Obituaries

Sep 27, 2019

Paul Mitchell Gammell, Ph.D, 80, husband of Betty Gammell and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Lewis Gammell and the late Mildred Gammell. He was a retired Physicist, had a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering...

Sep 26, 2019

Ronnie Lee Brady, 48, husband of Shanda Santucci Brady and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of James and Sandra Nuckols of Covington, VA, and the biological son of the late Ralph Edward Brady and the late Darlene Parker Brady. He...

Sep 22, 2019

Ralph E. Brady departed this life peacefully on September 22, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. He was born September 10, 1948, in Oyster, VA, to the late Ralph Brady and the late Della Mae Tull Brady. He grew up in Northampton County where he spent years working the waters of the Chesapeake Bay with his Daddy,...

Sep 13, 2019

Rosetta Maxine Jenkins Owens Sutton, 73, wife of the late Eustis Sutton and the late Robert Ryland Owens and a resident of Fernandina Beach, FL, formerly of Hacksneck, VA, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019, at The Community Hospice Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach. A native of Hacksneck, She was the daughter of the...

Sep 4, 2019

Maurice Iliffe Brown, 87, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Eastville, VA, he was the son of the late Walter Bernard Brown and Sallie G. Iliffe Brown. Maurice was a retired carpenter.

He is survived by two nieces, Patricia Diem of Belle Haven,...

Aug 27, 2019

Hilda Evans Downing, 94, wife of the late Claude L. “Tommy” Downing and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Hallwood, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Evans and the late Delcenia Bailey Evans. She lived on the Eastern Shore all...

Aug 26, 2019

Samuel Edward White, Jr., 90, husband of the late Shirley Ann Bennett White and a residence of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Eastville, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Edward White and the late Mable Isham White. He was a United...

Aug 23, 2019

Cora Parks Angle, 93, wife of the late Charles H. Angle and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Friday, August 23, 2019, at her daughter's home. A native of Tangier, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry L. Parks and the late Mary Berlie Pruitt Parks. She was a member of Harborton United Methodist Church.

Aug 18, 2019

Claire Catherine Groth, 91, wife of Ramon Groth and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Phillip Sarandrea and the late Willianna Sarandrea.

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

Aug 16, 2019

Rosario Anthony "Chic" Purpuri, 83, husband of Delores Joan Sprague Purpuri and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Toms River, NJ, he was the son of the late Vincenzo J. Purpuri and the late Anna Citta Purpuri. He was a retired co-owner...

Aug 16, 2019

Fred Lee Heaster, 95, husband of the late Lorene Turner Heaster and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Mapleton Depot, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Heaster and the late Hazel Chilcote Heaster. Mr. Heaster was a retired warehouse manager for...

Aug 13, 2019

Jacqueline Lee Baldwin, 89, wife of the late Dr. Robert Edmund Baldwin and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late John Stuart Gaul and the late Myrtle Gaul. She was a retired schoolteacher...

Aug 8, 2019

Darian Patrick Laderberg, 72, of Severna Park, MD, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, after a painful 8 year courageous battle with cancer. A native of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Toy Patrick and the late Beverly Glenn Patrick.

She absolutely loved her job as a registered nurse at...

Aug 8, 2019

William Thomas Taylor, 76, husband of the late Mitsuko Sekiya Taylor, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at his residence. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Robert Edward Taylor and the late Virginia Lewis Taylor. He was a retired Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force,...

Aug 3, 2019

Celeste Bonniwell Costin, 87, wife of the late E. Bryan Costin, Jr. and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Brookdale in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilber Bonniwell and the late Ola Riggin Bonniwell. She was a retired Postmaster of Capeville Post...

Aug 3, 2019

Joyce Carpenter Burns, 84, wife of the late Reverend Ottis P. Burns and a resident of Parksley, VA, formerly of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley. A native of Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Anson R. Carpenter and the late Helen Barron Carpenter McCracken. Mrs. Burns...

Jul 31, 2019

Mary Julia Christian, better known as Julie, 53, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at her residence. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Rupert Christian and the late Evelyn Harrison Christian. She was retired from the United States Postal Service and a member of Exmore Baptist Church.

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Jul 28, 2019

Lee Cosby Prettyman, 51, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native of Silver Beach, VA, he was the son of Martha Lee Cosby of Lewes, DE, and Clarence James Prettyman III and his wife, Susan, of Silver Beach. He was a painter.

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Jul 28, 2019

Shane Patterson Hayward, 41, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his residence. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Malcolm S. and Elizabeth Patterson Hayward of Cape Charles. He was the owner of Eastern Shore Custom Carts, member of Cape Charles Fire Department, professional D.J., drummer and lover of...

Jul 21, 2019

Barbara Ann Downing Lumley, known to many as "Bobby", died July 21, 2019, in Onancock, VA. Barbara was born in Eastville, VA on August 4, 1942 to Otho William "Friday" Downing and Mozella Woods Downing. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Diana Carol Lumley of Parksley, VA; brother, Otho William "Bill" Downing Jr. of Seaford, DE; nephew, Keith...