Obituaries

Apr 22, 2019

George William Turner, Jr., 77, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late George W. Turner and the late Anne Kellam Turner. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired farmer. He is survived by two...

Apr 18, 2019

Sara Humphries Phillips, 87, wife of the late Robert Carlton Phillips and the late Arthur Thomas Mears, and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Heywood Winwood Humphries and...

Apr 12, 2019

Valerie Carol Elliott, 49, wife of John Stanley Elliott, Jr. and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elton Thornes and the late Lottie Trader Bullard.

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

Apr 12, 2019

Georgia Engel of New York, N.Y. was laid to rest at a private graveside service at Cape Charles Cemetery on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Her family read passages from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Julia Wade of New Jersey sang Amazing Grace.

Ms. Engel was preceded in...

Apr 11, 2019

William E. Casler, 90, husband of the late Joan Casler, and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Chesapeake, VA. A native of Seaside Heights, NJ, he was the son of the late Vernon C. Casler and the late Bessie F. Emery Casler. He was a retired foreman for...

Apr 5, 2019

Mrs. Deborah Elizabeth Leckel, "Memom", of Wayne, NJ, passed at the age of 96 with peace and grace with her family at her side, April 5th, 2019. Deborah was born in 1923 to parents, George and Debora Bayersdorfer. She lived in the Richfield section of Clifton, NJ, until moving to Wayne in 1932. On September 20th, 1943, she married...

Apr 4, 2019

Susan Catherine Griffin, 64, wife of Bill Scalley and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at her residence. Born December 28, 1954, in Houston, TX, she was the daughter of the late George Melvin Griffin and the late Elizabeth Ann Propst Griffin. Her interests include cats of the Eastern Shore, gardening, and family...

Apr 3, 2019

Harriette Jean Wallace Thornton, 75, wife of Robert Thornton and the late Albert Kellam Doughty and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Coe Wallace and the late Jeanette Groton Wallace. She was a member of Pungoteague Community Church....

Apr 1, 2019

Robert L. Messenger, 76, husband of Janet Lloyd Messenger and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Ruben Leon Messenger and the late Ella Heatherington Messenger. He was a United States Navy Veteran, Retired Insurance...

Apr 1, 2019

Robert Keith Pruitt, 60, husband of Ginger Clark Pruitt and a resident of Cedarview, VA, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Hacksneck, VA, he was the son of the late Robert S. Pruitt and the late Dorothy Parks Pruitt. Keith was a working waterman.

In addition to...

Mar 30, 2019

Dr. Richard Lee Drury (Dick) went to the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the age of 77, with his beloved wife Nancy at his side. Richard was born to Donald and Lillian Drury on June 27, 1941 in Springfield, IL. Later, his family moved to Phoenix, AZ, where he met his wife Nancy Lee Wells, originally of...

Mar 29, 2019

Zoe Louise Kirk, 65, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, in Machipongo, Virginia. A native of Rabat, Morocco, she was the daughter of the late Lt. Col. John Melville Kirk, USAF, and the late Helen Rufer Kirk. She, her mother and brother accompanied Col. Kirk as he was subsequently reassigned to posts in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mobile, Alabama, Chelveston, England,...

Mar 28, 2019

Lucy Carpenter Harlow, 76, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilton Danzel Carpenter and the late Addie Olivia Hamblin Carpenter. Lucy was retired from the Eastern Shore Community Services Board, an advocate for the Arts, and...

Mar 27, 2019

J. Russell Parsons II, 71, of Perth Amboy, NJ, and Nassawadox, VA, died on March 27, 2019. Education and Sailing were central themes in his life. He liked to say he loved school so much that he never left. After graduating from Cape Charles High School and earning degrees from NC State University (B.S. Physics '70) and UVA (M.S. Material...

Mar 25, 2019

Rankin Ray Clark, 86, husband of Lillie Richardson Clark and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away peacefully Monday, March 25, 2019, at his residence with his loving wife of 64 years by his side. Born June 1, 1932 in Amherst County, VA, and then moving to the Eastern Shore when Ray was eight, he was the son of...

Mar 24, 2019

Mary Jo Stanfield Moore, 86, wife of the late Harvey Lee Moore and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Gadsden, AL. Mrs. Moore was a United States Marine Veteran and an avid animal lover. She is survived by three daughters, Deborah Moore Hart and her husband,...

Mar 23, 2019

Margaret Jane Dickinson, just months shy of her 90th birthday, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Jane was the daughter of the late William (Dick) and Naomi (Sammy) Dickinson of Cape Charles. She was predeceased by her sister Nancy Bridgforth (Dick) of Danville, a brother John (Amos) Dickinson (Lane) of Richmond and a sister Barbara Dickinson of...

Mar 10, 2019

Irvin Temple Amadeo, 85, husband of Margaret Ellen Kellam Amadeo, and a resident of Harborton, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his residence. Born May 30, 1933, in Bear Poplar, North Carolina, and reared in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Sadi Jesus Amadeo and the late Florence Donnelly Amadeo. After graduating from Thomas...

Mar 6, 2019

Pastor Joseph S. Moore, 84, husband of Nancy Watson Moore and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his residence. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Kemper Moore and the late Fannie Brady Moore. He was a retired pastor of Assembly of God Church.

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Feb 24, 2019

Harris W.C. Browne, Jr. "Brub" passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Survived by his beloved wife Diane Winters and three children: Garlan Quiroz, Charrie Cook and Tabet Browne. Their grandchildren: Agnetha, Brigitte, Leslie, Logan, and Dillon. Great grandchildren: Scarlett and Madison.

Born and raised in Plainfield NJ, in 1928 (as he...