Obituaries

Luther Whitman

Luther Whitman

Jun 8, 2014

Luther Irving Whitman, 77, husband of Elizabeth Walta Whitman and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at his residence. A native of Bayford, VA, he was the son of the late George M. Whitman and the late Carrie Hawkins Whitman. He was a United States Navy Veteran, retired maintenance supervisor at Petersburg General Hospital and...

Marybeth Scott

Marybeth Scott

Jun 5, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Scott, 41, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of Sandra Lewis Scott of Bakers City, OR and the late William R. Scott. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sons, Deacon Russell Lane, Mason Scott Labonte and...

Agnes Killough

Agnes Killough

Jun 5, 2014

Agnes Doughty Killough, 75, wife of Joe G. Killough and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 at her residence. A native of Pungoteague , she was the daughter of the late E. Upshur Doughty and the late Lillie Ralph Doughty and the granddaughter of the late Thomas E. Ralph and the late Bessie Fentress Ralph...

Earl  Wayne Spady

Earl Wayne Spady

May 30, 2014

Earl Wayne Spady, 56, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014. A native of Northampton County, VA, he was the son of the late William Howard Spady, Sr. and the late Margaret S. Brady Spady. He was a member of Cape Charles Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother, William Howard Spady, Jr. and...

Bonny Selby

Bonny Selby

May 27, 2014

Bonny Sue Selby, 60, wife of Thomas Joseph John Selby and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at her residence. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Zachary Raymond Marshall and the late Barbara Belote Marshall. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children, James Edward Rhoads...

Morris Parker

Morris Parker

May 26, 2014

Morris James Parker, 69, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late Ernest Parker and the late Helen Brady Parker. He was a retired waterman. He is survived by his sister, Edna Parker Kellam of Cape Charles...

Curtis  bert (Al)  Heath,  Jr.

Curtis bert (Al) Heath, Jr.

May 26, 2014

Curtis Albert Heath Jr., 51, a resident of Townsend, VA, died unexpectedly Monday, May 26, 2014 at his residence. Born November 26, 1962 in Salem, MA, he was the son of the late Curtis Albert Heath Sr. and Vera Theus Heath Miller of Cheriton, VA. A life-long waterman, he was a loving father, who extended his generosity and heart to...

Douglas Kratochvil

Douglas Kratochvil

May 25, 2014

Douglas Duane Kratochvil, 33, husband of Sheverron Lavone Kratochvil and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. Born in Baltimore, MD and reared in Eastville, VA, he was the son of Roy Louthian of Eastville and the late Nina Louthian. He was a truck driver for B...

Harold Richardson

Harold Richardson

May 25, 2014

Harold Clayton Richardson, 68, husband of the late Arlene A. Richardson and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late David Richardson and the late Irene Wilgus Richardson. He was a retired waterman, loved fishing and...

Bill Hancock,  Jr.

Bill Hancock, Jr.

May 22, 2014

Wilmer J. Hancock, Jr., 95, passed away May 22, 2014, in a local hospital. He was predeceased by his wife of 72 years, Cordelia Massey Hancock. He was a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and a longtime member of Baylake United Methodist Church where he previously served on the Administrative Board of Directors and Finance Committee. Mr. Hancock...

Ruth Ashby

Ruth Ashby

May 19, 2014

Ruth Parks Ashby, 94, wife of the late Harley Ames Parks and the late George Milton Ashby and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at her son's residence in Belle Haven, VA. A native of Maryland and Delaware, she was the daughter of the late William Allen Hooper, better known as Guy, and the late...

Charlotte Custis

Charlotte Custis

May 19, 2014

Charlotte Elmore Sturgis Custis, 105, wife of the late Elvin R. Custis, Sr. and a resident of Craddockville, VA, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 3, 1908 at Davis Wharf, VA and was the daughter of the late Leonard Sturgis and the late Lella Elmore Sturgis. She was a member of Craddockville United...

Glenn Roper

Glenn Roper

May 17, 2014

Glenn Lee Roper, 83, husband of Essie West Roper and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at his residence. A native of Staunton, VA, he was the son of the late George W. Roper and the late Margaret Fitzgerald Roper. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired mechanic for United Airlines, taught airline...

Mildred Dunton

Mildred Dunton

May 12, 2014

Mildred Downing Dunton, 85, wife of the late Harry N. Dunton, Jr. and a resident of Salisbury, MD, formerly of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Goodridge L. Downing and the late Winnie Lee Taylor Downing. She is survived by a daughter,...

James Seymour

James Seymour

May 11, 2014

James Melvin Seymour, 71, husband of Patti Ann Seymour and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Big Stone Gap, VA, he was the son of the late Lloyd Seymour and the late Orpha Penson Seymour. He was a communications specialist, owner of Seycom Service...

John Bunevich

John Bunevich

May 9, 2014

John James Bunevich, III, 67, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at his residence. The cause of death was a ruptured aortic aneurysm. A native of Clifton, NJ, he was the son of the late John Bunevich, Jr. and the late Ann Kapolka Bunevich. After serving as managing editor of the Nutley Sun Newspaper...

Emily Bundick

Emily Bundick

May 7, 2014

Emily Mae Saunders Bundick, 80, of Coal Kiln, Painter, Virginia, passed peacefully into her final rest, following a short illness, May 7, 2014, while a patient at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Nassawadox. Born onto a large hillside family farm at Goodview, in Bedford County Virginia, Emily was the last- surviving of five children born to Joseph and Snowwhite Wright Saunders....

LaBelle Tyndall

LaBelle Tyndall

May 4, 2014

LaBelle Pruitt Tyndall, 80, wife of the late Samuel William Tyndall and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at her residence. A native of Locustville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry T. Sturgis and Ada E. Killmon Sturgis. She was a retired Postmistress for the Keller Post Office and member of Hollies...

Wesley Ward

Wesley Ward

May 3, 2014

Wesley Thomas Ward, 89, husband of the late Myrtle Melson Ward and a resident of Wardtown, VA, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Wardtown, he was the son of the late Ernest D. Ward and the late Mildred Mears Ward. He served in the Merchant Marines, was a United States...

Delores Locklear

Delores Locklear

May 3, 2014

Delores Bowen Locklear, 65, wife of the late Delton Locklear and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Grafton Bowen and the late Marion Simpson Bowen. Mrs. Locklear was a retired bookkeeper, owner of Sure...