Obituaries

Richard  Lee Johnson  Sr.

Richard Lee Johnson Sr.

Jun 30, 2009

Richard Lee Johnson Sr., 75, a resident of Birdsnest, VA, formerly of Independence, MO, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at his residence. Born June 20, 1934, he was the son of Ava and John Wesley Johnson. He retired and moved to Birdsnest four years ago to be near his children. He is survived by his three sons, Richard Johnson of...

Nat  W. Terry

Nat W. Terry

Jun 24, 2009

Mr. Nat W. Terry Sr., 94, a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A devoted husband for 67 years to the late Lela Sturgis Terry, he was a native of Willis Wharf and the son of the late Henry Miller Terry and the late Rachel Wescott Terry. Mr. Terry was...

James  "JT" Marshall  Jr.

James "JT" Marshall Jr.

Jun 21, 2009

James "JT" Marshall Jr., 28, a resident of Painter, VA, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at his residence. He was the son of James Thomas Marshall Sr. of Quinby, VA and Etta Koestedorfer of Parksley, VA and was a waterman. He is survived by a sister,Etta Brady and her husband Justin of Virginia Beach, VA, a brother, Joseph Marshall, a...

Nathaniel  D. Nottingham

Nathaniel D. Nottingham

Jun 17, 2009

Nathaniel D. Nottingham Jr., 80, a resident of Painter, VA, died June 17, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital. He was born in Norfolk, VA on September 17, 1928 and was married to Margaret H. Nottingham for 56 years. Nat worked as a project engineer for Kiewit for over 20 years before retiring and moving to the Eastern Shore. He enjoyed...

Gladys Liebeck

Gladys Liebeck

Jun 14, 2009

Gladys Liebeck, 82, died on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ. She was predeceased by her husband, Rheinhardt (Sonny) Liebeck, brother Alphonse Mouraux, and her sister, Catherine O'Toole, of Silver Beach, VA. She is survived by her three daughters and two sons: Linda Taylor (and husband Gary) of Rumson, NJ; Karen Padavano (and husband...

Jeter  Guy Lawson

Jeter Guy Lawson

Jun 10, 2009

Jeter Guy Lawson, 49, a resident of Exmore, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Willis Wharf, Virginia he is the son of Florence Moore Lawson of Willis Wharf and the late Robert L. Lawson Jr. Mr. Lawson was Mayor of the Town of Exmore for the past 14 years and served on...

C.  Lewis Belote  Jr.

C. Lewis Belote Jr.

Jun 6, 2009

C. Lewis Belote Jr., 66, husband of the late Linda Barnes Belote and a resident of Exmore, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. He was the son of the late Clinton Lewis Belote and the late Mary Hortense Miles Belote. He retired from C & P Telephone Company. He was a graduate of Randolph...

Shirley Gillett

Shirley Gillett

Jun 5, 2009

Shirley Gillett entered into God's Kingdom on Friday, June 5, 2009. She was recovering from lung surgery and passed away suddenly at Sentara Heart Hospital. Shirley was born in Farber, Missouri and attended school there where she was a standout basketball player and an academic. Shirley attended Quincy, Illinois business school and took a job with the Quincy Herald-Whig. Subsequently,...

Helen  P. Watkinson

Helen P. Watkinson

Jun 2, 2009

Helen P. Watkinson, 80, of Onancock, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Onancock, she was the daughter of the late Lester Evans Watkinson and the late Pearl Elizabeth Poulson Watkinson. She retired from Dulany Foods. She is survived by a sister, Lorraine Pryor and her husband Riley of Onancock, two nieces, Cheryl...

Howard R. "Ray" Haynie

Howard R. "Ray" Haynie

Jun 1, 2009

Howard Raphael (Ray) Haynie, 73, of Capeville, and a long time Eastern Shore business leader and restaurateur, died peacefully Monday, June 1, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Haynie was well known and recognized for his operation of the Cape Center and Sting-Ray's Restaurant in Capeville, Virginia until his...

Clarence  Lee Bundick

Clarence Lee Bundick

May 31, 2009

Mr. Clarence Lee Bundick, 84, a resident of Exmore, Virginia passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at his residence. A native of Hacksneck, he was the son of the late Hampton Kidd Bundick and the late Mary Bonniwell Bundick Guy. Mr. Bundick retired from the United States Coast Guard as a First Class Quartermaster and served in WW II. He...

Lewis  W. Klipper

Lewis W. Klipper

May 27, 2009

Lewis William Klipper, 75, husband of the late Jacqueline V. Klipper, died at his home in Machipongo in the presence of his loving family on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he is survived by his children, Donna, Celeste Joy, Charlene Jo, Leigh Ann, Jacqueline, and William. He is the grandfather of Lee Arthur Fairweather and...

Robert  R. Smith

Robert R. Smith

May 27, 2009

Robert Reginald Smith, 91, of Monroe, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Chadron, Nebraska and reared in Alamosa, Colorado, he was the son of the late June Olive Jacobs Smith. Mr. Smith was co-owner with his wife of B & B Productions, a multi-media company. He was a United...

H.  Hatton Phillips

H. Hatton Phillips

May 19, 2009

H. Hatton Phillips, 96, husband of the late Betty Bell Widgen Phillips and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2009. A native of Melfa, Mr. Phillips was the son of the late Harry D. & Lula Hatton Phillips. He was a retired Plant Supervisor for Exmore Foods. He attended Red Bank Baptist Church. Mr. Phillips enjoyed playing...

Addie  V. Stevens

Addie V. Stevens

May 18, 2009

Addie Voyles Stevens, 76, wife of the late Forrest Hyden Stevens Sr. and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday morning at the home of her daughter in Onancock. A native of Wardtown, Mrs. Stevens was the daughter of the late William Henry and Margaret Kellam Voyles. She was a member of the Exmore Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Ethel  Downing Mullaly

Ethel Downing Mullaly

May 15, 2009

Ethel Ailworth Downing Mullaly passed away peacefully at her residence in Exmore on May 15, 2009. She was 99. A remarkable individual, she remained independent until Easter Sunday. Mrs. Mullaly was preceded in death by her husband Franklin R. Mullaly, with whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage on February 1, 2008. Born at "Sunnyside" in Willis Wharf, she was...

Louzetta  Kilmon Kellam

Louzetta Kilmon Kellam

May 13, 2009

Louzetta Kilmon Kellam, 80, wife of Edward O. Kellam and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis Kilmon and Bessie Trader Kilmon and step-daughter of the late Viola Kilmon Kelley. She was a retired X-Ray...

Charlotte  McAllister Collins

Charlotte McAllister Collins

May 11, 2009

Charlotte McAllister Collins, 62, of Accomac, Va., passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at her residence. Reared in Parksley, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McAllister and the late Gladys Budd McAllister. Charlotte was a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. She fished its waters, hunted its woods and walked its marshes. She loved the Shore from...

Robert  W. Burns

Robert W. Burns

May 7, 2009

Robert W. Burns, 89, a resident of Vaucluse Shores, Machipongo, VA, formerly of Absecon, N.J., passed away peacefully on May 7, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Frank A. Burns and the late Minnie S. Holzinger Burns. Mr. Burns is survived and will be greatly missed by his wife of 53...

James  Peter Gummeson

James Peter Gummeson

May 4, 2009

James Peter Gummeson, 38, of Exmore, passed away at his home on Monday, May 4, 2009, with his wife, family, and friends by his side. The fifth of seven children, James was born February 15, 1971 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He relocated to the Eastern Shore of Virginia with his family in 1985. James dedicated himself as one of Jehovah's...