Obituaries

Bill Hancock,  Jr.

Bill Hancock, Jr.

May 22, 2014

Wilmer J. Hancock, Jr., 95, passed away May 22, 2014, in a local hospital. He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Cordelia Massey Hancock. He was a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and a longtime member of Baylake United Methodist Church where he previously served on the Administrative Board of Directors and Finance Committee. Mr. Hancock...

Ruth Ashby

Ruth Ashby

May 19, 2014

Ruth Parks Ashby, 94, wife of the late Harley Ames Parks and the late George Milton Ashby and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at her son's residence in Belle Haven, VA. A native of Maryland and Delaware, she was the daughter of the late William Allen Hooper, better known as Guy, and the late...

Charlotte Custis

Charlotte Custis

May 19, 2014

Charlotte Elmore Sturgis Custis, 105, wife of the late Elvin R. Custis, Sr. and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 3, 1908 at Davis Wharf, VA and was the daughter of the late Leonard Sturgis and the late Lella Elmore Sturgis. She was a member of Craddockville United...

Glenn Roper

Glenn Roper

May 17, 2014

Glenn Lee Roper, 83, husband of Essie West Roper and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at his residence. A native of Staunton, VA, he was the son of the late George W. Roper and the late Margaret Fitzgerald Roper. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired mechanic for United Airlines, taught airline...

Mildred Dunton

Mildred Dunton

May 12, 2014

Mildred Downing Dunton, 85, wife of the late Harry N. Dunton, Jr. and a resident of Salisbury, MD, formerly of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Goodridge L. Downing and the late Winnie Lee Taylor Downing. She is survived by a daughter,...

James Seymour

James Seymour

May 11, 2014

James Melvin Seymour, 71, husband of Patti Ann Seymour and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Big Stone Gap, VA, he was the son of the late Lloyd Seymour and the late Orpha Penson Seymour. He was a communications specialist, owner of Seycom Service...

John Bunevich

John Bunevich

May 9, 2014

John James Bunevich, III, 67, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at his residence. The cause of death was a ruptured aortic aneurysm. A native of Clifton, NJ, he was the son of the late John Bunevich, Jr. and the late Ann Kapolka Bunevich. After serving as managing editor of the Nutley Sun Newspaper...

Emily Bundick

Emily Bundick

May 7, 2014

Emily Mae Saunders Bundick, 80, of Coal Kiln, Painter, Virginia, passed peacefully into her final rest, following a short illness, May 7, 2014, while a patient at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Nassawadox. Born onto a large hillside family farm at Goodview, in Bedford County Virginia, Emily was the last- surviving of five children born to Joseph and Snowwhite Wright Saunders....

LaBelle Tyndall

LaBelle Tyndall

May 4, 2014

LaBelle Pruitt Tyndall, 80, wife of the late Samuel William Tyndall and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at her residence. A native of Locustville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry T. Sturgis and Ada E. Killmon Sturgis. She was a retired Postmistress for the Keller Post Office and member of Hollies...

Wesley Ward

Wesley Ward

May 3, 2014

Wesley Thomas Ward, 89, husband of the late Myrtle Melson Ward and a resident of Wardtown, VA, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wardtown, he was the son of the late Ernest D. Ward and the late Mildred Mears Ward. He served in the Merchant Marines, was a United States...

Delores Locklear

Delores Locklear

May 3, 2014

Delores Bowen Locklear, 65, wife of the late Delton Locklear and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Grafton Bowen and the late Marion Simpson Bowen. Mrs. Locklear was a retired bookkeeper, owner of Sure...

Elizabeth Ward

Elizabeth Ward

Apr 30, 2014

Elizabeth Dae Lewis Ward, 85, wife of the late Austin Carroll Ward, Jr. and a resident of The Hermitage, formerly of Machipongo, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born in Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Seymour Lewis Sr. and the late Mary Burnette Richardson. She is survived by her children,...

Nickolas Handwerk

Nickolas Handwerk

Apr 30, 2014

Nickolas Alexander Handwerk, 14, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of Franklin G. Handwerk, Jr. of Jeffersonville, IN and Carol Hochella Handwerk of Cape Charles. He was a former student of Northampton Middle School and Indiana Cyber School. In addition to his...

Delma Lewis

Delma Lewis

Apr 20, 2014

Delma Virginia Lewis, 90, wife of the late Cecil T. Lewis, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Machipongo, VA, she was the daughter of the late Allen E. Outten, Sr. and the late Alice Catherine Richardson Outten. She was a homemaker and...

Emma Kelly

Emma Kelly

Apr 14, 2014

Emma Loretto Kelly, 104, wife of the late Eugene B. Kelly and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Newburgh, NY, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Marlboro, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter Krones and the late Honora McManus Krones. She was a retired secretary...

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm

Apr 13, 2014

ADCS U.S.N. Ret. Ashley Lee Lamm, 76, husband of Evelyn L. Lamm and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Wilson County, NC, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Lamm and the late Ella Mae Turnage Lamm. Mr. Lamm retired from the U.S. Navy and...

Floyd Gaskill

Floyd Gaskill

Apr 12, 2014

Mr. Floyd Wilbur Gaskill, 82, loving father, loyal friend, and unique character departed this life on April 12, 2014. Floyd was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey, raised in Ewing, New Jersey, and happily retired in Cedarview Beach, Virginia for the last twenty-five years. Floyd was a "come here" to the Eastern shore and was proud to become a "been here."...

Anita Young

Anita Young

Apr 10, 2014

Anita Ruth Scanlan Mason Young passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014. She was born at Oakland Park near Exmore, VA, the daughter of James Gurber Scanlan and Stella Harris Scanlan, on May 30, 1928. Anita was christened Episcopalian in New York City and attended Baptist and Methodist Churches. She was the wife of the late William R. Mason, Jr. and...

Katherine Huffman

Katherine Huffman

Apr 4, 2014

Katherine Smith Huffman, 69, wife of the late William E. Huffman and a resident of Bloxom, VA, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elsworth M. Smith and the late Katherine Cottee Smith. She was a home health aide and a member of...

Janet Ebersole

Janet Ebersole

Mar 30, 2014

Janet Schopf Ebersole, 92, wife of the late Walter K. Ebersole and a 60-yr resident of Bellport, NY, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. Born in Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul F. Schopf and the late Pauline Yentzer Schopf. A graduate of Lebanon Valley College, where...