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Jacqueline Ruffa King

Jacqueline Ruffa King

Jan 19, 2021

Jacqueline Ruffa King, 98, departed this life on January 19, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born September 18, 1922 to Garland and Minnie Dillon Johnson of Petersburg. She was a life-long resident of the Petersburg area, living her last five years in Chesterfield Heights Gracious Retirement Living facility. Raised in Third Presbyterian Church, she later became a member...

Grayson Shelton

Grayson Shelton

Jan 18, 2021

Grayson McNeil Shelton, 16, of Deltaville, a senior at Middlesex High School, passed away early Monday morning on January 18, 2021 at M.C.V. Hospital in Richmond. He was the owner and operator of Grayson’s Lawncare along with his best friend Austin Lundy. Grayson has been cutting grass since he was eight years old. He had a strong work ethic at...

Kathleen Odom

Kathleen Odom

Jan 17, 2021

Kathy Miller Odom, beloved friend, mother and “Nana Kat,” died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, VA. She was 75 years old.Kathy Sue Odom was born in Ohio, March 6, 1946 and was adopted when she was 6 months old by her beloved parents, father Reverend J. P. Miller and mother Elaine 1946. Kathy was so...

Audrey Pierce

Audrey Pierce

Jan 16, 2021

Audrey Smith Pierce, 93, of Mathews, Virginia passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. She was born on April 19, 1927 on Gwynn’s Island and grew up during “The Great Depression”. She shared many stories about those times on the Island and it was a real history lesson. Audrey studied at Virginia Wesleyan College and was a graduate of Mathews...

Margaret Stevens

Margaret Stevens

Jan 16, 2021

Margaret Hogge Stevens, 98, of Hartfield passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021. She was the widow of Charles Edward Stevens, Sr. and a member of Lower United Methodist Church, Hartfield.Survived by a son; Richard Stevens and his wife Cecilia, daughters; Anne Landon (deceased husband Bill); Patsy Sibley (deceased husband Dicky); daughter-in-law, Dianne Stevens (deceased husband and son Charles E....

Robert Forinash

Robert Forinash

Jan 14, 2021

Robert Dale “Bob” Forinash, Sr. of Foster, Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1936 in Huttonsville, West Virginia. Bob retired from Ball Metal in Williamsburg, Virginia after 27 1/2 years as a machinist.He was predeceased by his wife, Velma and his parents, Dale and Hallie Forinash.He is survived by his children, Brenda...

Rosie Parham

Rosie Parham

Jan 14, 2021

Rosie Lee Parham, (Memaw), 85, of Hartfield, VA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 14th, 2021. She attended Gospel Lighthouse Church of Plainview, VA. Rosie was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert E. Parham, Brother, Clint Adams, Sister Jewell Adams, and Pastor’s Ike, and Evelyn Addington.Rosie is survived by her siblings: Betty Cope;...

Hazel Minter

Hazel Minter

Jan 13, 2021

Hazel Lee Minter, 85, of Dunnsville passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Minter, Sr, three sons Elmer Richard Minter, James R. Minter and Thomas E. Minter, Jr., one daughter, Linda Gayle Minter, one sister and three brothers.Hazel is survived by three daughters Elizabeth Ann Heisler...

Ernest Taylor

Ernest Taylor

Jan 11, 2021

Ernest F. Taylor, 74, of Dunnsville passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lenwood and Gazelle Taylor.Ernest is survived by his wife, Dorothy P. Taylor; one sister, Brenda Gail Wilkins (Wade); two brothers, Earl Taylor (Lois) and Richard Taylor all of Montross; sister in law & brother in law, Madeline & Robert...

George Winder

George Winder

Jan 11, 2021

George Richard Winder, Jr., 68, of Gloucester passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. He was a retired employee of Kings Dominion and was later employed with O’Malley Timber Products. He was preceded in death by his sister, Edith Ohde.George is survived by his son George Richard Winder, III (Heather) of Center Cross; daughter Shannon Winder Bolton (Brent) of Kilmarnock;...

Danny Beaner

Danny Beaner

Jan 10, 2021

Obituary to appear soon.

Norton Hurd

Norton Hurd

Jan 8, 2021

Norton Warren Hurd, 104, founder of Hurd’s Hardware in Deltaville, passed away at home in Deltaville on Friday, January 8, 2021. He was born on September 15, 1916, in the Hurd homeplace built in Deltaville by his grandfather just after the Civil War. Norton attended school across from the home prior to graduating from Syringa High School. He learned about...

Barbara Buchanan

Barbara Buchanan

Jan 6, 2021

Barbara M. Buchanan, 86, of Hudgins, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. She was a member of Mathews Baptist Church and the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad. She retired from NASA.She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Buchanan and Joan Miller (David); a grandson, John Wesley Miller.A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 3:00...

Mary Wrike

Mary Wrike

Jan 5, 2021

Louise was born in Washington, DC, in 1946, an early “baby boomer” and the middle child of the late Catherine Ellen McCune and Charles Aloyisus Horan. She was raised in Bethesda (Maryland), went to Our Lady of Lourdes School, and graduated from Holy Cross High School. A dozen classmates from Lourdes and Holy Cross remained together throughout Louise’s lifetime in...

Eloise Beck

Eloise Beck

Jan 5, 2021

Eloise Mundie Beck, 79, of Tappahannock passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021. She was a retired receptionist with Dr. William Ryan with 37 year’s service.Eloise is survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles I. Beck, III.; her two sons, Jason Beck of Maryville, TN and Aaron Beck (Crystal Packett) of Tappahannock; two grandchildren, Ethan Beck and Ava Beck; one...

Lois Soles

Lois Soles

Jan 4, 2021

Lois S. Soles, 84, passed Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Gardens of Warwick Forest. She was born on May 6, 1936 in Mathews, Virginia.She was preceded in death by her parents Edwin and Virdie Smith and her husband, Jack W. Soles, Sr. She is survived by her children, Susan Rowe (David), Jack Soles, Jr. (Susan), Becky Wroten, Jeffery Soles,...

Roegean Speight

Roegean Speight

Jan 4, 2021

Roegean Hughes SpeightRoegean passed away on January 04, 2020 peacefully during her stay in long term care in Newport News, Virginia after several months of failing health. Roegean resided in Deltaville, Virginia next door to her daughter, Wandra Thornton.Predeceased by her husband, Emory B. Speight on May 12, 2013, Roegean is survived by her son, William Ripley; daughter, Wandra Thornton;...

Marie Freeman

Marie Freeman

Jan 1, 2021

Marie Freeman of Tappahannock, passed away on January 1,2021,at the age of 99. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Douglas Freeman. She is survived by her son Alan (Susan); grandchildren, Michael Freeman and Emily Freeman Vazir and their mother ,Diane Freeman; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.Marie was born in North Carolina in 1921. She...

Pearl Kennard

Pearl Kennard

Jan 1, 2021

Pearl Renell Kennard, 93, of Deltaville, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021 after a long stay in a nursing home under hospice care. She was born June 1, 1927 in Middlesex County, daughter of the late Otis and Nancy Callis.Renell along side her husband, Harold owned and operated Kennards Crab Bar in Deltaville for many years. She was a...

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Dec 31, 2020

Patricia Abbott Ellis was born in Richmond, VA on October 11, 1945, daughter of Woodrow W. Abbott and Dorothy S. Abbott. She was the widow of George Dandridge Ellis Jr.She entered heavens gates on December 31, 2020.She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Patricia was an excellent cook and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Over the...

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