peacefully at her residence, Point Pleasant, on May 6, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. In addition to her loving husband of 35 years, she is survived by her daughter Susanna Harrison and husband Jimmy Harrison; daughter Katie Brownlee and husband Andrew Brownlee; grandson Hugh Thomas...

May 6, 2022

Kyle Whitney Harris, 54, husband of Melissa Timmermann Harris and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at his residence. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of Frederic C. Harris and Imogene Parks Harris of Exmore. He was a maintenance supervisor for East Coast Property Management.

In addition to his...

May 3, 2022

Gerald Henri Gavard “Gerry”, 82, passed peacefully on to eternal life Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at his home in Melfa, VA, with his beloved Bonnie Davis; step-daughter, Tania Gariepy, and step-granddaughter, Valery, by his side. On his 11th hour Pastor Paul Nolz prayed upon Gerry. He was born November 26, 1939 in a small quaint town, Hull, Quebec, Canada....

Apr 27, 2022

Virginia Paige Elsner Bradford, 91, wife of the late Russell Lee Bradford and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Martin Andrew Elsner and the late Virginia Victoria Charnock Elsner. She was a sales clerk...

Apr 25, 2022

Louis “Lou” Alan Barlow of Jamesville, Virginia passed away on April 25, 2022 in the arms of the love of his life, Linda Joyce Masingill Barlow. He was born in San Francisco, California on August 31, 1943. He is survived by those he said “inspired me most”, his wife, Linda Joyce Masingill Barlow, his daughters Nina Lynn Carty and...