by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Our beloved, Mrs. Levolia Savage Fletcher, entered eternal rest peacefully at her home in Chesapeake on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. She was born in Modest Town on Nov. 19, 1933, a daughter of the late Herbert and Sallie Savage. She was married to the late Hessie Fletcher...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
On Feb. 6, 2023, Mrs. Deborah Claudine Watson Elmandorf was called home to be with her Heavenly Father at her daughter’s residence in Greenbush. She was born Aug. 28, 1951, a daughter of the late Samuel Floyd Bagwell and the late Nancy Lee Watson in Nassawadox....
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Charles Thomas Etz died on Feb. 11, 2023. He was born in Nassawadox on June 6, 1939, and reared in Cheriton by his parents, Joseph T. Etz Jr. and Dorothy Scott Etz. He is survived by one sister Deborah Etz McDonald (Michael) of Farmersville, Texas; one nephew,...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Colburn Simpson, 86, husband of the late Pauline Voyles Simpson and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at his residence. A native of Quinby, he was the son of the late Dorsey H. Simpson and the late Beulah Spence Simpson. He was a...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. William Edward “Billy” Bull Jr., 80, passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at his home in Lexington, S.C. Billy was the son of the late William Edward Bull Sr. and the late Margaret Snyder Bull of Exmore. He was born in Nassawadox on Feb. 20, 1942, and lived on the...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Irene Finney Major Douglas was born on Dec. 26, 1944, a daughter to the late George Bell and the late Mary Finney. Her maternal grandparents, Arvil Byrd and Gracie Finney, raised her after the passing of her mother. “Lil Irene” or “Red,” as she was affectionately...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Barry Henderson Parks, 75, of Parksley, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Shore Health & Rehabilitation in Parksley. Born September 11, 1947, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Clifton Henderson Parks and the late Eva Pruitt Parks. Barry lived in...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Edward Arnold Van Popering, 86, husband of the late Millicent Fay Van Popering and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at his residence. A native of West Sayville, N.Y., he was the son of the late Edward Van Popering and the late Mable...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Patricia Lynn Furniss, the wife of Edward Allen Furniss and a resident of Melfa, died Jan. 19, 2023. She was 61. Born in Georgia, she was a licensed practical nurse who worked at Shore Lifecare at Parksley, Arcadia Nursing Home in Gargatha, and Continuum...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. James P. Davis, 62, of Melfa, departed this life on Jan. 27, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Born in Melfa, James was the beloved son of the late James and Elsie Davis. He was affectionately known as “Pete” or “J.D.” by his family and...
