Obituaries

James Fraser

James Fraser

Jul 26, 2012

James Fraser, 72, husband of Margaret Hope Jolly Fraser and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his residence. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of the late James R. Fraser and the late Alice Nobbs Fraser. Mr. Fraser was a retired Wastewater Technician for the town of Cape Charles and...

Betty  Wilson Colonna

Betty Wilson Colonna

Jul 24, 2012

Betty Wilson Colonna, 79, wife of the late Bobby Lee Colonna and a resident of Painter, VA, was placed in God's hands Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Jackson Wilson and the late Tracey Irene Bennett Wilson. Mrs. Colonna was the owner...

Sarah Ann Drummond Whitfield

Sarah Ann Drummond Whitfield

Jul 24, 2012

Sarah Ann Drummond Whitfield, 88, wife of James T. Whitfield and a resident of Baltimore, MD, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Simpson Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Whitfield is survived by a sister, Katherine D. Wallace of Concord...

Harvey  Hirst Stewart

Harvey Hirst Stewart

Jul 21, 2012

Harvey Hirst Stewart, 91, husband of the late Anna Langdon Stewart and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at his residence. A native of James Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late Edward V. Stewart and the late Edna Stewart. Mr. Stewart was a farmer, member of Eastern Shore Christian Business Association, Red...

John  Walter Putre

John Walter Putre

Jul 20, 2012

JOHN WALTER PUTRE, AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR John Walter Putre of Exmore died quietly the evening of July 20. Putre was born in Brooklyn, NY, on Nov. 4, 1942, and grew up in Valley Stream on Long Island. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Villanova University, he entered Brown University and earned a Master of Arts...

Shirley  Hickman Robins

Shirley Hickman Robins

Jul 13, 2012

Shirley Hickman Robins, 68, a resident of Newport News, VA, formerly of Keller, VA, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at Riverside Hospital in Newport News. A native of Keller, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. Hickman and the late Adeline B. Hickman. Mrs. Robins was a retired bookkeeper. She is survived by three children, Andrew R....

Bernice  DeJarnette Wendell

Bernice DeJarnette Wendell

Jul 11, 2012

Bernice DeJarnette Wendell, 86, wife of the late Francis Edward Wendell, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nathalie, VA, located in Halifax County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Virginia D. DeJarnette. She was Corporate Secretary for Wendell...

Lucy  Taylor Mears

Lucy Taylor Mears

Jul 10, 2012

Lucy Taylor Mears, 106, wife of the late Clarence L. Mears and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her residence. A native of Mappsburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Custis Taylor and the late Minnie Hopkins Taylor. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church, and member and...

Josie  Doughty Lovell

Josie Doughty Lovell

Jul 6, 2012

Josie Doughty Lovell, 76, wife of George H. "Harry" Lovell and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was born to the late George Wilson Doughty and the late Margaret Josephine Melson Doughty and was raised by the late Davis L. Webb...

Elestine  Pruitt Ward

Elestine Pruitt Ward

Jul 4, 2012

Elestine Pruitt Ward, 100, wife of the late Marvin Ward and a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Tangier, VA, she was the daughter of the late MacKenny Crockett and the late Gertrude Parks Crockett. She retired from Dulany Foods in Exmore, VA and Mrs. Paul's...

Charles  E. West

Charles E. West

Jul 3, 2012

Charles Eldridge West, 88, husband of Jo Savage West and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Church Neck, VA, he was the son of the late Harry Clifton West and the late Mary Ann Downing West. Mr. West was a retired farmer, and a...

Pauline Louise White Stevens

Pauline Louise White Stevens

Jul 1, 2012

Pauline Louise White Stevens, 90, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Wilburn Gardens in Fredericksburg, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Randolph White and the late Louise Townsend White. She lived for many years in Gloucester, VA and Yorktown, VA and retired from the Navy Civil Service, Norfolk Naval Base,...

Edith M. "Liz" Brown

Edith M. "Liz" Brown

Jun 29, 2012

Edith M. "Liz" Brown, 73, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, she graduated from Eastern High School and for a time was a lab technician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. An avid gardener throughout her life, she was employed for a number of years as a Master Gardener...

Lois  Mae Potts

Lois Mae Potts

Jun 28, 2012

Lois Mae Potts, 86, wife of the late William R. Potts, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Meryle Uffelman and the late Martha Allen Uffelman. She was retired from Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital. She...

Julie  Sandra Kubernac

Julie Sandra Kubernac

Jun 26, 2012

Julie Sandra Kubernac, 70, wife of Ronald Kubernac for 41 years and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at her residence. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Farrar and the late Yvette Charron Farrar. She was an active member of Hollies Baptist Church, where she was a...

Robert  E. Taylor,  Jr.

Robert E. Taylor, Jr.

Jun 24, 2012

Robert Edward Taylor, Jr., 75, husband of the late Fairy L. "Teni" Taylor and a resident of Cape Charles, VA passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Robert E. Taylor and the late Virginia Lewis Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a retired...

Nannie  Ennis Smith

Nannie Ennis Smith

Jun 19, 2012

Nannie Ennis Smith, 105, wife of the late Milford T. Smith and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Coles Point, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Ennis and the late Elizabeth Jenkins Ennis. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church....

Jeanette  Welch Wallace

Jeanette Welch Wallace

Jun 17, 2012

Jeanette Welch Wallace, 93, wife of the late Curtis Bell Wallace and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late William Welch and the late May Bunting Welch. She was a clerk for the U.S. Postal service and a...

Phyllis  Hamilton Kilborn

Phyllis Hamilton Kilborn

Jun 17, 2012

Phyllis Hamilton Kilborn, 87, wife of the late William F. Kilborn and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012, at her residence. A native of Parksley, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew Hamilton and the late Emmalyn Causey Hamilton. She was a retired R.N. Supervisor for Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and a member...

June  Hopkins Parkerson

June Hopkins Parkerson

Jun 13, 2012

June Hopkins Parkerson, 81, wife of the late George "Toothpick" Parkerson, Jr. and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at her residence. A native of Keller, she was the daughter of the late George and Lillian Dize Hopkins. She was a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a member of Mears Memorial...