Obituaries

Jul 6, 2016

Herbert Thomas Lovett, 87, a resident of Suffolk, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert Vandergrift Lovett and the late Mildred McCullough Lovett. He was formerly a police officer for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and...

Jul 5, 2016

Susan Fosque Long, 71, wife of the late Robert Thomas "Bob" Long and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Fosque and the late Lillian Schmidt Fosque. She was retired from Accomack County Department of...

Jun 23, 2016

Allen Thomas Birch, better known as Mousie, 66, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away at his residence on Thursday, June 23, 2016. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Marvin Birch and the late Mary Ellen Brady Birch. He was a retired waterman and member of Sons of the American Legion Post...

Jun 22, 2016

William Thomas Carpenter, Jr., 57, husband of Deborah Doughty Carpenter and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late William T. Carpenter, Sr. and the late JoAnn Clarke. He was a retired carpenter.

In addition to his wife,...

Jun 21, 2016

Barbara Ann Colonna, 67, wife of Richard C. Colonna and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her residence. A native of Onley, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Howard Baumgardner and the late Frances Chester Baumgardner. She was retired from Gregg Harriett Shirt Factory and a member of Exmore Baptist Church....

Jun 15, 2016

James Leyon Rose, Sr., 82, husband of Betty Mae Pedersen Rose and a resident of Cedar View Beach, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Rufus A. Rose and the late Mary Duke Rose. He was retired from Bethlehem Steel and a member of Exmore...

Jun 15, 2016

Eric Clifford Rhatigan, 41, a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016. A native of Severn, MD, he was the son of the late Cathie Doughty Rhatigan and James H. Rhatigan and his fiancée, Jane Bailey, of Millsboro, DE. He was the owner of Coastal Tree Care.

In addition to his loving father,...

Jun 9, 2016

Louise Dye Ware, 97, wife of the late David Allen Philpot. Jr. and the late James Crawford Ware and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of LaGrange, GA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Edwin Dye and the late Ruth Garrett Dye. She...

Jun 8, 2016

Robert Cook Lawton, 81, husband of the late Paula Wells Staton Lawton and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Philip Cook Lawton and the late Kathleen Raby Lawton. He was a beloved father, grandfather,...

Jun 5, 2016

Preston B. Moore, 76, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, June 05, 2016 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 the retired owner of Moore's Salvage.

Mr. Moore is survived by a step-son, David Dudley and...

May 31, 2016

John Lee Humphrey, 83, husband of the late Judith Stockwell and the late Barbara Brown Humphrey and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Robert J. Humphrey and the late Margaret Gay Harmon Karpa. He was a retired planner for Northampton County...

May 28, 2016

James Henry Northam, 84, husband of the late Margaret Raynor Northam and a resident of Newport News, VA, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at his residence. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late James H. Northam and the late Blanche Salden Northam. He was a retired insurance salesman and former employee of...

May 22, 2016

Jane Cutler Doughty, 87, wife of the late Archie Sidney Doughty, Jr. and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Cecil Cutler and the late Stella Lee Byrd Cutler. She was a homemaker and will be remembered for her love of cooking for others,...

May 21, 2016

June Parker Miles, 81, wife of the late Richard "Byrdie" Miles and a resident of Exmore, VA for many years, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016. Born in Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of the late I. H. Parker and the late Myrtle Shrieves Parker. Mrs. Miles was a music graduate of Western Maryland College in 1955 and...

May 17, 2016

Mary Simpson Burgess, a native of Hog Island and a resident of Exmore, died at her residence on May 17. She was 82. The daughter of James Vernon Simpson and Lottie Doughty Simpson, she is survived by her husband of 64 years, Martin L. Burgess, Sr.; her son, Marty Burgess (wife Betty); her daughter, Marianne Scarborough (husband Parke); her...

May 14, 2016

William Frederick Schweiker, III, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he is survived by his loving family and friends. A memorial service will held at a later date. Contributions in his memory may be to American Legion Post #56, Post Office Box 357, Cheriton, VA 23316. Online condolences...

May 14, 2016

Donald Kellam Sparrow, 64, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Hyden Kellam Sparrow and the late Gay Parks Lassiter. He was a retired produce clerk and member of the Sons of the American Legion Post #56. He is...

May 11, 2016

John Martin Parks, Jr., 58, husband of Jo-Ann Broadwater Parks and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late John Martin Parks, Sr. and the late Anna Mae Isdell Parks. He was employed by the Herbert...

May 8, 2016

Timothy Norman Bell, 58, a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, he was the son of Norman "Buddy" Bell and Anne West Bell of Oyster. He spent his time doing what he loved, working on the water, as did many generations before him....

May 2, 2016

Twins Antonio and Gerardo Palacio Panuco, infant sons of Fernando Palacio and Guadalupe Panuco of Machipongo, VA, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA.

In addition to their loving parents, they are survived by a brother, Fernando Palacio, Jr. and a sister, Yocelyn Palacio.

Funeral services will be...