Obituaries

Betty  Louise Brittingham

Betty Louise Brittingham

May 15, 2012

Betty Louise Brittingham, 69, a resident of Ashland, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Painter, VA. A native of Smithfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Seth and Edna Lankford. She retired from Ukrops Grocery and was a member of Living Word Assembly Church in Ashland. She is survived by four children, Jackie Taylor and her...

Helen  P. Hales

Helen P. Hales

May 11, 2012

Helen Phillips Hales, 98, wife of the late Jesse W. Hales and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, at Heritage Hall HealthCare in Nassawadox. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late William H. Phillips and the late Fannie Bundick Phillips. Mrs. Hales was a graduate of St. Vincent's School of Nursing...

Lucille  Hayden Armstrong

Lucille Hayden Armstrong

May 8, 2012

Lucille Hayden Armstrong, 89, wife of the late A. Tolbert Armstrong and a resident of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Alexandria, VA, she was the daughter of the late Luther Hayden and the late Jessie McGuire Hayden. She was the former owner of A & S...

Lloyd  Custis Wallace

Lloyd Custis Wallace

May 3, 2012

Lloyd Custis Wallace, 76, husband of Janet S. Wallace and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his residence. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late John Edward Wallace and the late Ursula Parks Wallace. He retired from the U. S. Air Force and was a commercial waterman. He was a...

Mary Lou Smith Lamb

Mary Lou Smith Lamb

Apr 27, 2012

Mary Lou Smith Lamb, 75, wife of Robert D. Lamb and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at her residence. A native of Cheriton, she was the daughter of the late Haney Allen Smith and the late Verona Hamilton Smith. She was an active member of Cheriton United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband,...

Stanley  Michael Kisielewicz

Stanley Michael Kisielewicz

Apr 26, 2012

Stanley Michael Kisielewicz, 92, husband of the late Frances Markiewicz Kisielewicz and a resident of Cape Charles, Virginia, formerly of New York, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Hertiage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Poland, he was the son of the late Tomasz and Maria Kisielewicz. He retired from the Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation in Maspeth,...

Rosa  Powell Mears

Rosa Powell Mears

Apr 18, 2012

Rosa Powell Mears, 64, resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cades, SC, she was the daughter of the late Freddie Burkett and the late Evelyn Smiley Burkett. She was retired from Perdue in Accomac, VA. She is survived by a brother, Joey Burkett, of...

Olivia  Hargis Jones

Olivia Hargis Jones

Apr 16, 2012

Olivia Hargis Jones, 90, wife of the late Carl E. Jones and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, April 16, 2012 at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, VA. A native of Accomack County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wellington Lee Hargis and the late Clara Bell Talley Hargis. She was a member of Cape...

Robert  Anthony Soriano

Robert Anthony Soriano

Apr 13, 2012

Robert Soriano, 68, husband of Johann Soriano and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, formerly of Fords, NJ, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late G. Thomas Soriano and the late Rose Marie DeAngelis Soriano. He volunteered at Fords Fire Department and became chief in 1989. He was self employed as...

Kitty  East Clark

Kitty East Clark

Apr 12, 2012

Kitty East Clark, 81, wife of the late Jim Edward Clark, Sr. and a resident of Daugherty, VA, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Cape Charles, VA, she was the daughter of the late Vernon B. East and the late Eula Powell East. She was a retired bookkeeper, a...

John  Francis Anderson  Jr.

John Francis Anderson Jr.

Apr 5, 2012

John Francis Anderson, Jr., 57, a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 at McGuire Veterans Medical Center in Richmond, VA surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of John F. Anderson, Sr. of East Greenwich, RI and the late Barbara Rice. He was a waterman and carpenter, a member of the Eastern Shore Watermen's...

Evelyn  Harrison Christian

Evelyn Harrison Christian

Apr 4, 2012

Evelyn Harrison Christian, 79, wife of the late Rupert C. Christian and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away on April 4, 2012 at her residence. A native of Hacksneck, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison and the late Mary West Harrison. She was a retired teacher and coach with Accomack County Public Schools with over...

Elmer  "Bo" Bonniwell

Elmer "Bo" Bonniwell

Apr 2, 2012

Elmer "Bo" Bonniwell, 65, a resident of Hacksneck, VA, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at his residence. A native of Hacksneck, he was the son of the late Elmer Harrison Bonniwell and the late Lois Taylor Chase. He was a security guard at Virginia Landing and was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish. He is survived by two...

Robert T. "Bob" Long

Robert T. "Bob" Long

Mar 28, 2012

Robert T. "Bob" Long, 76, husband of Susan F. Long and a resident of Wachapreague, VA, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, he was the son of the late Edwin Earl Long and the late Beulah Lee Thomas Long. He retired from NASA as a project...

Ben  Davis Eichelberger,  Jr.

Ben Davis Eichelberger, Jr.

Mar 26, 2012

Ben Davis Eichelberger, Jr., 74, husband of the late Allie Gray Keen Eichelberger and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late Ben Davis Eichelberger and the late Margaret Floyd Eichelberger. He was a retired school teacher...

Mary  Mears Barber

Mary Mears Barber

Mar 16, 2012

Mary Mears Barber, 87, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 in Barco, N.C. She was a native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the daughter of the late Christopher Carlton Mears, Sr. and the late Lucy Ann Hardiman Mears. She retired as an administrator with Virginia Beach Public Schools and was a member of Baylake...

Dianna  Lee Brown

Dianna Lee Brown

Mar 12, 2012

Dianna Lee Brown, 63, wife of the late Thomas Dale Brown and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Elic M. Stevens and the late Mary Lee Kelley Stevens. She was a nurse for over 25 years...

Billy  Copes Kellam

Billy Copes Kellam

Mar 10, 2012

Billy Copes Kellam, 83, husband of Peggy Mason Kellam and a resident of Salisbury, MD, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Scarborough's Neck, VA, he was the son of the late John R. Kellam, Sr. and the late Helen Elmore Kellam and his foster parents, the late William L....

Gerda  Irene Halbig

Gerda Irene Halbig

Mar 5, 2012

Gerda Irene Halbig, 85, wife of the late Frederick A. Halbig, Jr. and a resident of Silver Beach, VA, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Leipzig, Germany, she was the daughter of the late William Bruske and the late Ottilia Herrmann Bruske. She attended Bethel United Methodist Church and loved...

Timothy  Neville Tabor

Timothy Neville Tabor

Mar 4, 2012

Timothy Neville Tabor, 56, a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. A native of Virginia Beach, VA, he was the son of Malcom N. Tabor of Carrsville, VA and the late Reba Minor Tabor. Mr. Tabor was a police officer for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel District...