Obituaries

Oct 29, 2016

Betty Gaylor Allums, 79, wife of the late Gene C. Allums and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at her residence. A native of Capeville, she was the daughter of the late Tate Graham Gaylor and the late Ruby Nicely Gaylor. She was retired from the Cape Charles Air Force Base as a commissary...

Oct 29, 2016

Charles Albert Lockwood, 59, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his residence. A native of Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Charles Lockwood and the late Florence Wilton Lockwood.

He is survived by a sister, Eileen Nieves and her husband, Frank, of Keller; three nieces, Jackie Hinton...

Oct 24, 2016

Norman Gladden, Jr. passed away from this earthly life into the hands of Jesus Christ on Oct. 24, 2016 after a sudden illness. He was born Feb. 7, 1952 in Seaford, Del. to Audrey Shackleford Gladden and Norman Gladden. Norm was a resident of Cheriton, Va. and Boulder City, Nev. In pursuance of his love for shooting and "anything...

Oct 21, 2016

David Thomas Prier, 40, a resident of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Onancock, VA, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Wake Medical Center. A native of Onancock, he was the son of Barbara Prier Moore of Exmore, VA and the late Jerry Prier. David was a NASCAR and football enthusiast. In addition to his loving mother, he is survived...

Oct 21, 2016

Mildred R. Donnell, 93, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. Born in Cassville, NJ, Mildred resided in Groveville for many years prior to moving to Forked River and most recently to Virginia, 5 years ago. She retired as a school bus driver after 30 years of service. Daughter of the late...

Oct 16, 2016

James L. Dineen, 72, of Freeville, NY passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Nassawadox, VA. Jim was born July 30, 1944 in Middletown, NY a son of the late Charles and Irene Post Dineen. After graduating from St. Joseph's High School in Middletown, NY he was graduated from Saint Bonaventure University and then from Case Western University with a...

Oct 15, 2016

Rufus Parke Custis, III, 76, better known as RP, husband of the late Anne Paige Shreeves Custis and a resident of Chesterfield, VA, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his residence. A native of Marionville, VA, he was the son of the late R. Parke Custis, Jr. and the late Thelma Kelly Custis. He was a retired security...

Oct 13, 2016

Jeremy Allan Van Fossen, 32, husband of Misty Dawn Stalling Van Fossen and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his residence. A native of New Lexington, OH, he was the son of Rickey Allan Van Fossen and his wife, Tracy, of Hacks Neck, VA and Barbara Ann Holshue Barton and her husband, James,...

Oct 12, 2016

Edwin Dale Powers, 60, husband of Patricia Mitchell Powers and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late William E. Powers and the late Pauline Bell Powers. He was a waterman.

In addition to his...

Oct 11, 2016

James Harvey Wills, husband of Beverly Ann Wills and son of Harvey Jay and Kathryn Mikeal Wills, passed away at his residence Tuesday, October 11, 2016. A native of Huntington, WV, he attended and played football at Marshall University. He was a U. S. Army Special Forces Vietnam Veteran and retired from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. He was...

Oct 9, 2016

Martha Louise Toner, better known as Marty, 75, wife of Robert B. Toner and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at her residence. A native of Gloversville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald Staley and the late Marion Baker. She was a retired secretary and administrative assistant, a watercolor artist, member...

Oct 8, 2016

Muriel Chalow, a remarkable wife, mother, aircraft pilot, business woman, and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal died October 8, 2016 in Virginia Beach, VA. She was 98 years old.

During her extraordinary life, Muriel kept her eyes on the skies. She met her husband while taking flying lessons at a time when open cockpits were common...

Oct 4, 2016

William Gary Stauffer, Sr., 59, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at his residence. A native of Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of Lynn E. Stauffer and Dorothy Boole Stauffer of Melfa. He attended Central High School, Augusta Military Academy where he excelled in fencing and tennis competitions and was Captain of...

Oct 2, 2016

Mary Dare Stewart Engle, 91, wife of the late James R. Engle, Sr. and a resident of Gloucester, VA, formerly of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016. A native of Concord Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Edward V. Stewart, Sr. and the late Edna Hirst Stewart. She was a retired nurse and social...

Oct 2, 2016

Danhof Francis VanDyke, 76, husband of the late Dana Latimer VanDyke and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Beth Shalom Village in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Lexington, MI, he was born January 5, 1940 in Grosse Pointe, MI to the late Raymond Henry VanDyke and the late Florence T. VanDyke. He...

Sep 18, 2016

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Florence "Flo" Carpenter Golding passed peacefully into her heavenly home on September 18, 2016. Flo was born in Machipongo, Virginia on November 5, 1934 to Della Carpenter Reed. She spent most of her younger years in the Eastern Shore of Virginia. She met the love of her life, James Golding, and married him in 1953. As...

Sep 18, 2016

Robert Stephen Morrill, Jr. passed away surrounded by his loving family September 18, 2016 after a heroic battle with cancer that spanned 13 years. He was born in Spokane, WA. He was the son of the late Ret. Maj. Robert Morrill USAF and Yvonne Morrill.

A beloved son, brother, father, grandfather and husband, Bobby was kind hearted,...

Sep 18, 2016

Pauline Belote Simpson, 70, wife of Donald C. Simpson and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her residence. A native of Quinby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Voyles and the late Ruby Voyles Mears. She attended Exmore Baptist Church.

In addition to her loving husband, she is...

Sep 17, 2016

Clay Ora Gill, 55, husband of Christal Perry Gill and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Galatia, IL, he was the son of the late Andrew Ora Gill and the late Mary D. Gill and the adopted son of the late Fred Heflin...

Sep 13, 2016

George N. Foster, 78, of Hacks Neck, VA (formerly of Bloomsbury, NJ) passed away from life to life everlasting on 9/13/2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Joyce, and their 3 children and spouses, Jeff and Lisa (Danville, PA), Karen and Craig Hart (Saylorsburg, PA), and John and Beth (Pompton Plains, NJ). In addition, he...