Obituaries

Sep 3, 2022

Richard Charles Craft, better known as Dick, 81, husband of the late Anne Crumb Craft and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Cheriton. A native of Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Donald Charles Craft and the late Mildred Smith Craft.  He was a retired electronics technician, member of Cheriton...

Sep 2, 2022

James S. Eder, 69, husband of Suzanne Donovan Eder and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, September 2, 2022, at Sentara Independence Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Machipongo and Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Eder, Sr. and the late Nellie Brown Eder. He was raised by Adelaide...

Aug 31, 2022

Richard Custis Colonna, 81, also known as “Pickles”, husband of the late Barbara B. Colonna and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehab Center, Parksley, VA. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late John Richard Colonna and the late Mary Custis Colonna. He was a seafood...

Aug 26, 2022

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, there will be a gathering of family and friends for a Celebration of Life for Douglas M. Stiles of Cape Charles, VA, who passed away on August 26, 2022. This informal celebration will take place in Cape Charles Central Park on Plum Street from 1-4PM, at the open air pavilion. Those who wish to...

Aug 22, 2022

Edward Michael Wyatt, 63, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022, at his residence. A native of Wilsonia Neck, VA, he was the son of the late Hiawatha Wyatt, Jr. and the late Joyce Holland Wyatt. He was a retired carpenter and U. S. Marine Veteran.

He is survived by his son, Nathan...

Aug 19, 2022

William David Bradshaw, 62, husband of Stephanie Hotvedt Bradshaw and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Kinley Bradshaw and the late Jackie Bloxom Bradshaw. David was a retired security guard for Perdue.

Aug 15, 2022

Jerry Conway Spence, 87, husband of the late Ann Spence and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Elton Spence and the late Myrtle Spence. He retired from Coca Cola, Exmore.

He is survived by his daughter,...

Aug 14, 2022

Frederick Arthur Savage, 80, died at home on Sunday, August 14, 2022.  He had an eight month battle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra Koontz Savage to whom he would have been married 59 years on December 24th.  Fred was the son of the late Chauncey Savage and the late Wilda J. Suehowicz.  He was predeceased...

Aug 12, 2022

Margaret Frances Ennis Sterling, 70, wife of the late James Thomas Sterling and a resident of Crisfield, MD passed away Friday, August 8, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. A native of Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Carl C. Ennis and the late Nellie Powell Ennis. Margaret was a life time member of the Exmore VFW Post...

Aug 11, 2022

Kimberly Mechelle Cordle, 55, of Exmore passed away Thursday August 11, 2022 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of the late Max Hysmith and the late Carolyn Pagan Hysmith.

She is survived by her loving companion Kerry Tittermary, three children; Candis Ann Bradford and her husband Jeff of...

Jul 30, 2022

Robert T. Linton, better known as “Beans”, 88, companion of Nancy Kara and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at his residence. Formerly of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Walter B. Linton and the late Ethel Long Linton. Beans retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).  He...

Jul 28, 2022

Thomas Hume Dixon Jr., 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Kiptopeke, VA, on July 28, 2022. He is survived by two sons Thomas Hume Dixon III, and Russell Reeves Dixon and his, wife, Jill Dixon; brother, William Walker Dixon and his wife, Mary Wayne Dixon; sister-in-law, Ann Townsend Reeves; three granddaughters, Susanna Harrison and her husband, Jimmy...

Jul 23, 2022

Arthur Wells Webb Jr., “Awful Arthur”, quietly passed away on Saturday, July 23rd at his home in St. Michaels, Maryland.  Ironically, it may be the first time in his life he ever did anything quietly.

Endearingly nicknamed “Awful” by his stepfather, Arthur grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  He was a restless youth, who loved...

Jul 23, 2022

Mary Custis Sturgis, 90, formerly of Eastille, VA, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lee Custis and the late Helen Kilmon Custis. She was a retired secretary for the Northampton County Public School Board Office...

Jul 19, 2022

Margaret White Davis, 97, wife of the late John Howard Davis and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022. A native of Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas White and the late Nellie Johnson White. She was a retired secretary for the Federal Government.

She is survived by her...

Jul 13, 2022

Claire Elizabeth Barnes, 95, wife of the late William W. Barnes and a resident of Onancock, VA, formally of Florence, AL, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock. A native of Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Sebastian Schill and the late Clara Gamauf Schill.  She was...

Jul 5, 2022

Richard Gerald Kromer, 84, husband of Joyce Ripley Kromer and a resident of Horntown, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Marvin H. Kromer and the late Mary Lynn Wargo Kromer.  Richard was employed by Bethlehem Steel for thirty years and was...

Jul 3, 2022

David Anson Naar died on July 3, 2022 at his home on Nassawadox Creek. David was born in 1931 in Yonkers NY to Joseph Lennox Naar and Anne Eigenrauch Naar. Growing up in Ossining NY, playing in the woods and Croton and Hudson Rivers, he acquired lifelong loves of the outdoors, boats, and animals and was almost never without...

Jul 3, 2022

Ann T. Conrad, 83, wife of Richard E. Conrad and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA. A native of Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late James Paul McDonnell and the late Edna McFeely McDonnell. She was a retired Registered Nurse.

In addition...

Jul 2, 2022

Mary Isabel Esposito, 81, wife of the late Francis B. Esposito and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022, at her residence. A native of Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Dominick S. Siclari and the late Rose Alteri Siclari. She was retired from the Brooklyn Board of Education.

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