Obituaries

Feb 26, 2018

Sharon Rae Bauer, 76, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Coffeyville, KS, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Alvey and Clarys Hepner Alvey. Sharon was an avid knitter with local knitting groups. She is survived by two sons and two...

Feb 25, 2018

Janice B. (Jonnie) Walker Scott, 83, wife of the late Julien A. Scott and the late George Walker, Jr. and a resident of Bayford, VA, passed away peacefully at home and surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, February 25, 2018. A native of Nassawadox, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ennis Bonniwell and the late...

Feb 25, 2018

Robert Anderson Richardson, 79, husband of Carolyn Weiss Richardson and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas Hamilton Richardson and the late Anastasia Ashby Richardson. He was a retired United States Coast Guard Master...

Feb 19, 2018

Franklin Eugene McNeal, 89, a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. Born May 26, 1928, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Eugene McNeal and the late Lillian Unger. He was a United States Navy World War II Veteran and retired Charter Boat Captain....

Feb 18, 2018

George Alfred Mears, 73, husband of Joan Bennett Mears and a resident of Exmore, Virginia, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, at his residence. A native of Mappsburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late Hugh Nat Mears and the late Lillian Parks Mears. He retired from VDOT as a supervisor. He was a member of Exmore Baptist...

Feb 11, 2018

Doris S. Reynolds, 79, wife of the late John "Jack" R. Reynolds, a resident of Newport News, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, went home with the Lord on Sunday, February 11, 2018.

A private family graveside service will be held at Cape Charles Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted.

Online condolences may be sent to...

Feb 5, 2018

Charles M. Stant, 69, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Monday, February 05, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Fred T. Stant, Jr. and the late Bette Cassidy Stant.

He is survived by three brothers, Fred T. Stant of Virginia Beach,...

Feb 4, 2018

Annette Custis Widgeon, 95, wife of the late David J. Widgeon, Sr. and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Sunday, February 04, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Custis and the late Elizabeth Nottingham Custis. She was retired from J. Edward...

Feb 1, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Kellam, better known as Mary Beth, 92, wife of the late Newton C. Kline, Sr. and a resident of Bloxom, VA, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018, at her residence. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Julian Kellam and the late Susie Turlington Kellam. She was a retired Management Analyst...

Jan 29, 2018

Mary Wilson Mears, 88, wife of the late George R. Mears and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Wilson and the late Daisy Shaw Wilson. She was a member of Exmore...

Jan 25, 2018

Barry James Doughty, 70, husband of Diane Lassiter Doughty and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A native of Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late James Tankard Doughty and the late Pauline Bradley Doughty. He was a retired Automobile Dealer and member of...

Jan 19, 2018

Ruth Mitchell West, 93, wife of the late Howard U. West and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at her residence. A native of Hog Island, VA, she was the daughter of the late James T. Mitchell and the late Maggie Doughty Mitchell. She was a member of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church.

Jan 11, 2018

Carol Ann Lee, 79, of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at her residence. A native of Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold Lake, Sr. and the late Edna Siebert Lake.

She is survived by two children, Peggy Lee Devine and her husband, John, of Jamesville, and Gary W. Lee and...

Jan 10, 2018

Claude Milford Hickman II, better known as Dicky, 66, a resident of Hatteras, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nelsonia, VA, he was the son of the late Claude Milford Hickman and the late Ann Moore Hickman. He was employed by the North Carolina Ferry Systems.

Jan 7, 2018

Joseph Paige Doughty, 69, a resident of Norfolk, VA, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late Morris Garland Doughty and the late Ada Lee Smith Doughty.

He is survived by a daughter, Channing Perdue and her husband, Brandon, of...

Jan 7, 2018

Louis White Belote, Jr., 53, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. He was born in Nassawadox, VA, on April 9, 1964. He was the son of the late Louis W. Belote, Sr. and the late Pauline Belote Simpson. He was a member of Exmore Baptist Church...

Jan 5, 2018

Margaret Morris Belote, 86, wife of the late Billy Lee Belote and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Friday, January 5, 2018, at her residence. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she was the daughter of the late Fred Morris and the late Myrtle Whitman Morris.

She is survived by four children, Linda Lee Hall of...

Jan 5, 2018

Clifton Haley Doughty Sr. passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on January 5, 2018, with family by his side. He was born in Eastville, Virginia, on October 1, 1927 to Claude Clarence Doughty Sr. and Hattie Yula Gregory Doughty.

Known to many as "Razz," Clifton was educated in Northampton County and was the youngest of siblings,...

Dec 29, 2017

Joe Guy Killough, 71, husband of Deborah Walker Killough and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017, at his residence. A native of Alcorn County, MS, he was the son of the late Vernon Killough and the late Inez Lancaster Killough. He was a retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer, lifetime V.F.W. member and...

Dec 26, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Cullen Floyd, 83, wife of the late H. Allen Floyd, Jr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at her residence. A native of Mappsburg, VA, she was the granddaughter of the late William B. Mapp and the late Mary Mapp. She was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church, Colonial...