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Frederick Crittenden
Sep 27, 2017
Frederick Spencer Crittenden “Fred” passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. He graduated from Syringa High School and attended Randolph Macon College in Ashland. He played minor league baseball with the Orlando Senators and was drafted into the United States Airforce. In 1953, Fred began full time operation in partnership with his father as T. H. Crittenden...
John Cunningham
Sep 22, 2017
John Wayne Cunningham, 75, of Topping, Virginia, passed away at home the evening of September 22, 2017, of dementia, surrounded by his loving family and friends. John was born in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 1942 to William T. and Lucy Wilkins Cunningham. John is survived by his beloved wife and devoted companion of over 30 years, Sonja F. Cunningham....
Robert Respess
Sep 19, 2017
Robert T. "Bobby" Respess, 82, of Mathews died on September 19, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents Curtis and Nina Respress and sister Hilda Stoudt. He is survived by his children Nina Gresham and her husband Bill, Robert Respess, Jr. and his wife Tracy, Gin Evans and her husband Chris and Len Sears and her husband Scott;...
Betty Chowning
Sep 19, 2017
Betty Allen Chowning died on Tuesday September 19, 2017 at the age of 86. She is predeceased by her parents Lowell Clifton and Virginia Mae Allen; her husbands Herbert Gray Wyatt Sr and Carroll Clifford Chowning Jr and her eldest son Glen Allen Wyatt. She is survived by her daughter Jane Wyatt Mason, husband Al and children Wyatt Edward Mason...
Delores Armistead
Sep 17, 2017
Delores (Lois Ann) Armistead, 67, of Cobbs Creek passed away on September 17, 2017. She was a devoted wife, loving and wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.She was preceded in death by her mother Martha Shields, father Melvin Armistead, sister Virginia (Ginny) Clark and brothers Richard and Jamie Armistead.She is survived by her husband of 51 years Ralph Armistead, sons Jeffery...
Wayne Dunn
Sep 16, 2017
Wayne T, Dunn, age 74, of Mathews, VA passed away at his home Saturday, September 16, 2017. Wayne was born in Portsmouth, VA and lived in VA. Beach for 38 years before moving to Mathews. He is predeceased by his parents, Charles and Inda Dunn. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Dunn; his children, Wayne T. Dunn, Jr., Kali...
Lucille Tyssen
Sep 12, 2017
Lucille Tyssen, 92, of Gwynn, VA passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. Lucille was a longtime charter member of the Williamsburg Moose Lodge and an avid bowler for many years at which she won many trophies. She loved skiing, camping, fishing, dancing and cats which she called her "babies". She was preceded in death by...
Byron Duff
Sep 2, 2017
Byron L. Duff, 73, of Cobbs Creek, took his final flight on Saturday, September 2, 2017He was born and raised in Illinois and received his degree from the University of Illinois in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.Byron lived life fully and particularly enjoyed his sailing years which included a six month cruise on the intercoastal waterway and a trip to the...
William Whorton
Sep 2, 2017
William B. Whorton, 71, of Glenns, VA departed this earthly life on Saturday, September 2, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. Many traveling Route 17 will remember him as “Bill the Barrel Guy”. He was predeceased by his father, Charlie Whorton and a step-son, Captain James C. Edge, U.S.M.C. He is survived by his wife, Janice; his 95 year...
James Owens
Aug 30, 2017
James "Bud" Langley Owens, 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home in Hudgins, Virginia. Bud was born in Mathews County and graduated from Mathews High School. He was a member and deacon of Mathews Baptist Church and was a founder and lifetime member of the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad. Bud was in the U.S. Army for...
Van Parker
Aug 26, 2017
Van Lewis Parker, son of the late George and Lois Walton Parker, passed peacefully in his home in Glenns early Saturday morning on August 26, 2017. His brief, yet courageous, fight with cancer showcased his stubborn and brave spirit. At the mere age of 55, Van loved more passionately and worked harder than many of those who live nearly a...
Barbara Earman
Aug 25, 2017
Barbara Jean Crouch Earman, age 79, of Deltaville, widow of Hobart William “Billy” Earman, died Friday, August 25, 2017. Survived by her children; H. Franklin Earman, Thomas W. Earman (Melody), Anne W. Earman and a grandson, Christopher Thomas Earman. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 29th in Philippi Christian Church, Deltaville. In lieu of flowers, memorial...
Beulah Sadler
Aug 24, 2017
Beulah R. Sadler, age 93, passed away on August 24, 2017. She was a member of Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church where she had been an active member of the Myrtle Matthews Sunday School Class. She also belonged to the Lilly Hopkins Missionary Circle at Salem United Methodist Church.Besides her church activities, Beulah was a member of the Oriental Chapter...
James Hudgins
Aug 22, 2017
James Colie Hudgins, Sr., 92, of Hartfield a native of Mathews passed away, Tuesday, August 22, 2017. He was a retired tankerman from Gulf Oil and Exxon Oil and a long time employee of Hurds Hardware in Deltaville. Colie was also a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Lower United Methodist Church and Donovan...
Gloria smith
Aug 22, 2017
Gloria Mae White Smith, 86, of Emporia, Va., passed away August 22, 2017, at Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center in Emporia, Va. She was born May 28, 1931 in Mobjack, Va., to the late Luther Clyde White and Lola Brooks White. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Walter Murden Smith, her sister Juanita White Johnston, and one...
Raymond Mills
Aug 20, 2017
Raymond J. Mills Jr., 83, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017. He was born and raised in Virginia Beach, and was in the Coast Guard; serving in the Korean Conflict. After a career with General Electric’s Industrial Department in Portsmouth, he finished his work life with Harris Cabinets in Hayes, Virginia. He enjoyed calling Mathews...
Leonard Levis
Aug 19, 2017
Leonard Wiley Levis, Sr. passed away August 19, 2017. He was born in 1923 at Quantico, VA to Harold Stuart “Jim” Levis and Zoe Louise Newton Levis. He was predeceased by his wife, Lucille Harrow Levis, his brother Dan Levis and sister Betty L. Hefner. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Levis and her son Herbert Lewis, Jr., grandchildren...
Robert Haab
Aug 16, 2017
Robert "Bobby" H. Haab, 62, left this world unexpectedly to his eternal home on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Bobby was a beloved and godly husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. A gifted inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, he spent his life doing what he loved, surrounded by the people he loved most. He is survived by his wife, Connie; daughters,...
Ruth Belknap
Aug 15, 2017
Ruth Mildred Belknap, 86, of Topping, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Survived by her daughter, Ruth Hall; a son, George Belknap; grandchildren, Michael, David, Chris, Renee, Heather, Jennifer, Donna and Rosa. Fourteen great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren. A sister, Viola Bonneville; brothers, Franklin and Elias Smith. A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017...
Ruth Wilder
Aug 11, 2017
Ruth O. Wilder, 97, died Friday August 11, 2017 at the Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury retirement community. She was the daughter of Estella Obermeyer and Carl Stockho and was pre-deceased by her husband Henry Page Wilder and her older sister Norma Schulz and is survived by her sons Carl and Rick, daughter-in-laws Lynn Orlowitz and Arlene Wilder, grandson Geoffrey Wilder, and...
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