Recent Obituaries

Sep 15, 2019

Gilbert L. Allen, age 75 of Topping, Virginia passed away on September 15, 2019. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from the United States Park Police in Washington D.C. Survivors include wife, JoAnn Allen; L.P. Tuddin; and brother, Dean Allen.No services are scheduled. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude...

Sep 15, 2019

Dorothy Selden Warner Gardner (wife of the late William Rush Gardner, Jr) passed to her heavenly home September 15, 2019 in Greensboro, NC. She was born March 21, 1929 in Richmond. Her parents were the late Thomas and Pauline Warner and her sister was the late Polly B. Warner.She was raised in Tappahannock and lived most of her adult life...

Sep 14, 2019

Elizabeth Burwell Dillard Wood, age 78, died on September 14, 2019, at her home at Ware’s Wharf in Essex County, Virginia. Mrs. Wood was predeceased by her husband, Lt. General C. Norman Wood (retired), her parents A. Fleet Dillard and Elizabeth Ware Dillard, and her brother Alexander F. Dillard, Jr.Mrs. Wood is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Wood Santini, her...

Sep 13, 2019

Our beloved Conor Geary quietly passed away at his home on Friday, September 13, 2019. He was the oldest son of Dennis and Susan Geary of Mathews, Virginia. Born in Pittsfield, MA on October, 30, 1983, he attended Taconic High School and the University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth majoring in Finance. He especially loved his family and was involved in every family...

Sep 11, 2019

Lawrence Wayne Neal, 84, of Williamsburg passed away on September 11, 2019. Larry was a twenty-one year survivor of prostate cancer. He has now entered another phase of caring and doing things for others.Larry was predeceased by his mother, Viola Peavey Neal, and his father, Wayne Neal, as well as by his grandparents, Elmer and Ruth Peavey, known as Mom...

Sep 10, 2019

Gary Michael Goolsby, 68, of Mathews, Virginia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1991 after serving his country for twenty years. His retirement papers stated, (All you ever heard were sailor’s going up and down the halls saying, “Ask Goolsby, find Goolsby!”)He was preceded in death by his stepson, James Paul...

Sep 8, 2019

Barbara A. Cullom, 71, of Tappahannock, Virginia passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 8, 2019.She is survived by her daughter, Meg Cullom-Levine, and preceded in death by her siblings, Gail and Bill.She was a graduate of Notre Dame University, Howard University of Divinity, and Wesley University. She dedicated her life to working with patients in hospice care....

Sep 8, 2019

Judith W. Mitchem, 82, of Mathews, Virginia passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019. She was member of the United Methodist Women of Salem United Methodist Church. Judith loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also was a babysitter for the church members and friends of her community.She is predeceased by her husband, Walter Russell Mitchem,...

Sep 6, 2019

William (Billy) W. Sovine, age 58, hit his last low fast ball out of the park on Friday, September 6, 2019. Billy was born on January 31, 1961 in Huntington, West Virginia to Gary and Carolyn Sovine. He loved to cook and fed everyone he could (best barbecue ever). He loved camping (Pocahontas State Park held a special place in...

Sep 5, 2019

Johnnie Steven Compton, age 76, of Urbanna (formerly of Mechanicsville) passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019. He faithfully served God, family, country, and career as a Verizon Supervisor of 37 yrs.He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Janice Pruitt Compton; sons, Steven Thomas Compton and Matthew Jason Compton; sisters, Patricia Compton Boykin (Wilbur), Kathy Compton Webster (Keith),...

Sep 4, 2019

Ruth Mary Pederson Marchant, age 95, of Hartfield died of natural causes on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. She was the widow of Thomas S. Marchant. Ruth was born in New Jersey and grew up in Wisconsin and Illinois. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin.Prior to having a family, she worked in the restaurant service industry. Ruth also had a...

Aug 27, 2019

Jones, Barbara Daugherty, 83 of Topping, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Aubrey Jones. She is survived by her two children; Jeffery Scott (Susan) and Kimberly Kennedy (Ted); two brothers, Pat Daugherty (Linda) and Mike Daugherty; as well as three grandchildren, Brian Borkey, Robin Wilcox (Jake) and Lauren Toombs and...

Aug 26, 2019

Mary Ruth Selby, 91 of Hardyville passed away peacefully on August 26, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard H. Selby, parents Albert and Naomi Johnson, sister, Edith Faulkner and brother Oran Johnson.Mary Ruth is survived by her son Charles Albert (Al) Selby, grandson Forest Selby (Agnieszka), three great-grandchildren, Natalia, Emilia, Gabriela, and sister-in-law Betty Johnson. She...

Aug 25, 2019

Edith Lucille “Cil” Burch, 102, of Water View, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clemmie Spencer Burch and William Rowe Burch; her sisters, Mabel Morrow, Eugenia Parker, Garnett Mountjoy, Blanche Kirks, Ruby Spain, Nellie Parker and her brother, William Burch.She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews; Beverly...

Aug 23, 2019

Annette Willaford Johnston, 96 of Middlesex County, died August 23, 2019 at Riverside Convalescent and Rehab Center, Saluda, VA.She was the widow of A. Vernon Johnston and daughter of the late Wilhelmina Winn Willaford Bridger and William Bateman Willaford and beloved step-father Alvin G. Bridger. She was preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law Jean Ann and Shelton Raye...

Aug 21, 2019

Alice Reid Goodall Armstrong, age 81, of Ashland, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Alice was the daughter of the late Henry Rivers Goodall, Sr. and Thelma Louise Hobson Goodall of Greenville, NC. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt to several nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her...

Aug 15, 2019

Raymond Albert Wyckoff, 91, of Redart, Virginia passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Kilmarnock, VA. He is survived by 3 sons, Tom Wyckoff, Frederick Wyckoff and John Wyckoff all of New Jersey.A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in New Jersey. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, VA assisted the family.

Aug 15, 2019

Aug 10, 2019

HUNDLEY, Henry Burgwyn, age 68, formerly of Richmond, VA, died early Saturday morning, August 10, 2019 while battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Henry was the son of the late Franklin Young Hundley and Ann Burgwyn Hundley, both lifelong residents of Essex County, VA. He was a graduate of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA and the University of Virginia. Henry served in...

Aug 9, 2019

John Timothy “Tim” Sadler, 61, of Cobbs Creek, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 9, 2019. Tim was a most devoted man of godly character and integrity, and a most loving and selfless husband, father, and grandfather. An ordained minister and a missionary, he had a heart for mission work in India. He was a faithful servant...