Obituaries

Oct 13, 2017

Edna Darlene Thornton Huckleberry, 54, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at her residence. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of John Lee Thornton and his wife, Mary Lou, of Melfa, and the late Edna Lilliston Bowen. She was a retired claims investigator for Aetna Insurance and member of Faith Baptist...

Oct 11, 2017

Maria Isabel Nuñez, 47, wife of Miguel A. Medina, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of Jose Nuñez and Teresa Perez of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.

In addition to her loving husband and parents, she...

Oct 10, 2017

Alice Emma (nee Stoffels) Chrzanowski, 80, wife of John R. Chrzanowski and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. A native of Woodstown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Louis Stoffels and the late Emma Corson Stoffels Brennan. She was a member of...

Oct 9, 2017

Marie Carpenter Turner, 85, wife of the late Henry A. "Jack" Carpenter and the late Thomas L. Turner, and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland E. Taylor and the late Catherine Bryant Taylor. She retired from...

Oct 6, 2017

Kenneth Emery White, 69, husband of Carol Ellington White and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017, at his residence. A native of Chesapeake, he was the son of the late Roy Emery White and the late Juanita Twiford White. He was a United States Army Veteran, served in Vietnam,...

Sep 26, 2017

Ronald C. Parks, 77, of Mears VA, departed his life on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, to join the love of his life, Betty June Parks. Born January 14, 1940, and reared in Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late Chance Parks and the late Audrey G. Walker. He served in the United States Army, was a member...

Sep 22, 2017

James Cabel Irving III, 64, a resident of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Chesapeake. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late James Cabel Irving, Jr. and the late Fannie Mae Melson Irving. He owned and operated a lawn care business, was a United States Army...

Sep 22, 2017

Mr. James Douglas Bradshaw, 75, fiancé of Beverly Oakes Blaylock and a resident of Midlothian, VA, formerly of Nasawadox, VA, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at his residence. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Hearlie James Bradshaw and the late Della Mae Tull Bradshaw Brady. He was a retired Insurance Adjuster for...

Sep 12, 2017

Edna Virginia Parker Kellam, 70, wife of the late George L. Kellam and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at her residence. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Parker and the late Helen Brady Parker.

She is survived by a son, Wayne Parker of...

Sep 11, 2017

Lillie Merritt Parker, 64, wife of Alvin S. "Buddy" Parker, Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2017, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Doris Carmean Merritt of Cherrystone,VA, and the late Elton L. Merritt Sr. Mrs. Parker worked many...

Sep 9, 2017

Edmond Arthur Underhill, Jr., 86, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. An Eastern Shore native, he was a resident of Wilsonia Neck, near Machipongo, and was the son of the late Edmond Arthur Underhill and the late Lucille Chandler Underhill Gibb. As a life-long farmer, Arthur was hard-working and dedicated...

Sep 8, 2017

David Hilton Bell, 70, long-time companion of Patsy Morris and a resident of Marionville, VA, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, in Oyster, VA. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late Hilton Floyd Bell and the late Margaret Thornton Bell. Mr. Bell was a United States Army Veteran and a waterman.

In addition...

Sep 7, 2017

Barbara Nordstrom Sturgis, 85, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. An Eastern Shore native, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Vernon Nordstrom, Sr. and the late Della Marshall Nordstrom. She was a retired Hampton City Public Schools Special Education teacher, member of Belle Haven...

Sep 4, 2017

Rebecca Hargett Ranson, playwright, activist and arts leader, passed on to the next life on September 4, 2017, at the age of 73, following a brave and dignified battle with Alzheimer's. Her son, daughter-in-law and sister were by her side. To the very end, she was loving to those around her and loved by everyone who knew her.

Aug 31, 2017

Willis Randall Shaw, 89, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Willis Shaw and the late Rosa Lee Costin Shaw. He was a United States Army Air Force World War II Veteran, served in the...

Aug 26, 2017

Robert West Dunton, 73, husband of Pamela Stewart Dunton and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Franktown, VA, he was the son of the late Ernest Lynwood Dunton, Jr. and the late Berkley West Dunton. Bobby played football his freshman year at the...

Aug 21, 2017

Anita Moyano Wilson, 76, wife of William R. Wilson, and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Luis Moyano Rojo and the late Irene Gomez-Castro.

In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by seven children, Yvonne Harvison and her husband,...

Aug 15, 2017

Anita Elga Tate, 68, wife of Raymond S. Tate, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at her residence. A native of Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Valerijs Januskevics and the late Ina Efferts Januskevics. She earned a Master's Degree from the University of Illinois and the University of Texas....

Aug 15, 2017

Frances E. Parsons was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 20, 1924. She was the youngest of three children born to John Russell Parsons and Fannie Willis Parsons. She grew up in Cape Charles, Virginia, graduated from Cape Charles high school (class of 1941) and earned a BA degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College (class of 1945). She was one...

Aug 15, 2017

David Lee Deyerle, 94, husband of the late Talitha Kelly Murray Deyerle and the late Juanita Ruth Murray Deyerle, a resident of Eastville, VA, formerly of Roanoke, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Roanoke, he was the son of the late J. B. Deyerle and the late Mary...