Recent Obituaries
Michael Coyne
Dec 22, 2015
Michael Joseph Coyne passed on to our holy God our Father on the night of Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11:28pm with his loving wife by his side at MCV/VCU Critical Care Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a 10-month battle with a serious illness. Michael was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 28, 1958 and was the first child and...
Maurice Drouin
Dec 20, 2015
Maurice L. Drouin, age 68, of Gloucester passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 after fighting a courageous 5 year battle with cancer. He not only fought one cancer but was diagnosed three separate times with three different types of cancer. During this long hard journey he touched many lives. Many, we may not even be aware of. One might...
Richard Sale
Dec 19, 2015
Richard Tiffy Sale IIIHe loved music, all kinds of music, but a brass band was the best. He loved sports, booming out advice and criticism, vigorously participating from his chair. He was a natural athlete, good but untrained, loved bird hunting and being in the woods.Born in Richmond, Virginia on 24 March, 1935 to Edna Herndon and Richard Tiffy Sale,...
Hobart Earman
Dec 17, 2015
Hobart William “Billy” Earman, age 85, of Deltaville, a retired boat builder, died Thursday, December 17, 2015. Survived by his wife, Barbara C. Earman; children, H. Franklin Earman, Thomas W. Earman (Melody), Anne W. Earman and a grandson, Christopher Thomas Earman. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19th in Philippi Christian Church, Deltaville. In lieu of...
Sandra Fary
Dec 16, 2015
Sandra M. “Sandy” Fary, age 51, of Locust Hill passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. A big part of her life was taking care of her family and her home. Sandy also had a knack for always remembering where everything was and loved animals. She is survived by her husband of twenty-eight years, Wayne Fary; her daughter, Katie; mother,...
Vincent Barbee
Dec 16, 2015
Vincent S. Barbee, age 73, of Urbanna formerly of Graisonville, Maryland died Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was a retired mechanic for the Safeway Grocery Store Corporation and a member of Urbanna Baptist Church. Survived by his wife, Sandy Barbee; children, Tammy Duvall (Charlie), Christine Chandler (Clark), Scott Barbee (Mary Beth); his mother, Elizabeth Barbee; step-children, John Chandler, Jr. (Cari),...
Robert Brown
Dec 14, 2015
Robert Wayne Brown, age 67, of Urbanna, died Monday, December 14, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife, Susan Adams Brown; his father and mother J. Edward Brown and Marjorie June Dameron Brown of Gloucester; three children, Anthony Lane, and Kenneth Wayne Brown (Crystal),and Amanda Rene Brown; two sisters, Marjorie Karen Sale (Bill), of Appomattox and Cheryl Brown; three...
Michael Altman
Dec 13, 2015
Michael Anthony Altman, 28, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Michael was born in Newport News, Va. and had been a Mathews resident for fifteen years. He had been employed by his father, Anthony Altman and Steve Motley for ten years. Michael was a Cowboy fan and he loved his nephew, Ziz. Michael loved children and was a...
Larry Johnson
Dec 10, 2015
Larry G. Johnson, age 72, of Jamaica passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with twenty-two years of service and also retired from Riverside Tappahannock Hospital as the Director of Nutritional Services. Larry was a member of the Chief Petty Officers Association and the Dietary Managers Association. He was predeceased by his father,...
Virginia Akers
Dec 8, 2015
Virginia Gail Verlander Akers, 60, of Water View, daughter of the late James & Bernice Verlander, passed away at her home on Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her son, James “Wesley” Akers, III, and a sister Barbara Shores. She is survived by her devoted husband of 40 years, James...
Melvin Ferguson
Dec 6, 2015
Melvin Leroy Ferguson 75, of Mathews Va, passed away on Dec.6, 2015 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Glouster, Va.Melvin (Chick) was born Dec. 13, 1940 in Washington D.C. He was the son of Harvey & Alma Ferguson of Upper Marlboro, Md. Melvin was a fun person to be with, he liked the Redskins, fishing, woodwork, gardening and life in...
Norman Taylor
Dec 6, 2015
Norman B. “Dickie” Taylor, age 86, of Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center after a twelve year struggle with Alzheimers. He worked for the former Mason-Dixon Trucking Company and retired from Teamsters Local 592 working in the movie industry. Dickie never met a stranger and was a friend to all. He...
Salome Hudgins
Dec 5, 2015
Just two months shy of her 99th birthday, Salome Ward Hudgins, a native of Mathews, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Riverside Convalescent Center in Mathews, VA.She was born on February 10, 1917, the youngest child of Ira and Maggie Morgan Ward and the sister of Willis Ward and Mabel Owens. Salome was predeceased by her husbands,...
Charles Brown
Dec 4, 2015
Charles Henry Brown Sr., passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at the age of 80 in his Urbanna home comforted by his beloved wife of 54 years, Ethel. Charles served two years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Hawaii. He served in the Delta Company, 35th Infantry the Cacti and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and Sharpshooter badge. He...
David Kelley
Dec 2, 2015
David C. “Mike” Kelley, age 89, of Topping, went to be home with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. He was a retired Pastor of Westville Baptist Church, Mathews and a U.S. Army veteran. Mike was also a member of Claybrook Baptist Church, Weems. Survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Virginia Dunlevy Kelley; a son, David R. Kelley...
Carl Brooks
Nov 26, 2015
Carl “Buddy” Brooks, Jr., age 84, of Deltaville and a Korean War veteran went to be with the love of his life, Joy Campbell Brooks who preceded him in death 2007 after fifty-six years of marriage. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two sisters. Buddy had several passions in his life, Joy, family, baseball,...
John Dunlevy
Nov 25, 2015
John T. Dunlevy, age 75, of Glenns passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 after a short battle with lung cancer. He retired with thirty-two years of service from the former Chesapeake Corporation and was currently employed with the Middlesex County Maintenance Department. Johnny was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and their men’s group and also the...
James Peach
Nov 24, 2015
James Gary Peach, 80, died at his home in Hartfield, on Nov. 24, 2015 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lanice and three daughters: Katherine Peach, and Susan Sayyad of Hartfield, and Kelly Lowther (Rick) of Gloucester. Six grandsons: Jimmy and Joey Sayyad and Jackson, Garrison, Carson and Bryson Lowther. Jim retired from...
Steven Bell
Nov 20, 2015
Steven Christopher Bell of Hudgins, Virginia died November 20, 2015 at Sanders Retirement Community in Gloucester, VA. Steve was born in Tokyo, Japan on October 25, 1957 to Robert Henry Bell and Ann Marie (Bell) Lewis. In his early years Steve lived in Japan and Germany before the family settled in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He earned his BFA from Kansas City...
Jordan Stewart
Nov 19, 2015
Jordan Hale Stewart, 13, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 19, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and special friends. Jordan was born on June 20, 2002. He is survived by his father, Richard Franklin Stewart; mother, Teresa West Stewart; sister, Lindsey Marie; grandparents, Richard Lee and Betsy Ann Stewart and Bobby and Betty West; uncles, Robby West, Michael Stewart...
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