Obituaries

Dec 8, 2019

Ruth A. Andersen, 70, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester Christian Andersen and the late Roselene Ardeth Voss Andersen. She was a retired Executive Assistant for Snug Harbor. Ruth lived her life...

Dec 2, 2019

Martha Lynn Burns, better known as Marty, 58, a resident of Parksley, VA, formerly of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Ottis P. Burns and the late Joyce Carpenter Burns.

She is survived by ;...

Dec 1, 2019

Llewellyn Ray Estep, 87, wife of the late Roger W. Estep and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Williamsburg, VA, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. A native of Burnsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Troy Ray and the late Winnie Lou Higgins Ray. She was a member of Williamsburg United Methodist Church....

Dec 1, 2019

Mary Frances Morgan, 93, wife of the late James P. Morgan and a resident of Seaview, VA, formerly of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at her residence. A native of Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Tiberio Vicites and the late Filomena Genovese Vicites. She was a retired toll collector for the Chesapeake...

Nov 30, 2019

Albert Fletcher Clayton, 83, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019, at his residence. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Benjamin Clayton and the late Rose Brady Clayton. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War and a retired Plant Engineer for Shore Memorial...

Nov 28, 2019

Susan H. Emerson, 93, of Jamesville, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Commonwealth Senior Living (formerly The Hermitage) in Onancock, VA. She shared 63 years of marriage with her dear husband, the late William G. Emerson. We think of them sailing together into the sunset.

The daughter of Dr. Edward B. and Mary A....

Nov 21, 2019

Walter Joseph Budd, 92, husband of Clare Bonniwell Budd and a resident of Hacks Neck, VA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Hacks Neck, he was the son of the late Charles I. Budd and the late Anna Bennett Budd. He was a retired farmer and raised Methodist....

Nov 17, 2019

Augustus Frederick Pittman Jr, 90, passed away peacefully at home on November 17, 2019.

Born in Mobile Alabama, he was the son of the late Augustus F. Pittman Sr and Eunice Helena Diebert Pittman.

Fred was a graduate of Maury High School where he played center lineman for the school’s football team, then dubbed the...

Nov 6, 2019

Leonard Fletcher Sturgis, 94, husband of the late Margaret Mapp Sturgis and a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Davis Wharf, he was the son of the late Leonard Sturgis and the late Lella Elmore Sturgis. He was a United States Army Veteran...

Nov 6, 2019

Alvin Spencer Parker, Sr. “Buddy”, 71, husband of the late Lillie Merritt Parker, crossed the channel peacefully Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his daughters’ home in Cheriton, VA.

A retired commercial waterman, Buddy was the son of the late William Spencer Parker, Sr. “Digger” and the late Virginia Brady Parker “Skip”. He was born in Nassawadox, VA,...

Nov 3, 2019

David Arthur Brunk, 81, husband of Judith Gabbard Brunk, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Coastal Hospice in Salisbury, MD. He was born in Brooklyn, MD, on December 24, 1937, to Paul F. Brunk and Dorothy M. Lower Brunk. Other than his wife of 60 years, he is survived by a son, Russell D. Brunk and wife, Gina Brunk,...

Oct 30, 2019

Margaret Ellen Kellam Amadeo, 80, wife of the late Irvin T. Amadeo and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland C. Kellam and the late Elizabeth Mears Kellam. She was a 1957 graduate...

Oct 27, 2019

Billye Sue Hopkins Powers, 75, wife of the late Richard Powers and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Chincoteague, VA, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hopkins and the late Nellie Tucker Gardner. She was a retired clerk...

Oct 27, 2019

Dolly Fizer DeBoodt, 91, wife of the late Julius A. DeBoodt and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Commonwealth Senior Living, formerly Hermitage on the Eastern Shore, in Onancock. A native of Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jay C. Setzer and the late Mary Setzer. She was a retired...

Oct 25, 2019

Page Bryan Ashby, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 25, 2019, peacefully at home. Born, June 18, 1943, in Newport News, VA, he was the son of the late Page Cornelius Ashby and Mabel Bryan Ashby.

In 1966, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from North Carolina State University where he excelled as quarterback of...

Oct 23, 2019

Deborah Ann Zabita, 60, wife of Robert W. Zabita and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Middlesex, NJ, she was the daughter of John Frank Giuliano of Middlesex, NJ, and the late Shirley A. Simerson Giuliano. She attended Cheriton Baptist Church.

Oct 21, 2019

Daniel Thomas Taylor, 58, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late William R. “Bud” Taylor and the late Viola Bell Taylor. He was retired from Floyd Energy.

He is survived by two daughters,...

Oct 21, 2019

Robert M. “Tick” Heath, 90, husband of the late Joyce Moore Heath and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Townsend, VA, he was the son of the late William Thomas Heath and the late Blanch Elliott Heath. He was a United States Army...

Oct 19, 2019

William R. “Ray” Taylor, Jr., 69, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late William R. “Bud” Taylor and the late Viola Bell Taylor. He was a retired carpenter and roofer, worked for Zapata Haynie, was...

Oct 11, 2019

Oscar H. Smith, Jr., 81, husband of the late Mollie Kay Agathoin Smith and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Jamesville, he was the son of the late Oscar H. Smith, Sr. and the late Helen Savage Smith. He was a retired farmer and...