Obituaries

Jan 13, 2017

Evelyn Grey Taylor, 90, wife of the late Harry L. Taylor and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Grey and the late Bertha Agnes Grey. She was a member of Johnsons United Methodist Church....

Jan 11, 2017

Dr. Henry Palmer Wilson, Jr., 74, husband of Shirley Rue Wilson and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at his home. A native of Hockessin, DE, he was the son of the late Henry P. Wilson and the late Marion G. Wilson. Henry received his BS and Master's degrees from the...

Jan 10, 2017

Stephen Wilson, age 62, of Mondovi, WI, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home. He was born and raised on the family dairy farm in Hockessin, Delaware. Stephen was the second son of the late Henry P. and Marion (Gilmore) Wilson. Stephen graduated from Sanford Preparatory School in Hockessin, Delaware, class of 1973...

Jan 3, 2017

Mary Virginia Mueller, better known as Ginny, 59, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away at her residence Tuesday, January 3, 2017. A native of Keller, she was the daughter of the late Stewart C. Guy and the late Mary Ann Chandler Guy. She was a retired registered nurse for Shore Memorial Hospital, an instructor at Eastern...

Jan 1, 2017

Marge Collins Powell, 75, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Collins and the late Elizabeth Miller Collins.

She is survived by a daughter, Tammy Powell of Eastville, VA; two sons, Robert...

Dec 30, 2016

Joyce Stevens Core, 81, wife of the late Billy Franklin Core, Sr. and a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. A native of Point Farm in Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Tankard G. Stevens and the late Janie Mitchell Stevens. She was a member of Drummondtown Baptist Church and...

Dec 30, 2016

On December 30, 2016 Angelina Jennie Vaccaro, 95, passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall in Nassawadox. Lena or Mama Mia, as she was affectionately known to her friends, was born and raised in NY in a close knit family of 10. Her early years were spent helping her father in and around the apartment building they owned and this...

Dec 23, 2016

Judy McDowell Stewart, 69, wife of John Mason Stewart and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at M.C.V. Hospital in Richmond, VA. Raised on a tobacco farm in Providence, NC, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee McDowell and the late Dorothy Roberts McDowell. She was a retired teacher for Northampton County...

Dec 20, 2016

Robert L. Layne, 80, and Margaret P. Layne, 59, both residents of Davis Wharf, VA passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in Capeville, VA. Robert, a native of Bell's Neck, VA, was the son of the late Robert S. Layne and the late Evelyn Budd Layne and Margaret, a native of Toledo, OH, was the daughter of Lucia Perales...

Dec 16, 2016

Robert "Bob" L. Parker, Sr., of Belle Haven, died on Friday, December 16th at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital with his wife of 59 years by his side. Bob was born on April 12, 1935 in Salisbury, a son of the late William S. and Gladys Vaughn Parker.

Bob graduated from the University of Maryland and went on...

Dec 13, 2016

Robert Irving Bell, 89, better known as Bobby, husband of the late Mary Kathryn Jones Bell and the late Jean B. Ashby Bell and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A native of Wilsonia Neck, VA, he was the son of the late...

Dec 8, 2016

Pauline Turner James Sturgis, 72, wife of Willie L. Sturgis and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, December 08, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Turner and the late Lelia Spence Turner. She was a retired social worker for Telmon Corporation and...

Dec 4, 2016

Nellie Skidmore Outten Kubic passed away at her home on the evening of December 4, 2016. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Mable Mister and Jake Skidmore. In addition to her parents, her sisters, Emma S. Pusey (Kenny), Isabel S. Hummel (Leonard), Leone S. Salyer (Bill), Nina S. Smith (Troy), her cousin, Daisy H. Sanderson (Garrett)...

Dec 4, 2016

George S. Whitman, Sr., 79, husband of Charlotte Lafferty Whitman and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his residence. A native of Bayford, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Z. Whitman and the late Lillian Spady Core. He was a graduate of Northampton High School in Eastville, VA...

Nov 28, 2016

Naomi Joyce Driggers, 74, a resident of Hampton, VA, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Stiles and the late Charlotta Lough Stiles.

She is survived by four daughters, Paula Vandegrift and her husband, Robert, of...

Nov 28, 2016

Shelli Lou Crockett, 42, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of Johnnie L. Crockett of Quinby and Margaret Farlow Rantz and her husband, Larry, of Melfa, VA. She was employed by Riverside Environmental Services and attended Faith...

Nov 27, 2016

Sadie Moore Etz, 89, wife of Frank J. Etz, Jr. and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home. A native of Eastville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Moore and the late Annie Pauline Northam Moore. Mrs. Etz was a member of Northampton Chapter #2 Order of Eastern Star.

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Nov 26, 2016

Julius Irving Wyatt, Jr., better known as Jukie, 66, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Julius Irving Wyatt and the late Joanne Tatem Wyatt. He retired from the United States Postal...

Nov 24, 2016

Mary H. Mawhinney, 78, wife of Joseph T. Mawhinney and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, November 24, 2016. Born in Atlantic City, she lived in Northfield over 30 years, before moving to Exmore 6 years ago. Mary enjoyed cooking, travelling and playing bingo in her free time. She also was an animal lover....

Nov 24, 2016

John W. Widgen, Sr., 87, husband of the late Frances Turner Widgen and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. Born January 3, 1929 to Kate Dunton Widgen and Walter Bailey Widgen, he was the youngest of four children.

He graduated from Eastville High...