Obituaries

Dec 3, 2020

Stephen Charles Glassman, 78, husband of Nicole Cash Glassman and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at his residence. A native of Great Neck, NY, he was the son of the late Jacob R. Glassman and the late Frances Feder Glassman. He was a practicing lawyer, retired from the United States Navy Judge Advocate...

Dec 1, 2020

Tammi Lynn George, 51, wife of Mitchell Hafer and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at her residence. A native of Pine Hill, NJ, she was the daughter of Richard John Kos of Newark, DE, and the late Leona Ann Hackney Kos.

In addition to her loving husband, she is survived...

Nov 29, 2020

Dennis Raymond Garcia, 70, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at his residence. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Roy Garcia and the late Norma Mae Berumen Garcia. He was a retired salesman for US Foods.

He is survived by two nephews, Charles Garcia, Jr. and...

Nov 28, 2020

Anna Mae Tarr Ward, 92, wife of the late Elmer R. “Toad” Ward and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at The Citadel of Nassawadox. A native of Girdletree, MD, she was the daughter of the late Alfred T. Tarr and the late Janie Kilmon Tarr. She was a retired manager for Silco in...

Nov 25, 2020

Betty Nottingham Thorns, 74, a resident of Exmore, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at The Citadel at Nassawadox. A native of Cashville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Earl Thomas Nottingham and the late Catherine Estelle Parker Nottingham. She was a retired Dietary Manager for Westminster Canterbury and a waitress.

She is survived by...

Nov 25, 2020

Virginia Clay Savage, 91, wife of George Jacob Savage, Jr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at their residence surrounded by her loving family. A native of Dinwiddie, VA, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Driver Clay. She was a Laboratory Technician, the family’s devoted matriarch, a life-long volunteer in...

Nov 21, 2020

John Miles Williams, 73, husband of Jo Ann Hand Williams and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Frank Allen Williams and the late Flora Mary Miles Williams. He was employed at Bayshore Concrete for 42 years and retired...

Nov 13, 2020

Dickye Phillips Hickman, age 84, passed away on November 13, 2020 in Williamsburg, Va. She was a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia until she moved to Williamsburg last year to be closer to her two sons. Born in Nassawadox, Va., Dickye was the daughter of the late Averil Stringer Phillips and the late Lynwood Bell Phillips....

Nov 12, 2020

Jace Clyde Bradford, 6, a resident of Exmore, VA, gained his angel wings Thursday, November 12, 2020, at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Jeffrey Craig Bradford and Candis Ann Cordle Bradford of Exmore.

In addition to his loving parents, he is survived by two brothers, Brick Bradford and Bradley Bradford, both...

Nov 12, 2020

Winston Joynes Custis, Jr., 69, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020, at The Citadel at Nassawadox, in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Winston Joynes “Dynamite” Custis, Sr. and the late Margaret Claudia Stewart Custis. He was a retired Real Estate Broker, member of...

Nov 10, 2020

Ronald Gary Dimsey, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Vienna, VA, he was the son of the late Calvin Julian Dimsey and the late Jane Dimsey Sturgis. He was a retired Auto Body Shop Manager.

He is survived by two brothers, Calvin J. Dimsey...

Nov 8, 2020

C. Thomas “Tommy” Hudson, 85, husband of Gloria Thomas Hudson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his residence. A native of Marionville, VA, he was the son of the late Alred and Belle Floyd Hudson. He was the owner and operator of Hudson’s Sinclair Service Station, served in the Virginia National Guard,...

Nov 5, 2020

Robert William Zabita, 68, husband of the late Deborah Ann Giuliano Zabita and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Onancock, VA. A native of Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph Zabita and the late Dorothy Charlotte Matuza Zabita. Bob was a 1971 graduate of...

Nov 4, 2020

Mary Brady Isdell, 92, wife of the late Carl Isdell and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at The Citadel at Nassawadox, formerly Heritage Hall, in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, she was the daughter of the late Oscar R. Brady, Sr. and the late Mary Beale Brady. She was a member of...

Nov 4, 2020

Ruth Madden Mandeville Moses, 91, passed on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare, Nassawadox, VA. A native of Attleboro, MA, she was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Warren H. Moses and her parents, James Cuntis Madden and Ruth Ladd Madden.

Ruth was a co-founder and member for sixteen years of the Attleboro Little...

Nov 4, 2020

Heidi Bowden Thornton, age 55, passed away on Nov 4, 2020 after a 12-year battle with brain cancer. She was born on May 7, 1965 in Nassawadox, VA to Carolyn and Kirby Bowden.

Heidi exhibited a true joy for life, and loved to celebrate with people, rejoicing in special days and accomplishments with her family and friends....

Nov 2, 2020

Robert William Shanley, 76, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, at his residence. A native of Norwich, CT, he was the son of the late Benjamin B. Shanley and the late Beatrice E. Eggleton Shanley. He was a retired waterman.

He is survived by his son, Robert H. B. Shanley and...

Nov 1, 2020

Wyllie Budd Thornton, 87, wife of the late Leonard Edward “Buddy” Thornton and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Ted Walter Mears and the late Elizabeth Taylor Budd Mears. She was a retired library assistant for the Eastern Shore Public...

Oct 30, 2020

Nita Gay Hughes Gladstone passed away October 30th at home with her daughter and husband by her side after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Lynchburg, VA, on March 7th, 1942, to the late Juanita and Gaither Hughes. Nita Gay grew up in Danville, VA. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in...

Oct 27, 2020

Robert Francis Maher, 87, husband of the late Dorothy Gladden Maher and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in Greenwood, DE. A native of Hebron, NE, he was the son of the late Fountain J. Maher and the late Wilma Cooperider Maher. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired from Delmarva Power...