Obituaries

Dec 30, 2016

Joyce Stevens Core, 81, wife of the late Billy Franklin Core, Sr. and a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. A native of Point Farm in Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Tankard G. Stevens and the late Janie Mitchell Stevens. She was a member of Drummondtown Baptist Church and...

Dec 30, 2016

On December 30, 2016 Angelina Jennie Vaccaro, 95, passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall in Nassawadox. Lena or Mama Mia, as she was affectionately known to her friends, was born and raised in NY in a close knit family of 10. Her early years were spent helping her father in and around the apartment building they owned and this...

Dec 23, 2016

Judy McDowell Stewart, 69, wife of John Mason Stewart and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at M.C.V. Hospital in Richmond, VA. Raised on a tobacco farm in Providence, NC, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee McDowell and the late Dorothy Roberts McDowell. She was a retired teacher for Northampton County...

Dec 20, 2016

Robert L. Layne, 80, and Margaret P. Layne, 59, both residents of Davis Wharf, VA passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in Capeville, VA. Robert, a native of Bell's Neck, VA, was the son of the late Robert S. Layne and the late Evelyn Budd Layne and Margaret, a native of Toledo, OH, was the daughter of Lucia Perales...

Dec 16, 2016

Robert "Bob" L. Parker, Sr., of Belle Haven, died on Friday, December 16th at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital with his wife of 59 years by his side. Bob was born on April 12, 1935 in Salisbury, a son of the late William S. and Gladys Vaughn Parker.

Bob graduated from the University of Maryland and went on...

Dec 13, 2016

Robert Irving Bell, 89, better known as Bobby, husband of the late Mary Kathryn Jones Bell and the late Jean B. Ashby Bell and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. A native of Wilsonia Neck, VA, he was the son of the late...

Dec 8, 2016

Pauline Turner James Sturgis, 72, wife of Willie L. Sturgis and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, December 08, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Paul Turner and the late Lelia Spence Turner. She was a retired social worker for Telmon Corporation and...

Dec 4, 2016

Nellie Skidmore Outten Kubic passed away at her home on the evening of December 4, 2016. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Mable Mister and Jake Skidmore. In addition to her parents, her sisters, Emma S. Pusey (Kenny), Isabel S. Hummel (Leonard), Leone S. Salyer (Bill), Nina S. Smith (Troy), her cousin, Daisy H. Sanderson (Garrett)...

Dec 4, 2016

George S. Whitman, Sr., 79, husband of Charlotte Lafferty Whitman and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his residence. A native of Bayford, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Z. Whitman and the late Lillian Spady Core. He was a graduate of Northampton High School in Eastville, VA...

Nov 28, 2016

Naomi Joyce Driggers, 74, a resident of Hampton, VA, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Stiles and the late Charlotta Lough Stiles.

She is survived by four daughters, Paula Vandegrift and her husband, Robert, of...

Nov 28, 2016

Shelli Lou Crockett, 42, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of Johnnie L. Crockett of Quinby and Margaret Farlow Rantz and her husband, Larry, of Melfa, VA. She was employed by Riverside Environmental Services and attended Faith...

Nov 27, 2016

Sadie Moore Etz, 89, wife of Frank J. Etz, Jr. and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home. A native of Eastville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Moore and the late Annie Pauline Northam Moore. Mrs. Etz was a member of Northampton Chapter #2 Order of Eastern Star.

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Nov 26, 2016

Julius Irving Wyatt, Jr., better known as Jukie, 66, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Julius Irving Wyatt and the late Joanne Tatem Wyatt. He retired from the United States Postal...

Nov 24, 2016

Mary H. Mawhinney, 78, wife of Joseph T. Mawhinney and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, November 24, 2016. Born in Atlantic City, she lived in Northfield over 30 years, before moving to Exmore 6 years ago. Mary enjoyed cooking, travelling and playing bingo in her free time. She also was an animal lover....

Nov 24, 2016

John W. Widgen, Sr., 87, husband of the late Frances Turner Widgen and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. Born January 3, 1929 to Kate Dunton Widgen and Walter Bailey Widgen, he was the youngest of four children.

He graduated from Eastville High...

Nov 23, 2016

Charles Douglas Massey, Sr., 83, husband of Juanita Farlow Massey and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Franktown, VA, he was the son of the late James Edgar Massey and the late Annie Radiger Massey. Charlie was retired from the Exmore A&P Store,...

Nov 21, 2016

Joyce Marie Dixon, 85, wife of the late Roy William Dixon and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at her home. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Ferrell and the late Zella Johnson Ferrell. To cherish her memory she leaves behind her two children, Ann...

Nov 19, 2016

Lelia Ward McDonald, 98, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Hampton, Virginia. She was a native of Northampton County, Virginia, raised in Newport News, and a Hampton resident for most of her life. She was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Hampton. She enjoyed playing bridge, listening to music, and traveling. Lelia was employed at Silverman...

Nov 17, 2016

Myrtle Brady Crumb, 94, wife of the late Charles H. Crumb and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, she was the daughter of the late Oscar R. Brady and the late Mary Beale Brady. She was a member of Travis Chapel United...

Nov 16, 2016

Thelma Gray Cropper, 78, wife of Lew Carroll Cropper and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at her residence. A native of Deep Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roland H. Gray and the late Ola Evans Gray. She was retired from The Right Touch Florist and a member of Exmore...