Obituaries

Lenore  Vaughan Savage

Lenore Vaughan Savage

Aug 25, 2015

Lenore Vaughan Savage, 53, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of George Jacob Savage, Jr. and Virginia Clay Savage of Cape Charles. She was a member of Holmes Presbyterian Church and an avid supporter of the Cape Charles Historical...

Vernon  Thomas Sterling

Vernon Thomas Sterling

Aug 21, 2015

Vernon Thomas Sterling, 88, devoted and loving husband of the late Rhoda Hargis Sterling and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Vernon Cecil Sterling and the late Ethel Bulman Sterling. He served in the United States Navy...

Nellie  Mae Phillips

Nellie Mae Phillips

Aug 20, 2015

Nellie Mae Carpenter Phillips, 95, wife of the late Vincent D. Phillips and a resident of Weirwood, VA, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late James K. Carpenter and the late Nellie Boole Carpenter. Mrs. Phillips was the youngest and last living...

Rhoda Sterling

Rhoda Sterling

Aug 15, 2015

Rhoda Hargis Sterling, 85, devoted and loving wife of Vernon Thomas Sterling and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late John Milton Hargis (Toby) and the late Catherine Taylor Hargis. She retired from The Hermitage on the Eastern...

Angela  Lynn Bennett

Angela Lynn Bennett

Aug 13, 2015

Angela Lynn Lewis Bennett, 41, a resident of Canton, GA, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Helen Reed Wilson of Townsend, VA and the late Walter M. Lewis, Jr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by three children, Alyssa Bennett of Farmville, VA, Dylan...

John  Irving English

John Irving English

Aug 13, 2015

John Irving English, 65, husband of Mary K. English and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015. A native of Princeton, IL, he was the son of the late James Cyril English and the late Naomi Hillman English. He was director of international marketing, a small business owner, and a teacher. John had many interests. As...

John  Harrison Tatum

John Harrison Tatum

Aug 10, 2015

John Harrison Tatum, 58, a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, he was the son of the late John R. Tatum and the late Minnie Lee Barnes Tatum. He was a United States Navy Veteran, charter boat mate and V.F.W. member. He is survived...

Shirley Guy

Shirley Guy

Aug 9, 2015

Shirley Isdell Guy, 78, a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Maggie Hinman Moore, the late Woodrow W. Isdell and the late Bessie Isdell. She was a member of Community Church of God. She is survived by three...

Sophia  J. Hamilton

Sophia J. Hamilton

Aug 7, 2015

Sophia Josephine Hamilton, 95, wife of the late Howard Hamilton and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away peacefully Friday, August 7, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. A native of Union, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harold "Happy" Alling and the late Remembrance Small Alling. She was the retired owner of Sea Croft Hotel in...

Daniel LaBreck

Daniel LaBreck

Jul 31, 2015

Daniel B. LaBreck, Jr., 78, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. A native of Hallowell, ME, he was the son of the late Daniel B. LaBreck, Sr. and the late Rufina Atwood LaBreck. He was a United States Army and United States Air Force Veteran, police officer for...

Betty Travis

Betty Travis

Jul 29, 2015

Betty Louella Travis, 84, until recently a resident of Cedar View Beach, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native of Lower Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Burleigh Austin Travis, Sr. and the late Emma Lee Whitehead Travis. She was a retired switchboard operator and...

Lyle  Lee McLaughlin

Lyle Lee McLaughlin

Jul 26, 2015

Lyle Lee McLaughlin, 83, husband of the late Phyllis Pauline Shrader McLaughlin and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 at his residence. A native of Marlinton, WV, he was the son of the late Lonnie Preston McLaughlin and the late Stella Grace Kelley McLaughlin. He was a retired truck driver and past president of the...

Daniel  Lee Bowden

Daniel Lee Bowden

Jul 22, 2015

Daniel Lee Bowden, 71, husband of the late Patricia Simpson Bowden and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at his residence. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of the late Harlan Bowden and the late Mary Matthews Bowden. He retired from the United States Coast Guard and was a member of...

Barbara  Ann Cosby

Barbara Ann Cosby

Jul 16, 2015

Barbara Ann Cosby, better known as Barbie, 65, of Onancock, VA, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Col. William L. Cosby, Jr. and the late Marches Pollan Cosby. She was a retired engineer for I.B.M. She is survived by a sister, Martha Lee Cosby of Onancock; a niece, Christine Prettyman...

Mary  Ellen Bonniwell

Mary Ellen Bonniwell

Jul 16, 2015

Mary Ellen Daneker Bonniwell, 68, wife of the late Larry Thomas Bonniwell and a resident of Hacksneck, VA, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Elsworth Daneker, Sr. and the late Marion Bagwell Doughty. She is survived by a son, Christopher Thomas Bonniwell and his wife, Melinda, of...

Colin  Douglas Cowling,  Jr.

Colin Douglas Cowling, Jr.

Jul 14, 2015

Colin Douglas Cowling, Jr. 68, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Eastville, he was the son of the late Colin Douglas Cowling, Sr. and the late Mary James Cowling. He was a Barton College graduate, farmer, insurance broker, former chairman of the Northampton Republican...

Carol  Sprague Card

Carol Sprague Card

Jul 5, 2015

Carol Sprague Card, 79, wife of the late Richard Stanley Card and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her residence. A native of North Hempstead, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Sprague and the late Loretta Bennett Sprague. She is survived by four sons, Richard Stanley Card, Jr. of Stroudsburg, PA,...

June  Byrd White

June Byrd White

Jul 3, 2015

June Byrd White, 88, wife of the late Paul A. White, Sr. and a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Onley, she was the daughter of the late James Milton Byrd and the late Ethel Gladding Byrd. She retired from Farmers and Merchants Bank and...

LeRoy Johnson

LeRoy Johnson

Jun 8, 2015

LeRoy Allen Johnson, 80, husband of Marlise Johnson and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Alfred Johnson and the late Bernice Stahlsbroten Johnson. He was a resident of Glen Rock, NJ for 37 years...

Lavinia Joynes

Lavinia Joynes

May 31, 2015

Lavinia Ashby Joynes, 89, wife of the late Arthur West Joynes and a resident of Painter, VA, for 60 years, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ashby and the late Mattie Killmon Ashby. She was a graduate of James Madison University,...