Obituaries

Rosa  Dennis Melson

Rosa Dennis Melson

Feb 5, 2014

Rosa Dennis Melson, 84, wife of the late Richard Penn Melson and a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Franktown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. Dennis and the late Marion Savage Dennis. She was a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church. She is...

Mary  Johns Brown

Mary Johns Brown

Feb 3, 2014

Mary Johns Brown, 92, wife of the late Powell W. Brown and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Calvin Johns and the late Josephine Harris Johns. She was a retired clerk for Bundick's General Store and a member...

Mary Elizabeth Morris Belote

Mary Elizabeth Morris Belote

Jan 30, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Morris Belote, 79, wife of Richard E. Belote and a resident of Tasley, VA, formerly of Quinby, VA, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. A native of Marionville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Morris and the late Myrtle Whitman Morris and the foster daughter of the...

W.  Craig Lipscomb

W. Craig Lipscomb

Jan 24, 2014

W. Craig Lipscomb, better known as Mad Dog, 55, husband of the late Christy Dawn Ross Lipscomb and a resident of Seaford, DE, formerly of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at Seaford Center Genesis Healthcare. A native of Virginia Beach, VA, he was the son of Anne C. Williams of Seaford and the late William Carney Lipscomb....

Claudia  Stewart Custis

Claudia Stewart Custis

Jan 23, 2014

Claudia Stewart Custis, 98, wife of the late Winston J, "Dynamite" Custis, Sr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Jamesville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Claude B. Stewart and the late Susan James Stewart. Mrs. Custis was a member of Belle Haven...

Rita  Maria Hopkins

Rita Maria Hopkins

Jan 19, 2014

Rita Maria Bielicki Hopkins, 83, wife of the late James Harper Hopkins and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henry Francis Bielicki and the late Julianna Lucy Pilarski Bielicki. She is survived by six children, Julita Wood...

David  Steve Slaw  III

David Steve Slaw III

Jan 18, 2014

David Steve Slaw, III, 43, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his residence. A native of Silver Beach, VA, he was the son of Susan C. Prettyman and her husband, Jimmy, of Silver Beach and the late David S. Slaw, Jr. He was a graduate of Longwood University, duck carver, former manager of Assawoman...

Rajan Patel

Rajan Patel

Jan 16, 2014

Rajan Patel, 43, husband of Nilima R. Patel and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of India, he was the son of Mahendra M. Patel and Mrudula Patel of Waterford Works, NJ. Mr. Patel was co-owner of Tru Blu Convenience Store in Exmore. In addition...

Edward  Earl Eder,  Jr.

Edward Earl Eder, Jr.

Jan 9, 2014

Edward Earl Eder, Jr., better known as Eddie, 65, husband of Tish Webb Eder and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at his residence. A native of Machipongo, VA, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Eder, Sr. and the late Nellie Brown Eder. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served...

Robert Dale Edgerton

Robert Dale Edgerton

Jan 8, 2014

Robert Dale Edgerton, 61, a resident of Davis Wharf, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Titusville, NJ, he was the son of the late Byron Dale Edgerton and the late Dorothy Hart Edgerton. He was a member of the Exmore Moose Lodge #683. He is survived by...

Georgianna  Moore Pearson

Georgianna Moore Pearson

Jan 5, 2014

Georgianna Moore Pearson, 81, a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Seaford Farm, Eastville Station, VA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Moore and the late Gladys Moore. Mrs. Pearson was retired from Northampton County Public Schools Cafeteria. She is survived by two daughters, Theresa Ann...

Raymond Salopek

Raymond Salopek

Jan 2, 2014

Raymond Salopek, 72, husband of Sandra Friez Salopek and a resident of Bay Creek, Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A native of Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Matthew Salopek and the late Mildred Vokel Salopek. Mr. Salopek was a retired Captain of the United States Navy,...

Kenneth  Eugene McClaren

Kenneth Eugene McClaren

Dec 30, 2013

Kenneth Eugene McClaren, 84, husband of Mildred Richards McClaren and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at his residence. A native of Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Eugene McClaren and the late Janet White. He was a United States Navy veteran, having served in the Korean War, retired from Verizon, a...

Tabitha  Lovell Paranzino

Tabitha Lovell Paranzino

Dec 27, 2013

Tabitha Lovell Paranzino, 55, a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Riverside Shore Healthcare in Parksley, VA. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of George H. "Harry" Lovell of Melfa and the late Josie Doughty Lovell. She was a retired beautician, attended Onancock Baptist Church and a member of the Red...

Nancy  Lee Fitchett

Nancy Lee Fitchett

Dec 26, 2013

Nancy Lee Fitchett, 55, wife of Woodrow E. "Sonny" Fitchett, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her residence. A native of Tangier, VA, she was the daughter of the late Homer G. Williams and the late Evelyn Bradshaw Williams Levesque and Paul Levesque of Keller, VA. Mrs. Fitchett was a homemaker. In...

Lilly  Ann Miningham

Lilly Ann Miningham

Dec 26, 2013

Lilly Ann Miningham, 92, wife of the late George William Darcy Miningham and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Wegener and the late Lillian Vesper Wegener. She attended Craddockville United Methodist Church. She is...

Anthony  Scott McHan

Anthony Scott McHan

Dec 17, 2013

Anthony Scott McHan, better known as Poot, 21, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Capeville, VA. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Theresa A. Hart McHan and Walter Ross McHan, Sr. and the step son of Amy Manelski and Gregory Mooney, all of Exmore. He was a carpenter for Luke Kellam...

Louise  Powell LeCato

Louise Powell LeCato

Dec 17, 2013

Louise Evelyn Powell LeCato, 88, wife of the late John Arthur LeCato, Sr. and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at her residence. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Powell and the late Belva Powell. She was a graduate of Central High School and because of her qualifications in...

Clarence  Newton Broyles,  Jr.

Clarence Newton Broyles, Jr.

Dec 12, 2013

Clarence Newton Broyles, Jr., 80, better known as Pee Wee, husband of Rintha Capps Broyles and a resident of Seaview, VA, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013, at his residence. A native of Norfolk,VA, he was the son of the late Clarence N. Broyles, Sr. and the late Annie Elizabeth Shipp Broyles. He was a retired mechanic for Campbell Bros....

Joan Casler

Joan Casler

Dec 9, 2013

Joan Casler, 82, wife of William E. Casler and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at her residence. A native of Toms River, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Clayton and the late Alma McKelvey Clayton. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she is survived...