Obituaries

Herbert  John Konrad,  Jr.

Herbert John Konrad, Jr.

Feb 11, 2016

Herbert John Konrad, Jr., 81, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his residence. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Herbert John Konrad, Sr. and the late Anna Dillon Konrad. He was a graduate of Villanova University, president of Allegheny York Co. and Golden Brew Distributing Co., a...

Larry  Burton Crockett

Larry Burton Crockett

Feb 9, 2016

Larry Burton Crockett, 74, a resident of Onancock, VA, formerly of Harborton, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Harborton, he was the son of the late Norwood Crockett and the late Nola Parks Crockett. He retired from Exmore Foods and was a member of Calvary Bible Church. He...

Archie  Sidney Doughty,  Jr.

Archie Sidney Doughty, Jr.

Feb 7, 2016

Archie Sidney Doughty, Jr., 89, husband of Jane Cutler Doughty and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late Archie Sidney Doughty, Sr. and the late Blanche Wallace Doughty. Mr. Doughty served in the United States Navy, was a...

Joseph  James Stracuzzi,  Jr.

Joseph James Stracuzzi, Jr.

Feb 5, 2016

Joseph James Stracuzzi Jr., 63, husband of Gretchen Marie Stracuzzi and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 5, 2016 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph James Stracuzzi Sr. and the late Delores Chrobak Stracuzzi. Joe was currently employed by Perdue Farms...

Robert C. Van Nest,  III

Robert C. Van Nest, III

Feb 3, 2016

Robert Charles Van Nest, III, 90, husband of the late Mary Ellen Smith Van Nest and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at his residence. A native of Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert C. Van Nest, II and the late Frances Giaiamo Van Nest. He was a retired tool and...

Bernice  Cutler Simpson

Bernice Cutler Simpson

Feb 3, 2016

Bernice Cutler Simpson, 93, wife of the late James Victor Simpson and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at her residence. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Cecil Cutler and the late Stella Lee Byrd Cutler. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church. She...

Boyce  Wise Elliott,  Sr.

Boyce Wise Elliott, Sr.

Feb 3, 2016

LCDR (retired) Boyce Elliott was called home on Wednesday February 3, 2016 at the Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, MD while surrounded by his family and close friends. Boyce was born in Townsend, Virginia to the late Frances Percy Elliott and Susie Mae Belote Elliott, living around the world with the Navy and then settled in Temple Hills, Maryland for...

William  Allen Carpenter

William Allen Carpenter

Feb 2, 2016

William Allen Carpenter, 64, a resident of Norfolk, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Kindred Nursing and Rehab-River Pointe in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Robert L. Carpenter and the late Barbara Webb DeBow. He was raised by his grandparents, Pete and Mary Carpenter. He was a United...

Sylvanus  James Nutter

Sylvanus James Nutter

Jan 30, 2016

Sylvanus James Nutter, 88, husband of Claire T. Nutter and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at his residence. A native of Keller, he was the son of the late Marl M. Nutter and the late Mary Phillips Nutter. He was a United States Navy Veteran, merchant marine, retired heavy equipment operator, member of Operating...

John  Richard Kromer

John Richard Kromer

Jan 26, 2016

John Richard Kromer, 48, a resident of Horntown, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Emmaus, PA, he was the son Richard G. Kromer of Horntown and the late Nancy Schneck Kromer. Mr. Kromer was a self-employed auto mechanic. In addition to his father, he is survived by four...

Kathryn  White Ewell

Kathryn White Ewell

Jan 25, 2016

Kathryn White Ewell, better known as Kassy, 90, wife of the late James D. Ewell and a resident of Chincoteague, VA, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Shore Life care in Parksley, VA. A native of Chincoteague, she was the daughter of the late James E. White and the late Sally Holloway White. The Ewells owned Ewell's Grocery in...

Alice  Franklin Drummond

Alice Franklin Drummond

Jan 25, 2016

Alice Franklin Drummond, 87, a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late Walter Nock Drummond and the late Dorothy Harris Drummond. She was a retired bookkeeper for Kellam Distributing Company, member and former longtime organist at Painter Garrison United...

Kathy Betts

Kathy Betts

Jan 25, 2016

Kathy Powers Betts, 66, a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at her residence. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late William E. Powers and the late Pauline Bell Powers. She was a former member of Quinby Wesleyan Church. She is survived by three sons, Roland Stevens, Jr. of Quinby, Joseph Mark...

Roy  Evans Bonniwell

Roy Evans Bonniwell

Jan 24, 2016

Roy E. Bonniwell, better known as Mickey, 72, a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Sentara Nursing Center in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Melfa, VA, he was the son of the late Fred Boone Bonniwell and the late Dorothy Christensen Bonniwell. He is survived by four children. In addition to his parents, he...

Baby Weston Hayes Outten Ashby

Baby Weston Hayes Outten Ashby

Jan 24, 2016

Baby Weston Hayes Outten Ashby, infant son of Samuel Brice Ashby and Kathryn Rodgers Outten of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. In addition to his loving parents, he is survived by three siblings, Taylor Paige Ashby, Kyle Joseph Ashby, Nicholas Ryan Ashby, all of Longmont, CO; maternal grandparents, David Outten and Tammy...

Richard  David Lewis

Richard David Lewis

Jan 19, 2016

Richard David Lewis, 83, husband of Evelyn Bell Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at his residence. A native of Wachapreague, VA, he was the son of the late Edward H. Lewis and the late Florence Richardson Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a retired painting contractor. In addition to his loving wife, he is...

Benjamin  Coley Bonniwell,  Sr.

Benjamin Coley Bonniwell, Sr.

Jan 15, 2016

Benjamin Coley Bonniwell, Sr., 81, husband of the late Connie Duer Bonniwell and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at his residence. A native of Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Otho Bonniwell and the late Virginia Hutchinson Bonniwell. He was retired from A&P and Meatland, a United States Army...

Russell  Spencer Custis,  Sr.

Russell Spencer Custis, Sr.

Jan 15, 2016

Russell Spencer Custis, Sr., 80, husband of Doris Mae Campbell Custis and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at his residence. A native of Craddockville, he was the son of the late Elvin R. Custis, Sr. and the late Charlotte Elmore Custis. He was a retired farmer, member of Craddockville United Methodist Church, Pungoteague Ruritan...

Dana  Latimer VanDyke

Dana Latimer VanDyke

Jan 9, 2016

Dana Latimer VanDyke, 68, wife of Danhof F. VanDyke and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at M.C.V. Hospital in Richmond, VA. A native of Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Wise Latimer and the late Constance Buckingham Latimer. She was a retired medical transcriptionist for N.D.C. Medical Center, member of...

June  Ann Johnson

June Ann Johnson

Dec 31, 2015

June Ann Johnson, better known as June Bug, 76, wife of Gilbert F. Johnson and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her residence. A native of New York, she was the daughter of the late William Newman and the late Jadwaga Zaleskie Newman. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday,...