Obituaries

Rose Johnson

Rose Johnson

Sep 7, 2020

Rose Boole Edwards Johnson, 99, beloved wife of the late Abel Colonna “Connie” Johnson and the late William Roberts Edwards and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020, at her daughter’s residence in Chesapeake, VA. A native of Franktown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Cornelius Boole and the late Margaret Viola...

William Edmonds

William Edmonds

Sep 4, 2020

William Alden Edmonds, 92, husband of Charlotte Anne Paschall Edmonds and a resident of Richmond, VA, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020, at Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond. A native of Painter, VA, he was the son of the late Alden William Edmonds and the late Pearl Elizabeth Humphreys Edmonds. He was a United States Marine Veteran, retired manager...

Anthony Scala

Anthony Scala

Sep 3, 2020

Anthony A. Scala, 77, husband of Patricia Costello Scala and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late Joe Scala and the late Mildred DeVaeu Scala. He was a retired building contractor and a Catholic....

Charles Ward

Charles Ward

Aug 28, 2020

Charles Gilbert Ward, Sr., 90, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was the son of Ernest D. Ward and Mildred M. Ward. He retired from NASA after 42 years as a Facility Management Specialist. He served 22 years in the Army National Guard and retired as a Platoon Sergeant,...

Steven Vanvelzor

Steven Vanvelzor

Aug 28, 2020

Steven L. Vanvelzor, 66, husband of Susan Lucey Vanvelzor and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020, at his residence. A native of Newark, OH, he was the son of the late Leo Vanvelzor and the late Helen Carlisle Vanvelzor. He was a proud graduate of Ohio State University, retired Consumer Advocate for Community Services...

Randall Franklin

Randall Franklin

Aug 24, 2020

Randall Keith Franklin, 63, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday August 24, 2020, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Samuel Lawrence Franklin and the late Elsie Louise Clark Franklin Milstead. He was a retired electrician.

He is survived by his stepfather, Frederick L. Milstead of...

Charlotte Whitman

Charlotte Whitman

Aug 23, 2020

Charlotte Lafferty Whitman, 81, wife of the late George Spady Whitman, Sr. and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital surrounded by her children. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Grover Lee Lafferty, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Hamblin Lafferty. She graduated from James...

Isaac  R. Clax,  Sr.

Isaac R. Clax, Sr.

Aug 19, 2020

Isaac Ruben Clax, Sr., 49, son of Isabella R. Ayers and a resident of Berlin, NJ, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020, in Exmore, VA at the home of his mother. A native of Camden, NJ, he was an auto mechanic and had earned an Associates Degree. Isaac enjoyed spending time with his children, fishing, going to Atco Dragway...

Paul Dodge

Paul Dodge

Aug 15, 2020

Paul Townsand Dodge, 73, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his residence. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Clayton Thomas Dodge and the late Audrie Catherine Mason Dodge. He was a United States Navy Veteran, retired police officer for the city of Chesapeake, an avid hunter...

Gene Childress

Gene Childress

Aug 11, 2020

On August 11, 2020, Donald Gene Childress, 73, loving husband and father of three children, passed away surrounded by his loving family at his home in Melfa, VA.

Gene was born on August 20, 1946 in Kingsport, TN to Hubert Childress and Emily (Netherland) Childress. He graduated from Blountville High School in Blountville, TN and attended Whitney...

Pamela Dunton

Pamela Dunton

Aug 7, 2020

Pamela Stewart Dunton, 69, wife of the late Robert West Dunton and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Orris James Stewart and the late Audrey Mason Stewart. She was a retired bookkeeper-computer...

James Rank

James Rank

Jul 29, 2020

James William Rank, 83, husband of Lois Patterson Rank and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late James Rank and the late Elizabeth Marion Kalbaugh Rank. He was a retired teacher for Prince...

Sylvia Lurty

Sylvia Lurty

Jul 25, 2020

Sylvia Rosalie Lurty, passed away on Saturday July 25, 2020, at the age of 79 in Virginia Beach, VA. Originally from Vineland, NJ, Sylvia resided on Smith Beach in Eastville, VA, for the past thirty-five years. Sylvia worked as a volunteer and secretary at Hungars Cure Parish for thirty years prior to retiring. She was a faithful and active...

Steven Murphy

Steven Murphy

Jul 19, 2020

Steven Wayne Murphy, 29, a resident of Hampton, VA, formerly of the Eastern Shore, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late Richard Steven Murphy and the late Bonny Sue Marshall. He was a member of Living Stones Ministries.

He is survived by...

Brittany Fisher

Brittany Fisher

Jul 14, 2020

Brittany Ann Fisher, age 31, of Cassville, Missouri, formerly of Machipongo, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Brittany, daughter of James and Teresa (Marois) Moncrief, was born on December 5, 1988, in Nassawadox, Virginia. She graduated high school from Northampton High in Eastville, Virginia, and subsequently became a pharmacy tech and...

Pat McGuire

Pat McGuire

Jul 13, 2020

Thomas Patrick (Pat) McGuire, 79, died Monday of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Washington, DC, and resided there until his retirement in 1999 when he and his wife, Susan Harris McGuire, moved to Onancock, VA. A graduate of American University, Mr. McGuire served in the Air Navy during the Vietnam era. He began his career as a manufacturer...

Margaret Dunlop

Margaret Dunlop

Jul 12, 2020

Margaret (Peggy) Dunlop, 95, passed away at Heritage Hall, Nassawadox, VA on July 12, 2020. She was born in Babylon, NY on October 10, 1924 to Dorothy (Ebbs) and Paul A. Abbott. Peggy and her sisters, Corinne and Lois, grew up in Babylon and graduated from Babylon High School. On January 7, 1945 she married Robert (Bob) F. Dunlop,...

Stephen Robins

Stephen Robins

Jul 10, 2020

Stephen Meredith Robins, 70, husband of Etta Rayfield Robins and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away suddenly Friday, July 10, 2020. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Stanley Meredith Robins and the late Mary Dorothy Leahy Robins. He was a retired business owner, member of Capeville Masonic Lodge #107 AF&AM, N.R.A.,...

Suzanne Hand

Suzanne Hand

Jul 8, 2020

Suzanne Richardson Hand, 78, wife of Haywood M. Hand and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 08, 2020, at her residence. A native of Belle Haven, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hamilton Richardson and the late Anastasia Kellam Ashby Richardson. She was a retired secretary for Occohannock Elementary School and member of...

Wanda Spence

Wanda Spence

Jul 8, 2020

Wanda May Smith Spence, 95, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Albuquerque. Her family wishes to extend thanks to the wonderful assisted-living staff at Palmilla Senior Living; the nurses, caregivers, and social workers with Hospice of New Mexico; and Wanda's special New Mexico friends Brenda and Dez Sisneros.

Her parents were Clyde Douglas Smith, Sr. and...