Recent Obituaries
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 &...
Madeline Collins
Feb 22, 2013
Madeline T. Collins passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center.She was preceded in death by her hsuband, Marvin G. Collins and grandson, Dwayne Collins.She is survived by her daughter Connie G. Kennard; a son, Wayne Collins; three grandchildren, Annette Bryant, Sandy Kennard and Brandy Kennard; four great-grandchildren, Jennifer Bryant, Allison Bryant, Mac Kennard and Olivia Kennard.Services...
Johanna Langer
Feb 16, 2013
Johanna “JO JO” Langer, age 70, of Hardyville, VA passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church of the Visitation, Topping, VA. Survived by her husband, Allan M. Langer; children, Allan A. Langer and Donna Pawlowski; grandchildren, Robert, Caymus, Paul, Lourdes and Isis; a brother, Joseph Rocchio.A memorial mass will be held...
Charlotte Clements
Feb 16, 2013
Charlotte Rae Clements, 80, of Deltaville, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, after a brief illness. She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, Deltaville and the Order of the Eastern Star.She was predeceased by her parents, Rev. Peter H. Clements, Sr. and Naomi Jackson Clements, and sisters Rubye Burtoff and Mary Hellman. She is survived by two siblings, Rosetta C....
Charles Dunlevy
Feb 7, 2013
Charles W. Dunlevy, Sr., age 77, of Topping died Thursday, February 7, 2013. He was a retired foreman having worked on marine construction projects from Norfolk to Boston, MA. Charlie was a member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church and local union 2311, Washington D.C. He was predeceased by his parents, Marvin and Lillian Dunlevy, a brother Hugh and a half...
Marjorie Hutson
Feb 1, 2013
Marjorie E. Hutson, age 91, of Arlington, MA, formerly of Mathews, Va., passed away on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at Lexington Health Care Center. She was the devoted and loving wife of the late William Alvah Hutson. Mother of Sarah Ellen Swiger and her husband Bill, Mary Lynne Manjourides and her husband Chris, and the late Gloria Faye Waddell and...
Virginia Payne
Feb 1, 2013
Virginia Bland Payne, age 79, of Urbanna, died Friday, February 1, 2013. She was the widow of Melvin L. Payne and a member of Urbanna United Methodist Church. Survived by her children, Carol P. Whitaker (James), Kay P. Burch (Bobby), James M. Payne (Cheryl), Edward F. Payne (Emma), seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Tuesday...

