
Barry T. de Waal
Sep 7, 2012
Barry Thomas de Waal, 51, husband of the late Elizabeth Card de Waal and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at his residence. A native of Southampton, NY, he was the son of Delores de Waal of Palm City, FL and the late Victor de Waal. He was a former employee of Perdue Farms. In...
Joan Vincent Trala
Aug 28, 2012
Joan Vincent Trala, 77, wife of Laurence J. "Larry" Trala and a longtime resident of Exmore, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28,2012. Born March 30, 1935 in Newport, Del., she was the beloved daughter of the late George Thomas Vincent and Beatrice Elizabeth Janvier Vincent. She and her husband owned Joan and Larry's Restaurant in Exmore. She was a member of...
Gary H. Kelley, Sr.
Aug 18, 2012
Gary Hilton Kelley, Sr., 67, husband of Terry Colonna Kelley and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Girdletree, MD, he was the son of Anna Mae Tarr Ward of Exmore and the late Elmer R. "Toad" Ward. He served in the United States Coast...
Evelyn McCann "Judy" Pender
Aug 12, 2012
Evelyn McCann "Judy" Pender, 95, wife of the late Norman L. Pender and a resident of Onley, VA, formerly of Richmond, VA, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Quail Run Assisted Living in Nelsonia, VA. A native of Richmond, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. McCann and the late Ola Verell McCann. She was a lifelong...
Kathryne Drummond Wallace
Aug 10, 2012
Kathryne Drummond Wallace, 94, wife of the late Elmer D. "Slubby" Wallace and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Simpson Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond. She was former owner of Wallace...
Robert D. Bois
Aug 6, 2012
Robert D. Bois Sr., 80, husband of Anne Bois and a resident of Seaview, VA, passed away suddenly Monday, August 6, 2012, at his residence. A native of South Grafton, MA, he was the son of the late David Bois and the late Albina Lucier Bois. Bob proudly served the nation for 22 years, including four years in the Navy...
William Glynn Leffler
Aug 5, 2012
William Glynn Leffler, 79, husband of Danielle Faulkner Leffler and a resident of Eastville, VA, formerly of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, went to be with the Lord Sunday, August 5, 2012. A native of West Palm Beach, FL, he was the son of the late Irvin Glen Leffler and the late Cora Keen Leffler. He was a 1951 graduate of...
Robert Charles Gennings
Aug 2, 2012
Robert Charles Gennings, age 59, beloved husband of Mary Katherine Belote Gennings and a resident of Williamsburg, Va., passed away Thursday, August 2nd. A native of Texas, but born in Arkansas, he was the son of the late Robert Truman Gennings and the late Helen Percell Gennings. Mr. Gennings was a retired heavy equipment operator for George Nice and Sons....

Lila Hotalen Schmidt
Jul 31, 2012
Mrs. Lila Hotalen Schmidt, 88, wife of F. Victor Schmidt and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. She was a member of Holmes Presbyterian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 23, 2012 at...
James Fraser
Jul 26, 2012
James Fraser, 72, husband of Margaret Hope Jolly Fraser and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his residence. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of the late James R. Fraser and the late Alice Nobbs Fraser. Mr. Fraser was a retired Wastewater Technician for the town of Cape Charles and...
Betty Wilson Colonna
Jul 24, 2012
Betty Wilson Colonna, 79, wife of the late Bobby Lee Colonna and a resident of Painter, VA, was placed in God's hands Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Jackson Wilson and the late Tracey Irene Bennett Wilson. Mrs. Colonna was the owner...
Sarah Ann Drummond Whitfield
Jul 24, 2012
Sarah Ann Drummond Whitfield, 88, wife of James T. Whitfield and a resident of Baltimore, MD, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A native of Pungoteague, VA, she was the daughter of the late Simpson Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Whitfield is survived by a sister, Katherine D. Wallace of Concord...
Harvey Hirst Stewart
Jul 21, 2012
Harvey Hirst Stewart, 91, husband of the late Anna Langdon Stewart and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at his residence. A native of James Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late Edward V. Stewart and the late Edna Stewart. Mr. Stewart was a farmer, member of Eastern Shore Christian Business Association, Red...

John Walter Putre
Jul 20, 2012
JOHN WALTER PUTRE, AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR John Walter Putre of Exmore died quietly the evening of July 20. Putre was born in Brooklyn, NY, on Nov. 4, 1942, and grew up in Valley Stream on Long Island. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Villanova University, he entered Brown University and earned a Master of Arts...
Shirley Hickman Robins
Jul 13, 2012
Shirley Hickman Robins, 68, a resident of Newport News, VA, formerly of Keller, VA, passed away Friday, July 13, 2012 at Riverside Hospital in Newport News. A native of Keller, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. Hickman and the late Adeline B. Hickman. Mrs. Robins was a retired bookkeeper. She is survived by three children, Andrew R....
Bernice DeJarnette Wendell
Jul 11, 2012
Bernice DeJarnette Wendell, 86, wife of the late Francis Edward Wendell, Sr. and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nathalie, VA, located in Halifax County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Virginia D. DeJarnette. She was Corporate Secretary for Wendell...
Lucy Taylor Mears
Jul 10, 2012
Lucy Taylor Mears, 106, wife of the late Clarence L. Mears and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her residence. A native of Mappsburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Custis Taylor and the late Minnie Hopkins Taylor. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church, and member and...
Josie Doughty Lovell
Jul 6, 2012
Josie Doughty Lovell, 76, wife of George H. "Harry" Lovell and a resident of Melfa, VA, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was born to the late George Wilson Doughty and the late Margaret Josephine Melson Doughty and was raised by the late Davis L. Webb...
Elestine Pruitt Ward
Jul 4, 2012
Elestine Pruitt Ward, 100, wife of the late Marvin Ward and a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Tangier, VA, she was the daughter of the late MacKenny Crockett and the late Gertrude Parks Crockett. She retired from Dulany Foods in Exmore, VA and Mrs. Paul's...
Charles E. West
Jul 3, 2012
Charles Eldridge West, 88, husband of Jo Savage West and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Church Neck, VA, he was the son of the late Harry Clifton West and the late Mary Ann Downing West. Mr. West was a retired farmer, and a...