Recent Obituaries
Diane French Ward
Oct 9, 2024
KILMARNOCK, VA—Diane French Ward, 72, passed away on October 9, 2024. Diane was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend.
She was born January 14, 1952, in Richmond, the daughter of the late William “Bill” Crawford French Sr. and the late Virginia Walden Spencer.
Diane graduated from the Collegiate School and Longwood University. Upon graduation, she worked as an elementary...
Stephen Dale Motley
Oct 7, 2024
On Monday, October 7, 2024 the world lost an amazingly talented drummer, singer, and harmonica player when Stephen D. Motley joined God’s Angel Band. He was born in 1957 in Chesapeake, Virginia to the late Sammy Lee and Mary Evelyn Mumpower Motley. Steve graduated from Gloucester High School and was a resident of Mathews County, VA. For many years, he...
Paul Wayne Rawls
Oct 7, 2024
Paul Wayne Rawls, 86, of Mathews, Virginia, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at his residence. He graduated from Mathews High School in 1953. After 34 years of service, he retired as a substation electrician from Dominion Resources in 1993. Paul loved and served his Lord in many capacities at Macedonia Baptist Church and Faith Baptist Church.
Paul was greeted...
Nathan Marshall Riggan
Oct 5, 2024
Nathan Marshall Riggan of Urbanna, VA., passed from this life peacefully, on October 5, 2024, at the age of 99 years and 10 months. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Christine Schaaf Riggan; his son, Robert W. Riggan (Debbie); his parents, Mary and Nathan Riggan, and his brothers, Spencer Riggan and Parker Riggan. He is survived by...
Garland Earl Dobbins
Oct 4, 2024
Garland E. Dobbins, age 77, of Deltaville, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, 04 October 2024. A native of Charlotte Court House, VA, he was a member of Mount Tirzah Baptist Church. Garland was a Vietnam War Veteran and was awarded a Purple Heart for combat injuries, a member of the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion, a...
Thomas Nottingham Bartron
Sep 30, 2024
Thomas N. Bartron of Topping, formerly of Hampton and Gloucester died September 30, 2024. Tom was preceded in death by Jean Freeman Bartron, his American Beauty and wife for 49 years. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Ralph W. Bartron, Jr.and by Stella Rose Bartron. his wife of 21 years, Tom is survived by his beloved daughters...
Wallace Calvin Shockley
Sep 28, 2024
Wallace Calvin Shockley, 92, of Mathews, Virginia went to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehab-Mathews. He graduated from Mathews High School and served in the United States Coast Guard. He then worked for the A & P grocery store where he retired as assistant manager. Calvin was a devoted Christian who...
Mary Rohart Williams
Sep 26, 2024
Mary Rohart Williams, 94, of Deltaville, VA, formerly of Chester, VA, passed away on September 26, 2024. She was born on July 30, 1930, in Winchester, VA, to Emerson and Hazel Rohart. Mary graduated from G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre, PA, in 1948, and from Bridgewater College in 1952. She retired after 23 years of teaching at CE Curtis...
John Francis Speechley, Jr.
Sep 24, 2024
John Francis Speechley, Jr., 78, of Gwynn’s Island, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at his residence. He was born in New York in 1946 to the late John and Hazel Speechley.
He is survived by his life partner, Carol Peycke; a daughter, Tina Tremble of New York; a son, John F. Speechley III of New York; and his...
Dimitrios Basilios Soulios
Sep 23, 2024
Service Arrangements
Visitation will be held Monday, September 30, 2024 from 1:00 p.m.to 2:00 p.m.at Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews with a Celebration of Life service to immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Gwynn's Island Cemetery, Gwynn, Virginia.
Gerald Lee Ware
Sep 23, 2024
Mr. Gerald Lee Ware, 87, of Jamaica, passed away on September 23, 2024. Mr. Ware was born October 5, 1936, the son of the late Samuel and Rydie Ware. Mr. Ware proudly served his community as the owner and operator of Ware’s Servicenter, LC. for more than 65 years. Gerald loved going to classic car shows, gardening and working long...
