Obituaries

Mary  Stewart Peery

Mary Stewart Peery

Oct 23, 2015

Mary Stewart Buford Peery, 90, wife of the late Robert Campbell Peery from Tazewell,VA, and both residents of Richmond,VA, died peacefully Friday, October 23, 2015 in Accomac, VA. Mary Stewart was a native of Lawrenceville, VA and the daughter of Robert Pegram Buford, Jr. and Edith Rawlings Buford. She was a graduate of Longwood College, Class of 1947. After graduation,...

Warren  Hatton Carpenter

Warren Hatton Carpenter

Oct 22, 2015

Warren Hatton Carpenter, 77, husband of the late Evelyn Crockett Carpenter and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Birdsnest, he was the son of the late William Thomas Carpenter, Sr. and the late Mary Gladden Carpenter. He was retired from Dulany Foods and a member...

John  Donald Rippon

John Donald Rippon

Oct 21, 2015

John Donald Rippon, 69, a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late S. Eyre Rippon and the late Eleanor Collins Rippon. He was a retired clam boat captain, a member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion Post #56. He is...

Jack Woolley

Jack Woolley

Oct 20, 2015

John Walter Woolley, better known as Jack, 91, husband of the late Violet Tabors Woolley and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his residence. A native of Wall Township, NJ, he was the son of the late Calvin E. Woolley and the late Phoebe Elizabeth Bennett Woolley. He was a retired sheet metal worker...

Southey  T. Nottingham,  III

Southey T. Nottingham, III

Oct 17, 2015

Southey Teagle Nottingham III passed away on October 17, 2015 in Greenville, NC. He was born on June 16, 1925 on a farm in Northampton County, Virginia, the son of Southey Teagle Nottingham II and Margaret Neul Nottingham. Following high school graduation in Eastville, Virginia in 1942, he entered the United States Navy serving in the South Pacific His last...

George Ferebee,  Sr.

George Ferebee, Sr.

Oct 15, 2015

George Ferebee, Sr., 83, husband of Geraldine P. Ferebee and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015, at his residence. A native of Currituck, NC, he was the son of the late George Ferebee and the late Ella Curls Ferebee. He was a retired carpenter and farmer and a member of Exmore Baptist Church. He is...

Jack Lewis

Jack Lewis

Oct 14, 2015

John Wayne Lewis, Sr., better known as Jack, 76, husband of Deborah Gowran Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Horace Lee Lewis and the late Mary Ann Taylor Lewis. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Cherrystone...

Rennie  Sue Smith

Rennie Sue Smith

Oct 13, 2015

Rennie Sue Poulson Smith, 87, wife of the late Billy Floyd Smith and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Richard Poulson and the late Myrtle Wallace Poulson. Mrs. Smith was a member of Bethel United Methodist...

Louis  Michael Bonnefond

Louis Michael Bonnefond

Oct 11, 2015

Louis Michael Bonnefond, 80, husband of Pauline Patricia Bonnefond and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hancock, NY, he was the son of the late John Louis Bonnefond and the late Mary Yankowski Bonnefond. He was a retired marketing representative for Battelle Columbus Labs. In addition to...

Nan Tankard

Nan Tankard

Oct 8, 2015

Charlotte Nan Tankard, 64, a resident of Richmond, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at MCV Hospital in Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Thornton M. Tankard and the late Norma Leigh Charnock Tankard. She graduated from Virginia Tech and was a mental health counselor. She is survived by a brother, Charles...

Hugo  Joseph Clark

Hugo Joseph Clark

Oct 6, 2015

Hugo Joseph Clark, 88, a resident of Cape Charles, VA passed away Tuesday, October 06, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Malverne, NY, with ties to Jamesport, NY and Cocoa Beach, FL, he was the son of the late Henry Clark and the late Emma Trenner Clark. He was a graduate of Long Island Agricultural...

Forrest  Sherman Stiles,  Jr.

Forrest Sherman Stiles, Jr.

Oct 1, 2015

Forrest Sherman Stiles, Jr., better known as Junnie, 71, husband of Barbara Oakley Stiles and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Sentara Princess Anne General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Forrest Sherman Stiles, Sr. and the late...

Susan  Hudson Kellam

Susan Hudson Kellam

Sep 27, 2015

Susan Hudson Kellam, 59, wife of Donald Edward Kellam, Jr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at her residence. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of C. Thomas Hudson and Gloria Thomas Hudson of Exmore. She was a graduate of Old Dominion University, taught Special Education for Accomack County Public Schools until...

Patricia Holden

Patricia Holden

Sep 27, 2015

Patricia Ann Taylor Holden, 54, wife of the late Alonzo Holden and a resident of New Church, VA, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at her residence. A native of New Church, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Herbert Taylor, Sr. and the late Margaret Joyce Onley Taylor. She was a caregiver. She is survived by a son,...

Anne  Bosley Hume

Anne Bosley Hume

Sep 26, 2015

Anne Bosley Hume (99), a resident of The Hermitage in Onancock and formerly of Concord Wharf in Northampton County, VA, died on Saturday September 26, 2015. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late John Oliver Bosley and Katherine Hanby Bosley. Following her graduation from Beacom College in Wilmington, she was a member of the original staff...

Mathew  Christian Gogolen

Mathew Christian Gogolen

Sep 22, 2015

Mathew Christian Gogolen, 51, a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at his residence. A native of Oakland, NJ, he was the son of William E. Gogolen and Patricia Wedekind Gogolen of Jamesville. He was owner and operator of OdMan Dynamics. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Jordan Gogolen of Las...

Carlton  Moore Dunton,  Jr.

Carlton Moore Dunton, Jr.

Sep 21, 2015

Carlton Moore Dunton, Jr., 78, a resident of Birdsnest, Va, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, he was the son of the late Carlton Moore Dunton, Sr. and the late Nettie Robins Dunton. He attended Birdsnest School, graduated from Northampton High School, attended a summer at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduated from Ferrum College...

Paul  W. Koontz

Paul W. Koontz

Sep 16, 2015

Paul William Koontz, 91, husband of Viola Tilley Koontz and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at his residence. A native of Carroll County, MD, he was the son of the late Edgar W. Koontz and the late Reta Hyde Koontz. He was a retired owner of a milk delivery business for Willow Farms Dairy,...

Helen  Elaine Houston

Helen Elaine Houston

Sep 8, 2015

Helen Elaine Houston, 89, a resident of Chincoteague, VA, formerly of Roselle, NJ, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Stanley S. Houston and the late Maude E. Kitchen Houston. She is survived by a son, Bruce A. Dowd of Chincoteague; numerous brothers and...

Susie Downing

Susie Downing

Sep 6, 2015

Susie M. Downing, 84, a resident of Chesapeake, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edward Jacob Downing and the late Fannie Mae Charnock Downing. She was a retired Executive Assistant and member of Red Bank Baptist...