Obituaries

Mabel  Blackwell Colonna

Mabel Blackwell Colonna

Aug 31, 2013

Mabel Blackwell Colonna, 91, wife of William Tyler Colonna and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Daugherty, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Blackwell and the late Minnie Simpson Blackwell. Mrs. Colonna was a member of Onley Baptist Church. In...

Timothy  Kevin Stevens

Timothy Kevin Stevens

Aug 26, 2013

Timothy Kevin Stevens, 55, a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Exmore, VA, he was the son of the late Elic M. Stevens, Sr. and the late Mary Lee Kelley Stevens. He was a retired security guard and member of Hollies Baptist Church. He is...

Charlene Garcia-Weeks

Charlene Garcia-Weeks

Aug 22, 2013

Charlene Garcia-Weeks, 67, wife of Daniel M. Weeks and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at her residence. A native of Virginia Beach, VA, she was the daughter of the late Fernando Garcia and the late Dodie Donaldson Garcia. She was an owner of Nationwide Structures and an active volunteer with the Salvation Army. In...

Malvina  Hancock Savage

Malvina Hancock Savage

Aug 14, 2013

Malvina Hancock Savage, 84, wife of James Thomas Savage and a resident of Cape Charles, Va., passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her residence. A native of Morganfield, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Aaron Clements Hancock and the late Elizabeth Davis Hancock. Mrs. Savage was a member of D.A.R., The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore...

Johnnie  Blaine West

Johnnie Blaine West

Aug 13, 2013

Johnnie Blaine "Bull of the Woods" West, 57, a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of West Virginia, he was the son of the late James Marion West and the late Myrtle Linn Stoeckert. Mr. West was a carpenter and carpet installer. He is survived by...

Dolores  A. Pfund

Dolores A. Pfund

Aug 8, 2013

Dolores A. Pfund, wife of Robert H. Pfund and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Byrne and the late Florence Feeney Byrne. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Other than her husband, she...

Thomas  W. Booker

Thomas W. Booker

Aug 8, 2013

Thomas Willett Booker, 79, husband of Barbara A. Booker and a resident of Seaford, DE, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. A native of Cherrystone, VA, he was the son of the late Charles M. Booker, Sr. and the late Grace Brown Booker. Mr. Booker was a retired conductor for Conrail Railroad. Other...

Lynwood  LeCato Drummond,  III

Lynwood LeCato Drummond, III

Aug 5, 2013

Lynwood LeCato Drummond, III, better known as Lyn, 40, husband of Sarah E. Drummond and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013, at his residence. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Lynwood L. Drummond, Jr. and the late Katie Parks Drummond. He was self-employed as a house painter and...

Michael  F. Lucier

Michael F. Lucier

Jul 30, 2013

Michael F. Lucier, 68, of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Milford, MA, died on July 30, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family after courageously fighting a short, aggressive battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Jeanette (Rooney) Lucier. Mr. Lucier was born in Milford, the son of...

Connie  Duer Bonniwell

Connie Duer Bonniwell

Jul 27, 2013

Connie Duer Bonniwell, 77, wife of Benjamin C. Bonniwell, Sr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her residence. A native of Belle Haven, she was the daughter of the late Calvin R. Duer and the late Mae Powell Duer. Mrs. Bonniwell was a member of the Belle Haven United Methodist Church, former...

Mary Elizabeth Byrd Ames Croom

Mary Elizabeth Byrd Ames Croom

Jul 26, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Byrd Ames Croom, affectionately known as Bisper, 82, a resident of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. Byrd, Jr. and the late Elizabeth Turner Byrd. She was a beloved mother and grandmother,...

Emma  Marion Tilghman

Emma Marion Tilghman

Jul 24, 2013

Emma Marion Tilghman, 87, wife of the late Cecil Francis Tilghman, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her residence. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late James Rosser Marion and the late Gladys Bell Marion Richardson. Mrs. Tilghman was a retired teacher's assistant for Northampton County Public Schools...

Gillian  Mary Foltz

Gillian Mary Foltz

Jul 23, 2013

Gillian Mary Foltz, 69, wife of Randall Foltz and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. Born in Holbeach, St. Johns, England, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Stanley Stevenson and the late Gladys Jones Stevenson Cleaton. Gillian grew up in Bargoed, Wales, studied nursing at...

Gloria  M. Taylor

Gloria M. Taylor

Jul 17, 2013

Gloria M. Taylor, 91, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Herzog and the late Frances Turner Herzog. She was a retired switchboard operator for the Philadelphia Bulletin, a United States Navy Veteran and a...

Florence  T. Lucey

Florence T. Lucey

Jul 9, 2013

Florence T. Lucey, 94, wife of the late John R. Lucey and the late John Kovak and a resident of Silver Beach, VA and Point Pleasant, NJ, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at her Silver Beach residence. A native of Bayonne, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George Nemec and the late Susan Krissanda Nemec. She was...

Ruth  B. Beasley

Ruth B. Beasley

Jul 4, 2013

Ruth B. Beasley, 68, wife of M. Everett Beasley, Jr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. Beach, Sr. and the late Ruth Mapp Beach. She was a longtime member of Craddockville...

Camryn  Reese Coffin

Camryn Reese Coffin

Jun 22, 2013

Camryn Reese Coffin earned her angel wings on Saturday, June 22, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends at her home in Virginia Beach. Reese was a typical little girl who loved singing, dancing, playing dress up, cooking, watching Food Network, Barbie's, princesses, and anything pink! She was an exceptional...

Seymour  Blair Lewis,  Jr.

Seymour Blair Lewis, Jr.

Jun 20, 2013

Seymour Blair Lewis, Jr., 82, husband of the late Gloria June Lewis and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Cheriton, VA, he was the son of the late Seymour B. Lewis and the late Mary Richardson Lewis. He was a retired truck driver. He is survived by...

Sarah  Elizabeth Renner

Sarah Elizabeth Renner

Jun 17, 2013

Sarah Elizabeth Renner, 24, a resident of Franktown, VA, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 in Blacksburg, VA. A native of Franktown, she was the daughter of T. Charles Renner, Jr. and Sharon Wagner Renner of Franktown. She was a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, a member of Virginia Tech PSE Business Fraternity, an administrative assistant at Virginia Tech Pamplin...

Verna  Simpson Bradford

Verna Simpson Bradford

Jun 8, 2013

Verna Simpson Bradford, 91, wife of the late Vernon Clyde Bradford, Sr. and a resident of Wenona, MD, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. A native of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James Alfred Simpson and the late Annie Elizabeth Hart Simpson. She was a...