Obituaries

Mary  Lee Maserka

Mary Lee Maserka

Dec 24, 2010

Mary Lee Maserka, 84, wife of the late Martin Maserka, Jr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, December 24, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Tampa, FL, she was the daughter of the late Walter Shannon and Mary Edith Wadkins Shannon. Ms. Maserka was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Survivors include three...

Paul  F. Belote

Paul F. Belote

Dec 23, 2010

Paul Franklin Belote, 75, husband of Frances Warrington Belote and a resident of Chesconnessex, VA, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late William Lee Belote and Marion Clark Belote. Mr. Belote was retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation in Accomac. Survivors include five...

Katheryn  Begoin Belote

Katheryn Begoin Belote

Dec 23, 2010

Katheryn Begoin Belote, 85, wife of the late William Tank Belote and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2010 at her residence. A native of Belle Haven, she was the daughter of the late Francis Andrew and Katherine Killmon Begoin. Mrs. Belote was a retired Northampton County Deputy Clerk of Court, member of the Belle...

Patricia  E. Grez

Patricia E. Grez

Dec 18, 2010

Patricia E. Grez, 72, wife of Alfred W. Grez and a resident of Painter, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Nell Filacheck. Mrs. Grez was a member of the St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Onley, VA and Ladies Auxiliary...

Evelyn  Belote Tarr

Evelyn Belote Tarr

Dec 15, 2010

Evelyn Belote Tarr, 79, of Exmore, passed away Wednesday , December 15, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Mary Zena Davis Belote. Mrs. Tarr was a retired secretary for the Northampton Public Schools and a member of the Exmore Baptist Church. Survivors include four children,Larry J. Hicks...

Earl  James Harrison

Earl James Harrison

Dec 12, 2010

Earl James Harrison Jr., 75, a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late Earl James Harrison Sr. and the late Lillian Whitehead Harrison. He was a retired produce broker. Mr. Harrison is survived by seven children, Debra...

James  Wise Latimer

James Wise Latimer

Dec 11, 2010

James Wise Latimer, 88, husband of the late Constance Lambert Buckingham Latimer and a resident of Norfolk, VA, passed away after a long illness on December 11, 2010 at Sentara Nursing Home, Norfolk, VA. A native of Kiptopeke, he was the son of the late James Burleigh Latimer and the late Dana Wise Latimer. Wise attended Capeville United Methodist Church...

Barbara  F. Custis

Barbara F. Custis

Dec 6, 2010

Barbara Miles Darden Franklin Custis, 67, wife of Phillip Randall Custis, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at her home in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Reisterstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Darden, the late Barbara Lathroum Franklin and the late William J. Franklin. She was the owner of Maplewood Garden Nursery and a founder of...

Rev. Ottis P. Burns

Rev. Ottis P. Burns

Dec 1, 2010

Rev. Ottis Pope Burns, 76, husband of Joyce Carpenter Burns for 54 years and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Mississippi, he was the son of the late Owen Clyde Burns Sr. and the late Ethel Starnes Burns. He was a retired Baptist minister and a friend...

Phyllis  Dix Lewis

Phyllis Dix Lewis

Nov 28, 2010

Phyllis Dix Lewis, 74, wife of the late Page Albert Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A native of New Church, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Lee Dix and the late Willie Lee Truitt Dix. Mrs. Lewis was a member of the...

Georgie  Smullin Peppler

Georgie Smullin Peppler

Nov 26, 2010

Georgie Smullin Peppler, 77, wife of the late Fritz Peppler and a resident of Exmore, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Franktown, she was the daughter of the late Marion Francis and Sarah Thompson Smullin. She was a retired certified nursing assistant and a member of the Onancock Volunteer Fire...

Deborah  Roberts Gladstone

Deborah Roberts Gladstone

Nov 25, 2010

Deborah Roberts Gladstone, age 44, a resident of Raleigh, NC, died Thursday at her home. Born May 10, 1966 in Salisbury, Maryland, Debbie moved to Durham with her family in 1974. She graduated from Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, and also attended Randolph Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. Debbie had owned and operated Gladstone Granite and Flooring for the past several years,...

Roy  Walter Drummond  Sr.

Roy Walter Drummond Sr.

Nov 23, 2010

Roy W. Drummond, Sr., 95, husband of the late Mary Frances Elliott Drummond and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Shore LifeCare in Parksley. A native of Pungoteague, he was the son of the late Francis S. Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond. He was a retired building contractor and a World...

Linda  Sue Craig

Linda Sue Craig

Nov 18, 2010

Linda Sue Craig, 56, wife of the late Darrel Lee Craig and a resident of Exmore, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Charles V. Webb and Dorothy Isdell Webb. Survivors include six children, Rebecca DeFrees and her husband Eric of Willis Wharf,...

Frances  Isdell Thackeray

Frances Isdell Thackeray

Nov 18, 2010

Frances Isdell Thackeray, 89, wife of the late Ira F. Thackeray and a resident of Quinby, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Shore Lifecare in Parksley. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Isdell, Sr. and Katherine Spence Isdell. Mrs. Thackeray was a retired nurse and member of the Hollies Baptist Church. She...

Evelyn  Killmon Colonna

Evelyn Killmon Colonna

Nov 11, 2010

Evelyn Killmon Colonna, 95, wife of the late Donovan R. Colonna and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late William and Mack Hickman Killmon. She was a secretary, retiring from Wilson Trucking Company. Mrs. Colonna was a member of Bethel...

Mary  Williams Recker

Mary Williams Recker

Nov 11, 2010

Mary Williams Recker, 86, wife of the late Frederick E. Recker and a resident of Franktown, VA and The Hermitage in Onancock, VA, formerly of Alexandria, VA , passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Allen B. and Mary DeMott Williams. Mrs. Recker was...

Joan  H. Diamond

Joan H. Diamond

Nov 11, 2010

Joan Hodgetts Diamond, 73, wife of Stewart S. Diamond and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at her residence. A native of Ridgewood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Bruchlen Hodgetts. Mrs. Diamond was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church. Other than her husband, she is survived...

Terry  Allen West,  Sr.

Terry Allen West, Sr.

Nov 10, 2010

Terry Allen West, Sr., 75, husband of Hazel Thornes West and a resident of Hallwood, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Mildred Killmon West and Edward Burton West. He was a retired truck driver. In addition to his wife, he is survived...

Parkes  Abbott Downing  Jr.

Parkes Abbott Downing Jr.

Nov 7, 2010

Parkes Abbott Downing Jr., 63, husband of Ann Smith Downing of Wilmington, North Carolina, passed away November 7, 2010 at New Hanover Memorial Hospital with family by his side. A native of Franktown, Virginia, he was born at Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia on January 6, 1947. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Clay...