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Agnes Lewis

Agnes Lewis

Nov 12, 2023

Agnes Dean Lewis, 90, of Elizabeth City, NC passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was born on August 2, 1933, and raised in Bohannon, Virginia to William and Emma Daniel. Agnes retired after 43 years of service from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point.She is survived by her son Kenneth Lewis, Jr.; grandchildren, Paul Lewis...

James O. "Sonny" Ash

James O. "Sonny" Ash

Nov 12, 2023

On November 12, 2023 at the age of 94, James Osmond (Sonny) Ash, of Callao, VA, transitioned from time into eternity. Sonny was raised in Perrin, VA by his father, James Henry Ash, and his mother, Marie Bristow Ash, both of whom predeceased him. After graduating from Fork Union Military Academy in 1947, he attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State...

Judy Allen

Judy Allen

Nov 10, 2023

Judith Truslow Allen was called home to be with her Lord & Savior on November 10, 2023. She passed away in her home in Tappahannock surrounded by family. Judy will be forever remembered as a kind, funny, hardworking, and loyal person. She was in federal service for the United States Department of Agriculture for over three decades before retiring to...

Lois Ann Bonhaus

Lois Ann Bonhaus

Nov 10, 2023

Lois Ann Bonhaus of Tappahannock, Virginia passed away on November 10, 2023, at the age of 80.Lois Ann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 18, 1943, to William Sammons and Anna Mae Sammons. While living in Cincinnati she married Dale Bonhaus on June 19, 1965. The couple welcomed 4 loving sons into the world. As the children grew up...

Clyde Jeffrey Jr.

Clyde Jeffrey Jr.

Nov 7, 2023

Clyde T. Jeffrey, Jr. (CT), 67, passed away at his home in Center Cross, VA, November 7, 2023. He was dearly loved, enjoyed life (especially on the Rappahannock River),and finished well.CT was born to the late Clyde and LaNelle Jeffrey, March 21, 1956, in Louisville, KY. He graduated from JR Tucker High School, Henrico County, in 1974 and continued his...

John Corpening

John Corpening

Nov 7, 2023

John Baulch “J.B.” Corpening, aged 77, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. John wasborn June 30, 1946, in Richmond, VA to the late Teddy G. Corpening and Mary Baulch Corpening.John grew up on his family’s farm located in Hanover, VA. He moved to Deltaville, VA as a young adult where he became a very active member of Zoar Baptist...

Melvin Callis

Melvin Callis

Nov 6, 2023

Melvin Allen Callis, 79, a lifelong resident of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023. He was born on July 19, 1944 to Friedenwald and Myrtle Callis. Melvin served in the Air National Guard of Virginia from 1965 to 1971. He graduated from Mathews High School in 1962. He retired from Newport News Shipbuilding after serving in...

Kimberly Cooke

Kimberly Cooke

Nov 6, 2023

Kimberly Jenkins Cooke, 66, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marcia and Conway Jenkins.She is survived by her husband, Bruce D. Cooke Sr, her children, Tyler Durham, Kyle Durham (Jennifer), Kelly Durham, Vicki, Heather (Adam), Amanda (Steve) and Bruce Jr (Rachael); her brothers, Mark Jenkins, Matthew Jenkins (Christy),...

Jay Foster

Jay Foster

Nov 5, 2023

Jay Luther Foster, aged 68, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023.Jay was born on June 22, 1955, in Mathews County, Virginia, to Dorothy and Grayson Foster. After graduating from Mathews County High School in 1973, Jay moved to Detroit, Michigan, to play music and afterward followed that passion to Miami, Florida. There he met Hedy Szurovecz, who he married...

Barbara Wright

Barbara Wright

Nov 4, 2023

Barbara J. Wright, 82, of Deltaville, passed away on November 4th, 2023. Mrs. Wright was born May 13, 1941, the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Haywood. She was the wife of the late William Franklin Wright.During her working career, Barbara was a waitress at Taylor’s Restaurant in Deltaville for 37 ½ years. She was the heart of her...

