Obituaries

Jan 30, 2022

Dajerilyz Nicol Ortiz Lebron, 15, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA. A native of Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Luis Oscar Ortiz and Nayda Vazquez of Exmore, and Jenifer Lebron. She was a member of the school marching band.

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Jan 28, 2022

Nadyanaliz Noelani Ortiz Vazquez, 12, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, in Weirwood, VA. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of Luis Oscar Ortiz and Nayda Vazquez of Exmore. She loved fashion.

In addition to her loving parents, she is survived by her sisters, Nayeliz Torres Vazquez and Nixie Ortiz...

Jan 28, 2022

Melvin Ellis Drummond, Jr., 88, husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Day Drummond and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, he was the son of the late Melvin E. Drummond, Sr. and the late Dorothy Custis Drummond. He was an Accountant...

Jan 24, 2022

John Marion Nottingham, Jr., better known as “Johnny”, 79, went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2022, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Martha Duer Nottingham. Johnny was the son of the late John Marion Nottingham, Sr. and the late Sarah Burton Nottingham. He...

Jan 23, 2022

Robert Curtis Lambert, 76, husband of the late Claudia Nitch Lambert and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at his residence. A native of Johnstown, PA, he was the son of the late Robert B. Lambert and the late Mary Rhodes Lambert. He was a retired analyst for the United States Government and a...

Jan 23, 2022

John Arnold Denton, Sr., 97, a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Monday, January 23, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family. Born September 26, 1924 in Roosevelt, NY, he was the son of the late John Denton and the late Catherine Denton. He was married to the late Joan Wright Denton and was father to the late...

Jan 21, 2022

Billie Jean Spizzano, 70, wife of Paul A. Spizzano and a resident of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of Ruth Mae Killmon Charnock and the late Reverend William E. Charnock. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church and a devoted wife...

Jan 20, 2022

Alexis ‘Alex/Lexie’ Fountaine DeMarino died at her home in Raleigh North Carolina on January 20, 2022, at the age of 35. She is survived by her husband Michael ‘Mike’ DeMarino, her parents Robert and Kathy Fountaine, her brother Michael Fountaine and her sister Anna Fountaine Jessup.

Alex grew up in Townsend, Virginia and attended Broadwater Academy. She...

Jan 20, 2022

Walter Bernard Brown, better known as Brownie, 76, husband of Juanita Deyerle Brown and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at his residence. A native of Eastville, he was the son of the late Walter B. Brown, Jr. and the late Anna Whited Brown. A retired maintenance supervisor for the Virginia Department of Transportation,...

Jan 17, 2022

Lystral Heath, Jr., better known as “Sonny”, 80, husband of the late Doris Plessing Heath and a resident of Pittsville, MD, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at his residence. A native of Cedar Grove, VA, he was the son of the late Lystral Heath and the late Thelma Marie Gladden Heath. After high school, Sonny attended East Carolina...

Jan 15, 2022

Rebecca Starr Tyndall, 43, a resident of Assawoman, VA, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her residence. A native of Atlantic, VA, she was the daughter of Paul William Tyndall and Mary Lou Belote Tyndall of Quinby, VA. She was a homemaker, “grew up” at Atlantic Fire Company, loved animals, especially frogs and cats, flowers, stars, reading Nora...

Jan 11, 2022

Terry Oxendine, 68, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, formerly of Waldorf, MD, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his family. A native of Lumberton, NC, he was the son of Nora Oxendine of Belle Haven, and the late Margolus Oxendine. He was a computer analyst for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Washington, DC; played...

Jan 11, 2022

Deborah J. “Debbie” Benson, 69, wife of Charles E. Benson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Randolph, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Snook and the late Virginia Ervey Snook. She was a retired Medical Secretary, worked for Eastern...

Jan 8, 2022

Sue Taylor Paschall, beloved wife, and mother of two sons, and grandmother of two grandchildren, passed away on January 8, 2022, at the age of 85.

She was born July 7, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, to J. Carroll Taylor from Temperanceville,VA, and Helen Sturgis Taylor from Pungoteague, VA.

She is survived by her husband of...

Jan 6, 2022

John Timothy Stauffer, 81, passed away suddenly Thursday, January 6, 2022, in Onancock, VA. He was born in Allenton, PA, on February 8, 1940, to Dr. William Mover and Hazel Stauffer. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend. He always brightened the day with his sense of humor and charm. He was described by a...

Jan 5, 2022

Our loving mother, Ann C. (Pruitt) Harrison (“Nanny” to all that knew her), passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Nassawadox Rehab and Nursing, completely surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born to Pete and Mary Carpenter on January 28, 1932. After completing high school, she married the love of her life, Thomas Eugene Pruitt, and...

Jan 4, 2022

Caramine Kellam, born January 23, 1941, passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2022. Until her last day, Caramine steadfastly and exuberantly lived out her life’s motto: “I want to leave my corner of the world a little better than I found it.”

Caramine was born and lived most of her life on Virginia’s Eastern Shore,...

Jan 3, 2022

Linda Coulbourne Custis, 83, wife of the late Elvin R. Custis, Jr. and the late Kenneth Annis and resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at The Citadel in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Accomac, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Elmer Coulbourne and the late Madlyn Milliner Coulbourne. Linda was a retired...

Jan 3, 2022

Thomas Earl Sawyer, Sr., 84, husband of the late Antoinette M. “Toni” Sawyer and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock, VA. A native of Roanoke Rapids, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Sawyer and the late Lessie Bess Sawyer. He was a pipefitter with...

Dec 30, 2021

Tim Alan Sturgis, 63, a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Birdsnest, VA. A native of Davis Wharf, he was the son of the late Leonard F. Sturgis and the late Margaret Mapp Sturgis. He was a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church.

He is survived by a brother, Leonard R....