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Recent Obituaries
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...
Selma Mitchem Tremer
Aug 29, 2024
Selma Mitchem Tremer, age 89, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 29, 2024, at “Heron Cove at Sanders” in Gloucester, Virginia. She was born February 4, 1935, to Hazel Oliver Mitchem and Charles Lee Mitchem. Selma attended the Church of Saint Therese, Gloucester, Virginia.
Selma Jean was a member of the 1953 graduating class of Mathews High School, Mathews, Virginia. Upon completing...
Deirdre Gilkison McElroy
Aug 29, 2024
Deirdre Ann Gilkison McElroy was born in Chelsea, London, England on September 24, 1935, the daughter of Lieutenant Stewart Vernon Gilkison of the Irish Guards and Mary Kent Gilbert of New York State. She died Thursday, August 29, 2024, at her home. In 1936, her family relocated to Africa. She first lived on a farm in Clocolan, Orange Free State,...
Michelle Lynn Morgan
Aug 17, 2024
Michelle Lynn Morgan, 58, of Mathews, Va., passed peacefully into the better, eternal side of life, on Saturday, August 17, 2024, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Lt. Col. John Robert Morgan, Sr. She was born on December 30, 1965, in Richmond, Va. while her father served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
Leroy Millard "LM" Carlton Jr
Aug 14, 2024
Leroy Millard “LM” Carlton, Jr., age 92, of Urbanna passed away on August 14, 2024, after a short illness.
LM was preceded in death by his wife Marta, his mother Oleathia Heath Carlton, his father Leroy Millard Carlton Sr. and a brother, Albert Heath “Colonel” Carlton.
He is survived by many cousins. LM was a graduate of Christchurch School and attended the...
Patricia Mary Sillery
Aug 14, 2024
On August 14, 2024, Patricia Girouard Sillery, of Saluda, aged 70, left us to be with the Lord. She was born to Robert Louis and Irene R. Girouard on October 26, 1953, In Newport News, VA. She was preceded in passing by her grandparents, parents, her brother, Leon Girouard and niece, Deanna Girouard.
She is survived by her loving husband, Lee...
Sandra Hovey
Aug 14, 2024
Sandra L. Hovey from the Urbanna area passed away at the age of 86 on August 14, 2024 after a lengthy time of disability. Sandra (known to her husband of 45 years, as “Sandra Rose”); is survived by her husband Stanford Hovey, her daughter Aubrina Schryer, and her son Eric Schryer and his wife, Susan. She is also survived by...
Estella "Stella" Gates Williams
Aug 14, 2024
Estella (Stella) G. Williams, 91, passed peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. She was born in Utica, NY, on September 22, 1932, to the late Gilman James and Isabell Casalett Gates. She married Arthur S. Williams, Sr. October 16, 1947, and was a devoted wife, as well as, mother to five sons. We will remember how she stayed at Dad’s side...
Vincent Lindell Pletnick
Aug 10, 2024
Vincent Lindell Pletnick, 75, of Port Haywood, Virginia passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2024. Born February 14, 1949, he was the son of the late Tony and Rose Pletnick of New Haven, Connecticut. Vinny, as everyone called him, was a kind-hearted person who loved being with friends and his in-laws. He lost the love of his life, Linda in...
William Christopher Hight
Aug 9, 2024
William Christopher “Bill” Hight, age 81, of Urbanna, a professional collector and unofficial mayor, died August 9, 2024.
The son of Milton Langston “Bill” Hight and Betty Christian Knott, of Henderson NC, and Urbanna Va. Bill was born in Henderson, NC. and began coming to Urbanna as a child, staying in log cabins overlooking the Rappahannock River owned by his family...
Gari Sullivan
Aug 7, 2024
Gari B. Sullivan, age 86, died August 7th, 2024, in Hartfield, VA.
Gari is survived by his wife, Susan Sullivan; daughter, Sidney Sullivan Barnes (George); son, Christopher Sullivan, and his grandson Nicholas Garnett (Ashley).
Gari was born in Fredericksburg, VA. on February 6th, 1938. He was proceeded in death by his parents Sidney and Margaret Sullivan.
He received his Bachelor of Science from...
Barbara Louise Frey
Aug 7, 2024
Barbara Frey, 82, of Port Haywood, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, in Walter Reed Nursing & Rehab in Gloucester, Virginia. She was born in Maryland on July 8, 1942 to William and Mildred Callis. She was a graduate of Adelphi University. Barbara worked for the City of Newport News-Waterworks and retired in late 2008. She loved reading...
Charles Elwood Ball
Aug 7, 2024
Charles Elwood Ball, 79, of Tappahannock, Virginia, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, August 7, 2024. He was born in King and Queen County on July 15, 1945. He was the son of Otha H. Ball and Jennie B. Ball, and was a lifetime member of Howertons Baptist Church. Charles was an Army Veteran serving from October...
Pearl Elizabeth Robinson
Aug 5, 2024
Pearl Elizabeth Robinson, 94, of Tappahannock, Virginia, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2024. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tallie Robinson; her brother James A. Brooks, and her sister, Mary. She is survived by her half-sister, Jean Smith, and numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to her niece, Shirley Bowen,...
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