Recent Obituaries
Betty Sandman
Apr 1, 2015
Betty Jo Hailey Sandman, 88, left her failing body behind and ascended to be with her Lord on April 1, 2015. Born August 22, 1926 in Donna, Texas, daughter of a Baptist Minister, the late Virgil McKnight Hailey and Lila Lois Griffith Hailey. She was also predeceased by her husband, the Reverend William Sandman, the love of her life, and...
Cora Adams
Apr 1, 2015
Inez Adams, age 98, a lifelong resident of Mathews, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was a lifelong member of Mathews Baptist Church and was active in church activities until she became ill. She enjoyed participating in the Silver Tones singing group and loved spending time with her family and friends. She was...
Oscar Marshall
Mar 31, 2015
Oscar Vernon “Dinky” Marshall, 74, of Water View, Virginia departed this life on March 31, 2015 surrounded by family at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Son of Roger and Pearl Marshall (Brooks), a native of Middlesex County, and a 1959 graduate of Middlesex High School, and a 1964 graduate of the Apprentice School. After graduation, he worked...
Nettie Williams
Mar 30, 2015
Nettie Malinda Williams, 84, passed away, March 30, 2015. A native of Middlesex County, VA, she moved to Maryland advancing her education and completed a lifelong career with Martin-Marietta Corporation. There she held various positions of increased responsibility and recognition. Following retirement, Malinda, being a devout Christian, spent a great amount of time serving others in ministry through her church...
John Ashberry
Mar 29, 2015
John (Jay) Edward Ashberry, Jr., 66, of Foster, Virginia passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Jay was a lifelong resident of Mathews County. He was retired from the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station after 26 years. He was the owner of John E. Ashberry, Jr. Plumbing and Heating. He was preceded in...
Irving Turpin
Mar 29, 2015
Irving Thomas (I.T.) Turpin, 79, passed away at home March 29, 2015, after a valiant battle with congestive heart failure with his loving family by his side.Irving was born in Mathews, Virginia on December 8, 1935 to the late James T. and Helen H. Turpin. He worked for McLean Contracting for twenty years as a crane operator and Manager of...
Joseph Murphy
Mar 29, 2015
Joseph John Murphy III passed away at his home in Grimstead, Virginia on March 29,2015. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Dallas Thomas
Mar 26, 2015
Dallas R. Thomas, 76, died peacefully at home March 26, 2015. He was the son of Avery L. and Eula Seward Thomas and lived his entire life in Hartfield. He was predeceased by two brothers: A. Larkin and Wilton Thomas and is survived by one sister, Grace (Richard) Parker. Throughout his career he worked in the food business, first as...
Irma Lawson
Mar 23, 2015
Irma Lee Blake Lawson, 95, of Topping, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015. She was born on February 16, 1920. She was preceded in death by her parents, Reuben and Sisco Blake; her husband of 56 years, Walter L. Lawson, Sr.; three sisters, Abbie Lawson, Bernice Mason, and Ruby Rowe and four brothers, Reuben Blake, Jr., Ernest Blake, Sr.,...
Mrs' Phillips
Mar 20, 2015
Emily Josephine Knight Diggs Phillips, age 97, of Port Haywood, VA passed away to her Heavenly home on Friday, March 20, 2015 at The Cottage at Gloucester House, Gloucester, VA.Emily was born on July 5, 1917 in Mathews, VA to Emma Josephine and Floyd Knight, the youngest of four children. She was the oldest member of St. Paul United Methodist...
Bernard Haley
Mar 16, 2015
Bernard E. “Dick” Haley, age 93, of Deltaville, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015. A WWII veteran, he was formerly Sales Manager for 7-Up Bottling Company of Richmond. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Jason Haley. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Helen Norton Haley; sons, Tim Haley (Gretchen) and Ronnie Haley (Sharon); brother,...
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),...
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