Donna Rae Thrift
Sep 18, 2024
Donna Rae Thrift, 67 has gone home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at home in Tappahannock, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents Edison and Bertha Thrift of Village, and brother Thomas Thrift, Mechanicsville. She is survived by her loving companion Ricky Hutchinson of 18 years; Ki Hutchinson who was like a brother to her;...
Aaron Huey Chesser
Sep 12, 2024
Aaron Chesser, 85, of Port Haywood, VA passed away Thursday evening, September 12, 2024, after an extended illness
Born in Folkston, GA, his parents were Joseph Thomas "Tom" Chesser and Iva Lee Chesser. He is preceded in death by his wife, Karen E. Chesser; 2 brothers, Wade Chesser and Bill Chesser; and 2 sisters, Winifred Gay and Girdie Thompson.
Aaron retired as...
Elsie Loving Davis
Sep 11, 2024
Elsie Loving Davis, 92, of Tappahannock, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. She was the widow of Charles Albert Davis and a member of Beale Memorial Baptist Church. Elsie was a retired waitress for Lowery’s Restaurant, Tappahannock for sixty-two years. Survived by her daughter, Patricia D. Scates of Dunnsville; sister, Beulah Bailey of Georgia. Also surviving are two grandchildren,...
Stanley Sutor
Sep 10, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stanley Sutor on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, after a brief illness. Born in Poland on November 5, 1942, he arrived through Ellis Island, NY at the age of 16. Following a career in masonry for the Township of West Orange, NJ, he retired in Middlesex County, Virginia. Stan is...
Frances Cornelius Williams
Sep 9, 2024
Frances Cornelius “Frannie” Williams, 95, of Mathews, Virginia passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024. Frances was born in Pennsylvania on March 25, 1929, to the late James McCallister and Marjorie Esther McCallister. She loved to hear her sisters, Tomasina and Victoria sing, and she enjoyed spending time with Mrs. Bea. Mrs. Bea, while working at RCC, provided Frances loving,...
Margaret Johnson Crittenden
Sep 5, 2024
Margaret Johnson Crittenden, 99, of Dunnsville, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. She was a lifelong Lutheran, and a charter member of and active in multiple churches. She was a Fairfax County P.D. School Crossing Guard, Girl Scout Troop Leader, Youth Camp Director, and H & R Block Executive Tax Service Preparer, among other interests and activities that she...
James Anthony Pavik, Sr.
Sep 5, 2024
This is the testimony of a man who has lived a full life. Born in Faribault, MN on June 19th, 1956 to Janice Elaine (Huskamp) and Malvin Anthony Pavik (Bonita Bay, FL). Brother to Alan Charles (McKinney, TX), Paul Thomas (Naples, FL), Debra Porter (Mike) (Fredericksburg, VA), Joan Geckle (Steve) (Parkton, MD), Linda Kuligowski (Ted)(Ellicott City, MD), Douglas Todd (Kriss)...
Frederick "Ricky" Wayne Burch
Sep 4, 2024
FREDERICK WAYNE BURCH, “Ricky”, 69, of Middlesex County, Waterview, Virginia, and treasured son of the late Jack Covington Burch, and Susie Elma (Polly) Covington Burch, of Essex County, Virginia, transitioned peacefully from this life on September 4th, 2024, in Tappahannock, VA.
Born on March 8th 1955, in Richmond, Virginia, Ricky was known for his soft spoken, reserved demeanor, and his profound...
Ruby Hibble Shackelford
Aug 31, 2024
Ruby Christine Hibble Shackelford passed into the loving arms of her heavenly father on August 31, 2024. Ruby was born in Christ Church, Virginia on January 28, 1929, to Maxwell Cary Hibble and Mary Magdalene Hibble. She had one sister, Mary Maxine Hibble Williams. The family moved to Urbanna, Virginia in 1942. Ruby met her husband, James Willie Shackelford at...
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