Obituaries

Wilson  Nottingham Shreeves

Wilson Nottingham Shreeves

Jan 3, 2012

Wilson Nottingham Shreeves, 92, husband of the late Louise Fisher Shreeves and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cheriton, he was the son of the late Louis B. Shreeves and the late Daisy Wilkins Shreeves. Mr. Shreeves retired from G.L. Webster, was a member of the Cheriton...

Ola Fay Pugh Simeroth

Ola Fay Pugh Simeroth

Dec 31, 2011

Ola Fay Pugh Simeroth died of natural causes Saturday at her home in Nassawadox, Virginia. She was 87. She was born in Franklinville, North Carolina on March 21, 1924 to William and Ethel Pugh and graduated from Franklinville High School in 1943. "Fay," as she was known, met her future husband, Irving Simeroth, while he was on leave from the...

Myrtle  Melson Ward

Myrtle Melson Ward

Dec 29, 2011

Myrtle Melson Ward, 84, wife of Wesley T. Ward and a resident of Wardtown, VA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Lynwood and Ethel Lingo Melson. Mrs. Ward was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church, a retired...

Claribel  Kelly Hargis

Claribel Kelly Hargis

Dec 28, 2011

Claribel Kelly Hargis, 89, wife of the late Paul Eugene Hargis and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Jamesville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edward William Kelly and the late Brazora Turner Kelly. Mrs. Hargis was a member of Maranatha Baptist...

Mary  Elizabeth Hall

Mary Elizabeth Hall

Dec 28, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Hall, 84, wife of the late Donald George Hall and a resident of Virginia Landing, Quinby, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at her residence. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. Murphy and the late Mary Ann Simon Murphy. She was a retired pharmacy technician and a member of...

Chalmers B. "Butch" Horsley

Chalmers B. "Butch" Horsley

Dec 27, 2011

Chalmers B. Horsley, better known as "Butch", 97, husband of Dorothy Payne Horsley and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Gloucester, VA, he was the son of the late Calvin B. Horsley and the late Bertha May Causey Horsley. He retired from the U.S....

Kathryn  Lee Costin

Kathryn Lee Costin

Dec 27, 2011

Kathryn Lee Costin, 69, wife of Richard Costin and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Townsend, she was the daughter of the late Gilmer F. Elliott and the late Josephine Kathryn Wilgus Elliott. She was a landscape artist for Cherrystone Campground. In addition to...

Ida  Chandler Sorensen

Ida Chandler Sorensen

Dec 21, 2011

Ida Chandler Sorensen, 96, wife of the late Carl J. Sorensen and a resident of Exmore, VA passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her residence. A native of Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of the late William L. Chandler and the late Ella Wilkins Chandler. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of St. Peters...

John  Howard West

John Howard West

Dec 19, 2011

John Howard West, a local businessman and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA just two weeks after his 60th birthday. An Eastern Shore native, he was the son of the late Joe Harvey West, Sr. and Juanita Moore West of Grafton, WV. In addition to his mother,...

Margaret  Custis Campbell

Margaret Custis Campbell

Dec 19, 2011

Margaret Custis Campbell, 83, wife of the late Joe W. Campbell and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at her residence. A native of Onancock, VA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel Custis. She was the retired owner of Campbell's Grocery in Painter and a member of Painter Garrison United Methodist...

M.  Ann Devletian

M. Ann Devletian

Dec 12, 2011

M. Ann Devletian, 69, a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Herman H. Eller and the late Anna Brown Eller. She was a self-employed website designer and retired from Turner Sculpture and was a member of the Southeastern Cherokee Council and the Assateague Indians of Virginia....

Catherine  Guy Belote

Catherine Guy Belote

Dec 9, 2011

Catherine Guy Belote, 54, of Craddockville, VA, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 at her residence. A native of Craddockville, she is the daughter of Lorraine Best Guy of Nassawadox, VA and the late Ernest Ward Guy. Ms. Belote was a secretary at Northampton County Health Department, a member and deaconess of the Pungoteague Community Church. Other than her mother,...

Helen  H. Wilkins

Helen H. Wilkins

Dec 9, 2011

Helen Hayes Wilkins, 92, wife of the late George L. Wilkins and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away peacefully at her residence Friday, December 9, 2011. A native of Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Leo Hayes and the late Greta Markel Hayes. Mrs. Wilkins was a retired school teacher at Cheriton Elementary School. Survivors...

Emmett  H. Bailey

Emmett H. Bailey

Dec 4, 2011

Emmett Hulcher Bailey, 87, husband of Lola Young Bailey and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late William W. Bailey and the late Virginia Bailey Preddy and the late Willis A. Preddy. He was retired...

Earl  C."Buddy" Rew

Earl C."Buddy" Rew

Nov 30, 2011

Earl C. Rew, better known as "Buddy", 83, of Deep Creek,VA, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Nelsonia, VA. A native of Deep Creek, he was the son of the late Rufus J. Rew and the late Hazel Allen Rew. He was a retired waterman. He is survived by a brother, John "Woodie" Rew of...

Judith  N. Davis

Judith N. Davis

Nov 26, 2011

Judith Nae Davis, 66, wife of Arthur William Davis and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at her residence. A native of Camden County, NJ, she is the daughter of Ernest G. and Naomi Hutchinson Hawkins of Washington Township, NJ. Mrs. Davis was a retired office manager and enjoyed making pottery and painting. Other than...

Nicole  Way Wankerl

Nicole Way Wankerl

Nov 24, 2011

Nicole Way Wankerl, 30, of Norfolk, VA formerly of Springfield, IL passed away on November 24, 2011. She was born April 17, 1981 in Springfield to Dan and Tammy Way. She married Nathan Wankerl in 2006. Survivors include husband, father and stepmother; Dan and Janeen Way of Tallula and mother Tammy Kraemer of Springfield, two daughters; Ariana and Ciara Wankerl,...

Ernest  T. Wood,  III

Ernest T. Wood, III

Nov 23, 2011

Ernest T. Wood III, 24, of Exmore, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Mary M. Wood of Exmore and the late Robert T. Wood. He attended the Eastern Shore Vocational Center and participated in the Special Olympics Bowling event. Other than his mother, he is survived...

Jeanette  Bonniville Edgerton

Jeanette Bonniville Edgerton

Nov 17, 2011

Jeanette Bonniville Edgerton, 87, wife of the late Donald Lloyd Edgerton and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA and Cape Charles, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Virginia Beach. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Forrest Bonniville and the late Maude Melson Bonniville. Mrs. Edgerton was a member of Emmanuel...

Elsie Moore

Elsie Moore

Nov 13, 2011

Elsie Moore, 91, a resident of Capeville, VA and wife of the late Ernest I. "Abe" Moore, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Parker and the late Aline Marshall Parker. She was a member of Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Moore is...