Recent Obituaries
Betty Fary
Feb 2, 2015
Betty MacDonald Fary, of Locust Hill, born October 25, 1928 in Hopkinsville, MI, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Betty married the love of her life, George E. Fary, who predeceased her in 1987. She moved to Locust Hill after WWII in 1946 and spent many years working with George as an owner of The Last Chance in Locust Hill. The...
Thomas Childress
Feb 1, 2015
Thomas W. "Tommy" Childress, age 64, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly with his wife, children and family by his side on Sunday, February 1, 2015. He was born June 24, 1950 in Richmond, Virginia to Tony "Buck" and Thelma Childress but lived his entire life in Mathews County.He worked for Chesapeake Auto Service with his father for 18 years, Revere...
Jack Rowe
Feb 1, 2015
Jack Rowe, 91, of Gwynn, VA, passed away peacefully with his beloved family by his side on February 1, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Vernon Rowe, Sr. and Addie Diggs Rowe; his wife, Dorothy Hollowell Rowe; his brothers, Wilson, George V, Jr. "Buddy", Shelton and Julian Rowe and sisters, Christine Holloway, Della Forrest, Eleanor Stevens,...
Leslie Brooks
Jan 31, 2015
Leslie Herbert Brooks, 74, of Hudgins, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at his home. He is a Son of Mathews County, known as "Cuz" to most. He was pre-deceased by his mother Louise Leigh, sister, Janet "Henny" Esham, and brother, Terry H. Brooks (died in Vietnam). He is survived by, his two daughters, Dottie Brooks and Donna...
Mary Hughes
Jan 31, 2015
Mary Hughes of Newport News, Virginia passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at The Gardens At Warwick Forest. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is assisting the family at this time.
Robert Vest
Jan 27, 2015
Robert DuVal Vest, PhD. (81) peacefully passed at his home early Tuesday morning January 27, 2015 wrapped in the loving care of his wife of 56 years and a favorite comforter his mother made for him years ago. He lived in Deltaville, VA for thirty years, moving from Wilmington, DE. Bob designed their home here, and enjoyed watching birds from...
Willie Walton
Jan 27, 2015
Willie Mae Walton, age 80, of Saluda died Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Survived by her husband, Crawford Walton; a son and his wife, Michael and Tracy Walton; a grandson, Colin; granddaughter, Catelyn and a great granddaughter, Daisy; brothers, Luther, Herbert and Earl Phillips. Graveside Funeral services officiated by Rev. Rita Staul will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015...
Stuart Haislip
Jan 27, 2015
Stuart Lee Haislip, age 62, of Mobjack, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. He was a U.S. Marine veteran and worked as a contractor for McLean Construction.He is survived by his life partner, Barbara Dickinson, a daughter, Julie Prentiss and her husband James, ten grandchildren, a brother, John Haislip, a step-daughter, Jennifer Clough and her husband Jason and...
Rosina Weilmuenster
Jan 26, 2015
Rosina Weilmuenster, 84, of Diggs, Virginia passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Walter Reed Convalescent Center, Gloucester, VA. There are no services planned at this time. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is serving the family.
John Mason
Jan 26, 2015
John Lloyd Mason, 74, of North, Virginia passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at The Brambles, North, VA. There are no services planned at this time. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is serving the guardian at this time.
Thomas Biens
Jan 21, 2015
Thomas Des Biens was born on December 11, 1947 in Highland, New Jersey. He passed away at his home in Mathews, Virginia on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Sara Turner
Jan 19, 2015
Sara Ann Turner, 79, of Mathews, Virginia passed away on January 19, 2015 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born Sara Ann Cramer on January 28, 1935, in Port Morris, New Jersey.Sara was a registered nurse, graduating from Elizabeth General Nursing School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She spent over 25 years working at New Jersey's Dover General...
Mary Blake
Jan 16, 2015
Mary Colley Blake, age 72, of Topping, died Friday, January 16, 2015. She was the widow of Robert Creswell Blake. Survived by her son, Kevin C. Blake and her mother, Laura C. Colley. Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 23, 2015 at Harmony Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Topping. Arrangements by Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Paul Cecchini
Jan 14, 2015
On January 14, 2015, Paul Frank Cecchini of Hardyville, VA, departed this life after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.Mr. Cecchini, the eldest son of Peter J. and Ida (Micheli) Cecchini, was born March 5, 1928, in Richmond, VA. He was a 1945 graduate of John Marshall High School. In 1949, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil...
Virginia Hunt
Jan 14, 2015
Virginia Lee Hunt passed away peacefully at her home January 14, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. Ginny was born in Richmond November 21, 1931, to Aubrey Lee Hunt, Jr. and Virginia Womble Crenshaw Hunt. She was a 1949 graduate of St. Catherine’s School and 1953 graduate of Westhampton College (University of Richmond). Ginny’s interests varied widely. Because of...
George Ruark
Jan 14, 2015
George Henry Ruark, age 63, of Deltaville passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. George was employed by ExxonMobil for over thirty years with their oil tanker division. He was predeceased by his wife Diane S. Ruark, his parents, Talmadge and Evelyn Ruark and a sister Jean Mae Jackson. George is survived by a brother, David Ruark (Teresa); two step-sons,...
Dean Dennis
Jan 11, 2015
Port Haywood, VirginiaDean St. Dennis died on January11, 2015, after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. He was born on December 8, 1930, in the logging town of Forks, Washington. He attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He became a journalist, working on several newspapers before becoming a reporter for the Associated Press and later the San Francisco Chronicle....
Jimmie Callis
Jan 8, 2015
Mathews, VirginiaJames "Jimmie" B. Callis, age 92, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Onemo, Virginia and Masonic Lodge, Oriental No. 20 AF & AM.Jimmie was preceded in death by his son, James Albert Callis and is survived by his wife, Pauline P. Callis.The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30...
Linda Bogan
Jan 7, 2015
Linda Sullivan Bogan, 74, of Water View, previously of Richmond, passed away on Jan. 7, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Forest G. Bogan Jr.; her sons, Forest G. Bogan III; David Bogan, (Diane); her daughter, Elaine Robinson, (Allan); her granddaughters, Stacey and Kathryn Robinson; her brother, Douglas Sullivan; and her sister, Kathleen Dean. Linda graduated...
Mildred Aldrich
Jan 6, 2015
Mildred Machen Aldrich, age 78, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. She was born March 5, 1936 to Thomas and Eva Tate Estes. She was retired from Eastern State Hospital in housekeeping services. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Mobjack, Virginia and very active with the Mathews Lions Club...
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