Obituaries

Nancy Kellam

Nancy Kellam

Nov 20, 2014

Nancy Cutler Kellam, 78, wife of the late Haywood Lee Kellam and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nandua Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Horace Cutler and the late Maude Evans Cutler. She was a graduate of Goldey-Beacom College,...

Charles Ward,  Sr.

Charles Ward, Sr.

Nov 13, 2014

Charles Manning Ward, Sr., 57, husband of Linda Ward and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at his residence. A native of Machipongo, he was the son of the late Austin Carroll Ward, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Dae Lewis Ward. He was the former Director of Riverside Shore Cancer Center. In addition to his...

Harold Goffigon

Harold Goffigon

Nov 12, 2014

Harold Thomas Goffigon, 95, husband of Jewel Hallett Goffigon and a resident of Roanoke Rapids, NC, formerly of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Bayberry Retirement Inn in Roanoke Rapids. Born in Cape Charles, Virginia, he was the eldest son of William John Goffigon and Madge Wilkins Goffigon. As an army veteran of WWII, he served in...

Marc Griswold

Marc Griswold

Nov 10, 2014

Marc Scott Griswold, 46, of Severna Park, MD, died suddenly from complications of diabetes on November 10, 2014 at Riverside Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia. Marc was born to his parents, Steven and Doris Griswold on March 26, 1968 in Baltimore and was raised in Severna Park. He attended St. John the Evangelist School and graduated from Archbishop Spalding High...

Barbara Powell

Barbara Powell

Nov 9, 2014

Barbara Sechrist Powell, 77, wife of the late Robert Lee Powell and a resident of Norfolk, VA, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Sechrist and the late Maude Evans Sechrist. She was a retired executive secretary. She is survived by two...

Butch Sayers

Butch Sayers

Nov 4, 2014

Irving Edward Sayers, Jr., better known as Butch, 64, husband of the late Denise Thornes Sayers and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his residence. A native of Eastville, VA, he was the son of the late Irving E. Sayers, Sr. He was a retired A.S.E. Certified Auto Mechanic and member of the...

William Mitchell

William Mitchell

Nov 4, 2014

William Edward Mitchell, 61, of Onancock, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Lee Mitchell and the late Patricia Gladden Callahan. He was a member of Guilford United Methodist Church, enjoyed visiting with family and friends, traveling and going to church. He is survived...

John  W. Brown,  Sr.

John W. Brown, Sr.

Nov 2, 2014

John William Brown, Sr., 79, husband of Emily Brown and a resident of Bloxom, VA, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014, at his residence. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late George Albert Brown and the late Ada Schafer Brown. He was a retired supervisor for Tavo Packing Company and a member of St. Peters...

Shirley Burland

Shirley Burland

Nov 1, 2014

Shirley Eola Steele Kelley Burland, 70, wife of Robert Burland and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at her residence. A native of LaMoure County, ND, she was the daughter of the late W. Lewis Steele and the late Doris Burnett Steele. She was a life-long member of the Methodist Church, served 22 years as...

Luther Buskey,  Jr.

Luther Buskey, Jr.

Nov 1, 2014

Luther L. Buskey, Jr., 86, husband of Sylvia Lentz Buskey and a resident of Norfolk, VA, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at his daughter's residence in Cape Charles, VA surrounded by family. He was the son of the late Luther L. and Susan S. Buskey and the late Robert and Miriam Ellis. He was a Veteran of World War...

Edward Weiss

Edward Weiss

Oct 31, 2014

Edward Robert Weiss, 49, husband of Dawn Zinis Weiss and a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Reginia Brown Weiss of Villas, NJ and the late John Weiss. He was a member of St. Raymonds Catholic Church and...

Dorris  Wilson Fauber

Dorris Wilson Fauber

Oct 31, 2014

Mr. Dorris Wilson Fauber (94) of Cape Charles, Virginia died at his home on Jacobia Lane on October 31st. He was born September 7, 1920 in Amherst County, Virginia, the son of the late Massie Hewitt Fauber and Mary Frances Carpenter Fauber. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Amanda Ann Powell Fauber and three sisters...

Larry McAllen

Larry McAllen

Oct 30, 2014

Larry Wayne McAllen, 66, loving husband of Margaret Ann McAllen and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late William Wesley McAllen and the late Myrtle Frances Swift McAllen. He retired from Bayshore Concrete after 43 years...

Buddy Cherrix

Buddy Cherrix

Oct 29, 2014

James Edward Cherrix, better known as Buddy, 73, husband of the late Ernestine Parker Cherrix and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his residence. A native of Tasley, VA, he was the son of the late Dorsey Edward Cherrix and the late Lena Diggs Cherrix Thornes. He was maintenance supervisor for Tankard Nurseries for...

Myrna & Cecil Brown

Myrna & Cecil Brown

Oct 26, 2014

Myrna Ames Brown, 76 February 3, 1937 - April 3, 2013 Cecil Kenneth Brown, Jr., 81 May 3, 1933 - October 26, 2014 Myrna Ames Brown and Cecil Kenneth Brown, Jr. both passed away peacefully at home with their daughters just one and one-half years apart. A graveside service will be held at 2 pm at Cape Charles Cemetery on...

Martin Bradford

Martin Bradford

Oct 25, 2014

Martin Paige Bradford, 61, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cheriton, he was the son of Virginia Paige Bradford of Cheriton and the late Russell Lee Bradford. He was retired from Bayshore Concrete and a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. In addition to...

John  "Jack" Nottingham

John "Jack" Nottingham

Oct 25, 2014

John Olin Nottingham, better known as Jack, 89, husband of Dorothy Wimbrow Nottingham and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Hazel Collins Nottingham and the late Richard H. Nottingham. He was a United States Army...

William N. "Sonny" Bell,  Jr.

William N. "Sonny" Bell, Jr.

Oct 17, 2014

William Nathaniel Bell, Jr., better known as "Sonny", 59, a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014, at Riverside Shore LifeCare in Parksley, VA. A native of Quinby, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Williams of Pocomoke, MD and the late William N. Bell, Sr. He is survived by a brother, James M. Bell of Quinby;...

Kurt  R. Furst

Kurt R. Furst

Oct 15, 2014

Kurt Richard Furst, 90, husband of the late Bertha Muessig Furst and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Union, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Richard Furst and Johanna Faas Furst. He was a retired tool and die maker. He is survived by two...

Dr. A. Stephen Boyer

Dr. A. Stephen Boyer

Oct 11, 2014

Dr. A. Stephen Boyer, beloved husband of Pat Kellam Boyer and a resident of Wellington Neck in Franktown, VA, passed away Saturday, October 11th, at his home (Stillwaters) on Nassawadox Creek. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 27 years, children, family and his beloved dogs, (Sophie, Molly and Jax). Born on June 4, 1938 in New Jersey to...