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Mary Mowbray
May 2, 2014
Mary F. Mowbray, age 76, of Deltaville, formerly of Richmond died Friday, May 2, 2014. She was a retired secretary for A.H. Robins and was the 1971 National Women’s Bowling Champion. Survived by her daughters, Robyn G. Tye (T.Y.), Vicki L. Shoemaker (Aaron), Wendy S. Montgomery (Danny), ten grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers. A memorial service...
Leo Rycasky
Apr 28, 2014
Mr. Leo Felix Rycasky, veteran of World War II, U. S. Navy, died Monday, April 28, 2014 at The Pines, the medical division of Carolina Meadows, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest of four children of Elizabeth Wnorowska and Nicholas Rykaczefski, Mr. Rycasky’s three siblings: Sister Jessie , and brothers Stanley, and Eugene, preceded him...
Bernard Thomas
Apr 26, 2014
Bernard A. Thomas, Sr., of Hartfield, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was a partner in the former Five Rivers Food Co. in Urbanna. He was predeceased by his parents, G. Baynum Thomas and A. Laura Sutton Thomas; two brothers Edward and Oscar Thomas; four sisters Mary Ashburn, Annie Hatch, Marion Slaughter and CountissThomas. He is survived by his...
Joan Madsen
Apr 26, 2014
Joan B. Madsen, age 80, of Saluda passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1933. Joan was predeceased by her father, John Wesley Farnell, a US Border and Customs agent and her mother, Bertha Clough Farnell. Prior to her marriage to Harry in 1961 she held positions as a bank teller, as an Executive...
Morgan Pritchett
Apr 26, 2014
Morgan Clements Pritchett, age 78, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home at Cobbs Creek, Virginia after a short illness. He graduated from Mathews High School in 1953 and from the University College, University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1963. He served in the Air National Guard from 1956 until...
George Themides
Apr 26, 2014
George H. Themides, age 77, of Urbanna died Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was a retired pharmacist where he worked for Revco Drug Stores as the regional vice president of the South Eastern District. George was a 1955 graduate of Newport News High School and a 1961 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia where he received his BS Degree...
Larry Lawson
Apr 21, 2014
Larry D. Lawson, age 63, of Saluda died Monday, April 21, 2014. He is survived by his children; Amy Marshall (Bruce), Larry Lawson, Jr. (Lauren) Rachel Chauvin (Brad); sister; Sherry Perok, brothers; William Lawson, Jr. and Terry Lawson, grandchildren; Ashley Paynter, Gregory Chauvin, Kayla Marshall, Blake Lawson, Brad Chauvin, Karlee Lawson, Bryce Marshall, Ryan Chauvin, Lillie Lawson and Caiden Lawson....
Beatrice Taylor
Apr 20, 2014
Beatrice L. Taylor passed away April 20, 2014 after a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. She was born March 23, 1941 to the late Avary and Dora Payne in Urbanna, VA in the same home where she died. She is survived by her husband, Mercer Dale Taylor, daughter Paula L. Dove and her husband Peter, dearly loved granddaughters Loren...
Susan Barrick
Apr 20, 2014
Susan Oliver Barrick, age 81, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was a native of Martinsburg, W.Va. and graduated in 1950 from Martinsburg High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree in 1954 from Shepherd University and later on her Master's Degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She moved to Cobbs Creek, Va. in 1974. Susan retired...
Lawrence Ambrose
Apr 18, 2014
Lawrence W. Ambrose, Sr., age 69, of Mathews, Virginia passed away April 18, 2014 after a long illness. He was the founder of Ambrose Disposal Service and known for being a hard working and honest man. He was also a wonderful husband, Father, and PaPa. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Iva Ray Sibley Ambrose and his...
Robert Steele
Apr 17, 2014
Robert D. SteeleCaptain Robert Dache Steele, USN (Retired), 92, of Home Port, Bohannon, Virginia, died on April 17, 2014 in his home.Born in Riverside, California, 10 March 1922, he was the son of the late Carl E. Steele and Margaret Reeves Steele. He attended public schools in California and New York.He entered the U.S. Naval Academy as a member of...
Newton French
Apr 16, 2014
Newton Wood “Mike” French, Jr., 89, of Hartfield, VA., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Mr. French was a veteran of WW II and a Bronze Star recipient. He was employed by Revere Gas and retired from the Chesapeake Corporation in West Point. He was a member of Lower United Methodist Church. Mr. French was...
Martha Hudgins
Apr 16, 2014
Martha Juanita Edwards Hudgins, 96, of Susan, VA passed away April 16, 2014 at her home with her family. She was born on September 25, 1917 to Emmett and Elizabeth Edwards at Gwynn, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Calvin Hudgins, her brother, Robert Stewart Edwards and a step-sister, Pansy Miles.Left to cherish her memory are...
Margaret Hurley
Apr 16, 2014
Margaret H. Hurley, age 83, of Urbanna, widow of Walter Boyd Hurley died Wednesday, April 16, 2014. She was a member of Urbanna United Methodist Church. Margaret retired from the Middlesex County Department of Social Services. She is survived by three daughters; Donna Williams (Dennis), Susan Fowler (Marvin), Lisa Foster (Wayne) and one son, Walter B. Hurley, Jr., a brother;...
John Ridley
Apr 12, 2014
April 12th, 2014, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John Walter Ridley, Jr. set sail for new horizons, navigating by the stars to his new home in the heavenly kingdom. A graveside service will be held at Christ Church Parish Cemetery Saturday April 19th at 2pm. Arrangements by Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda.
Norma Ashburn
Apr 10, 2014
Susan, VirginiaNorma Cannon Ashburn, 65, of Susan, Virginia passed away on April 10, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. (Buddy) Ashburn and a daughter, Ann Marie Ashburn. A Memorial service will be held at a later date. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements
Raymond Blake
Apr 10, 2014
Raymond Milton Blake, age 82, of Topping, VA passed away at home peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was a retired iron worker for Natkin Corporation. He was a devoted member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church where he was a member of the choir. Milton was an Army Korean War veteran. He enjoyed baseball and was a little league...
Shirley Apsley
Apr 10, 2014
Shirley Miller Apsley, 79, of Urbanna died Thursday, April 10, 2014 after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Apsley was born in Urbanna, February 5, 1935, the daughter of the late Archie Lee Miller and Agnes Brown Miller. She was an active member of Urbanna Baptist Church, serving on a number of committees. She was a student at Johnston Willis Hospital,...
Carroll Spencer
Apr 9, 2014
Carroll Lee Spencer, age 78, of North died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was a retired central office technician for Verizon and a member of Olive Branch United Methodist Church. Survived by Ellen F. Carneal; a special friend John Hall; cousins, Audrey Jordan (Lionel), Shirley Callis (Allen), Howard Broaddus, Jane Mitchem (Jimmy) and Elizabeth Rowe (Jimmy). Carroll Lee was predeceased...
Michael Traynor
Apr 8, 2014
Michael Thomas Traynor, age 85, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. He was a retired Auto Body Technician and a veteran of the U.S. Army.He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Romano Traynor and is survived by his daughters, Toni TraynThe family will receive friends at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews,...
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