Obituaries

John  Edward Brady

John Edward Brady

Feb 21, 2012

John Edward Brady, 81, husband of Mary E. Brady and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his residence. A native of Northampton County, VA, he was the son of the late Mike Brady and the late Catherine Moore Brady. Mr. Brady was a retired waterman. In addition to his wife, he is survived...

Robert  Joseph McConnell

Robert Joseph McConnell

Feb 21, 2012

Robert "Bob" McConnell, 81, husband of the late Eleanor Tompkins McConnell and resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. He was a native of El Paso, TX and son of the late Francis J. McConnell and the late Elizabeth McManus McConnell. He served his country during the Korean War in the...

Judi McCoy

Judi McCoy

Feb 18, 2012

Judith Ann Karol McCoy, national bestselling author of 'The Dog Walker Mystery' series and other novels, died February 18, in Cape Charles, VA. Born and raised in Joliet, IL, Judi was the published author of 22 mystery and romance novels. Her first, "I Dream of You" won Waldenbooks 2002 award for best-selling new author. Her most recent series, the popular...

Ronald  King Sembler

Ronald King Sembler

Feb 15, 2012

Ronald King Sembler, 76, husband of Barbara Hanney Sembler and a resident of Cedar View Beach, Painter, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his residence. A native of Point Pleasant, NJ, he was the son of the late George Sembler and the late Helen Cowell Sembler. He was a retired boiler operator at N.A.D. Earle Naval Base, a...

Sharon Lee Smith Downing

Sharon Lee Smith Downing

Feb 15, 2012

Sharon Lee Smith Downing died on February 15, 2012 in Concord, NC at First Assembly Living Center. Sharon was born December 27, 1930 in Locustville, Virginia and was the daughter of Jack Smith and Laura Hinman Smith Alvord. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 62 years, Francis C Downing Sr.; her eldest son, Francis C...

Ida  Juanita Thomas

Ida Juanita Thomas

Feb 14, 2012

Ida Juanita Thomas, 88, wife of the late Hampton C. "Neal" Thomas and a resident of Seaford, DE, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. A native of Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Carl Anderson and the late Beatrice Geyser Anderson. She retired from N.A.M. Hospital as a...

Rebecca  Ann Hume

Rebecca Ann Hume

Feb 13, 2012

Rebecca Ann Hume, 62, a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at Shore Life Care in Parksley, VA. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of Dorothy Evans Selby of Exmore and the late Lloyd R. Selby. She was the retired owner of AAA Cleaning. Other than her mother, she is survived by two...

Rev. Louis Alvin Timmons

Rev. Louis Alvin Timmons

Feb 10, 2012

Reverend Louis Alvin Timmons, 71, husband of Sylvia Faye Morse Timmons and a resident of Exmore, VA passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Dagsboro, DE, he was the son of the late Louis John Timmons and the late Evelyn Daisey Timmons Simpson and the late Edward Simpson. Reverend Timmons...

John  Edward Burland

John Edward Burland

Feb 7, 2012

John Edward Burland, 58, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Cape Charles, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Wilbert M. Burland and the late Dorothy Moore Burland. Mr. Burland was a used furniture dealer. He is survived by two brothers, Robert L. Burland, Sr. and his wife,...

Dorothy  Murray Levesque

Dorothy Murray Levesque

Feb 4, 2012

Dorothy Murray Levesque, 93, wife of the late John B. Levesque and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 in Keller, VA. A native of Cambridge, MA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Murray and the late Clementine Keith Murray. She was retired from the A & P Grocery Store in Exmore, VA and...

William  John Reese

William John Reese

Feb 3, 2012

William John Reese, 61, husband of Tammy D. Reese and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Camp Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Edward William Reese and the late Louise Kershenstein Reese. He was a Respiratory and Pulmonary Function Therapist. He...

Mila  Dean Spence

Mila Dean Spence

Feb 1, 2012

Mila Dean Spence, 82, wife of the late Richard Thomas Spence II and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of South Chesconnessex,VA, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Stokes and the late Ella Pearl Harris Stokes. She retired from Exmore Foods as a production line worker. She...

Orma  Jean Marshall

Orma Jean Marshall

Jan 30, 2012

Orma Jean Marshall, 71, wife of Daniel Lee Marshall and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Thomas Wood, Jr. and the late Beatrice Ward Wood. She was a retired beautician and a member of...

Iris Anne Higbee Clemente

Iris Anne Higbee Clemente

Jan 25, 2012

Iris Anne Higbee Clemente, 77, of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. A native of Hog Island, VA, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Higbee and the late Annie Lilliston Higbee. She attended Colonial Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Joseph R. Clemente of Patchogue, NY, and Thomas F....

Bruce  S. Munn

Bruce S. Munn

Jan 25, 2012

Bruce S. Munn, 78, husband of Bonnie Bonniwell Munn and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at his residence. A native of Wellesley Hills, MA, he was the son of the late Percival J. Munn and the late Greta Cady Munn. Mr. Munn received a BA degree from University of Maine and a MBA degree...

Sue  Hickman Campbell

Sue Hickman Campbell

Jan 14, 2012

Sue Hickman Campbell, 70, of Cape Charles, Virginia, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Shore LifeCare in Parksley. Born September 7, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Cecil A Hickman and the late Margaret Berchtold Hickman. She attended Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and was a licensed practical nurse. Survivors include a son, William Todd Mears and...

Cordelia  Massey Hancock

Cordelia Massey Hancock

Jan 8, 2012

Cordelia Massey Hancock, 95, a resident of Virginia Beach, passed away January 8, 2012. She was a native of Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the wife of retired Wilmer James Hancock, Jr. She was a longtime member of Baylake United Methodist Church and the women's Beth Coverly Circle. Mrs. Hancock was active in the Hermitage Garden...

June  Stanton Scudder

June Stanton Scudder

Jan 7, 2012

June Stanton Scudder, 78, wife of the late William L. Scudder and a resident of Heritage Hall Healthcare, formerly of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Owen Stanton and the late Viola Hoffman Stanton. Survivors include a sister, Marie Forsten...

Allan Joseph "Bud" Lyon

Allan Joseph "Bud" Lyon

Jan 7, 2012

Allan Joseph "Bud" Lyon, 102, husband of the late Florence White Lyon and a resident of Townsend and Virginia Beach, Virginia, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Virginia Beach Healthcare & Rehab. A native of West Caldwell, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Lyon and the late Harriet Doremus Lyon. Mr. Lyon was...

Ruth  C. Swope

Ruth C. Swope

Jan 6, 2012

Ruth Cook Swope, 99, wife of the late Dr. Ralph E. Swope and a resident of Kennett Square, PA, formerly of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at The Crosslands in Kennett Square. A native of Manhattan, NY, she was the younger of two daughters of the late Harry J. Cook and the late Emma Rogers Cook....