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William Atkins
Mar 28, 2013
Gwynn, VAWilliam Herbert Akins, age 84, of Gwynn, died on Thursday, March 28, 2013. One of God's children, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Hampton, VA. After retiring he attended and was a Sunday school teacher at the Church of the Nazarene for 20 years. He was a retired civil servant from both Langley Air Force...
Leonard Revere
Mar 26, 2013
Leonard C. Revere, Jr., age 81, of Topping died Tuesday, March 26, 2013. He was the widower of Mary Elizabeth W. Revere and the son of the late Leonard C. Sr. and Gladys B. Revere. He was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the deacon fellowship, chairman of the pastor search committee, chairman...
Anderson Johnson
Mar 25, 2013
The beautiful setting sun that was our father finally slipped below the horizon on March 25, 2013. Anderson F. Johnson, Jr. was 86 years old. Born on March 7, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia, dad rolled into this world possessed with a thirst for knowledge and a desire to build and create. He came by these traits honestly. His father, Anderson...
Southgate Hudgins
Mar 22, 2013
.MathewsTabb Hudgins passed away Mar. 22, 2013 after a long battle with serious health problems. Tabb was born in Mathews County Aug. 2, 1932 and remained a Mathews resident all of his life. He attended Lynchburg College and spent two years in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers during the Korean War. He was a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist...
Wanda Davis
Mar 21, 2013
Wanda Carroll DavisOn March 21, 2013, Wanda Carroll Davis, age 87, died peacefully in her home in Yreka, CA. She was born in Alexandria, VA to William Douglas and Sybil C. Carroll, and lived there most of her life.Mrs. Davis was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Stephen H. Davis , previously of Hallieford, VA, and two children, Stephanie...
Rodney Hugate
Mar 19, 2013
SuffolkRodney Allen Hugate, "Bubba", passed away Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013. Formerly of Mathews, Rodney graduated from Staunton Military Academy and Va. Tech University. He was owner/operator of A-1 Cab of Va. Beach.He was preceded in death by his parents Rodney and Marion Lee Hugate.He is survived by his wife, Wanda Hugate; Daughter, Heather Miles; Sister, Judy Phillips (Jimmy); Step-Son, Michael...
Douglas Battram
Mar 17, 2013
Douglas Clayton Battram of Mathews passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013.A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, conducted by the Rev. Donald Ambrose. Doug was born Sept. 21, 1928, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, to Judson Clayford and Jean Wilhelmine Battram.He learned to play piano at age 8, and...
Jason Atkins
Mar 17, 2013
Virginia Beach- Jason Lester Atkins, born September 1, 1919, was called home to God on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Les was a published author and poet and a WW II Veteran.He is survived by his two sons and their wives; 1 daughter, 1 stepdaughter and her husband; 1 stepson and his wife and numerous grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, as well...
John Henry
Mar 15, 2013
John R. Henry, 90, of Newport News, Virginia, died March 15, 2013. Born in Aspinwall, he lived in the Apollo area most of his life. A graduate of Apollo High School, he also attended Penn State-Clarion and drafting school. John was a design draftsman for U.S. Steel at the Monroeville Research Center until his retirement in 1982. He was also...
David Brown
Mar 11, 2013
David Brown, age 52, of Urbanna died Monday, March 11, 2013. He was predeceased by his parents, Hansel and Blanche Brown and a brother, Joe Brown. David was a member of Urbanna Baptist Church. Survived by a brother, Jeff Brown of Kill Devil Hills, NC; sister-in-law, Shirley Jean Brown; nieces, Ashley and Beth Brown and a nephew, Jimmy Brown. Also...
Barbara Robins
Mar 9, 2013
Barbara Burbank Barnes Robins, widow of Harold Gilbert Barnes and Gordon Ariey Robins, died on Saturday March 9, 2013. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Robins is survived by her children, Harold Gilbert Barnes Jr of Saratoga Springs, NY, Barbara Burbank Barnes Beasley and her husband Allen of Virginia Beach, Va. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Bryson G....
John Miles
Mar 6, 2013
Mathews, Virginia. John Lee Miles, Sr. of Mathews was born May 4, 1956, and passed away March 6, 2013, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents John Calvin and Mary Parker Miles and is survived by his wife Patricia Hudgins Miles, his son John Lee Miles, Jr., his brother Ronald Calvin Miles, nieces, nephews, cousins,...
Gladys Ward
Mar 5, 2013
Gladys Ward, age 95 of Bohannon went to be with our Lord, March 5, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Henry Ward, her father and mother, Albert and Rose Burnick and her sister Esther Poster. Gladys had a deep love for animals and believed they have a special place in peoples lives. Services will...
Carolyn Pociask
Mar 4, 2013
Carolyn Sue Gilliam Pociask of Urbanna, born February 22, 1951 in Wise Virginia to Edna A. Stallard Gilliam and Frank E. Gilliam, and called to be with her Lord on March 4, 2013. Sue graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA, and from Tidewater Community College. Sue served as Assistant Director of Human Resources at the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck...
Donald Daniel
Mar 1, 2013
Donald Dwight Daniel, 56, of Remlik, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 after a long battle with lymphoma. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 37 years,Gina, son Emory Scott Daniel; a sister, Dolores Newman and her husband Chris. Eight nieces and nephews, five great nieces and nephews and a large extended family of friends and hunting buddies. Dwight...
Shelton Rowe
Mar 1, 2013
Gwynn, VirginiaShelton C. Rowe, 86, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home. He was born on May 2, 1926 and was a lifetime resident of Gwynn's Island, Virginia. He attended Gwynn's Island Baptist Church Men's Bible Sunday School Class until health issues developed. He was a commercial fisherman for 60 years and seafood dealer at Callis Wharf...
Lucy Miller
Feb 25, 2013
Lucy Agnes Brown Miller of Syringa, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 at the age of 103. She was born at the Brown Family homeplace, Brown’s Alley, Urbanna, VA on May 18, 1909 to Joseph Henry Brown and Lucy Emily Creswell Brown, the tenth of eleven children. She married Archie Lee Miller on March 13, 1933 in the parsonage of...
Frank Gilbert
Feb 24, 2013
Mathews, VirginiaFrank W. GilbertFrank W. Gilbert, 77, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Mr. Gilbert was a former employee of A. H. Robins. While living in Richmond he was active in various civic associations, serving on the Richmond Welfare Board and the board of the American Heart Association. He served as president of the Richmond Chapter, American Marketing Association,...
Arthur Lewis
Feb 23, 2013
WILLIAMSBURG – Arthur Lee Lewis, 87, died February 23, 2013 at Hospice House of Williamsburg. A native of Mathews County, he was a long-time Virginia Beach resident until returning to Mathews in 1992 after retirement. He relocated to Williamsburg in 2010. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Mathews, as well as Oriental Lodge #20 A.F &...
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