Obituaries

May 17, 2022

Richard Benjamin Mapp III, better known as Buddy, 78, and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late Richard Benjamin Mapp, Jr. and the late Alice Hopkins Mapp. He was a United States Army Veteran having served as a Sargent in...

May 10, 2022

Robin Lee Rich-Coates, 67, wife of Curtis Ray Coates and a resident of Franktown, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Dorothy Lee Miles Rich of West Friendship, MS, and the late Robert Emmerson Rich. She was a retired Professor of Biology and Chemistry at Eastern...

May 9, 2022

Beverly Rae Lynch, formerly of Berlin, Maryland, passed away at her beloved home on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on May 9th, 2022. Beverly was a local artist and author of more than 50 years.

She is survived by her husband, Tommy, and daughter, Ella, along with a handful of loving pets. She will be remembered for...

May 8, 2022

Cathy Marie Love, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, formerly of Harborton, VA, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Harborton, she was the daughter of the late Howard B. Parks and the late Thelma Wood Parks.

She is survived by two sisters-in law, Betty Parks of...

May 6, 2022

Susan Gregory Dixon, 59, wife of Thomas Hume Dixon III, passed away peacefully at her residence, Point Pleasant, on May 6, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. In addition to her loving husband of 35 years, she is survived by her daughter Susanna Harrison and husband Jimmy Harrison; daughter Katie Brownlee and husband Andrew Brownlee; grandson Hugh Thomas...

May 6, 2022

Kyle Whitney Harris, 54, husband of Melissa Timmermann Harris and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at his residence. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of Frederic C. Harris and Imogene Parks Harris of Exmore. He was a maintenance supervisor for East Coast Property Management.

In addition to his...

May 3, 2022

Gerald Henri Gavard “Gerry”, 82, passed peacefully on to eternal life Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at his home in Melfa, VA, with his beloved Bonnie Davis; step-daughter, Tania Gariepy, and step-granddaughter, Valery, by his side. On his 11th hour Pastor Paul Nolz prayed upon Gerry. He was born November 26, 1939 in a small quaint town, Hull, Quebec, Canada....

Apr 27, 2022

Virginia Paige Elsner Bradford, 91, wife of the late Russell Lee Bradford and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Martin Andrew Elsner and the late Virginia Victoria Charnock Elsner. She was a sales clerk...

Apr 25, 2022

Louis “Lou” Alan Barlow of Jamesville, Virginia passed away on April 25, 2022 in the arms of the love of his life, Linda Joyce Masingill Barlow. He was born in San Francisco, California on August 31, 1943. He is survived by those he said “inspired me most”, his wife, Linda Joyce Masingill Barlow, his daughters Nina Lynn Carty and...

Apr 25, 2022

Henry Joseph Willke, 80, husband of Barbara Ann Willke and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at Willis Wharf, VA. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry Willke and the late Frieda Harre Willke. He was a waterman, a member of Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church,...

Apr 23, 2022

John Gordon Cummings, better known as Happy Jack, 73, husband of the late Kathy Cummings and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at his residence. A native of Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Gordon Cummings and the late Mary Trees Caldwell Cummings. Jack was a United States Marine Veteran and...

Apr 18, 2022

Randall Luis Hickman II, 24, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of Randall Luis Hickman and Michelle Richardson Hickman. He was a waterman and member of Cape Charles Baptist Church.

In addition to his loving parents, he is survived...

Apr 17, 2022

Pamela Custis Stone, 63, wife of Tommy Stone and a resident of Hilliard, OH passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at her childhood home in Craddockville, VA. A native of Craddockville, she was the daughter of the late Russell Spencer Custis, Sr. and the late Doris Mae Campbell Custis. Pam was a longtime employee of Nationwide Insurance Company as...

Apr 17, 2022

Ann M. Spence, 83, wife of Jerry C. Spence and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at her residence. Ann was a native of Harborton, VA. She was a retired cashier for the A&P Grocery Store and a member of Powelton Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her loving husband, she is survived...

Apr 15, 2022

Vera Louise Theus Miller, 79, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence. A native of Salem, MA she was the daughter of the late Russell A. Theus and the late Ora Mae Chase Theus. She was an artist, seamstress and a life member of Lower Northampton Baptist Church.

Vera...

Apr 15, 2022

Cynthia Joyce Langdon, 85, wife of Aaron Langdon and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence. A native of London, England, she was the daughter of the late Roy Arthur Clark and the late Joyce Isabel Bush Clark. She was a retired receptionist for Ocean Lake Family Campground.

In addition...

Apr 12, 2022

Scott Heneghan, 62, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at his residence. A native of Shelton, CT, he was the son of Jo Ann Griffith Heneghan of Cheriton, and the late Henry Joseph Heneghan, Jr. He was a Tax Preparer for Jackson Hewitt in Cheriton for over 30 years; a member of American Legion...

Apr 11, 2022

Frederick G. Auer, 94, husband of the late June Keller Auer and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at his residence. A native of NJ, he was the son of the late Henry Frederick Auer and the late Katerina Fay Auer. Fred grew up in northern NJ, and graduated from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University...

Apr 11, 2022

Mollye T. Horton, 92, of Birdsnest, VA, passed away April 11, 2022, surrounded by family.

Mollye was born May 11, 1929, in Middleton, KY, to the late Sanford B. and Eugenia M. Thurmond. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Horton, and brothers, Sanford E. “Jack” and Hal M. Thurmond.

Mollye graduated...

Apr 8, 2022

Joyce Carpenter Miles, 85, wife of the late Jerry F. Miles and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living at Georgian Manor in Chesapeake, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilton Danzel Carpenter and the late Addie Hamblin Carpenter. She was a retired...