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Mary Plummer
Mar 11, 2015
Mary E. Plummer, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Gloucester, Virginia. She was born in New York City on March 27, 1920 to James P. Birch and Mary McCaffrey Birch. She served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years (1943-1949) as a WAVE Officer. She was a teacher in private and parochial education for 15 years...
Kenneth Jordan
Mar 7, 2015
Kenneth Hugh Jordan, Jr. passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, Virginia. Hugh was a graduate of Mathews High School, and a member of the Honor Guard in the American Legion. He served in the United States Air Force, as E6 TSgt., from February 2, 1953 to March 3, 1973. Hugh served as...
William Bridge
Mar 6, 2015
January 22, 1942 – March 6, 2015William John Bridge, 73, of Mathews County, Virginia, departed this life peacefully, with his loving family around him, on Friday, March 6, after a sudden illness.He is survived by his two children, William James Bridge of New York City, and Allison Bridge Robins and her husband Joe and two grandsons – James Walter and...
Hertha Rogers
Mar 5, 2015
Hertha Else Wolf Rogers, devoted wife and mother, passed peacefully on March 5, 2015, while residing at Riverside Convalescent Center in Saluda, Virginia. Born in Kobe, Japan in 1929, she was the only daughter of Hermann Ernst Oskar Wolf and Shioko Kashima Wolf. She attended both the British Windsor House School and the Kobe German School, where she graduated in...
Curtis Lane
Mar 4, 2015
Curtis “Rock” Elias Lane, Sr. 88, of Water View, a loving husband and father, and retiree of Norfolk Naval Supply Center in Norfolk passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 4, 2015 after a sudden illness. He was born and raised in Hertford, NC and resided in Water View, VA for the past twenty nine years. He was a faithful member of...
Joyce O’Berry
Mar 4, 2015
Joyce Martin O’Berry, age 84, of Topping died Wednesday, March 4, 2015. She retired from the American Tobacco Company and was the widow of Lloyd Edward O’Berry. Survived by her son, Randy Long and daughter-in-law Barbara of North Chesterfield; a sister, Barbara Crummet of Prince George; granddaughters, Ashley Welch of Midlothian, April Long of Louisa and four great grandchildren. The...
Shirley Jarvis
Mar 2, 2015
Shirley Wroten Jarvis, 79, of Bohannon, Virginia passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman T. Jarvis. She is survived by two daughters, Sheila Deitz, and her husband, Freddie, and Vicky Green; one son, Lee Jarvis; four grandchildren, Dwayne Jackson, Kelley Spencer, Lindsay Deitz and Chelsea Jarvis; 7 great-grandchildren and 1 sister, Diane Thatch...
Pauline Hurst
Feb 28, 2015
Grimstead, VirginiaPauline Elizabeth Hurst, 93, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at West Point Convalescent Center. Pauline loved working in the public and taking care of Owen, her husband, during his illness for 17 years. She loved doing her hair and make-up and opening her home to others for food and fellowship. She was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy Topping
Feb 27, 2015
Dorothy Moore Topping, 99, of Deltaville passed away peacefully on February 27, 2015 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul Everette Topping; her parents, Elzie David Moore and Almedia Moffitt Moore; and maternal cousin, Margaret Moffitt Robins, who was like a close sister to Dorothy. She is survived by her children, Sharon Topping (James T. Lindley),...
Nancy Simmons
Feb 27, 2015
Nancy Sue (Jones) Simmons, 86, died Friday, February 27, 2015. Nancy was born in Fayette County, Connersville, IN, the only child of Ernest Frederick Jones, MD and Ruth Marie (McCormick) Jones; both deceased. She is proceeded in death by her only husband Kenneth Adison Simmons who passed in 2004. They were married for 55 years. Together they had four children....
Martha Goodroe
Feb 26, 2015
Cobbs Creek, VirginiaMartha Elise Goodroe, 101, formerly of Cobbs Creek passed away peacefully in her sleep early Thursday morning. She was born Martha Elise Gullatt in Columbus, GA. She was a loving mother, wife and nanny to her family. She was a faithful member of Springhill Baptist Church, Cobbs Creek.She is preceded in death by her husband EM Goodroe, a...
Donella Madison
Feb 22, 2015
Donella Delores Madison, 72, of Mathews, VA passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. Her Service will be held in West Virginia. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, VA is in charge of the arrangements.
Louise Lane
Feb 20, 2015
Louise Young Lane of Spartanburg, SC and Onemo, VA was born in Roberta GA May 5, 1916 and passed away on February 20, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Franklin and Minnie Lee Young; her husband, Hal Lane, and her brother, Edward Young. Louise is survived by her sister, Cassie Keener of...
Jane Brown
Feb 19, 2015
Jane Elizabeth Brown, 65, of Water View, Virginia went to her heavenly home on February 19, 2015 after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family – her devoted husband of 45 years and high school sweetheart, Robert Brown, and her two daughters, Jamie Hantman of New York, New York, and Meredith Vantress of Tampa, Florida. She is also...
Lydia Mitchem
Feb 18, 2015
Lydia E. Mitchem of Gwynn passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her home on Gwynn's Island. She was a nurse for Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia. Lydia was a member of Gwynn's Island Church of the Nazarene, Hudgins, Virginia. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Lydia was preceded in death by husbands Thomas Lester Smith and Buddy...
William Brown
Feb 17, 2015
William Elton "Billy" Brown, 65, passed away on February 17, 2015. Billy was a former employee as ship fitter at NNSY&DDCO. He was predeceased by his companion Margie Hudgins, his parents Elton and Novella Brown, and his brother Bobby Brown.He is survived by his daughter Misty Stotesbury; brothers Mickey Brown (Barbara) and Wayne Brown (Christy), sister-in-law Dana Brown; several grandchildren;...
Harry Thompson
Feb 16, 2015
Harry Leigh Thompson, Sr., of Richmond, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at the age of 91. He graduated from the University of Richmond and T.C. Williams School of Law. He was senior partner of Thompson, Smithers, Newman & Wade and practiced law for more than 50 years. Harry was a life member of the Power Squadron and past commander....
Janice Winston
Feb 15, 2015
Janice Nunnelley Winston, 70, of Hartfield, went to be with the lord on Sunday, February 15, 2015. She is survived by her loving husband, Dean Winston; sister, Teresa Smith of Alabama, cousins, Claudine Ward of Birmingham, Alabama, Carla Williams of Weaver, Alabama, Robert Nunnelley of Aniston, Alabama and other loving family members and friends. Janice was a devoted wife to...
Raymond Beattie
Feb 14, 2015
Raymond Albert Beattie of North, Virginia, passed away on Valentine's Day, 2/14/2015, at the age of 84. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Fleming Beattie. He is survived by his five children; Michael Beattie (Carol), Erin Kehaley- Corr, Lori Beattie (Paul), Mary Beattie, Patrick Beattie (Charlene) and his grandchildren; Michael Beattie, Nicole and Emily Knight, Lily...
Andrew Hugate
Feb 12, 2015
MATHEWS - Mathews, VA -Andrew "Sweet Pea" Edward Hugate, Sr., 82, passed away February 12, 2015 at Riverside Mathews Convalescent Center. Sweet Pea was born in Ware Neck, but grew up in the Bohannon area of Mathews County. He served his country in the US Army and later retired as a planner and estimator for the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station....
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