Obituaries

Jan 1, 2020

Robert Paul Savage, 86, husband of the late Helena Beyersdorfer Savage and a resident of Nanticoke Acres, Seaford, DE, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at his residence. Born October 28, 1933 in a farm house on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he was the son of the late John William Savage and the late Grace Belote Savage. Bob...

Dec 27, 2019

Meme Mears Mason, wife of the late Albert Brooks Mason and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019, at her son’s residence. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. Mears and the late Lucy Taylor Mears. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church.

Dec 23, 2019

Gregory Mooney, 54, companion of Theresa H. McHan and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at his residence. A native of Point Pleasant, NJ, he was the biological son of Judith Boit of Ormondale, FL and the adopted son of the late Lorraine Mooney. He was a retired mechanic for Bundick Well and Pump....

Dec 21, 2019

Patricia Denise Pruitt Smith, 68, wife of Francis P. “Pat” Smith and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Coe Pruitt and the late LaBelle Sturgis Pruitt Tyndall. She was a homemaker, attended Exmore Baptist Church and a former...

Dec 21, 2019

Doris Kane Carpenter, 87, wife of the late Robert Lee Carpenter and a resident of Winter Haven, FL, formerly of Machipongo, VA, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019.

Born July 17, 1932, Mrs. Carpenter is survived by her children, Douglas Wayne Greer, Sr. and his wife, Dixie, of Exmore, VA, Roberta Carpenter, and Richard Carpenter, both of...

Dec 19, 2019

Pauline Widgeon Lewis, 81, wife of Vernon A. Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Eastville, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Widgeon and the late Katherine Eder Widgeon. She was retired from Bayshore Concrete, a member of Cheriton...

Dec 17, 2019

Bess Custis Savage, 71, wife of William K. Savage and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Custis and the late Louellen Ashby Custis. She was a graduate of Goldey–Beacom College and North Carolina Wesleyan College, a teacher for Northampton County...

Dec 16, 2019

William E. Charnock, 91, known as Pastor Bill, husband of Ruth Mae Killmon Charnock and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, December 16, 2019, at The Citadel Virginia Beach. A native of Wardtown, VA, he was the son of the late Stansbury Charnock and the late Lillie Belle Richardson Charnock. Mr. Charnock was a retired Baptist...

Dec 10, 2019

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Kemper Goffigon III, retired lawyer, farm equipment dealer, and gentleman farmer passed away on December 10, 2019, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was 100 years old.

He was born September 7, 1919, at Farmer’s Delight Farm in lower Northampton County near Cape Charles,...

Dec 8, 2019

Ruth A. Andersen, 70, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester Christian Andersen and the late Roselene Ardeth Voss Andersen. She was a retired Executive Assistant for Snug Harbor. Ruth lived her life...

Dec 2, 2019

Martha Lynn Burns, better known as Marty, 58, a resident of Parksley, VA, formerly of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Ottis P. Burns and the late Joyce Carpenter Burns.

She is survived by ;...

Dec 1, 2019

Llewellyn Ray Estep, 87, wife of the late Roger W. Estep and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Williamsburg, VA, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. A native of Burnsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Troy Ray and the late Winnie Lou Higgins Ray. She was a member of Williamsburg United Methodist Church....

Dec 1, 2019

Mary Frances Morgan, 93, wife of the late James P. Morgan and a resident of Seaview, VA, formerly of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at her residence. A native of Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Tiberio Vicites and the late Filomena Genovese Vicites. She was a retired toll collector for the Chesapeake...

Nov 30, 2019

Albert Fletcher Clayton, 83, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019, at his residence. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Benjamin Clayton and the late Rose Brady Clayton. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean War and a retired Plant Engineer for Shore Memorial...

Nov 28, 2019

Susan H. Emerson, 93, of Jamesville, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Commonwealth Senior Living (formerly The Hermitage) in Onancock, VA. She shared 63 years of marriage with her dear husband, the late William G. Emerson. We think of them sailing together into the sunset.

The daughter of Dr. Edward B. and Mary A....

Nov 21, 2019

Walter Joseph Budd, 92, husband of Clare Bonniwell Budd and a resident of Hacks Neck, VA, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Hacks Neck, he was the son of the late Charles I. Budd and the late Anna Bennett Budd. He was a retired farmer and raised Methodist....

Nov 17, 2019

Augustus Frederick Pittman Jr, 90, passed away peacefully at home on November 17, 2019.

Born in Mobile Alabama, he was the son of the late Augustus F. Pittman Sr and Eunice Helena Diebert Pittman.

Fred was a graduate of Maury High School where he played center lineman for the school’s football team, then dubbed the...

Nov 6, 2019

Leonard Fletcher Sturgis, 94, husband of the late Margaret Mapp Sturgis and a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Davis Wharf, he was the son of the late Leonard Sturgis and the late Lella Elmore Sturgis. He was a United States Army Veteran...

Nov 6, 2019

Alvin Spencer Parker, Sr. “Buddy”, 71, husband of the late Lillie Merritt Parker, crossed the channel peacefully Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his daughters’ home in Cheriton, VA.

A retired commercial waterman, Buddy was the son of the late William Spencer Parker, Sr. “Digger” and the late Virginia Brady Parker “Skip”. He was born in Nassawadox, VA,...

Nov 3, 2019

David Arthur Brunk, 81, husband of Judith Gabbard Brunk, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Coastal Hospice in Salisbury, MD. He was born in Brooklyn, MD, on December 24, 1937, to Paul F. Brunk and Dorothy M. Lower Brunk. Other than his wife of 60 years, he is survived by a son, Russell D. Brunk and wife, Gina Brunk,...