Obituaries

Kay  Easling Havens

Kay Easling Havens

Apr 5, 2011

Kay Easling Havens, 83, wife of Frank B. Havens III and a resident of Harborton, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at her residence. A native of Fredonia, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Doris Easling. She was a retired secretary and a Methodist. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons,...

Margaret  Barnes Pelletier

Margaret Barnes Pelletier

Mar 29, 2011

Margaret Barnes Pelletier, 72, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at her residence. Mrs. Pelletier was a native of Cape Charles, VA and was the daughter of the late Warner Pierce Barnes and the late Ida West Barnes. Upon returning to the Eastern Shore she began a long and fulfilling career with the Northampton County...

John  David Christian,  Jr.

John David Christian, Jr.

Mar 28, 2011

Mr. John David Christian, Jr., 74 of Hampton, Virginia passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at his residence. A native of Hampton, he was the son of the late John David Christian and the late Crystel McBurney Christian. Mr. Christian was a retired postal clerk for Newport News Shipbuilding. Survivors include two nieces, Faith Ann Reynolds and her husband Vernon...

Lola  Smith Doughty

Lola Smith Doughty

Mar 26, 2011

Lola Smith Doughty, 97, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. Mrs. Doughty was a native of Hog Island, VA and was the daughter of the late James Smith and the late Hallie Simpson Smith. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter,...

Ernestine  Parker Cherrix

Ernestine Parker Cherrix

Mar 24, 2011

Ernestine Parker Cherrix, 67, wife of James Edward "Buddy" Cherrix and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at her residence. A native of Hacksneck, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest J. and Juanita Shelton Parker. She was a retired receptionist for Eastern Shore Physicians and Surgeons and a member of Belle Haven...

Samuel  J. Abraham

Samuel J. Abraham

Mar 21, 2011

Samuel Joseph Abraham, 76, husband of Ann Delohery Abraham and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at his residence. A native of Utica, NY, he was the son of the late David and Esther Marie Abraham. He was a retired correctional officer for the N. J. Dept. of Corrections. After his retirement he opened Abraham's...

James  Alfred Keen  Jr.

James Alfred Keen Jr.

Mar 14, 2011

James Alfred Keen Jr., 73, husband of Brenda Kay Keen and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Lafayette, TN, he was the son of the late James A. Keen Sr. and the late Eula Lee Crowder Keen. He was retired from the U. S. Army and a...

Deborah  Ann Bloxom

Deborah Ann Bloxom

Mar 10, 2011

Deborah Ann Bloxom, 58, a resident of Clinton, NC, formerly of Accomac, VA, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Carol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville, NC. A native of Accomac, she was the daughter of the late Bailey Brown Bloxom, Jr. and the late Virginia Beasley Bloxom. She served on the Board of Directors for the Shenandoah National...

Lewis  Lynwood Crockett

Lewis Lynwood Crockett

Mar 5, 2011

Lewis Lynwood Crockett, 71, husband of the late Frances Spencer Crockett and a resident of Nassawadox,VA, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Urbanna, VA, he was the son of the late Louis and Ella Dize Crockett. Mr. Crockett was a retired Gunnery Sergeant of the U.S. Marines Corps. Having received the National Defense Service...

Fern  C. Barban

Fern C. Barban

Mar 4, 2011

Fern Copenhaver Barban, 81, wife of the late Stanley L. "Siegle" Barban and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at her residence. Born July 3, 1929 in Tazewell, VA and raised in Blacksburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Baker Copenhaver and the late Fern Spencer Copenhaver. She was a retired...

Shirley  L. Breitenbach

Shirley L. Breitenbach

Mar 1, 2011

Shirley Louise Breitenbach, 80, dear companion of Lester Walizer and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Liberty, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. Breitenbach and the late Francelia Goldberg Breitenbach. She was a retired registered nurse and volunteered for the American Red Cross....

Stephen  L. Parks

Stephen L. Parks

Feb 26, 2011

Stephen Lee Parks, 55, husband of Leticia Parks and a resident of Nassawadox, Virginia, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 at his residence. A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, he is the son of Gerald L. and Eula Mae Doughty Parks of Nassawadox. Mr. Parks was past president of Capes Shipping Agency of Norfolk, past president of Hampton Roads Coal...

Marianna E. J. Gregory Edwards

Marianna E. J. Gregory Edwards

Feb 25, 2011

Marianna Elizabeth Jacob Gregory Edwards, 88 passed away peacefully on February 25, 2011. Mrs. Edwards was born and raised on the Jacobia farm in Cape Charles, Virginia and was predeceased by her husbands , Joseph Gregory of Boonton, New Jersey, and Alton E. Edwards of Hampton, Virginia. She was the daughter of Edwin Seymour Jacob of Cape Charles,Virginia, and Angela...

Norval  R. Turner

Norval R. Turner

Feb 25, 2011

Norval Russell Turner Sr., 89, husband of the late Anita Massey Turner and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 in Onancock, VA at the home of his son, E. Bryan Turner. A native of Jamesville, VA, he was the son of the late John Henry Turner and the late Lillian Tilghman Turner. A U. S....

Margaret  Ann Ulrich

Margaret Ann Ulrich

Feb 25, 2011

Margaret Ann Ulrich, 61, of Cheriton, Virginia, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Norma Powell Ulrich. Ms. Ulrich was a retired operating room technician for Shore Memorial Hospital and a member of the Cape Charles Rescue Service Auxiliary. Survivors include a daughter, Catherine...

Vaughn  W. Mumford  Jr.

Vaughn W. Mumford Jr.

Feb 22, 2011

Vaughn William Mumford Jr., 77, a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, VA. A native of Chincoteague, VA, he was the son of the late Vaughn W. Mumford Sr. and the late Mary Agnes Sauls Mumford. He was a retired manager for Yellow Pages, and a member of St. Peters...

Hazel  Cooke Harper

Hazel Cooke Harper

Feb 22, 2011

Hazel Cooke Harper, 84, wife of the late Thomas E. Harper and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Halifax County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William P. Cooke and Bettie King Cooke. Mrs. Harper is survived by three children, Kathy Harper Kellam and her husband,...

Dr. Lelio Narcisco Passaglia

Dr. Lelio Narcisco Passaglia

Feb 21, 2011

Dr. Lelio N. Passaglia, 86, of Exmore, Virginia, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011. A former resident of Saddle River, New Jersey, Dr. Passaglia and his beloved wife of 45 years, Peggy Scott Passaglia, chose the Eastern Shore for their retirement in 1996. Born in Viareggio, Toscana, Italy on February 13th 1925, Dr. Passaglia was the only son of...

Alvin  Louis Hubbard

Alvin Louis Hubbard

Feb 19, 2011

Alvin Louis Hubbard died peacefully at the age of 91 on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Hermitage following a long battle with dementia. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 27, 1919, one of six sons of Hessie Mansfield Hubbard and Clara Hobson Hubbard. Three brothers, Harry Hubbard of Hampton, Virginia, and Forrest Hubbard and Hessie Hubbard of...

Nathaniel  "Nat" Atkinson  Sr.

Nathaniel "Nat" Atkinson Sr.

Feb 17, 2011

Nathaniel "Nat" Hastings Atkinson Sr., 74, husband of the late Helen Parker Atkinson and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at his residence. He was the son of Elvira Atkinson of Nassawadox, VA and the late Jim Atkinson. He was retired from the U. S. Coast Guard and Bagwell Oil Company. In addition to his...