Recent Obituaries
Harriet Smith
Jul 31, 2013
Harriet Pitcher Smith, age 65, of Gwynn, VA entered her heavenly home on July 31, 2013 after a longand courageous battle with cancer. She was a member of Mathews Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Parker and Georgie Pitcher and brother, Gilbert Lee Pitcher all of Diggs, VA. She is survived by her husband, Donald L. Smith,...
Randolph Reinhart
Jul 30, 2013
Randolph “Randy” K. Reinhart, age 58, of Jamaica died Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Survived by his wife, Beverly Reinhart; children, Kelly Burnette, Jennifer Reinhart; a granddaughter, Alexis; brother, Ralph and a sister, Ruby Harwood. A memorial service will be held 7:00 PM Monday, August 5, 2013 at Salem United Methodist Church, Gloucester. Arrangements by Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service,...
Aubrey Hudgins
Jul 30, 2013
Aubrey Marchant (Chink) Hudgins, 88, passed away July 30, 2013. He was a life long resident of the Middle Peninsula of Virginia and a Life Member of the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad in Deltaville, and the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads. He is survived by his wife 64 years, Avonne Wright Hudgins. Also his children: Brenda Jo Radwanski...
Ginger Walton
Jul 28, 2013
Ginger Haynie Walton, age 76, of Deltaville formerly of Mollusk died Sunday, July 28, 2013. Survived by her husband, David Walton; children, Linda Page Davis Bryant and Elmer K. Davis, III; sisters, Paige H. DeRoner Gholson and Phyllis Stoddard; a brother, Ira Tapscott Haynie, Jr., three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM Saturday,...
Martha Lequeux
Jul 25, 2013
Martha Scott Lequeux, 83 of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away Thursday, July 25th. Martha, or "Scotti" as many knew her, was a long time resident of Mathews County. She was married to Rene G. Lequeux, an Air Force veteran for nearly 60 years. While raising her children, she worked as a substitute teacher in the Mathews County School system. In...
Gerald Wilson
Jul 23, 2013
Gerald Willis Wilson, age 61, of Deltaville died Tuesday, July 23, 2013. He was a member of Philippi Christian Church and predeceased by his parents, Willis and Elizabeth Wilson. Survived by several cousins of which one was his caretaker, Charlotte Slaughter (Kelly) of Deltaville. A graveside service will be held 10:00 AM Friday at Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery, Deltaville. In...
Douglas Gray
Jul 21, 2013
Douglas Temple Gray, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by family and close friends on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Doug was born in Richmond,VA., and grew up in Saluda, Middlesex County,VA. He was a 1961 graduate of Middlesex High School in Saluda and a 1965 graduate of the University of Richmond where he majored in English and History and was an...
Shirley Major
Jul 19, 2013
Shirley Taylor Major, age 91, of Saluda died Friday, July 19, 2013. She was the widow of A.U. “Dumplin” Major and a member of Saluda Baptist Church. Survived by her children; Brenda M. Hogge (Jimmy), Theresa M. Anderson (Brad) and Gene Major. Grandchildren; Chris Anderson (Kelly), Amy Hogge, Amanda Morgan, Major Williams (J.D.) and Elizabeth Major; two great grandsons, Mitchell...
Andrew Smith
Jul 19, 2013
Andrew Carter Smith, age 90, of Water View died Friday, July 19, 2013. He was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran, a retiree of the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and a retired Class A building contractor. He and his wife Mattie were very instrumental in establishing the Water View Volunteer Fire Department. Carter was predeceased by a son Walter...
Georgia Kensler
Jul 16, 2013
REV. GEORGIA MAE REAMS KENSLERGeorgia R. Kensler of Mathews, stepped into the presence of Jesus on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.She was a loving wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be greatly missed. She was born October 7, 1919 in Zanesfield, Ohio.She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Bertha Reams; a brother, Franklin Reams, and two...
Dorothy Atkinson
Jul 16, 2013
RENÉE HORTONATKINSONRenée Horton Atkinson of Mathews, passed away on July 16, 2013 after a decade of a courageous battle with cancer.Renée is survived by her loving and loyal husband, John, who never gave up hope that she would enjoy living each and every day.She is survived by her sister, June Horton McKeon (Philip) of Richmond, Va. Also surviving are three...
George Ricketts
Jul 11, 2013
George F. Ricketts died on July 11, 2013. He was 76. He was predeceased by his first wife of 48 years, Dawn Crawford Ricketts, and his mother and father. He is survived by his second wife of 6 years, Deborah Burnette Ricketts, and his four children, Jennifer Ricketts of Arlington, Jeff and his wife Cathie Ricketts of Richmond, Mark and...
Richard Artman
Jul 9, 2013
MATHEWS - Richard Leigh "Dick" Artman, 70, lost his valiant fight with cancer on July 8, 2013. He departed this life in the same manner in which he lived it, with strength, honor and courage. Dick was born in Newport News, Va., on March 17, 1943, to the late George B. Artman Jr., and Anne Holton Artman. Dick lived a...
Melvin Fry
Jun 30, 2013
Melvin L. "Pete" FryMathews, VirginiaMelvin L. Fry, known to everyone as Pete, passed away on June 30, 2013. He was 80 years old. Pete was a native of Jeffersonville, IN and graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1952. He was an Army veteran and he attended Salem College in West Virginia on the GI Bill. He moved to Mathews, VA...
Kathleen Hinton
Jun 29, 2013
Kathleen Lewis Hinton of Hartfield, Virginia died at home on June 29, 2013 after an extended illness at the age of 89. Her husband William Leo Hinton, Deputy Fire Chief at Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, predeceased her on December 10, 1980. She is survived by her daughter Suzanne Hinton Dezern and her son-in-law Ray W. Dezern, Jr., a sister Evelyn...
Robert Farrell
Jun 28, 2013
Robert Thomas "Bob" Farrell, 91, of Bay Ridge, Bohannon, VA, passed away on June 28, 2013. Bob was born on April 22, 1922 in Bridgeport, CT to Ralph Guy Farrell and Helen E. Smith Farrell. He grew up in Old Greenwich and graduated from The Taft School in Watertown, CT in 1940. After graduation, Bob attended Yale University, School of...
Patricia Becker
Jun 27, 2013
HARTFIELD- Patricia Becker, 80, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday. June 27, 2013. Born October 29, 1932 on Long Island NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Kathleen Wright. She lived most of her life in Hunterdon County NJ until relocating to Hartfield VA in 2003.Pat was an avid sports enthusiast and a gregarious person...
Audrey Slaughter
Jun 23, 2013
Audrey Rae Slaughter of Port Haywodd, VA passed away on June 23, 2013 at Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester, VA. A Funeral Service will be private on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, VA is in charge of the arrangements.
James Abrams
Jun 22, 2013
James Mahon Abrams, 73, of Mathews, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013 after battling Dementia for the last several years. After serving 4 years in the U.S. Air Force he spent the next 34 years employed at NWS Yorktown, the last 21 years of which were spent in the Fire Department. After retirement, he spent 10 more years in...
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