Obituaries

Grace  Hewlett Taylor

Grace Hewlett Taylor

Dec 5, 2013

Grace Hewlett Taylor, 94, wife of the late John C. Taylor, Jr. and a resident of Harborton, VA, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her residence. A native of Hewlett, Long Island, she was the daughter of the late Ford Hewlett and the late Nettie Wilshire Heesch. She is survived by a daughter, Grace E. Selby of Harborton; a...

Elvin  Richard Custis,  Jr.

Elvin Richard Custis, Jr.

Dec 4, 2013

Elvin Richard Custis, Jr., 83, husband of Linda Coulbourne Custis and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. A native of Craddockville, VA, he was the son of Charlotte Sturgis Custis of Craddockville and the late Elvin R. Custis, Sr. He was a retired farmer, businessman and a devoted member of Craddockville United Methodist Church;...

Bertha  Mae Michael

Bertha Mae Michael

Dec 2, 2013

Bertha Mae Glaxner Michael, 89, wife of the late Bernard S. Michael and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at her residence. A native of Cheriton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Michael John Glaxner and the late Eunice Crumb Glaxner. She was retired from the U.S. Department of Navy and was...

Frances  Christine Parks

Frances Christine Parks

Nov 29, 2013

Frances Christine Parks, 85, wife of the late Thomas Smith Parks, Jr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 at Sentera Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Franktown, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Showard and the late Lottie B. Travis Showard. She is survived by three daughters, Jo Ann Edmondson and...

Florence  Marie Armentrout

Florence Marie Armentrout

Nov 28, 2013

Florence Marie Armentrout, 65, wife of Ronnie Lee Armentrout and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Va. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, she is the daughter of J.Milton "Red" Fitchett, Jr. and Norma Justis Fitchett of Willis Wharf. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church and...

Dorothea  Culver Viohl

Dorothea Culver Viohl

Nov 27, 2013

Dorothea Culver Viohl, 99, wife of the late Romus Viohl and a resident of Capeville, VA, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her residence. She was a member of Capeville United Methodist Church and a longtime member of White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three children, Nancy V. Richardson of Capeville, Tita...

Phillip  Eugene Barnes

Phillip Eugene Barnes

Nov 26, 2013

Phillip Eugene Barnes, 53, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his residence. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Duncan W. Barnes and the late Eunice McRoberts Barnes, He was an avid gardener, held an orange belt degree in Karate, enjoyed bowling and basketball. We celebrate the life of...

Michael  Lee Robins

Michael Lee Robins

Nov 16, 2013

Michael Lee Robins, 60, husband of Ellen Robins and a resident of Richmond, VA, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Memorial Regional Medical Center. A native of Virginia, he was the son of Vilette Travis Robins of Cape Charles, VA and the late Reverend Chester M. Robins, Jr. He was a master cabinet maker and a member of Faith...

Donnie  Bramble Parks

Donnie Bramble Parks

Nov 16, 2013

Donnie Bramble Parks, 69, husband of Jean Mitchell Parks and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late Howard B. Parks and the late Thelma Wood Parks. He was a school bus driver for Northampton County Public Schools, a retired...

Alvin Dixon

Alvin Dixon

Nov 15, 2013

Alvin Dixon (Al) 73 of Califon, NJ died 15 Nov 2013 at Hunterdon Medical Center. He leaves behind his wife Janet Sweitzer Dixon; daughter Kelley Teabo; step sons Scott, John and Tim Sweitzer and 6 grandchildren; a brother James C. Dixon and nieces and nephews. He was born in Wilmington DE, son of James A. and Mollie M. Dixon. He...

Thelma Matilda Killmon Ney

Thelma Matilda Killmon Ney

Nov 7, 2013

Thelma Matilda (Killmon) Ney, 76 of Glenolden, PA, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. She was born October 27th, 1937 in Accomack County, VA to the late Thelma Nock and the late John J. Killmon. She graduated from Chester High School in Pennsylvania. Millie was a member of The Church of the Atonement, Claymont, DE. She was also...

Elizabeth  Richardson Wood

Elizabeth Richardson Wood

Nov 6, 2013

Elizabeth Richardson Wood, 96, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Chesapeake Place Assisted Living in Chesapeake, VA. Born in Mappsburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Cecil G. Belote and Grace H. Belote. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward L. Richardson and Frank Wood, her brother, Cecil F. Belote, and...

Nancy  Womble Shields

Nancy Womble Shields

Nov 5, 2013

Nancy Womble Shields, 75, wife of the late John White Shields, Sr. and a resident of Chincoteague, VA, passed away Tuesday, November, 5, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. A native of Chester, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Bagby Womble and the late Edith Pullen Womble. She was a retired businesswoman, President of Shields Enterprises and...

Thomas Hayward

Thomas Hayward

Nov 4, 2013

Thomas Hayward, 92, husband of Nell Nadine Hayward and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank Hayward and the late Juliette Blackwell Hayward. He was a retired H.M. Chief for the United States Navy and was retired from the Virginia...

John  Russell Brown

John Russell Brown

Nov 2, 2013

John Russell Brown, 74, husband of the late Edith M. Brown and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 at his residence. Born February 4, 1939, in Oakland, MD, he was the son of the late Russell H. Brown and the late Ruth C. Brown. He graduated from W.V.U. and University of Baltimore Law School. He...

Paul  Joseph Spano,  Sr.

Paul Joseph Spano, Sr.

Oct 28, 2013

Paul Joseph Spano, Sr., 91, husband of Judith Breme Robbins and a resident of Silver Beach, VA, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at Heritage Hall Healthcare of Nassawadox, VA. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Rosario and Theresa Groia Spano. He was a retired electrical engineer and a U. S. Army Veteran of...

Margaret and William Bailey

Margaret and William Bailey

Oct 25, 2013

A memorial service for Margaret West Bailey and William J. Bailey, Jr. will be held Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Belle Haven Cemetery with Pastor Steve Doan officiating. Mrs. Bailey, 98, passed away, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late M. Wellington West and the late Alretta Senft...

Vincent  Duane Phillips

Vincent Duane Phillips

Oct 22, 2013

Vincent Duane Phillips, 61, a resident of Woodbridge, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Virginia Hospital Center in Alexandria, VA. A native of Weirwood, VA, he was the son of Nellie Carpenter Phillips of Nassawadox, VA and the late Vincent D. Phillips. He was a retired editor for the Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs, member of Toastmasters International...

Susan  Rawls Small

Susan Rawls Small

Oct 18, 2013

Susan Rawls Small, 72, of Newport News, went to be with the Lord October 18, 2013 at Shore Lifecare in Parksley, VA. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Cora B. and Paul V. Rawls; brother, James Rawls, and sisters, Joyce Neal, Gwen Goard and Sheila Wyatt. She is survived by her brother, Paul W. Rawls; her...

Jean  Nauman Savage

Jean Nauman Savage

Oct 17, 2013

Jean Nauman Savage, 83, wife of the late John Thomas Savage and a resident of Westminster Canterbury, Virginia Beach, Virginia, formerly of Belle Haven, Virginia, died peacefully on October 17, 2013. Born March 7, 1930 in Cresco, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Viola Nauman. Mrs. Savage attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey graduating...