Obituaries

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy

Nov 6, 2009

Victoria C. Elsner Rudy, 101, wife of the late Martin Elsner and the late Harry Rudy and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Friday, November 6, 2009, at her residence. A native of Northampton County, she was the daughter of the late Origin T. and Victoria Belda Charnock. Mrs. Rudy retired from Meatland Stores and she and her sister...

Priscilla  Olivia Clark

Priscilla Olivia Clark

Nov 4, 2009

Priscilla Olivia Clark, 83, wife of Hugo J. Clark and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at her residence. A native of Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late John Paul and Priscilla Degrasse Paul. A 1943 graduate of Central High School in Valley Stream, NY, she was a retired clerk for...

Edmund  F. Chew  Jr.

Edmund F. Chew Jr.

Nov 4, 2009

Edmund Freeman Chew Jr., 78, husband of Patricia Lauer Chew and a resident of Haddon Heights, NJ, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at his Eastern Shore of Virginia residence. A native of Haddonfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Edmund F. and Margaret Marsteller Chew. A US Air Force veteran, he attended Lehigh University and graduated from...

Louise  Mulligan Hutchinson

Louise Mulligan Hutchinson

Oct 29, 2009

Louise Mulligan Hutchinson, 88, wife of the late Raymond E. Hutchinson and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away at her residence Thursday, October 29, 2009. She was born on August 14, 1921 in Providence, RI, as the first child of Dr. Edward William and Ida Ransdell Mulligan. Upon graduating from St. Joseph's Academy in Tucson, AZ, in 1939, Louise...

Wyvetta  Craun Wells

Wyvetta Craun Wells

Oct 27, 2009

Wyvetta Craun Wells, 89, known to friends and family as Vettie, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. She was born in Orange, Va. and grew up in the Roanoke area. She returned to Orange as a young woman where she met her husband of 69 years, Robert William Wells. Wyvetta moved to the Tidewater area during WWII where she worked...

Val Fluhart

Val Fluhart

Oct 26, 2009

Val Fluhart, 82, husband of the late Pauline Kellam Fluhart and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at his residence. A native of Jamesville, VA, he was the son of the late Mary Fluhart. He retired as a farm equipment mechanic. He is survived by a son, Larry F. Fluhart and his wife Faye of...

Barbara  Outten Costin

Barbara Outten Costin

Oct 22, 2009

Barbara Outten Costin, 81, a resident of 2500 Block East Little Creek Road, Norfolk, VA, peacefully went home to be with her Lord Thursday, October 22, 2009. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Outten and Julia Masenhimer Outten. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Cornerstone...

Sally  Jane Gale

Sally Jane Gale

Oct 22, 2009

Sally Jane Gale, 82, of Cheriton died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cherrystone, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas & Martha Elizabeth Hall Gale. Survivors include a son, Lee Roy Gale, a sister-in-law, Juanita Gale, both of Bayview and a niece, Barbara Sue Wroten. A private family service will be...

Robert  W. Wells

Robert W. Wells

Oct 19, 2009

Robert W. Wells, 86, known to friends and family as Bob, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009. He was born and raised in Orange, Va., where he met his wife of 69 years, Wyvetta Craun Wells. Bob soon went to WWII serving from 1943 - 1945 in the Merchant Marines. He returned to live in Tidewater for the next 60...

Joshua  Todd (View Video Tribute)  Whiteside

Joshua Todd (View Video Tribute) Whiteside

Oct 18, 2009

Joshua Todd Whiteside, 20, a resident of Baltimore, MD, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of Laura Parks Tatum of Baltimore and Raymond Whiteside Sr. of Norfolk, VA. Other than his parents, he is survived by a brother, Bruce and his wife Susana Whiteside of Willis Wharf; maternal grandparents, Donnie...

Elizabeth  H. (View Video Tribute)  Lafferty

Elizabeth H. (View Video Tribute) Lafferty

Oct 15, 2009

Elizabeth Hamblin Lafferty, a resident of Cheriton, VA, died October 15, 2009 at her residence. Born September 20, 1909, she was the eldest daughter of Larry H. and Minnie Smith Hamblin. She was married to Grover Lafferty Sr. for 63 years. She lived on Myrtle Island as well as on a houseboat until she moved to the mainland for school....

Beth  Powell Bitterman

Beth Powell Bitterman

Oct 14, 2009

Beth Powell Bitterman, 46, of Eastville, VA, passed away Wednesday,October 14, 2009, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Robert L. Powell and his wife Barbara of Norfolk, VA, and Marge C. Powell of Cheriton, VA. Other than her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Ashley Bitterman of Vancouver, WA, and Kelsea...

Albert  J. Koury  Jr.

Albert J. Koury Jr.

Oct 9, 2009

Albert Joseph Koury Jr., a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2009. He was the devoted husband of Eleanor Frances (O'Neill) Koury for 53 years. Mr. Koury was born in Woonsocket, R.I., the son of the late Abdullah Koury and Jamela (Lataash) Koury. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Other than...

Robert  L. Tarr

Robert L. Tarr

Oct 8, 2009

Robert Lewis Tarr, 83, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Girdletree, Maryland, he was the son of the late Alfred Thomas and Jane Tarr. He retired from Sealtest Milk Company. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Belote Tarr; four children, Larry J. Hicks of Exmore, Deborah H....

Cheryl  Ann Rodriguez

Cheryl Ann Rodriguez

Oct 5, 2009

Cheryl Ann Rodriguez, 51, wife of Jose A. Rodriguez and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at her residence. A native of Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. and Betty Jane Boyer. Other than her husband, she is survived by her step father, Harold Hall of Wilmington; two daughters, Heather...

Dorothy Deal

Dorothy Deal

Oct 2, 2009

ONANCOCK, Va., October 2, 2009 - Dorothy Deal, 89, a life-long educator who has lived fulltime on the Eastern Shore for more than 35 years, died on October 2, at the Hermitage on the Eastern Shore, where she resided since May 2002. Since 1955, she enjoyed summers and major holidays on the Eastern Shore. In 1973, she permanently relocated to...

Pauline  Kellam Fluhart

Pauline Kellam Fluhart

Sep 27, 2009

Pauline Kellam Fluhart, 83, wife of Val Fluhart and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hadlock, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ivy and Marie Sterling Kellam. She retired from Holly Farms. Other than her husband, she is survived by a son, Larry F. Fluhart...

Gay  Walker (View Video Tribute)  Mears

Gay Walker (View Video Tribute) Mears

Sep 26, 2009

Gay Walker Mears, 53, wife of Edward L. Mears Jr. and a resident of Melfa, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009 at her residence. A native of Leemont, Virginia, she is the daughter of R. Brice Walker of Leemont and the late Colleen Burkhead Walker. She was a LPN and worked at Arcadia Nursing Home and Quail Run. She was...

Percy  S. Moore

Percy S. Moore

Sep 17, 2009

Mr. Percy Sage Moore, 80, of Cape Charles, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late Kemper Edward and Fannie Brady Moore. Mr. Moore was retired from Bayshore Concrete Products. Survivors include two brothers, Pastor Joe S. Moore and his wife Nancy of Cape Charles...

Gene  F. (View Video Tribute)  Gregory

Gene F. (View Video Tribute) Gregory

Sep 15, 2009

Gene F. Gregory, 74, husband of Lois Lee Gregory and a resident of Davis Wharf, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at MCV in Richmond, Va. A native of Davis Wharf, he was the son of the late John Adam Gregory and late Roberta Sturgis Gregory. He was a retired Truck Driver. He was a member of Craddockville United Methodist...