Rintha Broyles
Aug 7, 2014
Rintha Capps Broyles, 74, wife of the late Clarence N. Broyles, Jr. and a resident of Seaview, VA, passed away at her residence Thursday, August, 7, 2014. A native of Pungo, VA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Lee Capps and the late Mildred Smith Capps. She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Ann Eder of Machipongo, VA...
Edward Lee Mears, Jr.
Aug 5, 2014
Edward Lee Mears, Jr., 74, husband of the late Gay Walker Mears and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 05, 2014, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Keller, VA, he was the son of the late Edward L. Mears and the late Avalyn Young Mears. Mr. Mears was a retired carpenter and...
Bertha Moore
Aug 5, 2014
Bertha Groce Moore, 89, wife of the late Charles W. Moore, better known as Nook, and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Drill, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charley Groce and Bessie Haywood Groce. She attended Full Gospel Baptist Church....
Larry Isdell
Aug 4, 2014
Larry Kent Isdell, 59, husband of the late Robin Jean Foster Isdell and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Davis Isdell, Jr. and the late Kathleen Brady Isdell. He was a waterman. He is survived by two...
Edward Brady
Jul 16, 2014
Edward Earl Brady, Sr., 78, husband of Gloria Costin Brady and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Northampton County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Burleigh Brady and the late Fannie Moore Brady. He was a retired commercial fisherman. In addition to...
Lucille Johnston
Jul 15, 2014
Lucille Minnie Melvin Johnston, 88, of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away with family by her side on July 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Colonel William Russell Johnston. Viewing and fellowship will be held at Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg, VA, on July 24, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. At 7:30 pm a short service will be...
Judith Gibbs
Jul 15, 2014
Judith Patterson Gibbs, 73, wife of the late Cecil H. Gibbs and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Ypsilanti, MI, she was the daughter of the late Archie Patterson and the late Mildred Boice Patterson Henderson. She was a retired bookkeeper for GTE and a...
Virginia Shield
Jul 10, 2014
On July 10, 2014 our angel with butterfly wings ascended into heaven. Virginia Rogers Shield was born September 28, 1919 to Abe and Juda McKinney in Longbranch, WVA. After relocating to Newport News, VA in 1955, she began working for Phelps Interiors and later The Pilgrim House as an Interior Decorator. She is survived by her husband of fifty years,...
Josephine Ricca
Jul 10, 2014
Josephine Ricca (Leo), 97, of Florham Park, formerly Clark and Pine Brook, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2014 at Nelsonia, VA. She worked many years by her husband's side at his custom tailor shop in Newark. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Ricca. Devoted mother of Donna Barbieri, her husband Edward, and Ninette Ricca. Loving sister of Salvatore Leo,...
Emma Martin
Jul 9, 2014
Emma "Emmie" Jester Martin, 92, wife for 51 years of the late Richard A. Martin, Jr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Bayford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clifford S. Jester and the late Mary Gunter Jester. She was a retired elementary...
Woody Jones
Jul 4, 2014
Ralph Woodson Jones, III, 73, husband of the late Miriam Massey Jones and a resident of Exmore passed away Friday, July 4, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Mr. Jones was a retired insurance salesman. To honor his wishes, no public service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA Animal Shelter, P.O....
Patricia Simpson Bowden
Jul 1, 2014
Patricia Ann Simpson Bowden, 63, passed peacefully from this life on July 1, 2014. A native of Willis Wharf, she was born March 5, 1951 to Alfred Simpson and Margaret Tatman Simpson. Pat graduated from Northampton High School in 1969. On March 25, 1972 she married Daniel Lee Bowden and then supported his career in the U. S. Coast Guard...
Thomas Pruitt II
Jun 27, 2014
Mr.Thomas Eugene Pruitt II, 63, formerly of Petersburg, VA, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. Born in Nassawadox, he was the son of Ann Pruitt Harrison of Exmore, VA and the late Thomas Eugene (Gene) Pruitt. Tommy was able to spend this past year at Heritage Hall, close to his family, and made...
Asa Wayne Mears
Jun 25, 2014
Asa Wayne Mears, 74, husband of Nancy Turner Mears and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Wachapreague, VA, he was the son of the late Paul Mears and the late Bessie Connor Mears. He was a retired contract specialist for Wallops N.A.S.A., former Mayor of...
George Russell Moore, III
Jun 23, 2014
George Russell Moore, III, 44, husband of Jennifer Thornes Moore and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014 at M.C.V. Hospital in Richmond, VA. A native of Capeville, VA, he was the son of the late George Russell Moore, Jr. and the late Jean Wyatt Moore. He was the general manager of Sting-Ray's Restaurant and...
Stephen Cobb, Sr.
Jun 16, 2014
Stephen Hollenbeck Cobb, Sr., 69, husband of the late Eleanor Parks Cobb and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at his residence. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Charles Hollenbeck and the late Eugenia George Cobb and Richard Randolph Cobb. Mr. Cobb was a graduate of Frederick Military Academy,...
Amine Kellam
Jun 14, 2014
Amine Cosby Kellam, 98, widow of the late Emerson Polk Kellam, and longtime resident of Jamesville, Virginia, passed away on June 14, 2014. Born April 8, 1916, she was the eldest of five children born to Dr. William Lee Cosby and Amine Cobb Cosby of Painter, Virginia. After spending two years at Mary Baldwin College, Amine earned a BA from...
Florence Mears
Jun 14, 2014
Florence Upshur Mears, 87, died peacefully on Saturday, June 14th. She was born to the late Giles Crowder Upshur and Jewel Mears Upshur, September 14, 1926. Florence graduated from Eastville High School and received a B.A. in English from Duke University. She married Arthur Wainhouse Downing Mears, M.D. and lived in Belle Haven, Virginia until his death in 1977 after...
Michael Wesch,Sr.
Jun 11, 2014
Michael E. Wesch, Sr., 56, of Merritt Island, Florida, formerly of Exmore, Virginia, passed away on June 11, 2014 at his residence. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of Betty and Sam Bradford of Exmore. Always a kind and generous man, he was a loving son, brother, father, uncle and grandfather. He was pre-deceased by his step-father, Luther...
Kiernan Mayhew
Jun 9, 2014
Edgar Kiernan Mayhew, 85, husband of Christine Hubbard Mayhew and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Pittsylvania County, VA, he was the son of the late Edgar Mayhew and the late Belle Quarles Mayhew. He was a retired Virginia State Police Trooper and member...