Obituaries

Mar 11, 2023

Selma White Taylor, 83, wife of the late Harry Grey Taylor and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Nassawadox, VA, she was the daughter of the late William C. White and the late Patricia Camper White. She was raised from an early age...

Feb 28, 2023

Pauline Coates Doughty, 93, wife of the late Thorogood Melson “Tuck” Doughty and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Bridgetown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Coates and the late Eva Stevens Coates. She was a retired X-Ray Technician and...

Feb 23, 2023

Margaret “Peggy” Johnson, beloved wife, mother of two children, and seven grandchildren, passed away on February 23, 2023, at the age of 79.

Peggy was born on November 16, 1943, in Evanston, IL, to J. Carroll Taylor from Temperanceville, VA, and Helen Sturgis Taylor from Pungoteague, VA.

She was preceded in death by Michael D....

Feb 20, 2023

Harvey Nelson Farlow, Jr., 77, husband of the late Candice Mears Farlow and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at his residence. A native of Maryland, he was the son of the late Harvey Nelson Farlow, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Mooney Farlow. He was a United States Marine Veteran, retired Manager for Verizon...

Feb 18, 2023

Tresa Ann DeHayes, 88, wife of Charles Robert DeHayes and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at her residence. A native of New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Mignemi and the late Theresa Cosimano Mignemi. She was a retired Registered Nurse and attended St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in...

Feb 15, 2023

Vivian Gladden Scott, 93, wife of the late Howard H. Scott, Sr. and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elton N. Gladden and the late Amy Killmon Gladden. She was a retired clerk for...

Feb 15, 2023

Vickie Lynn Thornes, 69, wife of Robert “Bob” Thornes, Sr. and a resident of Parksley, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Saber Shore Health & Rehab in Parksley. Born January 23, 1954 and raised in Deep Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Scott and the late Beatrice Williams Scott. She attended Onancock...

Feb 10, 2023

Virginia Clark Pruitt, better known as Ginger, 62, wife of the late Robert Keith Pruitt and a resident of Cedarview, VA, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at her daughter’s house in Melfa, VA. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rankin Ray Clark and the late Lillie Richardson Clark. She was a receptionist...

Feb 7, 2023

Edward Victor Karmilovich “Cap’n” Eddie, 77, husband of Shirley Augustine Karmilovich “Sweet” Shirley and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Hanover Township, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob Karmilovich and the late Veronica Lipisco Karmilovich. He graduated from Kings’ College in...

Feb 6, 2023

Donald Colburn Simpson, 86, husband of the late Pauline Voyles Simpson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023, at his residence. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Dorsey H. Simpson and the late Beulah Spence Simpson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and a retired Carpenter...

Feb 3, 2023

Edward Arnold Van Popering, 86, husband of the late Millicent Fay Van Popering and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, at his residence. A native of West Sayville, NY, he was the son of the late Edward Van Popering and the late Mable Murphy Van Popering. He was a retired waterman.

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Feb 2, 2023

Dorothy Marie Payne Horsley, 101, wife of the late Chalmers “Butch” Horsley and a resident of Onancock, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Born on April 30, 1921, “Dot”, was a native of Onancock and the daughter of the late William F. Payne and the late Vida E. Powell Payne. She is survived by a...

Jan 31, 2023

Lillie Richardson Clark, 84, loving mother, grandmother, friend to all and wife of the late Rankin Ray Clark and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late David Thomas Richardson and the late Irene Wilgus...

Jan 26, 2023

Vicki L. Drummond Wise, 67, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and matriarch, wife of Harold Chester “Pat” Wise III and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Eastville, she was the daughter of the late Lynwood LeCato Drummond, Jr. and the late Katie Lynn Parks...

Jan 17, 2023

Judy D. Jones, 73, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation in Parksley, VA. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Irving C. Jones and the late Margie Parker Jones. Judy was a member of VFW Post 4856 in Exmore.

She is survived...

Jan 15, 2023

Linda Marie Eder, 73, wife of the late Robert Lee Eder, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Gray and the late Mary Ella Davis Gray. She was a retired Toll Collector for the Chesapeake...

Jan 13, 2023

Miranda Jean Merritt, 67, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late George Felter Merritt and the late Elza Ewell Merritt.

She is survived by a brother, George Merritt of Virginia...

Jan 11, 2023

James Humphrey Kellam, 87, husband of Diona Agathoin Kellam and a resident of Hampton, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Lynwood Kellam and the late Willye Hyslop Humphrey Kellam. He was a retired Technical Sergeant for...

Jan 11, 2023

Ines G. Reinhardt., 96, a resident of Machipongo, VA, and formerly of Floral Park NY, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of Italy, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Aiello and the late Angela Mancuso Aiello.

Ines is survived by one son,...

Jan 9, 2023

Daniel H. Parkerson, Sr., 70, husband of Sandra Ross Parkerson and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late George Lynwood Parkerson, Jr. and the late June Hopkins Parkerson. He was a maintenance worker...