Obituaries

Aug 10, 2018

Vickie Massagee Tomlin gained her new mansion with her Savior Friday, August 10, 2018 at her residence in Cheriton, VA surrounded by her family. Born in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1956, she was the daughter of the late Earl Massagee and the late Goldie Julian Massagee. She served as a caregiver for ten years with Support Services of...

Aug 8, 2018

George H. "Harry" Lovell, 85, husband of the late Josie Doughty Lovell and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Eastville, VA, he was the son of the late William Seth Lovell and the late Anna Kochersperger Lovell. He was a retired farmer, U.S. Army veteran,...

Aug 4, 2018

George Jeffrey Wynne, better known as Jeff, 85, a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. Born September 5, 1932, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late George Baker Wynne and the late Eunice Ballard Wynne DeVore. Mr. Wynne graduated from Northampton High School and Duke...

Jul 31, 2018

Gordon Lee Thornes, 86, husband of Susan Carll Thornes and the late Mary Ellen Barns Thornes, and a resident of Norfolk, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Dennis F. Thornes, Sr. and the late Clara Crockett Thornes. He...

Jul 28, 2018

Maurice Edward Bell, 75, husband of Diane Bowen Bell and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his residence. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late Harry S. Bell and the late Catherine Fluhart Bell Smith. Mr. Bell was a retired waterman.

In addition to his loving wife,...

Jul 28, 2018

Tommy Lee Booth, 67, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his residence. A native of Chincoteague, VA, he was the son of the late Roy L. Booth, Sr. and the late Evelyn Smothers Booth. He was a United States Coast Guard Veteran and retired Commercial Fisherman.

He is survived by two...

Jul 26, 2018

Irene Wilson Willett, 86, wife of the late Lee Kellam Willett and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late Albert Jackson Wilson and the late Tracey Irene Bennett Wilson. She was retired from the Onley Farmers...

Jul 25, 2018

Bruce Verdeen Try, 77, husband of Betty Bell Try and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at his residence. A native of Pipersville, PA, he was the son of the late Woodrow Try and the late Catherine Shive Try. He was a retired machinist for Wallops N.A.S.A., security guard for Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital,...

Jul 22, 2018

Frank Benjamin Havens III, 93, husband of the late Kay Easling Havens and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at his residence. A native of Arlington, VA, he was the son of the late William D. Havens and the late Ruby M. Nothey Havens. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired insurance...

Jul 19, 2018

Randall Scott Foster, 55, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Suitland, MD, he was the son of the late John Williams Foster, Jr. and the late Lorene Svaty Foster. Mr. Foster was a carpenter. He is survived by his companion, Shelly Robair...

Jul 15, 2018

Cornelia Lewis Booker, 83, one of fifteen children and wife of the late Charles M. Booker, Jr., a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edward H. Lewis and the late Florence Richardson Lewis. She was a member of Cheriton United...

Jul 11, 2018

Mary "Lucille" Brickhouse, 90, wife of the late Richard T. Brickhouse and the late Malvin Moore and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Howard L. West and the late Mary L. West. She was a...

Jul 9, 2018

E.C."Sambo" Downes, Jr., 90, husband of Nancy Richardson Downes and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Townsend, VA, he was the son of the late Eber C. Downes, Sr. and the late Matilda H. Downes. He was a retired farmer and salesman for...

Jul 8, 2018

Kenneth Edward Butler, 68, husband of Kathleen Flatley Butler and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, VA. Originally from Hazlet, New Jersey, he found the Eastern Shore to be his home after a tour at the Cape Charles Air Force Base in...

Jul 7, 2018

Fred A Camden, Sr., 86, husband of Nancy Doughty Camden and resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at his residence. A native of Bridgetown, VA, he was the son of the late W.H. Camden and the late Mary M. Camden. He was retired from Kellam Distributing and Propane Company and was the founder and...

Jul 7, 2018

Jessie Hargis Gladstone, 85, wife of the late William H. "Billy Cut" Gladstone, Jr. and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Accomac, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland Edward Hargis and the late Ruth Milliner Hargis Shrieves. She was retired...

Jul 3, 2018

Shawn Michael Simpson, 26, a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Birdsnest, VA. A native of Painter, he was the son of Marvin Simpson and Rita Justis Simpson of Painter. He was a drywall installer and finisher and member of CCSC II.

In addition to his loving parents, he is survived by...

Jun 29, 2018

William Andrews Mapp, 58, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. He was the son of the late John Woodson Mapp and the late Setsuko Ogawa "Ann" Mapp. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and owner of 4M Karaoke.

He is...

Jun 25, 2018

Dixie Fowler Hawes, 97, wife of the late Russell Woodrow Hawes and a resident of Quinby, VA, formerly of Philomont, VA, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Clarke County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Fowler and the late Daisy Elsea Fowler. She was a...

Jun 23, 2018

Pamela Elizabeth Harris Byrd, 72, wife of Keith D. Byrd and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018, at her residence. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Wilson Harris and the late Myrtle Nichols Harris. She was a retired Administrative Assistance for AGCO Tractor.

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