Obituaries

Dec 16, 2017

Carolyn Hope Lewis, 66, wife of the late Cecil T. Lewis, Jr. and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Townsend, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lee Hope and the late Catherine Kellam Hope. She was a retired waitress.

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Dec 14, 2017

James Pierre Walsh, Jr., better known as Pete, 69, husband of the late Janice Masura Walsh and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Dr. James Pierre Walsh and the late Margaret Ann Price Walsh....

Dec 13, 2017

Margaret Jane Sturgis, 87, wife of the late Stewart E. "Jack" Sturgis III and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Vienna, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. Etter and the late Catherine Darnall Etter. Mrs Sturgis was a Catholic.

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Dec 13, 2017

Levilla Jane Webb Killmon, 86, wife of the late Robert M. Killmon and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Davis Lee Webb and the late Edna Melson Webb. She was retired from Virginia Department...

Dec 11, 2017

Mary Lynette Marsh Killmon, 76, wife of the late Mark Vandyke Killmon and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Smith Island, MD, she was the daughter of the late Glennon Marsh and the late Marion Tyler Marsh. She was a retired Northampton County Sheriff...

Dec 11, 2017

Virginia Doughty Nottingham, 100, wife of the late Clifford Arrington Nottingham, Jr., a resident and native of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Severn Benjamin Doughty and the late Ruth Walker Doughty. She was a retired elementary school teacher for Accomack and Northampton County Public Schools as...

Dec 9, 2017

Edward Humphreys Bender, 87, husband of Elizabeth Parks Bender and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017, at his residence. A native of Northampton County, VA, he was the son of the late Arthur Bender and the late Nolan Hinman Bender. He was a United States Navy Veteran and retired waterman.

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Dec 8, 2017

William Joseph Carpenter, better known as B.J., 29, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son Tracy Grubbs of Eastville. In addition to his loving mother, he is survived by his grandmother, Eleanor Forbes of Eastville; four sisters,...

Dec 3, 2017

Arthur Bartley McIntyre, a retired public health official and longtime resident of Montgomery County, Md., who recently moved with family to Cape Charles, Va., passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, Va. He was 89. "Bart" McIntyre was born in Oakland, California, on May 6, 1928, the son of Arthur B. McIntyre, a...

Dec 1, 2017

Woodrow C. Gaskins, better known as Woody, 76, husband of Ruth Ellen Mears Gaskins and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, December 01, 2017, at his residence. A native of Chincoteague, VA, he was the son of the late C. Woodrow Gaskins and the late Louise Bowden Gaskins. He was retired from Floyd Energy, a member of...

Nov 30, 2017

Ardeth Andersen Miller, 65, passed away Thursday November 30, 2017 at her Cape Charles, Virginia home. She was predeceased by her parents Sylvester and Roselene Andersen, her husband Kenneth T. Miller, and her brother Christian S Andersen. She is survived by her children, Jacquelin Richardson (and husband Patrick), Carl Miller (and wife Danielle) and Casey Miller, 10 grandchildren and...

Nov 29, 2017

Ruth Williams Lewis, 96, wife of the late Donald Edward Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at her home. A native of Eastville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Williams and the late Hattie Hinman Williams. She was a member of the Holmes Presbyterian Church in Cape Charles....

Nov 26, 2017

James Charles Eager, 71, husband of 46 years to Marel Emerson Eager, passed away very suddenly Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Jamesville, Virginia. He was a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia and native of Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of the late James E. Eager and the late Dorothy W. Eager. James was a talented musician and...

Nov 25, 2017

Esther S. Smith of Mount Dora, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the age of 88. She was born in Exmore, Virginia to the late Paul Shrieves and Audrey Ward Shrieves on May 14, 1929. She married the late Dr. Kenneth Lee Smith in 1953 and moved to Upland, Pennsylvania, and then to Rochester, New York. Esther...

Nov 25, 2017

Lance McLaughlin Bongiovanni, 29, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. A native of Virginia Beach and Long Island, NY, he was the son of Bobby McLaughlin of Long Island, and the late Belinda Haynes. He was a carpenter.

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Nov 18, 2017

Walter A. Turner, Jr., 64, husband of Maretta Farlow Turner and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Walter A. Turner, Sr. and the late Jean Sturgis Turner Farlow. He was a supervisor for Perdue...

Nov 18, 2017

Betty Jean Spence Taylor, 85, wife of the late Johnnie C. Taylor, a resident and native of Chesconessex, VA, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Spence and the late Beatrice Hickman Spence. Betty was a retired caretaker from Shore Memorial Hospital Daycare.

Nov 13, 2017

Mr. Delzon Louis Kingett, 84, passed away at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital on Monday, November 13, 2017. He died peacefully after a sudden illness with family by his side. He was born in Staten Island, NY to Marguerite and Frank Kingett. He lived in Bridgewater, NJ for 30 years, retiring to Machipongo for 20 years. He and his wife,...

Nov 12, 2017

Mrs. Doris Granz Brown, 84, wife of the late Charlie Lee Brown and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away November 12, 2017 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA.

Born on April 21, 1933 in Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Carl William Granz, Sr. and Theresa Buck Granz. She...

Nov 11, 2017

Robert Nolen Gillispie, 88, husband of the late Luella Ellen Tolman Gillispie and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Gillispie and the late Drucilla Nolen Gillispie. He was a retired truck...