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Jimmy Phillips

Jimmy Phillips

Apr 26, 2022

Jimmy Ray Phillips, Sr. 76, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his home. He was born on April 17, 1946. He graduated from Mathews High School in 1964 and from the Newport News Apprentice School in 1969. In 1976 he worked for CDI Marine Co, and was currently working for the City of Newport...

Michael Parker

Michael Parker

Apr 26, 2022

Michael W. Parker, 62, of Lancaster and a native of Glenns, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He was the son of the late George and Lois Parker and was also predeceased by a brother, Van.Survived by his children; Michael George Parker and Amy Parker Kelly, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one niece and one nephew.A funeral service...

Stuart Bristow

Stuart Bristow

Apr 26, 2022

Stuart Wayne Bristow, 50, of Topping, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Cathy Bristow. He was a member of Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department, and the Middlesex Rescue Squad in Deltaville. All services will be private

Bonnie Page

Bonnie Page

Apr 26, 2022

Bonnie Fay Page, 78, of Tappahannock, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. She was a retired Civil Service Accounting Technician and worked at Wester Field Naval Airbase in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. She grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland and moved to Virginia in 2000, and loved living here in Tappahannock. Bonnie was an avid quilter, and...

Ertha Clarke

Ertha Clarke

Apr 25, 2022

Ertha Lee Clarke, 93, of Bohannon, Virginia went home peacefully Monday, April 25, 2022 to be with our Lord and Savior. She was born to Flave and Louise Hudgins on November 30, 1928 and was an only child.Ertha Lee attended the Peninsula School in Bohannon and was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church. She was employed for 26 years...

Virgil Miller

Virgil Miller

Apr 24, 2022

Bryan Virgil Miller, husband of the late Myrtle Deagle Miller, died peacefully on April 24, 2022. Virgil was preceded in death by his parents Baynard Wharton and Annie Bell Sibley Miller, and a grandson Brandon Miller. He was the last surviving member of his family, having been predeceased by six siblings. Virgil was a lifelong member of Zoar Baptist Church....

Patricia Graves

Patricia Graves

Apr 24, 2022

Patricia (Trish) Lorene Graves,77, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on April 24, 2022 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick F. Graves Sr.; her parents Olin K. Rackley and Verlee R. Arnn; and her younger brother Robert Rackley.Trish was affectionately nicknamed "MooMoo" in her later years and she was a beloved grandmother and...

Christine Williams

Christine Williams

Apr 24, 2022

WILLIAMS, Christine Marie, “Chris” - beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend - passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 24, 2022 at Westminster Canterbury in Richmond, Va. She was one of five children born to William and Marie Schacht of White Plains, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, of 51 years. She is survived...

Lewis Clinton Davis

Lewis Clinton Davis

Apr 23, 2022

Lewis Clinton Davis, 75, of Dunnsville, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022.He is preceded in death by his brother, Warner Davis and is survived by his loving wife, Janet Lankford Davis; sons, Jonathan Davis (Michelle) and Brian Davis (Kerem); daughters, Mary Davis and Stacy Pease (Stephen); grandchildren, Gaige Davis and Meredith Steward and also his brother, Vincent Davis.Clinton worked...

Clinton White

Clinton White

Apr 22, 2022

Clinton E. W. White II, 92, of Onemo, Virginia passed away suddenly on Friday, April 22, 2022 after a long illness.He graduated from Forest Park High School in Baltimore, MD. Clinton retired from the U. S. Air Force and was a printer by trade. He loved camping, model railroading, TV game shows, especially trivia, crossword puzzles and naval history books.He...

Robert Franklin

Robert Franklin

Apr 22, 2022

Robert Eugene Franklin, 92, of Champlain, Virginia passed away at home on Friday, April 22nd, 2022.He was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip Segar Franklin and Myrtle Hortense Franklin; his sister, Mildred Rebrick; and his loving wife of 68 years, Mabel Dameron Franklin.He is survived by his daughter, Mary Beth Lowery (Michael), sons Robert D. Franklin, and Paul B....

Edward Melpolder

Edward Melpolder

Apr 21, 2022

Edward Allan “Ted” Melpolder, 78, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. He was a welder by trade and after retirement he worked at Home Depot where he made many friends. He loved to garden, cook, and boating.He was predeceased by his wife, Deborah Jann; his parents, Bob and Marge Melpolder; and...

Samuel Cox

Samuel Cox

Apr 18, 2022

Samuel L. Cox, 74, of Hartfield passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. Sam served twenty-four years in the U.S. Army and retired as a Master Sergeant from the 108th Battalion. He was preceded in death by Garland and Eula Cox and Tom Cox. Survived by his sons, William Cox and Chester Cox; four grandchildren, Nicholas Cox, Jonathan Cox, Elizabeth...

Joan Williams

Joan Williams

Apr 17, 2022

Joan French Williams, 87, of Mathews, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, April 17, 2022 surrounded by her family.She was preceded in death by her parents, Lindley W. French and Shirley H. French and beloved husband, Herbert Taylor Williams, Jr. She is survived by her loving children, Lynn Williams Mueller and John Taylor Williams; son-in-law Robert Curt Mueller, and...

James Shelton

James Shelton

Apr 16, 2022

James Chester "Gus" Shelton Jr., 79, of Gloucester passed away Saturday April 16, 2022 at his home. He was born in Hampton, Va. and was the son of the late James Chester Shelton Sr. and Myrtle Catherine Fisher. Gus was preceded in death by his parents, wife Carolyn Shelton, brothers Robert William “Bobby” Shelton, and Hoy McKinley “Mac” Fitzgerald. He...

Jamie Callis

Jamie Callis

Apr 14, 2022

Jamie White Callis, age 70, of Cobbs Creek, Virginia passed from this earth to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Jamie devoted much of her life to the caring of others. She studied nursing at Johnston – Willis School of Nursing where she achieved a diploma and became a Registered Nurse. She worked in many areas of...

Alfred Henkel

Alfred Henkel

Apr 13, 2022

Alfred Robert “Bob” Henkel, 88, of Urbanna, Virginia, and a recent resident of Schertz, Texas, passed away peacefully at Silver Tree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Schertz, Texas on April 13, 2022, after a period of declining health.Bob was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Alfred H. and Corola B. Henkel. Bob moved with his family to Deltaville, Virginia in 1943...

Wilma Quinlan

Wilma Quinlan

Apr 12, 2022

Wilma “Vivian” Quinlan, 90, of Bohannon, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She was a member of the Lions Club and Christ Church, Kingston Parish, in Mathews. Vivian was a well-known caterer and wedding cake decorator, she was an excellent seamstress, loved fishing and gardening and was known for her crab feasts.Vivian is predeceased by her husband, George...

Marilyn Thomas

Marilyn Thomas

Apr 10, 2022

Marilyn Carole Thomas 68 of Topping passed away at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her brother (Wayne) was by her side. Marilyn was a standout basketball and softball player in high school and loved all sports. She kept that passion alive watching Marianne, Madison and MacLean competing in their respective sports. She loved to fish and...

Geoffry LaLand

Geoffry LaLand

Apr 10, 2022

On Sunday, April 10, 2022, Geoffry Lynn LaLand “Hippy” of New Point, Virginia, raised the white flag and reluctantly surrendered to the Kingdom of Heaven after a long battle with illness. For those of you who truly knew Geoff, you know he put up quite a fight and gained seven years of ground before this surrender; a feat that even...

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