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Dorothy  Spurley Sturgis

Dorothy Spurley Sturgis

Mar 10, 2008

Dorothy Spurley Sturgis, 92, wife of the late Harry H. Sturgis and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Leemont, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Spurley and the late Ethel Taylor Spurley. She retired from Gregg-Harriet Shirt Factory. Mrs. Sturgis is survived by a...

James C. "Jimmy" Payne

James C. "Jimmy" Payne

Mar 10, 2008

Mr. James Calvin "Jimmy" Payne, 58, of Capeville passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Louis G. Payne and the late Bessie Parkerson Payne. He was retired from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and worked for the Virginia State Police as a dispatcher for many years. He is survived by two...

Georgie  Mae Taylor

Georgie Mae Taylor

Mar 2, 2008

Georgie Mae Drummond Taylor, 63, wife of Samuel T. Taylor III and a resident of Craddockville, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital after a 7 1/2 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. A native of Craddockville, Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of the late Harry W. Drummond and the late Dorothy Turner Drummond Dail. She was a...

Annie  Laurie Parks

Annie Laurie Parks

Feb 25, 2008

Mrs. Annie Laurie Parks, 94, wife of the late Stanley V. Parks and a resident of Onancock, passed away Monday, February 25, 2008 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Tangier, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Thomas and Emma Crockett Thomas. She was a member of the New Testament Church in Chesconnessex. She is...

Norris  Stanley Schenk

Norris Stanley Schenk

Feb 22, 2008

Norris Stanley Schenk, 60, of Chincoteague, formerly of Northern Virginia, passed away Friday, February 22, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Eugene, Oregon, Mr. Schenk is the son of Wilbur Schenk of Eugene, OR and the late Jerry Burns Schenk. Mr. Schenk was retired from the Central Intelligence Agency. Other than his father, he is survived by a...

Gerald  Wayne Rouse

Gerald Wayne Rouse

Feb 13, 2008

Mr. Gerald Wayne Rouse, 63, husband of Deborah T. Rouse and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, he is the son of Norma Brinkley Rouse of Norfolk and the late Victor Rouse. He was a retired Lineman for Delmarva Power. Other than his wife and...

Henry  Irving Buchanan,  Jr.

Henry Irving Buchanan, Jr.

Feb 13, 2008

Henry Irving Buchanan, Jr. passed away in Woodbridge, Virginia Wednesday, February, 13, 2008 at the age of 90. Born in Birdsnest, Virginia, his parents were Anna Woodruff Godwin Buchanan and Henry Irving Buchanan, Sr. of Cape Charles, Virginia. Mr. Buchanan graduated from Cape Charles High School in 1935 and attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary....

Archie  L. Bradford

Archie L. Bradford

Feb 12, 2008

Mr. Archie L. Bradford, 73, husband of the late Bonnie G. Bradford and a resident of Quinby, passed away at his residence Tuesday, February 12, 2008. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late Harry T. Bradford and the late Madlin Archie Bradford. He was a retired manager from the A&P Grocery Store in Exmore. He...

Eugene Eder

Eugene Eder

Feb 7, 2008

Mr. Eugene "Frankie" Eder, 56, of Capeville, Virginia passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Machipongo, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Eder, Sr. and the late Nellie Brown Eder. He was a security officer for Bay Creek. Mr. Eder was raised by the late Calvin Lee "Baby" Eder...

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin

Feb 6, 2008

Dr. Robert E. Baldwin, of Belle Haven, passed away in his home Wednesday, Feb 6th . Born in Emsworth, PA, he graduated from Waynesburg College in 1952 and received his masters and doctorate degrees from University of West Virginia. He served in the Army Signal Corp and was stationed with NATO in Paris, France. He moved with his family to...

Billy  T. Hastings,  Jr.

Billy T. Hastings, Jr.

Feb 6, 2008

Mr. William "Billy T." Hastings, Jr., 77, husband of Madelle Shrieves Hastings and a resident of Johnsontown, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at his residence. A native of Johnsontown, he was the son of the late William Thomas Hastings, Sr. and the late Mary Floyd Hastings. He was a member of Johnson's United Methodist Church where he served as...

Udella  Hopkins Courtney

Udella Hopkins Courtney

Feb 4, 2008

Udella Hopkins Courtney, 90, the wife of the late Herman E. Courtney and a resident of Onley, passed away Monday, February 4, 2008 at the home of her daughter. A native of Deep Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles U. Hopkins and the late Leanora Lilliston Hopkins. She retired from Glick & Sons of Onancock, VA...

Elizabeth  M. Farlow

Elizabeth M. Farlow

Jan 27, 2008

Elizabeth Mooney Farlow, 83, wife of the late Harvey N. Farlow, Sr. and a resident of Quinby passed away Sunday January 27, 2008 in Quinby. A native of Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Frank C. Mooney and the late Serena Tint Mooney. Mrs. Farlow was retired from Shore Memorial Hospital. She is survived by four...

Emily  Netherland Childress

Emily Netherland Childress

Jan 23, 2008

Mrs. Emily Netherland Childress, 85, wife of Hubert L. Childress for 65 Years, and a resident of Painter, Virginia passed away at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Wednesday, January 23, 2008. A native of Kingsport, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Netherland and the late Ada Harr Netherland. She was a member of North East Church...

Vance  Wilson Phillips,  Jr.

Vance Wilson Phillips, Jr.

Jan 23, 2008

Mr. Vance Wilson Phillips, Jr., 63, of Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2008. He was self employed. Mr. Phillips is survived by his parents, Vance Wilson Phillips, Sr. and Gertrude Phillips of Scottsdale, Az.; two children, Cheryl L. Dye and her husband Patrick of Lake Ridge, Va., Vance Phillips of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Cindy Phillips...

F.  M. Boggs

F. M. Boggs

Jan 20, 2008

Floyd Mapp Boggs, better known as "Jack", 95, husband of the late Mary Turner Boggs and a resident of the Hermitage, formerly of Exmore, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Melfa, he was the son of the late George Upshur Boggs and the late Mary Susan Bull Boggs. Mr. Boggs was a retired...

Louise  Chance Parks

Louise Chance Parks

Jan 18, 2008

Louise Chance Parks, 88, wife of the late Donald B. Parks and a resident of Exmore, passed away Friday, January 18, 2008 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Melfa, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Sallie Morris Chance. Mrs. Parks was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters,...

Robert  Scott Harris

Robert Scott Harris

Jan 16, 2008

Robert Scott Harris, 79, husband of Margaret Ann Ward Harris and a resident of Painter, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Oakland Park, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Harris and the late Marie Scott Harris. Mr. Harris was retired from Hickman Lumber Company and was a member of the Delmarva...

Surry  Elliott Bell

Surry Elliott Bell

Jan 15, 2008

Surry Elliott Bell, better known as Rusty, 76, husband of Beverly Barbara Bell and a resident of Birdsnest, Va, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Hilton Bell and the late Naomi Elliott Bell. He was a retired postmaster of Birdsnest Post Office, Chief in...

LaVerne Wilson

LaVerne Wilson

Jan 9, 2008

LaVerne Wilson, 85, wife of Irvin T. Wilson and a resident of Quinby, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at Heritage Hall Health Care. A native of Troutville, Virginia, she was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and attended Exmore Kindgom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Other than her husband, she is survived by a sister, Virginia Goode of Roanoke, Va.; two grandchildren,...

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