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Arnold  B. Carpenter

Arnold B. Carpenter

Jun 6, 2006

Mr. Arnold Bruce Carpenter, 75, husband of Annabel Widgeon Carpenter and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 06, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Johnsontown, VA, he was the son of the late Rudolph L. Carpenter, Sr. and the late Mary Grace Doland Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a retired self-employed carpenter and was a member...

Capt. William G. Evans

Capt. William G. Evans

Jun 4, 2006

Capt. William G. Evans, 86, husband of Alva Grace Evans, and a resident of Cape Charles, formerly of Cape May, NJ, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hickory Swamp, PA, Capt. Evans was the son of the late Kenneth G. Evans and the late Hazel Raczkowski Evans Ward. He retired as a superintendent...

Dr. Richard N. Hofmaster

Dr. Richard N. Hofmaster

Jun 4, 2006

Dr. Richard Namon Hofmaster, 91, husband of Doris Mears Hofmaster and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Fostoria, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry Hofmaster and the late Clara Sickles Hofmaster. Dr. Hofmaster received a Bachelor of Science and Ph.D from Ohio State...

Margaret  Jones Carpenter

Margaret Jones Carpenter

May 21, 2006

Mrs. Margaret Jones Carpenter, 76, wife of the late William Thomas Carpenter and a resident of Belle Haven passed away, Sunday, May 21, 2006 at her residence. A native of Belle Haven she was the daughter of the late Issac D. Jones and the late Emma Savage Jones. She was a member of Belle Haven Presbyterian Church. She is survived...

Marguerite  Miles Sturgis

Marguerite Miles Sturgis

May 20, 2006

Marguerite Miles Sturgis, 87, of Kenneth Square, Pa passed away Saturday, May 20, 2006 at Linden Hall, Kennett Square, Pa. Born and raised in the fishing village of Willis Wharf on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, into the family of Alfred and Minnie Miles with three sisters and a brother, she was the last surviving sibling. Being a true child...

Margaret  Mapp Sturgis

Margaret Mapp Sturgis

May 16, 2006

Mrs. Margaret Mapp Sturgis, 75, wife of Leonard F. Sturgis and a resident of Davis Wharf passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Exmore she was the daughter of the late Rowland S. Mapp and the late Mae Savage Mapp. She was a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church, Past Treasurer and...

Alwood  Lee Shreaves,  Sr.

Alwood Lee Shreaves, Sr.

May 15, 2006

Mr. Alwood L. Shreaves, Sr. 82, husband of Grace Bloxom Shreaves and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday May 15, 2006 at his residence. A native of Parksley, Virginia, he was the son of the late William Shreaves and the late Mary Frisco Shreaves. He was retired from Dulany Foods, an United States Navy Veteran, a member of Epworth...

Donald  G. Hall

Donald G. Hall

May 15, 2006

Mr. Donald G. Hall, 79, husband of Mary Elizabeth Murphy Hall and a resident of Quinby, passed away at his residence Monday, May 15, 2006. A native of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Clarence Hall and the late Anna Brown Hall. He retired from the Norfolk Naval Ship Yard and was a United States Navy...

Weary  L. Clark

Weary L. Clark

May 12, 2006

Mrs. Weary Loving Clark, 90, wife of the late William Cager Clark and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Friday May 12, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Birdsnest. Mrs. Clark, a native of Amherst Co., Va. was the daughter of the late Jessie and Bell Sorrels. Mrs. Clark is survived by her seven children; Jean Spence...

Laurence  E. Hale

Laurence E. Hale

May 12, 2006

Laurence Eugene Hale, 77, husband of the late Judith Foxwell Hale and a resident of Machipongo passed away Friday May 12, 2006 at his residence. A native of Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of the late Garrett A. Hale and the late Clara Coward Hale. Mr. Hale was retired auditor for the Federal Goverment and owner of the Kit...

Margaret  N. Root

Margaret N. Root

May 9, 2006

Margaret Neville Root, 74, died May 9, 2006 at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Center in Leesburg, Va. Born Aug. 7, 1931 in Nassawadox, Va., she was the daughter of the late Richard Neville and the late Mary Elsie Foster Neville. Ms. Root was a benefits coordinator with Loudoun Memorial Hospital for 21 years and a member of St. James Episcopal Church....

Thomas  P. Nottingham

Thomas P. Nottingham

Apr 29, 2006

Mr. Thomas P. Nottingham, 66, of Tasley, Virginia passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. He was the son of the late Earl Thomas Nottingham and the late Catherine Parker Nottingham. He was a retired electrician. Mr. Nottingham is survived by a brother, John Lee Nottingham and his wife Pat of Keller, Va.; and a...

Thomas  F. Simms

Thomas F. Simms

Apr 21, 2006

Thomas Francis Simms, 73, husband of the late Emily Bedsworth Simms and a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away Friday, April 21, 2006 at Williamsburg Community Hospital. A native of Hopewell, Virginia, he was son of the late Elbert Simms and the late Anna Buyalos Simms. Mr. Simms was a retired pharmacist. Survivors include, a daughter, Anna Marie Witmer and...

Pearl  P. Walker

Pearl P. Walker

Apr 21, 2006

Mrs. Pearl Parker Walker, 73 wife of the late Herman Lee Walker, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles passed away Friday, April 21, 2006 in Nassawadox. A native of Oyster she was the daughter of the late Ernest J. Parker and the late Helen Brady Parker. She attended Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Walker is survived by three children, Judy...

Barbara  H. Cornelius

Barbara H. Cornelius

Apr 18, 2006

Barbara Hoopes Cornelius, 74, wife of Wayne T. Cornelius and a resident of Horntown, Va. died peacefully Tuesday April 18, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. A native of Wilmington DE, Barbara was the daughter of the late William and Susan Hoopes. She retired from the DuPont Company in 1993. Other than her husband, she is survived by...

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Apr 16, 2006

Miss Virginia Williams, 94, of Cheriton passed away on Easter Sunday. She was a resident of Northampton County most of her life and of York County for the last 10 years. She served as Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court of Northampton County for 52 years. She was a member of Holmes Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her...

Louise  Etz Rayfield

Louise Etz Rayfield

Apr 15, 2006

Louise Isadore Etz Rayfield, 90, wife of the late William C. Rayfield. Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Rayfield, a native of Bayview, was the daughter of the late Frank John Etz, Sr. and the late Carrie Richardson Etz. Mrs. Rayfield retired from McCrory's Corp. and was a devoted...

Jefferson Brown

Jefferson Brown

Apr 10, 2006

Mr. Jefferson Orr Thurman "Jot" Brown, 90, husband of the late Julie Hunt Brown and a resident of Onancock, formerly of Larchmont, Norfolk, Va., passed away Monday, April 10, 2006 at the Hermitage on the Eastern Shore. Mr. Brown was raised in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and was the son of the late Jefferson O. Brown and the late Minnie Dixon...

Alice Mary Perry McCready

Alice Mary Perry McCready

Apr 5, 2006

Mrs. Alice Mary Perry McCready, 80, wife of the late Winfred O. McCready and a resident of Oyster, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Vineyard Haven, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Manuel Perry and the late Lousia Perry. She is survived by a son, Steve J. McCready and...

Ruth  M. Terry

Ruth M. Terry

Apr 1, 2006

Mrs. Ruth Mason Terry, 84, wife of the late Henry M. "Buzzy" Terry, Jr., passed away Saturday, April 1, 2006 in Virginia Beach, VA. " Miss Ruth", as she was affectionately known throughout the Eastern Shore, made her home in Willis Wharf, VA., a location she once thought of as the "jumping off place", a vast change from her Clarksburg,...

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