Obituaries

Deborah  Roberts Gladstone

Deborah Roberts Gladstone

Nov 25, 2010

Deborah Roberts Gladstone, age 44, a resident of Raleigh, NC, died Thursday at her home. Born May 10, 1966 in Salisbury, Maryland, Debbie moved to Durham with her family in 1974. She graduated from Salem Academy, Winston-Salem, and also attended Randolph Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. Debbie had owned and operated Gladstone Granite and Flooring for the past several years,...

Roy  Walter Drummond  Sr.

Roy Walter Drummond Sr.

Nov 23, 2010

Roy W. Drummond, Sr., 95, husband of the late Mary Frances Elliott Drummond and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Shore LifeCare in Parksley. A native of Pungoteague, he was the son of the late Francis S. Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond. He was a retired building contractor and a World...

Linda  Sue Craig

Linda Sue Craig

Nov 18, 2010

Linda Sue Craig, 56, wife of the late Darrel Lee Craig and a resident of Exmore, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Charles V. Webb and Dorothy Isdell Webb. Survivors include six children, Rebecca DeFrees and her husband Eric of Willis Wharf,...

Frances  Isdell Thackeray

Frances Isdell Thackeray

Nov 18, 2010

Frances Isdell Thackeray, 89, wife of the late Ira F. Thackeray and a resident of Quinby, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Shore Lifecare in Parksley. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Isdell, Sr. and Katherine Spence Isdell. Mrs. Thackeray was a retired nurse and member of the Hollies Baptist Church. She...

Evelyn  Killmon Colonna

Evelyn Killmon Colonna

Nov 11, 2010

Evelyn Killmon Colonna, 95, wife of the late Donovan R. Colonna and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late William and Mack Hickman Killmon. She was a secretary, retiring from Wilson Trucking Company. Mrs. Colonna was a member of Bethel...

Mary  Williams Recker

Mary Williams Recker

Nov 11, 2010

Mary Williams Recker, 86, wife of the late Frederick E. Recker and a resident of Franktown, VA and The Hermitage in Onancock, VA, formerly of Alexandria, VA , passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Allen B. and Mary DeMott Williams. Mrs. Recker was...

Joan  H. Diamond

Joan H. Diamond

Nov 11, 2010

Joan Hodgetts Diamond, 73, wife of Stewart S. Diamond and a resident of Concord Wharf, VA passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010 at her residence. A native of Ridgewood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Bruchlen Hodgetts. Mrs. Diamond was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church. Other than her husband, she is survived...

Terry  Allen West,  Sr.

Terry Allen West, Sr.

Nov 10, 2010

Terry Allen West, Sr., 75, husband of Hazel Thornes West and a resident of Hallwood, VA, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of Quinby, VA, he was the son of the late Mildred Killmon West and Edward Burton West. He was a retired truck driver. In addition to his wife, he is survived...

Parkes  Abbott Downing  Jr.

Parkes Abbott Downing Jr.

Nov 7, 2010

Parkes Abbott Downing Jr., 63, husband of Ann Smith Downing of Wilmington, North Carolina, passed away November 7, 2010 at New Hanover Memorial Hospital with family by his side. A native of Franktown, Virginia, he was born at Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, Virginia on January 6, 1947. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Clay...

Frankie  Dize Drummond

Frankie Dize Drummond

Nov 2, 2010

Frankie Dize Drummond, 82, wife of Vernon A. Drummond and a resident of Pennyville Road, Painter, VA, passed away Tuesday, November 02, 2010 at her residence. Born on Tangier Island and reared at Harborton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Thomas Dize and Lucy Parks Dize. Mrs. Dummond was a member of Exmore Baptist Church and past...

Stephen  G. Webber

Stephen G. Webber

Oct 30, 2010

Stephen George Webber,Sr, of Machipongo, son of the late Stephen Jackson Webber and Gertrude Esther Talbert,died on October 30,2010 after a long battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Steve graduated from Port Washington High School,Port Washington,NY, and from the University of Richmond,Richmond,VA. He served in the US Navy at the end of WWII and then the US Border Patrol. He gained...

Preston  Elijah Trower,  III

Preston Elijah Trower, III

Oct 30, 2010

Preston Elijah Trower, III, 82, a lifelong resident of Cherrydale Farm, Eastville, passed away peacefully at home. He was the son of the late Preston Elijah Trower, Jr. and Ellen Baxley Trower. Mr. Trower was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Eastville. An avid lover of nature, he served on the Virginia Wetlands Board for several years. He worked...

J.  Grayson Duer

J. Grayson Duer

Oct 28, 2010

J. Grayson Duer, 89, husband of Martha Jones Duer and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Maurice James Duer and the late Alberta Gladstone Duer. He was a retired produce broker and past president of M. J. Duer Company....

Marie  Luise Cukrowski

Marie Luise Cukrowski

Oct 27, 2010

Marie Luise Cukrowski, 69, wife of Leon Cukrowski and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native Wiesbaden, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Gertrud Schneider. Mrs. Cukrowski was a retired airlines agent. Other than her husband, she is survived by a sister, Stephanie Schuetze...

Walter  Harcourt Dawson

Walter Harcourt Dawson

Oct 27, 2010

Walter Harcourt Dawson, 90, husband of Charlotte Dawson and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 14, 1920. He was the son of the late Henry P. and Annie Woods Dawson. Mr. Dawson graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and then attended St. Christopher's School...

Margaret Ann Boggs Bull

Margaret Ann Boggs Bull

Oct 18, 2010

Margaret Ann Boggs Bull, 66, of South Carolina, formerly of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Melfa, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Rogers Boggs and the late Nell Richardson Boggs. Mrs. Bull was a retired pharmacist. Survivors include her former husband, William E. Bull,...

D.L. Ross

D.L. Ross

Oct 10, 2010

Davy Lee Ross, better known as Dave, 80, husband of the late Cherie Ann Coffman Ross and a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Mount Jackson, VA, he was the son of the late Noah Moore Ross and the late Goldynne Clanahan Ross. He was a retired Special Agent...

Louise  Fisher Shreeves

Louise Fisher Shreeves

Oct 9, 2010

Louise Fisher Shreeves, 89, wife of Wilson Nottingham Shreeves and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Capeville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mary Toy Fisher and the late Tully Garrison Fisher. Mrs. Shreeves was an active and involved member of the Cheriton United Methodist...

Florence  Moore Lawson

Florence Moore Lawson

Oct 9, 2010

Florence Moore Lawson, 84, wife of the late Robert L. Lawson, Jr. and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010 at her residence. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late E. Jeter and Lucy Guy Moore. Mrs. Lawson was a member of the Exmore Baptist Church and a retired postmistress...

Martha  Mister Fitzgerald

Martha Mister Fitzgerald

Oct 7, 2010

Martha Mister Fitzgerald, 83, wife of Wade H. Fitzgerald Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday October 7, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Cedar Grove, VA, she was the daughter of the late E. Wayne and Katherine Williams Mister and a member of the Cheriton United Methodist Church. Other than her husband, she...