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Chalmers B. "Butch" Horsley

Chalmers B. "Butch" Horsley

Dec 27, 2011

Chalmers B. Horsley, better known as "Butch", 97, husband of Dorothy Payne Horsley and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Gloucester, VA, he was the son of the late Calvin B. Horsley and the late Bertha May Causey Horsley. He retired from the U.S....

Kathryn  Lee Costin

Kathryn Lee Costin

Dec 27, 2011

Kathryn Lee Costin, 69, wife of Richard Costin and a resident of Townsend, VA, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Townsend, she was the daughter of the late Gilmer F. Elliott and the late Josephine Kathryn Wilgus Elliott. She was a landscape artist for Cherrystone Campground. In addition to...

Ida  Chandler Sorensen

Ida Chandler Sorensen

Dec 21, 2011

Ida Chandler Sorensen, 96, wife of the late Carl J. Sorensen and a resident of Exmore, VA passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her residence. A native of Northampton County, VA, she was the daughter of the late William L. Chandler and the late Ella Wilkins Chandler. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of St. Peters...

Margaret  Custis Campbell

Margaret Custis Campbell

Dec 19, 2011

Margaret Custis Campbell, 83, wife of the late Joe W. Campbell and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at her residence. A native of Onancock, VA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel Custis. She was the retired owner of Campbell's Grocery in Painter and a member of Painter Garrison United Methodist...

John  Howard West

John Howard West

Dec 19, 2011

John Howard West, a local businessman and a resident of Oyster, VA, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA just two weeks after his 60th birthday. An Eastern Shore native, he was the son of the late Joe Harvey West, Sr. and Juanita Moore West of Grafton, WV. In addition to his mother,...

M.  Ann Devletian

M. Ann Devletian

Dec 12, 2011

M. Ann Devletian, 69, a resident of Accomac, VA, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Herman H. Eller and the late Anna Brown Eller. She was a self-employed website designer and retired from Turner Sculpture and was a member of the Southeastern Cherokee Council and the Assateague Indians of Virginia....

Catherine  Guy Belote

Catherine Guy Belote

Dec 9, 2011

Catherine Guy Belote, 54, of Craddockville, VA, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 at her residence. A native of Craddockville, she is the daughter of Lorraine Best Guy of Nassawadox, VA and the late Ernest Ward Guy. Ms. Belote was a secretary at Northampton County Health Department, a member and deaconess of the Pungoteague Community Church. Other than her mother,...

Helen  H. Wilkins

Helen H. Wilkins

Dec 9, 2011

Helen Hayes Wilkins, 92, wife of the late George L. Wilkins and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away peacefully at her residence Friday, December 9, 2011. A native of Martinsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Leo Hayes and the late Greta Markel Hayes. Mrs. Wilkins was a retired school teacher at Cheriton Elementary School. Survivors...

Emmett  H. Bailey

Emmett H. Bailey

Dec 4, 2011

Emmett Hulcher Bailey, 87, husband of Lola Young Bailey and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late William W. Bailey and the late Virginia Bailey Preddy and the late Willis A. Preddy. He was retired...

Earl  C."Buddy" Rew

Earl C."Buddy" Rew

Nov 30, 2011

Earl C. Rew, better known as "Buddy", 83, of Deep Creek,VA, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Nelsonia, VA. A native of Deep Creek, he was the son of the late Rufus J. Rew and the late Hazel Allen Rew. He was a retired waterman. He is survived by a brother, John "Woodie" Rew of...

Judith  N. Davis

Judith N. Davis

Nov 26, 2011

Judith Nae Davis, 66, wife of Arthur William Davis and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at her residence. A native of Camden County, NJ, she is the daughter of Ernest G. and Naomi Hutchinson Hawkins of Washington Township, NJ. Mrs. Davis was a retired office manager and enjoyed making pottery and painting. Other than...

Nicole  Way Wankerl

Nicole Way Wankerl

Nov 24, 2011

Nicole Way Wankerl, 30, of Norfolk, VA formerly of Springfield, IL passed away on November 24, 2011. She was born April 17, 1981 in Springfield to Dan and Tammy Way. She married Nathan Wankerl in 2006. Survivors include husband, father and stepmother; Dan and Janeen Way of Tallula and mother Tammy Kraemer of Springfield, two daughters; Ariana and Ciara Wankerl,...

Ernest  T. Wood,  III

Ernest T. Wood, III

Nov 23, 2011

Ernest T. Wood III, 24, of Exmore, VA, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of Mary M. Wood of Exmore and the late Robert T. Wood. He attended the Eastern Shore Vocational Center and participated in the Special Olympics Bowling event. Other than his mother, he is survived...

Jeanette  Bonniville Edgerton

Jeanette Bonniville Edgerton

Nov 17, 2011

Jeanette Bonniville Edgerton, 87, wife of the late Donald Lloyd Edgerton and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA and Cape Charles, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Virginia Beach. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Forrest Bonniville and the late Maude Melson Bonniville. Mrs. Edgerton was a member of Emmanuel...

Elsie Moore

Elsie Moore

Nov 13, 2011

Elsie Moore, 91, a resident of Capeville, VA and wife of the late Ernest I. "Abe" Moore, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Oyster, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Parker and the late Aline Marshall Parker. She was a member of Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Moore is...

Donnie  W. Barnes

Donnie W. Barnes

Nov 11, 2011

Donnie W. Barnes, 75, husband of the late Betty Sue Barnes and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, November 11, 2011 at his residence. A native of Cashville, VA, he was the son of the late Hanson P. Barnes, Jr. and the late Gladys Hurst Barnes Russell. Mr. Barnes worked for Suburban Propane and always enjoyed helping people,...

Dewitt  C. Jernigan

Dewitt C. Jernigan

Nov 9, 2011

Dewitt C. Jernigan, 79, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, formerly of Wilbraham, MA , passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. He was the son of the late James A. Jernigan and the late Viola Jernigan. Mr. Jernigan was a retired business owner, served in the United States Air Force, loved fishing...

Margaret  Ewell Hickman

Margaret Ewell Hickman

Nov 7, 2011

Margaret Ewell Hickman, 94, wife of the late John Lawrence Hickman and a lifetime resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011 at her residence. A native of Chesconnesex, VA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Lee Ewell and the late Laura Elizabeth Shrieves Ewell. Mrs. Hickman was a member of Trinity United Methodist...

Thomas  Lee Jackson,  Sr.

Thomas Lee Jackson, Sr.

Nov 7, 2011

Thomas Lee Jackson, Sr., 78, of Machipongo, Virginia, husband of Phoebe Lysia Jackson, passed away at his residence on November 7, 2011. He was a husband, father, brother, Uncle, grandfather, friend and neighbor. He found joy in spending time with his family and fishing. A native of Hyattsville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Paul Adams Jackson and...

Miriam  Massey Jones

Miriam Massey Jones

Nov 7, 2011

Miriam Massey Jones, 68, wife of R. Woodson Jones, III and a resident of Jamesville, VA passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late James Edgar Massey and the late Thelma Mason Massey. Mrs. Jones was a RN and a graduate of Johnston-Willis School of Nursing...

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