Obituaries

Mar 29, 2019

Zoe Louise Kirk, 65, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, in Machipongo, Virginia. A native of Rabat, Morocco, she was the daughter of the late Lt. Col. John Melville Kirk, USAF, and the late Helen Rufer Kirk. She, her mother and brother accompanied Col. Kirk as he was subsequently reassigned to posts in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mobile, Alabama, Chelveston, England,...

Mar 28, 2019

Lucy Carpenter Harlow, 76, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Birdsnest, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilton Danzel Carpenter and the late Addie Olivia Hamblin Carpenter. Lucy was retired from the Eastern Shore Community Services Board, an advocate for the Arts, and...

Mar 27, 2019

J. Russell Parsons II, 71, of Perth Amboy, NJ, and Nassawadox, VA, died on March 27, 2019. Education and Sailing were central themes in his life. He liked to say he loved school so much that he never left. After graduating from Cape Charles High School and earning degrees from NC State University (B.S. Physics '70) and UVA (M.S. Material...

Mar 25, 2019

Rankin Ray Clark, 86, husband of Lillie Richardson Clark and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away peacefully Monday, March 25, 2019, at his residence with his loving wife of 64 years by his side. Born June 1, 1932 in Amherst County, VA, and then moving to the Eastern Shore when Ray was eight, he was the son of...

Mar 24, 2019

Mary Jo Stanfield Moore, 86, wife of the late Harvey Lee Moore and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, at her residence. She was a native of Gadsden, AL. Mrs. Moore was a United States Marine Veteran and an avid animal lover. She is survived by three daughters, Deborah Moore Hart and her husband,...

Mar 23, 2019

Margaret Jane Dickinson, just months shy of her 90th birthday, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Jane was the daughter of the late William (Dick) and Naomi (Sammy) Dickinson of Cape Charles. She was predeceased by her sister Nancy Bridgforth (Dick) of Danville, a brother John (Amos) Dickinson (Lane) of Richmond and a sister Barbara Dickinson of...

Mar 10, 2019

Irvin Temple Amadeo, 85, husband of Margaret Ellen Kellam Amadeo, and a resident of Harborton, Virginia, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his residence. Born May 30, 1933, in Bear Poplar, North Carolina, and reared in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Sadi Jesus Amadeo and the late Florence Donnelly Amadeo. After graduating from Thomas...

Mar 6, 2019

Pastor Joseph S. Moore, 84, husband of Nancy Watson Moore and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his residence. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Kemper Moore and the late Fannie Brady Moore. He was a retired pastor of Assembly of God Church.

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Feb 24, 2019

Harris W.C. Browne, Jr. "Brub" passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Survived by his beloved wife Diane Winters and three children: Garlan Quiroz, Charrie Cook and Tabet Browne. Their grandchildren: Agnetha, Brigitte, Leslie, Logan, and Dillon. Great grandchildren: Scarlett and Madison.

Born and raised in Plainfield NJ, in 1928 (as he...

Feb 22, 2019

Gloria Powers Gladden, 90, wife of the late Robert A. Gladden and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019, at her residence. A native of Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rooker W. Powers and the late Louise Carruthers Powers. She was a retired bookkeeper, former owner of Gladden Tire Service and...

Feb 21, 2019

Michel Rene Mlodynia, 79, husband of Eve Meditz Mlodynia and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of St. Ettienne, France, he was the son of the late John Mlodynia and the late Wladislawa Tutak Mlodynia. He was a retired Elevator Cab Designer...

Feb 20, 2019

Grayson Stauffer Booker, 81, husband of Joyce Wilgus Booker and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at his residence. A native of Cherrystone, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Morris Booker and the late Grace Brown Booker. Mr. Booker was a waterman. In addition to his loving wife, he is survived...

Feb 16, 2019

Bobby Clark Gladden, 89, husband of the late Patsy Warren Gladden and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Painter, he was the son of the late Dr. William Talmage Gladden and the late Doris Chandler Gladden. He was the former owner of...

Feb 16, 2019

Mary Miller Bradford Bowen Harlow died on February 16, 2019, at her home in Nassawadox. She was born on June 17, 1944, in Nassawadox, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late James Roger and Margaret Ellen Townsend Bradford of Cape Charles, Virginia. Her grandparents were John Edwin and Emma Leah Adams Bradford and Eslie Kellam and Florence Franklin...

Feb 12, 2019

On February 12, 2019, George W. Fraser, best known as Geo, passed away peacefully at his home in Cape Charles, VA, surrounded by family members and his loving wife Joanne of 63 years. Geo was born May 2, 1926, in Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada, son of William and Marie (Daigle) and predeceased by his brother, Edward L. Fraser and...

Feb 8, 2019

Kasey Reneé Price, 30, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, in Eastville, VA. A native of Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of Burleigh L. Price of Horntown, VA, and Michelle L. Hickman of Cheriton, VA. Kasey was a cook.

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

Feb 8, 2019

Catherine Rush Trower Gladden, 94, died peacefully on February 8, 2019 at Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury, Winchester, Virginia. Born in Eastville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Edward Holland Trower and Catherine Rush Trower, and the youngest of five children. She was affectionately known to her family and friends by her childhood nickname, Queekie. A gracious and...

Jan 25, 2019

Herman "Bud" Smith, Jr., 92, loving husband of the late Geraldine "Jo" Harley Smith and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019, at his residence. A native of Princess Anne, MD, he was the son of the late Herman S. Smith and the late Edna Gardner Smith. He was a United States Navy Veteran and...

Jan 25, 2019

Douglas E. Ward was born August 14, 1942 in Portsmouth, VA, to the late Golden E. Ward, Jr. and Doris Ames Ward and has lived in Glen Burnie, MD, since 1960. In his career Doug worked as a blue print composer for RKK Engineering where he worked for 37 years. He attended Chincoteague High School before graduating from Glen...

Jan 19, 2019

Beverly Glenn Patrick, 95, a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, in Virginia Beach. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late William P. Glenn and the late Alice Carrigan Glenn. She was a retired secretary at the Norfolk Naval Air Station. A lover of life, she was instrumental in...