Obituaries

Ann  Sturgis Smith

Ann Sturgis Smith

Feb 23, 2010

Ann Sturgis Smith, 58, a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at PRMC in Salisbury, MD. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of Georgie Smullin Peppler of Exmore and the late Bernie Lee Sturgis. She was a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker for nine years and an accountant for...

Helen  Riggin Thorne

Helen Riggin Thorne

Feb 21, 2010

Helen Riggin Thorne, 101, wife of the late W. Clarke Thorne and a resident of Exmore, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Clarissa Moore Riggin. She was a member of the Exmore Baptist Church, Past Worthy Matron and member of the...

Hubert  L. Childress

Hubert L. Childress

Feb 20, 2010

Hubert L. Childress, 89, husband of the late Emily Netherland Childress for 65 years and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Kingsport, TN, he was the son of the late James and Ada Grey Childress. He was a member of the North East Church...

Michael  Howard (View Video Tribute)  Brady

Michael Howard (View Video Tribute) Brady

Feb 19, 2010

Michael Howard Brady, 56, of Cape Charles, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at his residence. A native of Oyster, he was the son of John Edward and Mary Elizabeth Parker Brady. Mr. Brady was a waterman. In addition to his parents, survivors include a son, Michael H. Brady and his wife, Robin of Onley; three sisters, Diana Lynn Townsend...

Violet  Marie Reynolds

Violet Marie Reynolds

Feb 19, 2010

Violet Marie Reynolds, 85, wife of the late John Marion Reynolds and a resident of Hampton, Virginia, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010 at Northampton Convalescent Center in Hampton. She was the daughter of the late William L. Artman and the late Katherine Jane Meredith Artman. Before retiring, Mrs. Reynolds was a business manager at the Dept. of Health and...

Roland  Leland Waterfield,  Jr.

Roland Leland Waterfield, Jr.

Feb 16, 2010

Roland Leland Waterfield, Jr., 70, husband of Bonnie Salisbury Waterfield and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at his home. A native of Pungoteague, he was the son of the late Roland L. Waterfield, Sr. and Isabel Custis Waterfield. He was a retired farmer and a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church. He graduated from...

Rebecca  Bundick Ashby

Rebecca Bundick Ashby

Feb 9, 2010

Rebecca Bundick Ashby, 77, wife of Thomas P. Ashby Jr. and a resident of Belle Haven, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Painter, VA, she was the daughter of the late Milton James Bundick and the late Blanche Spence Bundick. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist...

Ida  Lee Trower

Ida Lee Trower

Feb 7, 2010

Ida Lee Trower, age 94, departed this life February 7, 2010. Born August 16, 1915 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Ernest Bruce Polk and Mattie Gertrude Wilkinson Polk. Her husbands Rodney Henry Warren and Preston Elijah Trower II preceded her in death as did her daughter, Wanda Lee Warren Latimer. She is survived by her son, Richard...

Nadine  Mason Gladden

Nadine Mason Gladden

Feb 4, 2010

Video Tribute - Click Here Nadine Mason Gladden, 96, wife of the late Durwood E. Gladden and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 in Elizabeth City, NC. A native of Cedarview, Va, she was the daughter of the late George Mason and the late Annie Doughty Mason. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Sara  Hackney Carroll

Sara Hackney Carroll

Feb 4, 2010

Sara Hackney Carroll, 77, a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox. She was the wife of the late James O. Carroll and Richard Long. A native of Matthews, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry Hackney and Bessie Geneva Byrd Hackney. She was a member of...

Philip  Ard Burghart

Philip Ard Burghart

Jan 29, 2010

Philip Ard Burghart, 83, of Cape Charles, a former resident of Franklin Lakes, NJ, passed away on January 29, 2010. Born on Staten Island, NY, to Herman and Marion Martens Burghart, he proudly served in the Second World War achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant and receiving the Combat Infantry badge. He graduated from Wagner College. Mr. Burghart had a...

Susie  Elizabeth (View Video Tribute)  Crockett

Susie Elizabeth (View Video Tribute) Crockett

Jan 27, 2010

Susie Elizabeth Crockett, 83, wife of the late Carlton F. Crockett and a resident of Cheriton, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Sentara Bayside Hospital in Virginia Beach. She was the daughter of the late John Showard, Sr. and Lottie B. Travis Showard. She is survived by a sister, Frances Parks of Cape Charles, Va.; six grandchildren, Jim Cash...

Ruby  Voyles Mears

Ruby Voyles Mears

Jan 26, 2010

Ruby Voyles Mears, 89, wife of the late Leroy "Jack" Mears and the late John Voyles and a resident of Melfa, passed away at her residence Tuesday, January 26, 2010. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Moody W. and Margaret Powell Fluhart. She was a member of the Bloxom Church of the Nazarene. She is...

Roger  Almon Bolton

Roger Almon Bolton

Jan 17, 2010

Roger Almon Bolton, 83, husband of Beverly Mullen Bolton and a resident of Jamesville, VA, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of Port Washington, New York, he was the son of the late George and Muriel Martin Bolton. Mr. Bolton had retired from Auto Heat Well in Port Washington, NY. He was a...

Chester D. "Nelson" Robins,  Jr.

Chester D. "Nelson" Robins, Jr.

Jan 13, 2010

Chester Downing Robins, Jr., better known as Nelson of Nassawadox, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Shore Life Care in Parksley. A native of Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Chester D. and Catherine Nelson Robins. Mr. Robins was retired from the Northampton County Public Schools maintenance department and Shore Memorial Hospital maintenance department. He was a...

William  C. Davis

William C. Davis

Jan 12, 2010

William C. Davis, a lifetime resident of Davis Wharf, Virginia, died on January 12, 2010 at the age of 86. Born on Glebe Farm on August 25, 1923 to Forrest M. and Edna Wise Davis, he was a respected and well-loved husband, father, and grandfather. Bill spent his entire life farming in the Davis Wharf/Craddockville area. He was a member...

Robert  E. Davis

Robert E. Davis

Jan 7, 2010

Robert Eugene Davis, 73, husband of Patricia Grant Davis and resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2010 at his residence. He is the son of the late Elbert and Florence Davis. Mr. Davis was a program consultant, an insurance and Wall Street Broker with many years of experience. He was a 50 year member of Orient...

James  March Patterson,  III

James March Patterson, III

Jan 2, 2010

James March Patterson III, 65, husband of Beverly Lee Patterson and a resident of Princess Anne, Maryland, formerly a resident of Palm Beach, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Oyster, Virginia. A native of Scarsdale, New York, he was the son of the late James M. Patterson Jr. and the late Jean Bradley Patterson. He was a retired...

Ellen  Lewis (View Video Tribute)  Moore

Ellen Lewis (View Video Tribute) Moore

Dec 27, 2009

Ellen Lewis Moore, 66, wife of the late Neil Moore and the late Robert Lewis and a resident of Capeville, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mrs. Moore was born in Deep Creek, Va and reared in Cape Charles. She was the daughter of the late Roland and Ola Evans Grey. She was a home...

Roger  S. Gillen

Roger S. Gillen

Dec 26, 2009

Roger Sherman Gillen, 80, husband of Carol Mott Gillen and a resident of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. A native of Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Harry and Margaret Sherman Gillen. Mr. Gillen was a retired photo engraver. Other than his wife, he...