William L. Ward
May 22, 2005
Mr. William L. Ward, 81, husband of the late Jean Smith Ward and a resident of Exmore passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. Mr. Ward a native of Jamesville, Virginia was the son of the late Lonnie Ward and the late Blanche Kellam Ward. He was retired from the maintenance department of DePaul...

Grace D. Shockley
May 20, 2005
Grace Davis Shockley, 91, wife of the late Mayheau Shockley, Jr. and a resident of Willis Wharf passed away Friday May 20, 2005 at the home of her daughter in Manassas, Virginia. Mrs. Shockley a native of Belle Haven, was the daughter of the late Bertram Thomas Davis and the late Blanch Hudson Davis. She was a member of Epworth...
Helen Batts Williams
May 20, 2005
Helen Batts Williams, 94, wife of the late Walter Grey Williams, and a resident of Belle Haven, Virginia passed away Friday, May 20, 2005 at the home of her nephew in Virginia Beach. She was the daughter of the late Charles Vanbatts and the late Neva Lassiter Vanbatts. Mrs. Williams was formerly of Washington, D.C. and a native of Zebulon,...
Joseph Patrick McGinnis
May 11, 2005
Mr. Joseph Patrick McGinnis, 69, husband of Joan Harvey West McGinnis and a resident of Onancock passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph F. McGinnis and the late Mary D. Carroll McGinnis. Mr. McGinnis was retired from the Head Start School Program and...
John Henry Hippensteel, Sr.
May 10, 2005
Mr. John Henry Hippensteel, Sr., 77, husband of the late Ruth Agnes Pockert Hippensteel and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away at Heritage Hall Health Care on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. He was the son of the late Arthur Hippensteel, Sr. and the late Martha Messer Hippensteel. Mr. Hippensteel was a retired self-employed building demolition expert. He is survived by...
Bessie Parkerson Payne
May 10, 2005
Bessie Parkerson Payne, 79, wife of the late Louis G. Payne and a resident of Eastville, passed away at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Mrs. Payne, a native of Bridgetown, Virginia was the daughter of the late George L. Parkerson, Sr. and the late Mary Bradford Parkerson. She was a retired Cafeteria Manager for Northampton...
Carrie Russell Parks
May 8, 2005
Mrs. Carrie Russell Parks, 92, wife of the late William K. Parks and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. Mrs. Parks a native of Tangier was the daughter of the late John Ross Parks and the late Charlotte P. Parks. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church...
Ellen Scott Dix
May 7, 2005
Mrs. Ellen Kendall Scott Dix, 83, of "Cessford" Eastville, Virginia died May 7, 2005, in Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Eastville, she was the daughter of the late William Clinton Scott and Ellen Kendall Ailworth Scott. She was a teacher for thirty five years having taught at Northampton, Fairfax and Alexandria Public Schools, as well as Broadwater Academy. She...
Frank Wise Bell
May 7, 2005
Frank Wise Bell, 82, husband of Helen Gardner Bell and a resident of Birdsnest passed away Saturday May 7, 2005 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Birdsnest, he was the son of the late Bailey A. Bell and the late Mattie Wise Bell. He was a long time active member of Red Bank Baptist Church in Marionville. He was...
Sally G. Reynolds
May 2, 2005
Mrs. Sally George Reynolds, 74, a resident of Oyster, Va. passed away Monday May 2, 2005 at the Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Ray V. George and the late Thelma Whitehead George. Mrs. Reynolds taught for thirty- one years in the Northampton Public School System. She spearheaded the...
Ethel Barcroft
May 1, 2005
Mrs. Ethel Oakley Barcroft, 66, wife of James M. Barcroft of Seaview, Va, passed away at her residence on Sunday, May 1,2005. A native of Johnsontown, Va, she was the daughter of the late William E. Oakley and the late Caroline Moore Oakley. She was a member of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church, past member of the Cape Charles Rescue...
William Leonard Hamilton, Jr.
Apr 30, 2005
William Leonard Hamilton, Jr., 62, husband of Marie Small Hamilton, a resident of Melfa, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Hamilton a native of Seaview,was the son of the late W. Leonard Hamilton and the late Louise Mister Hamilton. He was a member of Market Street United Methodist Church. He was a retired Regulatory Inspector for Virginia...
Ralph Hinman
Apr 24, 2005
Ralph Hinman, 75, of Cape Charles passed away Sunday April 24, 2005 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Oyster, Va., he was the son of the late Joe Hinman and the late Florence Brady Hinman. Mr. Hinman was a retired waterman. Survivors include a step son, Herbert C. Byrd of Cheriton, Va., two sisters, Rose M. Hall...
Isaac I. Mears
Apr 20, 2005
Mr. Isaac Innman Mears, 80, husband of Ruby Lathbury Mears and the late Hattie Barrack Mears, and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away at Shore Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, April 20, 2005. A native of Keller, Va., he was the son of the late Noah C. Mears and the late Marcielene Gardner Mears. He retired from the Chesapeake Bay...
Edith Pearl Costin
Apr 18, 2005
Edith Pearl Costin, 60, of Townsend passed away Monday, April 18, 2005 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Kiptopeke, she is the daughter of Pearl Skidmore Costin of Townsend, Va. and the late Eldred Costin. Miss Costin was retired from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. She was a member and Past Clerk of the Lower Northampton...
Anne E. Tighe
Apr 15, 2005
Anne Elizabeth Tighe, 95, wife of the late William J. Tighe and a resident of the Hermitage in Onancock, Virginia died Friday April 15, 2005 at her residence. A native of Neptune New Jersey, Mrs Tighe was the daughter of the late John S. Hillman and the late Anna Drexler Hillman. Mrs. Tighe is survived by a daughter, Marjorie A....
James Henry Taylor
Apr 15, 2005
James Henry Taylor, 81, husband of Iris Guy Taylor and the late Daisey Mae Taylor, a resident of Melfa, passed away Friday, April 15, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Taylor a native of Mappsburg, Virginia, was the son of the late Custis S. Taylor and the late Minnie Hopkins Taylor. He was a member of Exmore Baptist Church, Past Master...
John V. DeLorenzo
Apr 14, 2005
John Vincent DeLorenzo, 61, of Exmore, died Thursday, April 14, 2005 at his residence. A native of Nyack, N.Y., Mr. DeLorenzo is the son of Vincent J. DeLorenzo of Exmore and Zebrina Bacchi DeLorenzo of Ohio. He was a self employed carpenter. He is survived by two sisters, Marie D. Lewis & husband Larry of Liberty Township, Ohio and Carol...
Gene C. Allums
Apr 7, 2005
Gene C. Allums, 76, a resident of Capeville, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Dora, Alabama, Mr. Allums was the son of the late Alfred Clayton Allums and the late Hattie Center Allums. He was retired from the Cape Charles Air Force Base as a steam plant operator. He...

Alma Shreck
Apr 6, 2005
Alma Shreck, 84, of Melfa, Virginia passed away Wednesday April 6, 2005 at Chesapeake Health Care Center. A native of Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John Giambiasi and the late Irma Sarroto Giambiasi. She was a retired secretary for a real estate developer and attended St. Peter's Catholic Church. Mrs. Shreck is survived by a niece, Diana...