Obituaries

Oct 23, 2017

James Stephen Corbin, 66, a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017, at his residence. A native of Chesapeake, VA, he was the son of the late Dale Hance Corbin and the late Constance Downing Corbin Keech. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from the United States government. He is survived by...

Oct 21, 2017

Clarence Nottingham Churn, Jr., better known as Slim, 87, husband of Rita Smullin Churn and a resident of Lady Lake, FL, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017, at his residence. A native of Bridgetown, VA, he was the son of the late Clarence Nottingham Churn, Sr. and the late Mary Floyd Churn. He was a professional baseball player and...

Oct 19, 2017

Nancy Lynn Petersen, 74, a resident of Onancock, VA, died in Sentara Norfolk General ER on October 19, 2017. She had been sick for several weeks with colitis which led to sepsis. Memorials and celebrations of her life will be held Monday, November 13, 2017, at 3:30PM at the Historic Onancock School, 6 College Ave., Onancock, Virginia, and Sunday,...

Oct 19, 2017

Anne West Bell, 78, wife of Buddy Bell and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Painter, VA, she was the daughter of the late George E. West, Jr. and the late Lelia Kellam West. She was retired from Northampton County Public Schools and trained...

Oct 14, 2017

Marlene Louise Koerner, 51, wife of Keith R. Koerner and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at her residence. A native of Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of Dorothy Godden Graham of Dunnville, Ontario, Canada, and the late Leo Wayne Brick. Marlene was a homemaker. In addition to her loving husband and mother,...

Oct 13, 2017

Edna Darlene Thornton Huckleberry, 54, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at her residence. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of John Lee Thornton and his wife, Mary Lou, of Melfa, and the late Edna Lilliston Bowen. She was a retired claims investigator for Aetna Insurance and member of Faith Baptist...

Oct 11, 2017

Maria Isabel Nuñez, 47, wife of Miguel A. Medina, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of Jose Nuñez and Teresa Perez of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.

In addition to her loving husband and parents, she...

Oct 10, 2017

Alice Emma (nee Stoffels) Chrzanowski, 80, wife of John R. Chrzanowski and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. A native of Woodstown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Louis Stoffels and the late Emma Corson Stoffels Brennan. She was a member of...

Oct 9, 2017

Marie Carpenter Turner, 85, wife of the late Henry A. "Jack" Carpenter and the late Thomas L. Turner, and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland E. Taylor and the late Catherine Bryant Taylor. She retired from...

Oct 6, 2017

Kenneth Emery White, 69, husband of Carol Ellington White and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017, at his residence. A native of Chesapeake, he was the son of the late Roy Emery White and the late Juanita Twiford White. He was a United States Army Veteran, served in Vietnam,...

Sep 26, 2017

Ronald C. Parks, 77, of Mears VA, departed his life on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, to join the love of his life, Betty June Parks. Born January 14, 1940, and reared in Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late Chance Parks and the late Audrey G. Walker. He served in the United States Army, was a member...

Sep 22, 2017

James Cabel Irving III, 64, a resident of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Chesapeake. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late James Cabel Irving, Jr. and the late Fannie Mae Melson Irving. He owned and operated a lawn care business, was a United States Army...

Sep 22, 2017

Mr. James Douglas Bradshaw, 75, fiancé of Beverly Oakes Blaylock and a resident of Midlothian, VA, formerly of Nasawadox, VA, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at his residence. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Hearlie James Bradshaw and the late Della Mae Tull Bradshaw Brady. He was a retired Insurance Adjuster for...

Sep 12, 2017

Edna Virginia Parker Kellam, 70, wife of the late George L. Kellam and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at her residence. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Parker and the late Helen Brady Parker.

She is survived by a son, Wayne Parker of...

Sep 11, 2017

Lillie Merritt Parker, 64, wife of Alvin S. "Buddy" Parker, Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2017, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Doris Carmean Merritt of Cherrystone,VA, and the late Elton L. Merritt Sr. Mrs. Parker worked many...

Sep 9, 2017

Edmond Arthur Underhill, Jr., 86, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. An Eastern Shore native, he was a resident of Wilsonia Neck, near Machipongo, and was the son of the late Edmond Arthur Underhill and the late Lucille Chandler Underhill Gibb. As a life-long farmer, Arthur was hard-working and dedicated...

Sep 8, 2017

David Hilton Bell, 70, long-time companion of Patsy Morris and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, in Oyster, VA. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late Hilton Floyd Bell and the late Margaret Thornton Bell. Mr. Bell was a United States Army Veteran and a waterman.

In addition...

Sep 7, 2017

Barbara Nordstrom Sturgis, 85, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. An Eastern Shore native, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Vernon Nordstrom, Sr. and the late Della Marshall Nordstrom. She was a retired Hampton City Public Schools Special Education teacher, member of Belle Haven...

Sep 4, 2017

Rebecca Hargett Ranson, playwright, activist and arts leader, passed on to the next life on September 4, 2017, at the age of 73, following a brave and dignified battle with Alzheimer's. Her son, daughter-in-law and sister were by her side. To the very end, she was loving to those around her and loved by everyone who knew her.

Aug 31, 2017

Willis Randall Shaw, 89, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Willis Shaw and the late Rosa Lee Costin Shaw. He was a United States Army Air Force World War II Veteran, served in the...