Recent Obituaries
Betty White
Nov 20, 2014
Mobjack, VirginiaBetty Zane White, 82, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Heron Cove at Sanders, Gloucester, VA. She retired from the U.S. Government at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. She was a member of Oriental Chapter No. 30, OES, Mathews, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. White and her daughter, Deborah L. Diggs....
Leon Atwood
Nov 16, 2014
Leon Warner Atwood, 93, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, November 16, 2014. He rejoins his beloved wife of 59 years, Carrie Reid Atwood, who died at 83 on June 6, 2003. He is survived by his children, Warren, Robin, Jean, and Joan; a daughter-in-law, BJ Atwood; a son-in-law, Bruce Starnes; 7 grandchildren Colin (Penny) Atwood, Jonathan...
Claude Bass
Nov 16, 2014
Claude P. Bass, Jr. (Sam), 80, Susan, VA passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014. He previously lived in Newport News for 39 years. He was born August 24, 1934 in Etrlck, VA., to Claude & Mildred Bass. He graduated from Warwick High School. He took several courses in law enforcement at Thomas Nelson. He was employed with Newport News...
Nellie Walker
Nov 13, 2014
"TOGETHER FOREVER"Nellie Mary Walker passed away November 13, 2014 peacefully in her sleep with her loving family by her side. Born December 24, 1925 in New London, Connecticut she was a very loving, caring, giving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. Proceeded in death by her parents,...
Jason Hudgins
Nov 12, 2014
Srgt. Jason Scott Hudgins of the E Co 5-159 Aviation Regiment, 34 of Hartfield passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Employed at Precision Fabrication of Gloucester and an active reservist for the United States Army, he was active duty in the Army for 4 years of which 18 month was served in Iraq with the 404th Aviation Support Battalion. Jason...
Walter Cannon
Nov 11, 2014
Walter D. Cannon, age 81, of Urbanna, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Hewas a member of Urbanna United Methodist Church and Urbanna Masonic Lodge #83 A.F. & A.M. He was retired from ExxonMobil and is survived by two children Walter D. Cannon, Jr. and Deborah Ann Tyson; two grandchildren Michael Cannon and Guy Tyson, special friends Lisa and Tom Langford,...
Mabel Cray
Nov 11, 2014
Mabel Diggs Cray of Mathews, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. Mabel was a lifelong resident of Mathews County, where she lived her entire life until the last two months in her home in which she was born. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and always greeted friends and family with her...
Randal Fodrie
Nov 4, 2014
Randal Shane Fodrie, 55, of Port Haywood, VA passed away on November 11, 2014 at Riverside-Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester, Virginia. Funeral Services will be private. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Gladys Owens
Nov 4, 2014
Gladys Owens, 87, a resident of New Point, Va. died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 with family by her side. Gladys worked at the Gloucester Senior Center for 15 years until no longer able to work. Prior to that she worked at A & P and then Port Haywood Market. Gladys was a member of New Point Friends Church.She was preceded...
Carol Byrns
Nov 2, 2014
Carol Ann Byrns, 73, of Mathews, Va., entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.She was born May 1, 1941, attended New Point Elementary School, and graduated from Mathews High School in 1959.She was preceded in death by her parents, Carroll Dow and Annie Belle Cannon, and by her husband, Willard V. "Junior" Byrns.She met and married the love...
Christina Owens
Nov 2, 2014
Christina Marie Owens, aged 55, of Mathews, VA, passed unexpectedly on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at her home in Glebe. She was born on December 27, 1958, and was a Mathews County resident for 41 years. She worked as a certified nursing assistant at Horn Harbor Nursing Home, New Point, VA, and retired from Walter Reed Hospital after 25 years...
Charlotte Ransone
Nov 1, 2014
Charlotte Coalter Enslow Ransone passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the age of 83. She was born March 6, 1931 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the daughter of Colonel Phillip Harrison Enslow, USA, Ret. and Charlotte Coalter Enslow.As a young woman she learned to embrace and love travel as she lived on many U.S. Army posts across the country and...
Marie Felton
Oct 31, 2014
It is with profound sadness that the family of Marie Bishoff Felton announces her passing on Friday, October 31, 2014. Marie bravely fought to the end with grace, wit and determination and also devotion to her family. She has rejoined her beloved husband, Dr. Harold W. “Bill” Felton, who preceded her in death in 2002. Marie was the daughter of...
Patricia Chadwell
Oct 28, 2014
Patricia Simmons Chadwell, of Cobbs Creek, born Sept. 13, 1939, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.Survived by her husband, William E. Chadwell Jr.; they were married for 57 years on Oct. 5, 1957.Survivors include children, Margaret Eran Johnson (John), James Eric Chadwell (Monica), William E. Chadwell III, and brother, William P. Simmons (Georgianna).A memorial service will be held at Christ Episcopal...
Charles Langford
Oct 25, 2014
Charles Elvin Langford, Jr., age 73, of Church View, was born on November 22, 1940 and passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Jeanette J. Langford; a son, Charles “Tom” Langford (Lisa); daughter, Barbara Chandler; four grandchildren, Kristal Reiner (Bo), Jenni Uphold, Ashley and C.J. Chandler; three great-grandchildren, Katelin Reiner and...
Clara White
Oct 24, 2014
Clara Jane was born on October 5, 1931 and passed away on October 24, 2014. Clara Jane was a resident of Mathews, Virginia. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in the chapel of Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home at 11 am.
Ethel Collier
Oct 22, 2014
Ethel Mary Collier passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Riverside Convalescent Center in Mathews VA. Ethel Pumphrey was born in Glen Burnie MD on April6, 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband Benjamin Jacob Collier and her daughter Ann E. Ridings. She is survived by her son Benjamin E. Collier and daughter-in-law Mary Collier, along...
Cecil Case
Oct 21, 2014
Cecil "Clyne" Case, 82, was born in the mountains of North Carolina in a small community known as Spring Creek. He was dedicated to his wife and children as well as his work. He worked five and six days a week coming home at night and on weekends doing welding and fabricating for the locals such as making stainless steel...
William McCoy
Oct 21, 2014
William Thomas “Tommy” McCoy, age 76, of Wake, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014. He was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church and was an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Dora Butler McCoy; one daughter, Donna M. Brown (Chuck) of Wake; one son, Phillip T. McCoy (Jodie) of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren, Joshua and...
Elsie Treadwell
Oct 20, 2014
Elsie Ward Ernst Treadwell, age 90, died on Oct. 20, 2014 in Irvington, Va.She was born in Saginaw, Mich., on Aug. 10, 1924. She lived in Grosse Ile and graduated from St. Mary Academy in Monroe, Mich. During the war, she served as a volunteer driver at the Naval Air Station in Grosse Ile. Her college years were spent at...

