Obituaries

Nov 25, 2020

Virginia Clay Savage, 91, wife of George Jacob Savage, Jr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at their residence surrounded by her loving family. A native of Dinwiddie, VA, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Driver Clay. She was a Laboratory Technician, the family’s devoted matriarch, a life-long volunteer in...

Nov 21, 2020

John Miles Williams, 73, husband of Jo Ann Hand Williams and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Frank Allen Williams and the late Flora Mary Miles Williams. He was employed at Bayshore Concrete for 42 years and retired...

Nov 13, 2020

Dickye Phillips Hickman, age 84, passed away on November 13, 2020 in Williamsburg, Va. She was a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia until she moved to Williamsburg last year to be closer to her two sons. Born in Nassawadox, Va., Dickye was the daughter of the late Averil Stringer Phillips and the late Lynwood Bell Phillips....

Nov 12, 2020

Winston Joynes Custis, Jr., 69, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020, at The Citadel at Nassawadox, in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Winston Joynes “Dynamite” Custis, Sr. and the late Margaret Claudia Stewart Custis. He was a retired Real Estate Broker, member of...

Nov 12, 2020

Jace Clyde Bradford, 6, a resident of Exmore, VA, gained his angel wings Thursday, November 12, 2020, at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Jeffrey Craig Bradford and Candis Ann Cordle Bradford of Exmore.

In addition to his loving parents, he is survived by two brothers, Brick Bradford and Bradley Bradford, both...

Nov 10, 2020

Ronald Gary Dimsey, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Vienna, VA, he was the son of the late Calvin Julian Dimsey and the late Jane Dimsey Sturgis. He was a retired Auto Body Shop Manager.

He is survived by two brothers, Calvin J. Dimsey...

Nov 8, 2020

C. Thomas “Tommy” Hudson, 85, husband of Gloria Thomas Hudson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020, at his residence. A native of Marionville, VA, he was the son of the late Alred and Belle Floyd Hudson. He was the owner and operator of Hudson’s Sinclair Service Station, served in the Virginia National Guard,...

Nov 5, 2020

Robert William Zabita, 68, husband of the late Deborah Ann Giuliano Zabita and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Onancock, VA. A native of Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Michael Joseph Zabita and the late Dorothy Charlotte Matuza Zabita. Bob was a 1971 graduate of...

Nov 4, 2020

Ruth Madden Mandeville Moses, 91, passed on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare, Nassawadox, VA. A native of Attleboro, MA, she was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Warren H. Moses and her parents, James Cuntis Madden and Ruth Ladd Madden.

Ruth was a co-founder and member for sixteen years of the Attleboro Little...

Nov 4, 2020

Mary Brady Isdell, 92, wife of the late Carl Isdell and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at The Citadel at Nassawadox, formerly Heritage Hall, in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, she was the daughter of the late Oscar R. Brady, Sr. and the late Mary Beale Brady. She was a member of...

Nov 4, 2020

Heidi Bowden Thornton, age 55, passed away on Nov 4, 2020 after a 12-year battle with brain cancer. She was born on May 7, 1965 in Nassawadox, VA to Carolyn and Kirby Bowden.

Heidi exhibited a true joy for life, and loved to celebrate with people, rejoicing in special days and accomplishments with her family and friends....

Nov 2, 2020

Robert William Shanley, 76, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, at his residence. A native of Norwich, CT, he was the son of the late Benjamin B. Shanley and the late Beatrice E. Eggleton Shanley. He was a retired waterman.

He is survived by his son, Robert H. B. Shanley and...

Nov 1, 2020

Wyllie Budd Thornton, 87, wife of the late Leonard Edward “Buddy” Thornton and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Ted Walter Mears and the late Elizabeth Taylor Budd Mears. She was a retired library assistant for the Eastern Shore Public...

Oct 30, 2020

Nita Gay Hughes Gladstone passed away October 30th at home with her daughter and husband by her side after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Lynchburg, VA, on March 7th, 1942, to the late Juanita and Gaither Hughes. Nita Gay grew up in Danville, VA. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in...

Oct 27, 2020

Robert Francis Maher, 87, husband of the late Dorothy Gladden Maher and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in Greenwood, DE. A native of Hebron, NE, he was the son of the late Fountain J. Maher and the late Wilma Cooperider Maher. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired from Delmarva Power...

Oct 25, 2020

Rose Marie Steelman Rippon, 94, wife of the late Thomas W. “Biddy” Rippon and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Chincoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late John David Steelman and the late Mary Jeanette Carter Steelman. She was a member of...

Oct 24, 2020

Stanley Dale Williams, Jr., 73, husband of Cassandria (Candy) James Williams and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at his residence. A native of Southampton County, VA, he was the son of the late Stanley Dale Williams and the late Gladys Florence Davis Williams. He was retired from the Northampton County Sheriff’s Department and...

Oct 20, 2020

John Wayne Garrison, age 83, of Williamsburg, VA, died at 12:35 PM on October 20, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Delores, and his precious son John II (Johnny) of Hampton, VA; one brother Larry of Leesburg, FL; two sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Robert Alton and Maudie...

Oct 15, 2020

Vernon Ames Drummond, Sr., 88, husband of the late Mary Franklin Dize Drummond and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, he was the son of the late Melvin E. Drummond, Sr. and the late Dorothy Custis Drummond. He was a retired farmer...

Oct 13, 2020

Minnie Lee Bagwell Duncan, 98, wife of the late William A. Duncan, Jr. and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at her residence. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Bagwell and the late Gladys Hanby Bagwell. She was a retired Bank Manager for Crestar Bank and a...