Obituaries

Apr 30, 2016

Mary Mitchell Parsons, 95, wife of the late Thomas James Parsons and a resident of Kernersville, NC, formerly of Oyster, VA, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 30, 2016. A native of Northampton County, VA, Mary was the daughter of the late James Thomas Mitchell and the late Maggie Mae Doughty. She was proud of her heritage through the Hog...

Apr 29, 2016

Viola F. (Farlow) Warren, 86, of Quinby, VA slipped peacefully into the arms of the Lord on April 29, 2016. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Moody W. Fluhart and the late Margaret Powell Fluhart. It was here that she married her first husband, John H. Farlow and raised four children. After his passing...

Apr 29, 2016

Mark Salenski, 52, husband of Terry L. Salenski and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away on his birthday, Friday, April 29, 2016, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick T. Salenski, Jr. and the late Joan Marie Becker Salenski. Mr. Salenski was a self-employed...

Apr 28, 2016

Lorraine Palmer Gillespie, 77, wife of the late Raymond L. Gillespie and a resident of Mechanicsville, VA, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence. A native of Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert Palmer and the late Ethel Purdy Palmer. Mrs. Gillespie was a homemaker.

She is survived by five children,...

Apr 22, 2016

Robert Eugene Barker, Sr., 40, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at his residence. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of Loretta Mae Ingram of Machipongo, VA and Billy Wayne Barker, Sr. and his wife, Linda, of Richmond. He was the former owner of Cherokee Tree Service.

In addition...

Apr 20, 2016

Francis Allen Bailey, 84, husband of Ida Deese Bailey and a resident of Lantana, FL and Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence. A native of Rossville, GA, he was the son of the late Alma Cooper Bailey and the late Clovers Stump Bailey. He was a retired United States Air Force Tech Sergeant, carpenter...

Apr 16, 2016

Jimmy Robert Kelley, 82, husband of Clara Anita Stephenson Kelley and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his residence. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Henry M. Kelley and the late Myrle Grace Killmon Kelley. He was a retired United States Army Master Sergeant, founder and former...

Apr 14, 2016

Edward Raymond Gardner, 89, husband of the late Alice Werner Gardner and a resident Folly Creek Club Lane, Accomac, VA, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native Meriden, CT, he was the son of the late George Arthur Gardner and the late Helen Cavanaugh Gardner.

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Apr 14, 2016

John James Cooper III, 87, husband of Lois Eckenrode Cooper and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his residence. A native of Bay Shore, NY, he was the son of the late John James Cooper, Jr. and the late Virginia Wicks Cooper. He was retired from a long career in the financial industry....

Mar 25, 2016

George Holmes Cranmer, 81, husband of Miriam Dorman Calamia and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at his residence. A native of Bayville, NJ, he was the son of the late Paul Cranmer and the late Margaret Ann Dorset Cranmer. He was a retired carpenter.

He is survived by four children, Carole...

Mar 11, 2016

Warren Lee Scanlan, Sr., 91, husband of the late Helen Zucchero Scanlan and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Riverside Shore Life Care in Parksley, VA. A native of New York, he was the son of the late Warren Francis Scanlan and the late Nina Bruce Scanlan. He was a World War II...

Mar 10, 2016

Dorothy Marie Bradford, 88, wife of the late Ralph Gooner and the late William Bradford and a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Hermitage on the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of Tasley, VA, she was the daughter of the late Fuller Crockett and the late Ruth Davis Crockett. She was raised...

Mar 4, 2016

Anna Farren Powell, 88, wife of the late John T. Powell, Sr. and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at her residence. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Farren and the late Mary Hultz Farren. She is survived by five children, John T. Powell, Jr. and his wife,...

Mar 2, 2016

Vicky Jeanine Adams, 53, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 02, 2016, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Hyannis, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert William Healy and the late Joyce Reid Healy. She was employed by Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in the medical records department. She is survived by her loving...

Feb 28, 2016

Katherine Henderson Carter, 75, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Dr. William Carey Henderson and the late Mary Ferebee Henderson. She was a retired office manager for Dr. Stephen Boyer and member of Red Bank Baptist Church....

Feb 27, 2016

Jayce Lennox Strand, 13 months, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA. He was the son of Jamel Deonta Strand and April Lynn Stevens, both of Keller. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Vickie Jones of Melfa, VA and...

Feb 25, 2016

Commander Richard (Rick) Thomas, Sr. of Cape Charles, Virginia passed away peacefully on February 25, 2016 at Heritage Hall in Nassawadox, Virginia after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Rick was born in Clovis, New Mexico to the late Henry Edward Thomas and Lucinda Pearl (McDowell) Thomas. Rick left Clovis and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January of...

Feb 23, 2016

Mrs. Frances C. Armbrester, 84, of Willis Wharf, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Heritage Hall in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Mechanicsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Columbus Reintzell, Sr. and the late Mary Bridgett Reintzell. Mrs. Armbrester was a mother and housewife who enjoyed life on the Eastern Shore for the past 20...

Feb 22, 2016

Evelyn Bell Lewis, 81, wife of the late Richard David Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wachapreague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Southey "Sud" Bell and the late Nancy Thornton Bell. She is survived by two daughters, Judy L. Fitchett...

Feb 20, 2016

Captain Martin Girard Michael Loper, 59, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his residence. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Rita Marie Barrett Loper. He was a retired commercial fisherman. He is survived by two sons, Michael Eric Loper and his wife, Jennifer, of Hubert, NC, Dominic...