Obituaries

Cecil  H. Gibbs

Cecil H. Gibbs

May 17, 2010

Cecil H. Gibbs, 73, husband of Judie Patterson Gibbs and a resident of Quinby, Virginia, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, Virginia. A native of North Carolina, he was the son of the late Carl J. Gibbs and the late Lillie Mae Little Gibbs. Other than his wife, he is survived by seven...

Morris  G. Doughty

Morris G. Doughty

May 15, 2010

Morris Garland Doughty, 86, husband of Mary Mears Doughty and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Saturday evening at his residence. A native of Hog Island, he was the son of the late Garland Moor and Hattie Elizabeth Doughty. He was a retired district manager for Delmarva Power, retiring in 1979, member of the Exmore Baptist Church, Past Master...

W.  Byron Collins

W. Byron Collins

May 9, 2010

William Byron Collins, 52, of Melfa, VA, son of William V. Collins and wife June of Melfa, and Margaret Ellen Kellam Amadeo and husband Irvin T. of Harborton, VA, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010. Byron was retired from Wicomico County Health Department in Salisbury, MD where he was an addiction counselor at Wicomico Behavioral Health. Survivors include two children,...

Joan  Jester Drewer

Joan Jester Drewer

May 7, 2010

Joan Jester Drewer, 77, wife of the late John E. "Jack" Drewer and a resident of Belle Haven, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 7, 2010. A native of Chincoteague Island, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Jester and Golda Dennis Jester. She was a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church. Mrs....

Francis  Custis Downing  Sr.

Francis Custis Downing Sr.

May 4, 2010

Francis Custis Downing Sr died on May 4, 2010 in Concord, NC at First Assembly Living Center. Francis was born July 7, 1926 in Marionville, Virginia. He was the son of Edward and Fannie Downing and known as Teenie by family members. Teenie was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Maryanna, three brothers; Vernon, Colonna, and Otho, and...

Beverly  Ann Albright

Beverly Ann Albright

May 2, 2010

Beverly Ann Albright, 79, wife of William C. Albright and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gerald C. D'Azevedo and the late Helen Johnson D'Azevedo. She was a homemaker. In addition to her husband, she...

Gerald  William Kilmon

Gerald William Kilmon

May 2, 2010

Gerald William Kilmon, 66, husband of Martha Miles Kilmon and a resident of Onley, Virginia, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his residence. He was the son of the late George L. Kilmon Jr. and the late Kathryn Frye Kilmon. He was a retired Fuels Tax Fraud Investigator for the Division of Motor Vehicles, a member of Market Street...

Mary Rose Liguori Blood

Mary Rose Liguori Blood

Apr 24, 2010

Mary Rose Liguori Blood, 91, wife of the late Robert A. Blood and the late Theodore Booth and a resident of Exmore, Va., passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, Va. A native of New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Liguori. She was a member of...

Dorothy  Tatum Tyndall

Dorothy Tatum Tyndall

Apr 19, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Tatum Tyndall, 89, wife of the the late Pervis A. Tyndall and a resident of Onley, Va., fell asleep in death Monday, April 19, 2010 at Arcadia Nursing and Rehab Center in Nelsonia. Born in Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel James Tatum and Janie Ward Tatum. She was a homemaker, a loving mother,...

Brooks  M. Bundick

Brooks M. Bundick

Apr 16, 2010

Brooks M. Bundick, 91, husband of the late Juanita Shackelford Bundick and Anne Potts Bundick, passed away Friday, April 16, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. He was a resident of Onancock and a former resident of Belle Haven. He was the son of the late Lenard C. and Annie Boole Bundick. Brooks was retired from Suburban Propane; he was...

Madge  Walker Kellam

Madge Walker Kellam

Apr 14, 2010

Madge Walker Kellam, 93, wife of the late Preston C. Kellam and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, formerly of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Belle Haven, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Jackson Walker and Carrie Alberino Walker. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist...

Stephen Trader Elliott View Video Tribut  Sr.

Stephen Trader Elliott View Video Tribut Sr.

Apr 14, 2010

Stephen Trader Elliott Sr., 64, husband of the late Debra Lynn Elliott, and a resident of Franktown, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in Painter, VA. A native of Franktown, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Elliott Jr. and the late Virginia Christine Butler Elliott. A 1964 graduate of Northampton High School, he was the Chief of...

Garland Thomas Boole "Capt. Tom"

Garland Thomas Boole "Capt. Tom"

Apr 12, 2010

Garland Thomas Boole, 76, husband of Anne Webb Boole and a resident of Chesapeake, Virginia passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at his residence. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Norman O. Boole and the late Annie Chandler Boole. Mr. Boole was a member of Great Hope Baptist Church in Chesapeake. After retiring with 20...

David  Richard Coughlin

David Richard Coughlin

Apr 11, 2010

David Richard Coughlin, 64, husband of Linda Lyons Coughlin and a resident of Birdsnest, VA, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Coughlin was the son of the late Cregg and Marie DePue Coughlin. Before retiring, he was a coffee roaster. In addition to his wife, Dave is survived by two children, Moira Holdren and her husband...

Preston "Pete" Wise Davis

Preston "Pete" Wise Davis

Apr 8, 2010

Preston Wise Davis, better known as "Pete", husband of Nancy Windsor Davis and a lifetime resident of Davis Wharf, Virginia, died Thursday, April 08, 2010 at the age of 78. Born on Glebe Farm on November 26, 1931 to Forrest M. and Edna Wise Davis. He was a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church and President of the United Methodist...

Marie  C. Hart

Marie C. Hart

Apr 2, 2010

Marie Chance Hart, 84, wife of the late William J. Hart and a resident of Melfa, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A native of Accomack County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Beatrice Young Chance. She was a bookkeeper for many years for Eller Ford in Tasley and Lloyd...

Margaret  Savage Mears

Margaret Savage Mears

Apr 2, 2010

Margaret Savage Mears, 97, wife of the late James G. Mears and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Deep Creek, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Mattie Berry Savage. Mrs Mears was a member of the Exmore Baptist Church. Survivors include four...

Jean  Merritt Mihalyka

Jean Merritt Mihalyka

Mar 25, 2010

Jean Beaumont Merritt Mihalyka, 91, widow of Eugene E. Mihalyka, MD and a resident of Cherrystone, VA, died Thursday, March 25, 2010. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Georgie Beaumont Merritt and J. Newton Merritt. Mrs. Mihalyka graduated from Goucher College, Phi Beta Kappa, attended John Hopkins University, and then Enoch Pratt School of Library Science. She...

Myrene  Bradshaw Poulson

Myrene Bradshaw Poulson

Mar 13, 2010

Myrene Bradshaw Poulson, 84, wife of Herman T. Poulson and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Harborton, Mrs. Poulson was the daughter of the late John F. and Grace Wilson Bradshaw. Mrs. Poulson was a member of Harborton Methodist Church for 19 years and Epworth United Methodist...

John  J. Tillette  Jr.

John J. Tillette Jr.

Feb 28, 2010

John J. Tillette Jr., 65, husband of the late Mary Elizabeth Tillette and a resident of CapeCharles, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at his residence. A native of North Carolina, he was the son of the late John J. and Ella Tillette. Mr. Tillette was a locomotive engineer for Bay Coast Railroad. Survivors include two children, Karen R. Tincler...