Obituaries

Nov 7, 2018

Helen Marion May, 99, wife of the late Dr. John Peter May and a resident of Onancock, VA, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA passed away Wednesday November 7, 2018, at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore, Onancock. A native of Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Frank Duer and the late Mary Keller Duer. Mrs. May was...

Nov 1, 2018

Jeffery (Jeff) L. Reynolds was born June 10, 1957, in Nassawadox, VA. He shared his birthday with his beloved late maternal Uncle, Kenneth Doughty, Sr., of Willis Wharf, VA. He passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018, at home with his family by his side, in Boykins, VA. He was the youngest child of the late Harvey and Helen Reynolds....

Oct 30, 2018

Barbara Louise Roberts, 69, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Mount Joy, PA, she was the daughter of the late James W. Roberts and the late Sara Fellenbaum Roberts. She was a retired Lab Technician for Dartmouth Hospital in New Hampshire. Barbara loved...

Oct 24, 2018

George Wallace Leadbitter, 92, husband of Rita O. Leadbitter and a resident of Onancock, VA, formerly of Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore in Onancock. A native of Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of the late George Parker Leadbitter and the late Isobel Kimlin Leadbitter. He was a United...

Oct 24, 2018

Gerald Anthony Goga, 53, husband of Laura Mears Goga and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hacks Neck, VA, he was the son of June Parker Collins and her husband, Bill, of Melfa, and the late William Frank Goga. A United States Army Veteran, Mr. Goga...

Oct 22, 2018

Keith E. Joynes, 66, and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Parksley, VA, and Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Robert E. Joynes and the late Evelyn Huether Joynes. He was a carpenter, talented artist and guitarist. He is...

Oct 12, 2018

Lynwood Crittenden Butler, 71, a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late Lewis Crittenden Butler and Mary Elizabeth Parkerson Butler. He was a retired salesman and a United States Marine Corps Veteran serving during the Vietnam...

Oct 11, 2018

Tyler "Tate" Annon, 8, of Willis Wharf, VA passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, at his home surrounded by love. He is the son of Laura Terry Annon of Willis Wharf, VA and Zachary Tate Annon of Machipongo, VA. Tate was a third grade student at Montessori Children's House of Franktown, VA. In addition to his loving parents he...

Oct 11, 2018

William Tyler Colonna, 98, loving and devoted husband of the late Mabel Blackwell Colonna and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late George Samuel Colonna and the late Daisy Olivia Richardson Colonna and the last living of nine siblings. He...

Oct 9, 2018

Jon Philip Satterfield, 67, husband of Barbara J. Sedlak Satterfield and a resident Horntown, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Shore Health & Rehab Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Covington, KY, he was the son of the late John Q. Satterfield and the late Betty Rae Taylor Satterfield. Mr. Satterfield was a retired salesman for...

Sep 21, 2018

John Leslie Parks, Sr., 86, husband of Susan Gregory Parks and a resident of Midlothian, VA, passed away Friday September 21, 2018, at Memory Care of Richmond. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late John T. Parks and the late Nannie Shockley Parks. A retired farmer, he was a lifetime member of Belle...

Sep 20, 2018

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, better known as Jack, 59, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away suddenly in Jesus Thursday, September 20, 2018, at his residence. A native of Wareham, MA, he was the son of the late Gerald A. Kennedy, Sr. and the late Joan Fitzgerald Kennedy. Jack was a truck driver and enjoyed spending time with his family...

Sep 14, 2018

Dawn Marie Usack-Rams, 56, wife of George Rams and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Friday, September 18, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Andrew Miller and the late Geraldine Marie Miller. Dawn was a member of Norfolk Christadelphians in Norfolk,...

Sep 13, 2018

Ruby Boole Bull, 100, wife of the late Capt. Ryland Ames Bull and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her residence. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. Boole and the late Pearl May Kellam Boole. Mrs. Bull was a retired teacher, having taught four years...

Aug 31, 2018

Mitsuko Taylor, 82, wife of William T. Taylor and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Niigata, Japan, she was the daughter of the late Uchikro Sekiya and the late Chiki Uki Sekiya. She was a Buddhist by Faith.

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Aug 30, 2018

Tamsey Dawn Warren Ellis, 78, wife of the late Thomas Henley Ellis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at her residence. A native of Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clarry Anderson Warren and the late Virginia Helen Callahan Warren. She was a retired science teacher for Broadwater Academy...

Aug 27, 2018

Linda Marlene Sheets Markland, 71, wife of the late Herbert F. Markland and a resident of Portsmouth, VA, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018, at her daughter's home in Cape Charles, VA. A native of Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Sheets and the late Hattie "Connie" Matheson Sheets. She was the retired owner of...

Aug 26, 2018

Kathleen Wilson Jones, 98, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Wilson and the late Daisy Mae Shaw Wilson. She was retired from Gregg Harriett Shirt Factory, volunteered as a Pink Lady at...

Aug 16, 2018

Mr. George B. "Bill" Sterling Sr., 89, husband of Anne Drewer Sterling, and a resident of Cedar View, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born on Nov. 19, 1928, he was the son of the late John Garland Sterling Sr. and Evelyn Mason Sterling. Besides his wife, he is survived by four children, George...

Aug 11, 2018

Mr. Ernest Sterling Fleck, Jr., 80, husband of Mary Louise Kesse Fleck and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of St. Albans, WV, he was the son of the late Ernest Sterling Fleck, Sr. and the late Helen Ernestine Johnson Fleck. Mr. Fleck retired...