Obituaries

Helena  Beyersdorfer Savage

Helena Beyersdorfer Savage

Jan 14, 2013

Helena B. Savage, 75, wife of Robert Savage and a resident of Nanticoke Acres, Seaford, DE, and Sunset Beach, NC, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. A native of Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. Beyersdorfer and the late Helen K. Beyersdorfer. When her children were young she worked...

Maurice  James Goswellen

Maurice James Goswellen

Jan 7, 2013

Maurice James Goswellen, 72, a resident of Pocomoke City, MD, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at his residence. A native of Pocomoke, he was the son of the late Dorsey J. Goswellen and the late Gladys Minnick Nibblett. He was retired from the United States Coast Guard. He is survived by three children, Samuel J. Goswellen and his wife,...

Billy  C. Wray

Billy C. Wray

Jan 5, 2013

Billy C. Wray, 85, husband of Elaine Elliott Wray and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Leaksville, NC, he was the son of the late Cecil D. Wray and the late Alma Jones Wray. He was a United States Navy veteran and a retired...

Nora  Fowlkes Wise

Nora Fowlkes Wise

Jan 4, 2013

Nora Fowlkes Wise, 92, wife of the late Harold Chester Wise, Jr. and a resident of Richmond, VA, formerly of Cheriton, VA, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at her residence. A native of South Hill, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lee Fowlkes and the late Rosa Glass Fowlkes. She graduated from Madison College. Prior to...

Virginia  Brady Parker

Virginia Brady Parker

Jan 3, 2013

Virginia "Skip" Brady Parker, 84, wife of the late William "Digger" Parker and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Michael H. Brady and the late Catherine Moore Brady. She is survived by three sons,...

Betty  Lou Parks

Betty Lou Parks

Jan 2, 2013

Betty Lou Parks, 92, wife of the late Walter James Parks and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at her residence. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Norman Doughty Taylor and the late Emily Roache Taylor. She was a retired teller for Bank of America in Cape Charles, VA,...

Elizabeth  Bowden Ballard

Elizabeth Bowden Ballard

Jan 2, 2013

Elizabeth Bowden Ballard, better known as Bess, 91, wife of the late Claude Elmore Ballard and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Bowden and the late Lorena Dunton Bowden. She was an officer of Ballard Brothers...

Catherine  Dunton Doughty

Catherine Dunton Doughty

Dec 30, 2012

Catherine Dunton Doughty, 89, wife of George Nottingham Doughty and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Richard Eubank Dunton and the late Florence Lambertson Dunton. She was a retired office manager for Rite Aid Pharmacy...

Royce  Lee Spencer

Royce Lee Spencer

Dec 29, 2012

Royce Lee Spencer, 85, husband of Jean Gibbs Spencer and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Royce Elwood Spencer and the late Margaret Horner Spencer. He was a retired Postmaster for the Cape Charles Post Office, member of the...

Richard  Gerald Steffey,  Sr.

Richard Gerald Steffey, Sr.

Dec 23, 2012

Richard Gerald Steffey, Sr., Jerry, 79, loving husband of Lou Ann Ashby Steffey for 55 years and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012. He was a native of Indianapolis, IN and the son of the late Albert J. Steffey and the late Carrie Blackwell Steffey. He was a graduate of Purdue University and Pepperdine University....

Nellie Olivia Lewis Marsh

Nellie Olivia Lewis Marsh

Dec 23, 2012

Nellie Olivia Lewis Marsh, better known as Olivia, 85, wife of the late Ernest F. Marsh, Jr. and a resident of Oyster, VA, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Lewis and the late Jeanette...

Elton  Lewis Merritt,  Sr.

Elton Lewis Merritt, Sr.

Dec 21, 2012

Elton Merritt Sr., 80, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at his home. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Isaac Lewis Merritt and the late Lillian Hux Merritt. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. He worked on the Cape Charles Ferry's until they moved North...

William E. "Jiggs" Dunton

William E. "Jiggs" Dunton

Dec 20, 2012

William Edmund "Jiggs" Dunton, 94, of Exmore, son of the late Ernest Mapp Dunton, Sr. and Maggie Lankford Dunton, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 in Nassawadox. Jiggs was a native of the Eastern Shore who graduated from Franktown-Nassawadox High School. He received his B.S. degree in Agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1940. He served with the United States...

Carolyn  Marie Horsley

Carolyn Marie Horsley

Dec 18, 2012

Carolyn Marie Horsley, 64, of Harlingen, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Texas. A native of San Francisco, California, she is the daughter of Dorothy Payne Horsley of Onancock and the late Chalmers B. Horsley. At her request, no service will be held. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com...

Lynne  Merritt Kleyla

Lynne Merritt Kleyla

Dec 18, 2012

Lynne Kleyla of Crystal Beach, Onancock, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2012, at home with her family by her side. Lynne was a stewardess and a pioneer for women in the field of realty in Virginia. When not a loving mother and grandmother, Lynne loved to travel the world making friends wherever she went. Lynne was predeceased by her...

Nora  Parker Bundick

Nora Parker Bundick

Dec 15, 2012

Nora Parker Bundick, 96, wife of the late Robert Felix Bundick and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Accomac, VA, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Accomac, she was the daughter of the late Harry Parker and the late Ethel Parker. She was a retired office manager for A.S.C.S....

Mary Ann Chandler Guy

Mary Ann Chandler Guy

Dec 15, 2012

Mary Ann Chandler Guy, 80, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at her residence. A native of Grangeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Richard L. Chandler and the late Mary Drummond Chandler. She was a retired secretary for the Accomack County Sheriff's Department and a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church....

Geraldine  Marie Miller

Geraldine Marie Miller

Dec 13, 2012

Geraldine Marie Miller, affectionately known as Babchi, 72, wife of the late Glenn A. Miller and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at her residence. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. Flood and the late Ann Jeftuch Flood. She was a retired assistant engineer for Bell Atlantic,...

Roy  William Dixon

Roy William Dixon

Dec 12, 2012

The memories everyone has of Roy William Dixon will live on in the stories and pictures everyone loves to share. Being a family man was his priority. Roy was born on April 18, 1928 in Lowes Grove, North Carolina. He went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2012, peacefully, in his home. Bunky, as he was affectionately called...

Helen  Gardner Bell

Helen Gardner Bell

Dec 6, 2012

Helen Gardner Bell, 91, wife of the late Frank Wise Bell and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore. A native of Clover, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Gardner and the late Rachel Love Gardner. She taught at Northampton Public Schools until her retirement, she was...