Obituaries

Jun 23, 2020

Herbert Cleveland Byrd, 65, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Crisfield, MD, he was the son of the late Gene Byrd and the late Lola Mae Taylor Byrd Bull. He was a United States Army Veteran and a retired waterman.

He...

Jun 23, 2020

Doris Allen Southern, beloved wife of George Southern, passed away suddenly at her home in Oyster, Virginia, on June 23, 2020. Friends are invited to gather outdoors at her home from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at 6567 Broadwater Circle.

Known to all her friends as Dorie, she and her husband had recently returned to Oyster for...

Jun 20, 2020

William Patrick Pirkle, 60, husband of Evelin Lopez Jacome and resident of Halethorpe, MD, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Arizona, he was the son of William W. Pirkle and Ruth Marlene Ellis Pirkle. He was a retired Plant Manager for a direct mailing company and loved fishing and hunting.

In...

Jun 19, 2020

Melanie Renee Baum, 18, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of Thelma Marie Lewis Baum of Cape Charles, and Danny Lee Baum of Blackstone, VA. Melanie was a cook for C-Pier at the Oyster Farm.

In addition to her loving parents, she...

Jun 17, 2020

Sarah Payne Erwin, 81, wife of the late Robert W. Erwin, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, formerly of Richmond, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Clifton Forge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ira Jerome Payne, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Snidow Payne. Sarah...

Jun 16, 2020

Viola Tilley Koontz, wife of the late Paul William Koontz and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at her residence. A native of New Windsor, MD, she was the daughter of the late William D. Tilley and the late Zora Testermen Tilley. She was a retired Home Health Caregiver and member of Onley United...

Jun 15, 2020

Victor Schmidt, 99, husband of the late Lila Hotalen Schmidt and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020, at his residence. A native of Maywood, NJ, he was the son of the late Victor George Schmidt, Jr. and the late Jeanne Marie Tomalino Schmidt.

Vic was a 1937 graduate of Eastside High in...

Jun 14, 2020

Mary Jane Valentine, 95, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, at her residence. A native of Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Hurley D. Matthews and the late Irene Pearl Willis Matthews.

She is survived by her son, Wayne H. Valentine and his wife, Paula, of Belle Haven;...

Jun 11, 2020

Stephen Wayne Porterfield, 50, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020, at his residence. A native of Parksley, VA, he was the son of Margaret Porterfield of Quinby, VA, and the late Charles Edward Porterfield.

After graduation from Arcadia High School, Steve went on to attend Baltimore International Culinary College where he had...

Jun 7, 2020

Norma Hickman, age 96, passed away on June 7, 2020, surrounded by her family at her home. She was born on August 12, 1923 at Wachapreague, VA, where she lived all her life. She was predeceased by her parents, Brooks and Anna Jorden Phillips, and her husband, Fletcher Hickman.

She was a woman of many talents. As...

Jun 7, 2020

James Winfred Carpenter, 84, husband of Emily Smith Carpenter and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late James Carpenter and the late Dorothy Isdell Carpenter. He was retired from Sharp Energy.

In addition to his loving wife,...

Jun 7, 2020

Norris Ray Bowen, Sr., 81 of Birdsnest, Virginia passed peacefully at his home on June 7, 2020. He was born May 9, 1939 in Broadwater, Hog Island. He was proud of his distinction of being the last baby born on that Virginia barrier island.

Norris was predeceased by his loving wife Ruth Florence (Morrow), his beloved son...

Jun 6, 2020

Mr. John A. “Jackie” Bowen passed away at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital on June 6, 2020. He was 73. He was born in Somers Point, New Jersey and spent his younger years in Cape May, New Jersey. His family relocated to the Eastern Shore when his father retired in 1954. He called the Eastern Shore home.

His...

Jun 6, 2020

Patricia “Patty” Bundick Taylor, 82, wife of George “Joe” P. Taylor and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late James B. Bundick and the late Pansy T. Miles Bundick. She was a member of...

Jun 3, 2020

Ms. Cynthia Eloise Smith, 65,of Newport News, Va., affectionately known as “Cynt,” passed away after a long battle with kidney disease; the Lord saw she was tired and called her home. She departed this life as she lived, quietly, at home on June 3, 2020. Born in Pungoteague, on May 9, 1955, Cynthia alternated her early education...

May 31, 2020

Mrs. Lenora W. White, 90, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. She was the daughter of the late Joseph J. West and the late Rosie Littleton West. She was retired from Food City in Exmore, VA, and a member of Belle Haven United Methodist...

May 30, 2020

Annabelle Landon Scott, 89, wife of the late Carlton Thomas Scott, Sr. and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Landon, Sr. and the late Edna Bell Landon. She was a member of Cheriton Baptist Church.

She is survived...

May 25, 2020

LeeRoy “Butch” Smith, Jr., 70, husband of Sharon Adkins Smith and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020, at his residence. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of the late Lee Roy Smith, Sr. and the late Isabelle Fitchett Smith. He was a United States Army Veteran and a retired truck driver....

May 24, 2020

Jean Madeline Harris, 87, wife of the late Harold P. Harris and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at her residence. A native of Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. Popp, Sr. and the late Anna Carroll Popp. Jean was a retired bookkeeper.

She is survived...

May 21, 2020

James Wilson Bailey, 82, husband of Joan Ann Kelley Bailey and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Saxis, VA, he was the son of the late Herman T. Bailey and the late Ella B. Linton Bailey. Jimmy was the retired owner of Bailey’s...