Obituaries

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,...

William Scott

William Scott

May 31, 2015

William J. Scott, 96 died peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Mr. Scott was born on May 15, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of the late Dr. William J. Scott and Florence Upshur, both natives of Northampton County. His family has resided on The Eastern Shore of Virginia for many generations. He grew up in Grosse Pointe...

James Parks

James Parks

May 30, 2015

James Craig Parks, 33, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Harley David Parks, Sr. and Ethel Barrett Parks of Exmore. He was a truck racing enthusiast. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Brianna Renea Parks of Deep Creek,...

John Spence

John Spence

May 30, 2015

John Waverly Spence, 68, husband of Jean Clark Spence and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his residence. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of the late Irving W. Spence and the late Dorothy Bailey Spence. He was a retired Operator for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District. He was...

Virginia Mullikin

Virginia Mullikin

May 25, 2015

Virginia Potter Kellam Mullikin, 87, a resident of Friendswood, TX, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at The Cottages at Clear Lake in League City, TX. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Haywood Kellam, DDS and the late Lelia Ward Kellam. She retired from Lockheed Martin Aerospace. She was a former member...

Sharon Wright-Carter

Sharon Wright-Carter

May 18, 2015

Sharon Wright-Carter, 63, wife of Warren A. Carter and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Monday, May 18, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Merrick, NY, she was the daughter of the late William Wright and the late Agnes Mahoney Wright. She was a secretary for Tankard Nurseries in Exmore, VA. In addition...

Harry Gaskill

Harry Gaskill

May 16, 2015

George Harry Gaskill, Sr., better known as Harry, 72, husband of the late Louise McCready Gaskill and the late Pearl E. Gaskill and a resident of Onley, VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Born June 1, 1942 in Beaufort County, Chocowinity Township, NC, he was the son of the late Richard M. Gaskill and...

Gladys Anderson

Gladys Anderson

May 16, 2015

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother took a walk to heaven on May 16, 2015. Gladys Margaret Humphrey Anderson was recuperating in Nassawadox, VA, from pneumonia when her frail body failed her strong mind. Mom joins her best friend and husband George (Bud) and four siblings, Marjorie Root, Gary Humphrey, Ted Humphrey and Grace (Dee Dee) Pease, and her...

Ruth  Beale Budd

Ruth Beale Budd

May 15, 2015

Ruth Beale Budd, 93, wife of the late Stanley T. Budd and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Plantation, FL, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of New York, NY, she was the daughter of Walter S. Newsome and Alice Beale Newsome. She is survived by a nephew, Robert L. Layne...

Joseph Penney

Joseph Penney

May 15, 2015

Joseph Lyle Penney passed away on May 15, 2015. Joe was born in Fairfax, VA on June 29, 1968. He grew up in Annandale, VA and later enrolled in the Zuni Training Center in Zuni, VA. He moved to the Dogwood Apartments in Nassawadox, VA in 1990. He was a resident of the ARC House facility in Belle Haven, VA,...

James Marshall

James Marshall

May 9, 2015

James Thomas Marshall, 84, a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late Navelle Thomas Marshall and the late Fairy Lucille Stevens Marshall. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and retired chef for Howard Johnsons...

Robert Wingfield

Robert Wingfield

May 9, 2015

Robert Lee Wingfield, 61, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Keller, VA, he was the son of Louise Moon Wingfield of Keller and the late Dr. Richard W. Wingfield. He was a farmer and a member of Hollies Baptist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived...

Lillian  Rippon Byrd

Lillian Rippon Byrd

May 8, 2015

In the early morning of May 8, 2015 Lillian passed away at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Columbia, MD. Lillian was 95 years old. Lillian Rippon Byrd was born in Cheriton, VA at 10:00 AM on May 24, 1919 to Lillie Hanby and William Lee Rippon. She was the fifth child born to the Rippon's. Lillian was raised on a farm...

Walter Ostrander

Walter Ostrander

May 7, 2015

Walter Ostrander, 79, husband of Ann Kovacevich Ostrander and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Boston, MA. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired self-employed graphic artist and member of American Legion Post #56. Walter loved the outdoors, particularly camping and fishing. Wherever he...