Obituaries

Preston  F. Barnes

Preston F. Barnes

May 31, 2011

Preston Fletcher Barnes, 51, a lifetime resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Ray Harrison Barnes and the late Hilda Powell Barnes. He was a waterman. He is survived by his sister, Raydean B. Turlington of Pungoteague, VA; a brother, Ray "Buddy" Barnes of Wachapreague; three nieces,...

Jerry  F. Hartman  Jr.

Jerry F. Hartman Jr.

May 29, 2011

Jerry Franklin Hartman Jr.,50, husband of Teresa Godsey Hartman and a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011. A native of Onancock, VA, he was the son of Jerry F. Hartman Sr. and Virginia Arnold Hartman of Onancock. He was a shop foreman for Accomack County Public Schools, a member of Onancock Baptist Church, and former member...

Betty  B. Robbins

Betty B. Robbins

May 24, 2011

Betty B. Robbins, 68, wife of Kenneth Lee Robbins and a resident Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Weldon Watson and the late Virginia Spence Watson. She was a retired cook for Accomack County Public Schools. In addition to her husband, she is survived by...

Anna  Mae Parks

Anna Mae Parks

May 24, 2011

Anna Mae Isdell Parks, 71, wife of the late John Martin Parks Sr. and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Davis L. Isdell Sr. and the late Eunice Culp Isdell. She was a member of Exmore Baptist Church....

Virginia  Lee Voyles

Virginia Lee Voyles

May 22, 2011

Virginia Lee Voyles, 78, wife of the late Charles P. Voyles and a resident of Willards, MD, formerly of Exmore,VA, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Harry Jones and the late Sadie Gibson Jones. Mrs. Voyles was a member of the...

Diane  M. Davis

Diane M. Davis

May 22, 2011

Diane M. Davis (nee Winfield), 61, of Oyster, Virginia died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Beloved wife of Bernhardt (Bernie), devoted mother of Bernie and his wife, Melissa (nee Klotz), and the light of her life, her loving granddaughter, Amanda. Predeceased by her parents, John Sr. and Geraldine. Diane is also survived by her brother, John and...

Myrtle  Hammell Wilson

Myrtle Hammell Wilson

May 21, 2011

Myrtle Hammell Wilson, 98, wife of the late William Kenneth Wilson and a resident of Cheriton, VA passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Oyster, VA and the daughter of the late Garner Ladow Hammell and the late Annie Bracket Crumb Hammell. She was a member of the...

Robert  Vincent Franco

Robert Vincent Franco

May 16, 2011

Robert Vincent Franco, 58, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at his residence. A native of Westport, CT, he was the son of Vincent N. Franco of Southport, CT and the late Mary Coulter Franco. He was a waterman. In addition to his father, he is survived by two sisters, Jeanmarie Klitzner and her...

Mea  Corbin Payne

Mea Corbin Payne

May 13, 2011

Mea Corbin Payne, 51, a resident of Newport News, VA, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 at her residence. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Bruce P. Corbin and the late Emma Alvord Lasche. She was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. She is survived by her son, Thomas Coyne of Ft. Hood, TX; a...

Frances  Colonna Tomalonis

Frances Colonna Tomalonis

May 11, 2011

Frances Colonna Tomalonis, 75, wife of Vince Tomalonis Jr. and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Colonna and the late Florence Beasley Colonna. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Ricky L. Blankenship...

Lorraine  J. Ingram

Lorraine J. Ingram

May 10, 2011

Lorraine Jannette Ingram, 63, a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Sentara Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hampton, VA. A native of England, she was the daughter of Hilda "Billie" Watkins of England and the late Stanley Howard Franklin. She retired from Fresh Pride. She is survived by a son, Sean N. Ingram and his...

Anne Imperatore

Anne Imperatore

May 10, 2011

Anne Imperatore, 84, wife of John Imperatore and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was a retired registered nurse for the Renal Dialysis Center at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, a member of the Helping Hands Association, and the Simian Society. In addition...

Louie  C. Storck

Louie C. Storck

May 4, 2011

Louie Charles Storck, 82, husband of the late Elizabeth Storck and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of New York, Mr. Storck was the son of the late Charles E. Storck and the late Lucille Geertgens Storck and retired from Direct Mail Advertising Company. He is survived by...

Elvira  H. Atkinson

Elvira H. Atkinson

Apr 30, 2011

Elvira Hastings Atkinson, 100, wife of the late James D. Atkinson and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Accomack County, she was daughter of the late Earl Arthur Hastings and the late Susie Wessells Hastings. Mrs. Atkinson was a retired postal clerk at the Belle...

Dorothy  Wilkins Drummond

Dorothy Wilkins Drummond

Apr 29, 2011

Dorothy Wilkins Drummond, 80, wife of Frank S. Drummond for fifty-five years and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at her residence. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland H. Wilkins and the late Nellie Waterfield Wilkins. Mrs. Drummond was a retired finance manager for Kellam Distributing Company and...

Jean  Kelley Mitchell

Jean Kelley Mitchell

Apr 23, 2011

Mrs. Jean Kelley Mitchell, 80, wife of the late Edward L. "Buddy" Mitchell, and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Henry M. Kelley and the late Myrle Killmon Kelley. Mrs. Mitchell was a retired seamstress and former owner of...

Kellie  Elizabeth Mears

Kellie Elizabeth Mears

Apr 20, 2011

Kellie Elizabeth Mears, 43, a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at her residence. A native of Nassawadox, VA, she was the daughter of Charles K. Nash of Virginia Beach, VA and Patricia Ann Stambaugh of Onancock. She was a deputy sheriff for Northampton County Sheriff's Dept. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...

Allen  Derrick Ferrell

Allen Derrick Ferrell

Apr 17, 2011

Allen Derrick Ferrell, lovingly known as "Uncle Pat", died tragically on April 17,2011. Pat is predeceased by his father, James Hanes. He leaves behind three beloved children, April Bright, James Derrick Ferrell, Patricia Villar; and three granddaughters, Jayden and Carlee Ferrell and Brynli Villar. Pat was looking forward to his first grandson's arrival in August. Also mourning Pat's passing is...

Isabelle  B. Cosby

Isabelle B. Cosby

Apr 13, 2011

Isabelle B. Cosby, 103, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Woodhaven Hall at The Williamsburg Landing. Born on June 6, 1907 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to John C. Bennett and Roberta Hodges Bennett, Mrs. Cosby celebrated her 100th birthday in 2007 with family and friends surrounding her at a party she hosted at The Williamsburg Landing and a family...

Theresa  Brady Moore

Theresa Brady Moore

Apr 13, 2011

Theresa Brady Moore,57, wife of Larry E. Moore, Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mitchell R. and Mamie Clark Brady. She was a member of Full Gospel Church. She is survived by one stepson, Larry E. Moore...