Sandra Platt

Sandra Platt

Nov 1, 2023

Sandra K. Platt, age 78, of Jamaica VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, November 1, 2023.She is survived by her children, Jim (Rebecca), Michelle (Howard) and Melinda (Thomas); her 4 grandchildren, Emily, Caleb, Garrett, Hayden; father of children, James Platt, sister- in- laws, Sarah (Lionel), Vickie (Mike) and Faye (Henry); brother- in-law, Billy and numerous nieces...

Cloyde Wiley

Cloyde Wiley

Nov 1, 2023

Cloyde William Wiley, Jr. of Urbanna and Irvington, VA passed away on November 1, 2023.  Born in 1927 in Lynchburg, VA, he graduated from E. C. Glass High School and Lynchburg College where he met and married the mother of his four boys, Gene Clayton Wiley. Life's path led Cloyde and Gene to build wonderful lives in both the Town...

Patricia Marshall

Patricia Marshall

Oct 31, 2023

Patricia Redmon Marshall, known always as Pat, passed away at her home on October 31, 2023. Her family will honor her memory with a graveside service on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2pm at Middlesex Memorial Cemetery in Urbanna, VA. Afterwards, there will be a celebration of Life at Piankatank River Golf Club. Those who knew Pat are welcome to...

James Stevens

James Stevens

Oct 26, 2023

James C. Stevens, Jr., 88, of Hardyville, Virginia passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023. He retired from Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, Virginia. He was a man who was a firm believer in hard work, which was something he instilled in his children while growing up. He was a husband who always appreciated the love of his life, Mrs....

William Simmons

William Simmons

Oct 26, 2023

William “Bill” Paul Simmons, Sr., of Mathews County, Virginia passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at the age of 87.Bill was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 30, 1936, to Claude Vivian Simmons and Marguerite Broadwell Simmons. He attended the University of Richmond, where he graduated with his bachelor’s in chemistry. During this time, he...

Elizabeth Haufler

Elizabeth Haufler

Oct 24, 2023

Elizabeth E. Haufler (Beth), age 66, of both Richmond and Mathews, VA, sadly passed away Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 after a short struggle with cancer.She is survived by her father, Edwin Haufler (Ed); siblings, Charles D. Lang (David), Robert E. Haufler (Bob) and his wife Maggie, Timothy R. Haufler (Tim), Julie A. Willaford and her husband, Paul; many nieces, nephews,...

Norman Jenkins

Norman Jenkins

Oct 21, 2023

Norman Thomas Jenkins, affectionately known as Tommy or Tom, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members at his home in Susan, Va., on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at the age of 79. He was born on 08-14-1944. He was a 1962 graduate of Wilson High School, graduate of the Beltline Railroad Apprenticeship in 1969, associate’s degree in nursing from Tidewater...

George Burroughs

George Burroughs

Oct 20, 2023

George Lee (Dickie) Burroughs III, born January 24, 1956, went to be with his Lord on October 20, 2023. Dickie was a 1974 graduate of Mathews High School. In 1979, he graduated from the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School as an outside machinist. In 1984, he went to work for Amoco at the oil refinery in Yorktown. He retired as...

Audrey Mason

Audrey Mason

Oct 15, 2023

Audrey Mae White “Mae Mae” Mason, 84, of North, Virginia passed away at her home on Sunday, October 15, 2023. Audrey graduated from Mathews High School with the class of 1957. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Mathews after being a lifetime member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Foster, Virginia. Audrey was a charter member of West...

Kenneth Paris

Kenneth Paris

Oct 13, 2023

Kenneth G. Paris, 92, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired), died peacefully at home in Tappahannock, Virginia on Friday, October 13, 2023. He was born on July 5, 1931 to Alice (Gilseth) and Fred Paris of Mohall, North Dakota whose families had homesteaded the prairie there in the early 1900s.Ken graduated from Mohall High School in a class of ten students...