Recent Obituaries

Oct 29, 2022

John Watson “Jack” Ward, 98, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Riverside-Walter Reed Hospital, Gloucester, Virginia.Jack was born on August 21, 1924. His parents were Joseph and Charlotte Ward. Graduating from Mathews High School at sixteen, Jack became the youngest manager of the Mathews A & P grocery store. He soon joined the Merchant...

Oct 29, 2022

Peter L. “Petey” Edwards, 70, of Church View, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022. He was the son of the late Vester and Mary Edwards. Petey retired from the Town of Urbanna as the sanitation collector with over fifty years of service.He loved to hunt, fish and was very fond of dogs.Survived by his brother, Alan Edwards (June); nephew,...

Oct 28, 2022

Booker D. “Jimmy” Brown, Sr., 89, of Saluda passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022. He was a member of Hermitage Baptist Church and retired from Fort Eustis as a heavy equipment operator. Jimmy was the widower of Margaret Brooks Brown and was also predeceased by a son, Earl Lee Brown. Survived by his sons; Booker D. Brown, Jr. (Kathy),...

Oct 26, 2022

Jan Simon Nofsinger, 67, of Warsaw, Virginia passed away at home on October 26, 2022. She was predeceased by her parents, James Lawrence and Dorris Scott Simon. She is survived by her daughter, Olivia Nofsinger; son, Rory Nofsinger and her significant other, William (Billy) Dobyns.Jan was born May 16, 1955 in Tappahannock, VA. She was a member of St. John’s...

Oct 24, 2022

Charles W. South,73, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022.Charles is survived by his wife, Sharon South; two children, Jason South (Apryl) and Pam Niblett (Jeff) and two grandchildren, Carter and Georgia South.Services will be private. The family would like to give a special thank you to the staff at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab, Mathews,...

Oct 24, 2022

Arvilla Coscomb Pinkard, 90, of Powhatan, Virginia passed away on Monday, October 24th , 2022. Arvilla was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, enjoyed playing word games, making blankets, the pool, her family history, and most of all building and repairing things.She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Luther Ray Pinkard.Arvilla is survived...

Oct 22, 2022

Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Amelia Mae Ward Buchanan, 86, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Her family greeted her in heaven, including her parents, Janie and William Ward; Step-mom, Maddie; brothers, Levern, Oscar, Cartier, John, Lemuel, Percy and her sister Mary.Mae worked at the bank in Mathews through many name changes from Farmers Bank...

Oct 20, 2022

Frances Prince Wilmore of Laneview, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 20th, 2022, with her loving family by her side.Frances was born on January 5th, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia, and was the daughter of the late William Russell Prince and Mary Almira Goode Prince. She is preceded in death by her five sisters and four brothers.Frances is survived by...

Oct 20, 2022

James Guy Douglas Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 20, 2022, with family by his side. James was born in Newport News, VA on December 23, 1943.He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Anne Douglas, his daughter Angela Douglas Hartless of Buena Vista, VA, and his daughter Jamie Wynberry Sears (Keith) of Hartfield, VA. His three...

Oct 20, 2022

Marcia Whiteard Jenkins, 82, of Tappahannock died Thursday, October 20, 2022. A resident and active member of the Tappahannock community, Mrs. Jenkins owned and operated The Business Center, Inc. for thirty-five years. She also served as past President of the Essex County Junior Women’s Club, Tappahannock – Essex Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Virginia Office Products Association. Marcia...

Oct 18, 2022

William Cornelius “Bill” Joyce passed away on, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 surrounded by family at the age of 76 years. Bill was born in Manhattan, New York on February 8, 1946, spent most of his adolescent years on Staten Island, New York and moved to Virginia in 1968 where he met his wife of 53 years Carolyn Ann “Carol” Dorsey....

Oct 16, 2022

Theresa Simon Perry, 52, of Saluda, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 16,2022. She was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. Theresa was an administrator atChristchurch School, Christchurch, Virginia, from 2013, and previously was Director of Programs and Event Manager with the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast.She is survived by her husband, Neal K. Keesee; children, Arielle M. Perry of...

Oct 15, 2022

Margaret Butler Williams loving known as “Sissie,” 76, of Hartfield, VA passed away peacefully in her home after a brief battle with cancer on Saturday, October 15th surrounded by her beloved family. Sissie is preceded in death by her dedicated husband, Kenneth Wayne Williams, son, Kenny Williams, mother and father, Calvin and Leveice Butler, and sister Dora Butler McCoy. Sissie...

Oct 7, 2022

Miss Janice Brewington Miller transitioned to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 7, 2022. Outgoing, generous and loving, she was known by all who met and knew her. A native of Mathews County, she remained a lifelong resident. The highlights of her life were husband Claiborne Miller, her four children, her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and...

Oct 2, 2022

Glenn Emory Priddy, 79, died on Sunday, October 2, 2022. He was born in Eltham, Virginia on July 10, 1943 and was the owner of Port Richmond Motor Service in West Point, VA.He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee and Edna Taylor Priddy; his sisters, Gloria Polk, Sandra Perry, and Paula Priddy; his father and mother in-law,...

Sep 29, 2022

Joseph Glenn Coberly Sr., 82, from Topping passed away September 29 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Kilmarnock. Joe was born in West Virginia, Dec. 29, 1939, but lived most of his life in Virginia. He was a hard worker, a plumbing and heating mechanic, a drywall contractor and an auto restorer. Because of his love for motorcycles and Chevys, he...

Sep 27, 2022

Albert Heath “Colonel” Carlton, 87, of Urbanna passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. He was the son of the late Leroy and Oleathia Carlton, a retired Electronic Technician from the U.S. Navy with twenty years of service and the widower of Nancy Carlton.Survived by his brother, L. M. Carlton, Jr. and many cousins.A graveside memorial service with military honors...

Sep 25, 2022

Richard G. Shore, 80, of Hartfield passed away on September 25, 2022. Richard was born in Queens, NY to the late Harry & Catherine Shore. He graduated from Seaford High School, Seaford, NY.He is survived by his wife of almost 58 years Barbara Shore; son Richard M. Shore of Kilmarnock, daughter Lisa Shore (Steve Difazio) of CA; grandchildren Ashley Lewis...

Sep 25, 2022

Sep 19, 2022

Kathleen Keefe Ruark of Urbanna, VA was a caring wife, mother, sister and friend.She left this world suddenly on September 19th, 2022 at age 53.Kathy was raised in Pasadena, Maryland by John and Patricia Keefe along with her siblings John, Don and Carol. She was lucky to find and marry Rufus H. Ruark, Jr. in 1994 and moved to Virginia....