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Recent Obituaries
Newton French
Apr 16, 2014
Newton Wood “Mike” French, Jr., 89, of Hartfield, VA., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Mr. French was a veteran of WW II and a Bronze Star recipient. He was employed by Revere Gas and retired from the Chesapeake Corporation in West Point. He was a member of Lower United Methodist Church. Mr. French was...
John Ridley
Apr 12, 2014
April 12th, 2014, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John Walter Ridley, Jr. set sail for new horizons, navigating by the stars to his new home in the heavenly kingdom. A graveside service will be held at Christ Church Parish Cemetery Saturday April 19th at 2pm. Arrangements by Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Saluda.
Norma Ashburn
Apr 10, 2014
Susan, VirginiaNorma Cannon Ashburn, 65, of Susan, Virginia passed away on April 10, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. (Buddy) Ashburn and a daughter, Ann Marie Ashburn. A Memorial service will be held at a later date. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements
Raymond Blake
Apr 10, 2014
Raymond Milton Blake, age 82, of Topping, VA passed away at home peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was a retired iron worker for Natkin Corporation. He was a devoted member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church where he was a member of the choir. Milton was an Army Korean War veteran. He enjoyed baseball and was a little league...
Shirley Apsley
Apr 10, 2014
Shirley Miller Apsley, 79, of Urbanna died Thursday, April 10, 2014 after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Apsley was born in Urbanna, February 5, 1935, the daughter of the late Archie Lee Miller and Agnes Brown Miller. She was an active member of Urbanna Baptist Church, serving on a number of committees. She was a student at Johnston Willis Hospital,...
Carroll Spencer
Apr 9, 2014
Carroll Lee Spencer, age 78, of North died Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was a retired central office technician for Verizon and a member of Olive Branch United Methodist Church. Survived by Ellen F. Carneal; a special friend John Hall; cousins, Audrey Jordan (Lionel), Shirley Callis (Allen), Howard Broaddus, Jane Mitchem (Jimmy) and Elizabeth Rowe (Jimmy). Carroll Lee was predeceased...
Michael Traynor
Apr 8, 2014
Michael Thomas Traynor, age 85, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. He was a retired Auto Body Technician and a veteran of the U.S. Army.He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Romano Traynor and is survived by his daughters, Toni TraynThe family will receive friends at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews,...
George Sr
Apr 5, 2014
Susan, Virginia"For in my Fathers House are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you."George C. Smith, Sr. passed over on Saturday, April 5th. at the age of 93. He was predeceased by his parents, Floyd R and Virginia H. Smith; his wife, Virginia Ruth; son, Jerry Allen and a brother, Garland.He retired from Fort Monroe, N.S.W.C. Left...
Margaret Stein
Mar 30, 2014
Cobbs Creek, VirginiaMargaret McMillian Stein, age 85, passed away on March 30, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elwin Stein. She is survived by her brother, Clifton (Billy) Mack McMillian of Hampton, Virginia. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 11:00 am in Haynes Cemetery, Cobbs Creek, Virginia. In lieu of flowers,...
Edith Foster
Mar 27, 2014
Edith Foster, 93, of Newport News, Virginia, left us in peace and love on the evening of March 27 at Riverside Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. Edith was born on November 30, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Edwin J. and Frances M. Rosenberg.Edith led a most adventurous life from Staff Sargeant in the...
Grover Owens
Mar 27, 2014
Grover Lee Owens, Sr., 78, of Deltaville, VA died at home on March 27, 2014. Grover Lee, a retired master carpenter boat builder passed away after a long battle with cancer. Grover Lee was the son of the late Dolson and Ethel Owens, originally from Mathews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Stanford T. Owens, and a sister,...
Edward Vrablitz
Mar 22, 2014
Mr. Edward R. Vrablitz passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at his home in Port Haywood, Virginia. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements
Glen Davis
Mar 9, 2014
Glen Davis was born on January 1, 1946 and passed away on March 9, 2014.A memorial service for Glen, 68, of Williamsburg, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in New Point Friends Church.He was a former employee of Moughons in Mathews.Survivors include two children; 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances.The family...
George Cochran
Mar 8, 2014
Captain George D. Cochran, age 69, formerly of Richmond, and currently of Stingray Point and Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014, after a battle with liver cancer. He is survived by his very special First Mate, Brenda Benson; two children, Dawn Gonzalez and her husband Ruben, and Tim Cochran; two grandchildren, Christian and Jason...
Ronnie Carter
Mar 8, 2014
Grimstead, VirginiaRonnie W. Carter, age 57, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014. He was a retiredlong distance truck driver.He is preceded in death by his son, Ronald Carter; brother, Larry Reynolds and his father, John Carter. He is survived by his wife, Wanda S. Carter; daughters, Tiffani Carter-Cooper (Justin) of Georgia; Heather Rutledge (Terry) of Lancaster, Virginia; sons, Josh Carter...
Garland Robins
Mar 7, 2014
Garland W. Robins, age 93, died Friday, March 7, 2014, at his home in Deltaville. He was predeceased by his wife Margaret Moffitt Robins and his parents John W. and Emma Lee Healy Robins. Garland started his wholesale business in 1950; he sold the business in 1984, and he retired in 1999. He was a founding member of the Lower...
William Brooks
Mar 5, 2014
William F. “Bubba” Brooks, Jr., age 52, of Locust Hill died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. He was an avid carpenter and commercial fisherman. He also loved recreational fishing with his friends and playing horseshoes. He was predeceased by his father, William F. Brooks, Sr. and brother Jimmy Brooks. He is survived by his children; Lauren Lovejoy (Henry), Ryan...
Ann Matvey
Mar 3, 2014
Ann Matvey was born on March 25, 1913 and passed away on March 3, 2014. Ann was a resident of North, Virginia. Services will be announced at a later date.
Edna Duel
Feb 24, 2014
Edna Duel, 89, of Deltaville and Saluda passed away peacefully Monday, February 24, 2014 after a brief, courageous battle with cancer. Edna was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and nurse, who loved all people and animals. During WWII, Edna served as a Navy Wave and was stationed in Washington D.C. She moved to Deltaville from Chicago, Illinois in 1972 and...
Audrey Burrell
Feb 21, 2014
Burrell, Audrey Crittenden, age 83, passed away peacefully February 21, 2014 at Cedarfield Health Care Center, Richmond, Virginia. The daughter of the late Virginia Crittenden White and Alva Denzil Crittenden, she was born in Deltaville, VA and lived in Dahlgren, VA from the age of 12. Throughout her life, Audrey met the challenge of cerebral palsy with grace and courage,...
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