Obituaries

Jul 29, 2020

James William Rank, 83, husband of Lois Patterson Rank and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Frostburg, MD, he was the son of the late James Rank and the late Elizabeth Marion Kalbaugh Rank. He was a retired teacher for Prince...

Jul 25, 2020

Sylvia Rosalie Lurty, passed away on Saturday July 25, 2020, at the age of 79 in Virginia Beach, VA. Originally from Vineland, NJ, Sylvia resided on Smith Beach in Eastville, VA, for the past thirty-five years. Sylvia worked as a volunteer and secretary at Hungars Cure Parish for thirty years prior to retiring. She was a faithful and active...

Jul 19, 2020

Steven Wayne Murphy, 29, a resident of Hampton, VA, formerly of the Eastern Shore, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late Richard Steven Murphy and the late Bonny Sue Marshall. He was a member of Living Stones Ministries.

He is survived by...

Jul 14, 2020

Brittany Ann Fisher, age 31, of Cassville, Missouri, formerly of Machipongo, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Brittany, daughter of James and Teresa (Marois) Moncrief, was born on December 5, 1988, in Nassawadox, Virginia. She graduated high school from Northampton High in Eastville, Virginia, and subsequently became a pharmacy tech and...

Jul 13, 2020

Thomas Patrick (Pat) McGuire, 79, died Monday of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Washington, DC, and resided there until his retirement in 1999 when he and his wife, Susan Harris McGuire, moved to Onancock, VA. A graduate of American University, Mr. McGuire served in the Air Navy during the Vietnam era. He began his career as a manufacturer...

Jul 12, 2020

Margaret (Peggy) Dunlop, 95, passed away at Heritage Hall, Nassawadox, VA on July 12, 2020. She was born in Babylon, NY on October 10, 1924 to Dorothy (Ebbs) and Paul A. Abbott. Peggy and her sisters, Corinne and Lois, grew up in Babylon and graduated from Babylon High School. On January 7, 1945 she married Robert (Bob) F. Dunlop,...

Jul 10, 2020

Stephen Meredith Robins, 70, husband of Etta Rayfield Robins and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away suddenly Friday, July 10, 2020. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Stanley Meredith Robins and the late Mary Dorothy Leahy Robins. He was a retired business owner, member of Capeville Masonic Lodge #107 AF&AM, N.R.A.,...

Jul 8, 2020

Suzanne Richardson Hand, 78, wife of Haywood M. Hand and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 08, 2020, at her residence. A native of Belle Haven, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hamilton Richardson and the late Anastasia Kellam Ashby Richardson. She was a retired secretary for Occohannock Elementary School and member of...

Jul 8, 2020

Wanda May Smith Spence, 95, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Albuquerque. Her family wishes to extend thanks to the wonderful assisted-living staff at Palmilla Senior Living; the nurses, caregivers, and social workers with Hospice of New Mexico; and Wanda's special New Mexico friends Brenda and Dez Sisneros.

Her parents were Clyde Douglas Smith, Sr. and...

Jul 6, 2020

Joseph Francis Bohi, 90, husband of Dolores Louise Bohi and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of South River, NJ, he was the son of the late Oscar Bohi and the late Frances Barrett Bohi. He was a United States Army Veteran, retired from Agway Petroleum, a...

Jun 29, 2020

Alfred Norwood Parks, Jr., 86, husband of Joanne Parks and the late Jeanne Plant Parks and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Monday June 29, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Harborton, he was the son of the late Alfred Norwood Parks, Sr. and the late Minnie Louise Harrison Parks. He was...

Jun 29, 2020

Mrs. Virginia Garland Newton Grimes (Toni), 91, wife of Dallas Bernard Grimes, and resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away on June 29th, 2020, following a brief illness. Toni, was known as GG to her grandchildren and Mom to the family. Her absence will be deeply felt by her family and many friends, from Connecticut to California, from Virginia to...

Jun 27, 2020

Nancy Wilson of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, in the Memory Center. She was born in Washington, DC, on November 2, 1936 because there were no hospitals in Fairfax, VA. She was raised in Chesterbrook, now known as McLean, VA. She graduated from Falls Church High School in 1954. She attended Madison College, now James...

Jun 26, 2020

Georgia Fuller Taylor, 64, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late George McClay Fuller and the late Mary Agnes Matthews Fuller.

She is survived by her daughter, Rebekah Pace of Norfolk, VA; sister,...

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 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 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...