Obituaries

Nov 30, 2017

Ardeth Andersen Miller, 65, passed away Thursday November 30, 2017 at her Cape Charles, Virginia home. She was predeceased by her parents Sylvester and Roselene Andersen, her husband Kenneth T. Miller, and her brother Christian S Andersen. She is survived by her children, Jacquelin Richardson (and husband Patrick), Carl Miller (and wife Danielle) and Casey Miller, 10 grandchildren and...

Nov 29, 2017

Ruth Williams Lewis, 96, wife of the late Donald Edward Lewis and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at her home. A native of Eastville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Williams and the late Hattie Hinman Williams. She was a member of the Holmes Presbyterian Church in Cape Charles....

Nov 26, 2017

James Charles Eager, 71, husband of 46 years to Marel Emerson Eager, passed away very suddenly Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Jamesville, Virginia. He was a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia and native of Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of the late James E. Eager and the late Dorothy W. Eager. James was a talented musician and...

Nov 25, 2017

Esther S. Smith of Mount Dora, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the age of 88. She was born in Exmore, Virginia to the late Paul Shrieves and Audrey Ward Shrieves on May 14, 1929. She married the late Dr. Kenneth Lee Smith in 1953 and moved to Upland, Pennsylvania, and then to Rochester, New York. Esther...

Nov 25, 2017

Lance McLaughlin Bongiovanni, 29, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. A native of Virginia Beach and Long Island, NY, he was the son of Bobby McLaughlin of Long Island, and the late Belinda Haynes. He was a carpenter.

In addition to his father, he is survived by...

Nov 18, 2017

Betty Jean Spence Taylor, 85, wife of the late Johnnie C. Taylor, a resident and native of Chesconessex, VA, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Spence and the late Beatrice Hickman Spence. Betty was a retired caretaker from Shore Memorial Hospital Daycare.

Nov 18, 2017

Walter A. Turner, Jr., 64, husband of Maretta Farlow Turner and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Walter A. Turner, Sr. and the late Jean Sturgis Turner Farlow. He was a supervisor for Perdue...

Nov 13, 2017

Mr. Delzon Louis Kingett, 84, passed away at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital on Monday, November 13, 2017. He died peacefully after a sudden illness with family by his side. He was born in Staten Island, NY to Marguerite and Frank Kingett. He lived in Bridgewater, NJ for 30 years, retiring to Machipongo for 20 years. He and his wife,...

Nov 12, 2017

Mrs. Doris Granz Brown, 84, wife of the late Charlie Lee Brown and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away November 12, 2017 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA.

Born on April 21, 1933 in Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Carl William Granz, Sr. and Theresa Buck Granz. She...

Nov 11, 2017

Robert Nolen Gillispie, 88, husband of the late Luella Ellen Tolman Gillispie and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Gillispie and the late Drucilla Nolen Gillispie. He was a retired truck...

Nov 10, 2017

Catherine Marie Moore, 70, wife of James T. Moore and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017, at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Chesconessex, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Watson and the late Virginia Rose Spence Watson. Catherine was a retired cook for Heritage Hall...

Nov 7, 2017

Anne Elizabeth Truitt, 62, wife of Barry Truitt, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at her home. A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William Price and the late Mary Rourke Price.

She is survived by a son, Morgan Truitt, and his wife, Alison Coady, of...

Nov 4, 2017

Thomas Wayne Laupert, 57, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at his residence. A native of Ellicott City, MD, he was the son of the late Oscar Thomas Laupert and the late Lucille Purkey Laupert. He was the owner of Wayne's Wood Works. He is survived by three children, Jordan Laupert and his wife,...

Oct 30, 2017

Joan Agnes Gleason, 82, wife of Robert Joseph Gleason and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017, in Jacksonville, FL. A native of New York, NY, she was the daughter of Grace Buczny of Sanford, NC, and the late Frank A. Buczny, Sr. She was a retired Administrative Assistant for Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown,...

Oct 26, 2017

Robert Lee Turner, 86, husband of the late Evelene Drewer Turner and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Garland Lee Turner and the late Sue Colonna Turner. He was a United States Coast Guard Veteran and...

Oct 23, 2017

James Stephen Corbin, 66, a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017, at his residence. A native of Chesapeake, VA, he was the son of the late Dale Hance Corbin and the late Constance Downing Corbin Keech. He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from the United States government. He is survived by...

Oct 21, 2017

Clarence Nottingham Churn, Jr., better known as Slim, 87, husband of Rita Smullin Churn and a resident of Lady Lake, FL, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017, at his residence. A native of Bridgetown, VA, he was the son of the late Clarence Nottingham Churn, Sr. and the late Mary Floyd Churn. He was a professional baseball player and...

Oct 19, 2017

Nancy Lynn Petersen, 74, a resident of Onancock, VA, died in Sentara Norfolk General ER on October 19, 2017. She had been sick for several weeks with colitis which led to sepsis. Memorials and celebrations of her life will be held Monday, November 13, 2017, at 3:30PM at the Historic Onancock School, 6 College Ave., Onancock, Virginia, and Sunday,...

Oct 19, 2017

Anne West Bell, 78, wife of Buddy Bell and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Painter, VA, she was the daughter of the late George E. West, Jr. and the late Lelia Kellam West. She was retired from Northampton County Public Schools and trained...

Oct 14, 2017

Marlene Louise Koerner, 51, wife of Keith R. Koerner and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at her residence. A native of Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of Dorothy Godden Graham of Dunnville, Ontario, Canada, and the late Leo Wayne Brick. Marlene was a homemaker. In addition to her loving husband and mother,...