Obituaries

Allen Smith

Allen Smith

Sep 8, 2014

Allen Russell Smith, Sr., age 86, of St. Joe, Arkansas, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014 at Hospice of the Hills Hospice House in Harrison, Arkansas. Mr. Smith was born September 3, 1928 in Jamesville, Virginia to the late Harry C. Smith and Margaret (Somers) Grinnalds. He was owner-operator of a sanitation service. He was an United States Army veteran...

Carol DeKler

Carol DeKler

Sep 5, 2014

Carol Jean DeKler, 77, wife of the late Joseph M. DeKler and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of North Bergen, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles Fuchs and the late Gertrude Cumiskey Fuchs. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. She is...

Esther Goble

Esther Goble

Aug 29, 2014

Esther Thomas Goble, 82, wife of Arthur J. Goble and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at her resisence. A native of Townsend, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Elliott and the late Eleanor Travis Elliott. She was a former Cub Scouts Den Mother and member of Lower Northampton Baptist Church. In...

Robert Moore

Robert Moore

Aug 25, 2014

Master Sergeant Robert Francis Moore, 77, a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at Norfolk Sentara Heart Hospital. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late John Matthew Moore and the late Maggie Elliott Moore. He was retired from the United States Air Force, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, a member...

Vilette  T. Robins

Vilette T. Robins

Aug 24, 2014

Vilette Elizabeth Travis Robins, 90, the wife of her late husband of 54 years, Reverend Chester M. Robins Jr., passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Greenville, NC, where she has lived the past six years. Born on May 29, 1924 at Arlington Farm, Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Bryan Travis and the late Elnor Mister...

Edith Parker

Edith Parker

Aug 21, 2014

Edith Louise Brady Parker, 95, wife of the late Howard L. Parker, Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at her residence. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar R. Brady and the late Mary Beale Brady. She was a member of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church. She...

Charles  W. Miles,  Jr.

Charles W. Miles, Jr.

Aug 18, 2014

Charles Wilbur Miles, Jr., 62, a resident of Quinton, VA, went to be with the Lord Monday, August 18, 2014. He was born on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and grew up in Newport News and later resided in Winchester and New Kent County. Charles was the beloved son of Charles W. Miles, Sr. and Rita Russell Miles of Newport...

Lisa Berman

Lisa Berman

Aug 16, 2014

Lisa Bull Berman, 51, wife of Joseph Albert Berman and a resident of King George, VA, formerly of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014. A native of Belle Haven, she was the daughter of William E. Bull, Jr. and his wife, Brenda, of Prosperity, SC and the late Margaret Ann Boggs Bull. Mrs. Berman was a graduate...

Lucille Simpson

Lucille Simpson

Aug 15, 2014

Lucille Wilson Simpson, 93, wife of the late Lennie Simpson and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at her residence. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lafayette Wilson and the late Mary Jane Farmer Wilson. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived...

Gary King

Gary King

Aug 15, 2014

Gary Lee King, 65, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Richmond, VA, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at his residence. A native of Northern Virginia, he was the son of the late G. Leroy King and the late Amy Brown King. He was a Management Information Systems technician for V.C.U. School of Pharmacy. He is survived by...

Dorothy Tomlinson

Dorothy Tomlinson

Aug 8, 2014

Dorothy Elizabeth Tomlinson, 91, wife of the late Joe H. Tomlinson and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA for sixty five years passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Tomlinson was a NASCAR fan and lover of animals. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hope...

Rintha Broyles

Rintha Broyles

Aug 7, 2014

Rintha Capps Broyles, 74, wife of the late Clarence N. Broyles, Jr. and a resident of Seaview, VA, passed away at her residence Thursday, August, 7, 2014. A native of Pungo, VA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Lee Capps and the late Mildred Smith Capps. She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Ann Eder of Machipongo, VA...

Edward  Lee Mears,  Jr.

Edward Lee Mears, Jr.

Aug 5, 2014

Edward Lee Mears, Jr., 74, husband of the late Gay Walker Mears and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 05, 2014, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Keller, VA, he was the son of the late Edward L. Mears and the late Avalyn Young Mears. Mr. Mears was a retired carpenter and...

Bertha Moore

Bertha Moore

Aug 5, 2014

Bertha Groce Moore, 89, wife of the late Charles W. Moore, better known as Nook, and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Drill, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charley Groce and Bessie Haywood Groce. She attended Full Gospel Baptist Church....

Larry Isdell

Larry Isdell

Aug 4, 2014

Larry Kent Isdell, 59, husband of the late Robin Jean Foster Isdell and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Davis Isdell, Jr. and the late Kathleen Brady Isdell. He was a waterman. He is survived by two...

Edward Brady

Edward Brady

Jul 16, 2014

Edward Earl Brady, Sr., 78, husband of Gloria Costin Brady and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Northampton County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Burleigh Brady and the late Fannie Moore Brady. He was a retired commercial fisherman. In addition to...

Lucille Johnston

Lucille Johnston

Jul 15, 2014

Lucille Minnie Melvin Johnston, 88, of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away with family by her side on July 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel William Russell Johnston. Viewing and fellowship will be held at Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg, VA, on July 24, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. At 7:30 pm a short service will be...

Judith Gibbs

Judith Gibbs

Jul 15, 2014

Judith Patterson Gibbs, 73, wife of the late Cecil H. Gibbs and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Ypsilanti, MI, she was the daughter of the late Archie Patterson and the late Mildred Boice Patterson Henderson. She was a retired bookkeeper for GTE and a...

Virginia Shield

Virginia Shield

Jul 10, 2014

On July 10, 2014 our angel with butterfly wings ascended into heaven. Virginia Rogers Shield was born September 28, 1919 to Abe and Juda McKinney in Longbranch, WVA. After relocating to Newport News, VA in 1955, she began working for Phelps Interiors and later The Pilgrim House as an Interior Decorator. She is survived by her husband of fifty years,...

Josephine Ricca

Josephine Ricca

Jul 10, 2014

Josephine Ricca (Leo), 97, of Florham Park, formerly Clark and Pine Brook, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2014 at Nelsonia, VA. She worked many years by her husband's side at his custom tailor shop in Newark. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Ricca. Devoted mother of Donna Barbieri, her husband Edward, and Ninette Ricca. Loving sister of Salvatore Leo,...