Obituaries

Oct 31, 2023

Stewart Earney Witherow, 69, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his residence. A native of Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Cheston W. Witherow and Erma Agnes Baer Witherow. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church where he served as a past treasurer, as well as a member...

Oct 31, 2023

Billie Louise Long Bonniwell was born on May 11, 1938, to William G. Long and Louise Doughty Long.

Billie was predeceased by her life companion, Joe Morris, her three brothers, Larry Long, Phillip Long and Don Long.

Bille is survived by her sister, Diane Custis (Roy), her son, Reade Bonniwell (Stephanie), her daughter-in-law, Jodi Bailey...

Oct 30, 2023

Robert Thomas “Bob” Murphy, 86, husband of Estelle Jett Murphy and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of the late George S. Murphy and the late Sarah Elizabeth McDaniel Murphy. He was a United States Army Veteran, retired Virginia...

Oct 16, 2023

Elaine Downing, 78, of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023.  She was born in Winter Haven, FL to the late Blaine Booher and the late Lucille Hall Booher.  Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Claude Downing and her sons, Tom Downing, grandson, Charles and Andy Downing; grandsons, Noah and Collin and Pat Downing; granddaughter, Marissa;...

Oct 7, 2023

Maxine Rae (Young) Rasmussen, 81, exited this life on October 7, 2023, at her home in Cape Charles, VA, after a short battle with bladder cancer.  She was born on August 27, 1942, to Max and Irene Young.

Left to carry on are Harold, her husband of 60 years, and her cat Domino. She will be greatly...

Oct 2, 2023

Lloyd Joseph Kellam, 89, husband of Sue Waters Kellam and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, he was the son of the late Lloyd Branson Joseph Kellam and the late Florence Manley Kellam. He was a retired Pharmacist and a life-long member of St. Charles...

Sep 28, 2023

Walter Wayne Bradford, 72, husband of Judy Campbell Bradford and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his residence. A native of Hadlock, VA, he was the son of the late Walter Lee Bradford and the late Monnie Custis Bradford. He was a United States Navy Veteran, retired Sheriff for Northampton County and a...

Sep 26, 2023

Perry Odell Whitley, Jr., 81, husband of the late Doris Scott Tittermary Whitley, and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at his residence. A native of Newsoms, VA, he was the son of the late Perry Odell Whitley and the late Martha Edwards Whitley. He was a retired Elementary Education Principal and a member...

Sep 23, 2023

Vanessa J. Clark, 68, wife of Mark S. Clark and a resident of Locustville, VA, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock, VA. A native of Northampton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Jones and the late Ruth Bundick Jones. She was an Administrative Assistant for Dr. Susan Martin for twenty...

Sep 21, 2023

Sherry Lynn Bailey, 70, born on July 3, 1953, at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC. Passed away September 21, 2023, in Exmore, VA.

Preceded in death by her father Francis “Allen” Bailey and sister Teresa Bailey Gersick. She is survived by husband, Keith Martin Cummings; son, Ren Sebastian Barnes; mother, Ida Lou Deese Bailey; aunt, Norma...

Sep 19, 2023

Rosemarie Judith Della Penna, 92, wife of the late Robert John Della Penna and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank McNally and the late Bertha Maling McNally. She was a homemaker and...

Sep 17, 2023

Fannie Helen Widgeon Belote, beloved wife the late Walter C. Belote, and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023.  Born March 10, 1933 in Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of William Thomas Widgeon and Katherine Eder Widgeon.

She was a loving, devoted and caring wife to her late...

Sep 11, 2023

It is with sadness we announce that Frank X. Collins, 77, passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2023 at his home in Townsend, VA.  Frank was born in 1946 to Charles and Elizabeth Collins in Scranton, PA.  He moved to Cape Charles in 1962, and made the Shore his home.  He graduated from Cape Charles High School in 1965. ...

Sep 9, 2023

Ethelyn Leighton (Née Kellam), 97, of New Castle, DE, passed away on September 9, 2023. She was born on September 19, 1925, in Belle Haven, VA. She was the daughter of the late Roland C. Kellam and the late Elizabeth M. Kellam.

The eldest child of her farmer parents, she grew up during The Great Depression and...

Sep 7, 2023

Vickie Lynn Dereng, 66, wife of David Wayne Dereng and a resident of Onley, VA, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Townsend, VA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lee Marshall and the late Orma J. Wood Marshall. She worked in Supply Chain Services for Verizon...

Sep 5, 2023

Thelma Lewis Baum, 53, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Lewis and the late Ellen Marie Lewis. Thelma was a retired cook.

Thelma is survived by her husband, Danny Lee Baum; three children, Kayla...

Sep 2, 2023

Tom Gonzalez, 80, husband of Nancy passed away at his home on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

Tom was born in NYC April 2, 1943 to Louis and Maxine Gonzalez. He graduated from New Hyde Park Memorial High School in 1960. He joined the Navy in 1960 where he was assigned to sea duty on the USS Rockbridge...

Aug 29, 2023

Jack Allen Cranford, 83, husband of Deborah B. Cranford and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing, Nassawadox, VA. A native of San Francisco, CA he was the son of the late Allen Leland Cranford and the late Thelma Skaug Cranford. Jack studied Ecology at the University of Utah and...

Aug 24, 2023

Danny C. Rasmussen Sr., 77, husband of Patricia Sue “Grandma” Rasmussen and a resident of Capeville, VA, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023.

Born on October 2, 1945, in Nassawadox, VA, to the late Elroy C. Rasmussen, Maggie Delena Brown Stevens and his Step Father, Grover Stevens. After High School Danny joined the United States Army serving...

Aug 13, 2023

James P. Fanning, 84, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023, at his residence. A native of Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late John T. Fanning and the late Julia Prekup Fanning. He was a retired Restaurant Manager.

He is survived by his sister, Joan Fanning of Pennsylvania; and special...