Aug 8, 2017

Joseph Gray Wilson, Jr., 86, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017. A Newport News native and 1949 graduate of Newport News High School, he remained a lifelong Peninsula resident. He served in the US Air Force from 1949-1952 as a trombonist in the Tactical Air Command Band at Langley Air Force Base. Upon discharge, he went to work for the...

Aug 5, 2017

MSgt Frederick Ronald Howell (U.S. Air Force retired), 76, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017. Born in Bedford, VA, he has been a resident of Hampton since 1977. In 1983, he retired from the U.S. Air Force, after 22 years, which include service during Vietnam. He retired again in 2002 from NASA as a Mechanic....

Aug 4, 2017

Kathryn Rainey Newman Vick, 53, passed peacefully on August 4, 2017. She was born on November 14, 1963 in Henderson, NC and only months later, after the passing of her father, moved with her mother and siblings to Newport News, VA. "Rainey" was a 1982 graduate of Warwick High School and later attended...

Aug 4, 2017

Kitty Clark Walling, 71, died Friday, August 4, 2017. She retired as a cashier from Virginia ABC stores and was an avid animal lover.

Preceded in death by her parents, Raleigh Wilson and Bessie Wood Clark; she is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Lee Walling and her husband, Tore Fareid; and her sister, Betty Clark Campbell and...

Jul 31, 2017

Shawna Ruth Wisser, 41, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her dearest friends and family members. Shawna was born in Pasco, Washington, and has been a resident of Yorktown, Virginia for three years. She...

Jul 30, 2017

Shirley Jean Seidnitzer, 76, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2017.  Born and raised in South Carolina, she married Bernard J. Seidnitzer on Feb 9, 1932 and was married to him until his death on December 1, 2012.  She was a longtime resident of the Peninsula where she was formerly a waitress for Shoney's and Sammy and Nick's. Shirley is survived...

Jul 27, 2017

Thomas Wayne Schott passed away at home on July 27, 2017 at the age of 64.

Tom was born on November 1, 1952. He graduated from Poquoson High School in 1970. Tom worked as a carpenter until he had an accident in February 1979 that disabled him and kept...

Jul 25, 2017

Johon Josephine Paul, 85, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017. A native of Phoebus, Johon had been a Hampton resident until moving to The Villages, FL in 2015. She graduated from St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School, in 1948 graduate from Hampton High School and was a lifelong member of St. Mary Star of...

Jul 24, 2017

Yorktown – Rebecca J. Sweeney, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, lost her hard fought 7 year battle with breast cancer on July 24, 2017, surrounded by family at home.  She was 58 years old.  Her memory will be cherished by her husband, John, and her children, Jennifer and Matthew.  A special thanks goes out to her sister, Roxanne...

Jul 24, 2017

Charles Edwin Ochsenfeld, 89, passed away July 24, 2017 after a long illness. He was born in Hampton on October 13, 1927. Charles went on to serve in the U.S. Maritime Service and the United States Army, serving in post war occupation forces in Germany and then serving in the Korean War. Following his military...

Jul 23, 2017

Eunice Newton Smith died Sunday, July 23, 2017. Eunice was born in Caswell Co, NC., the daughter of Lelia and Thomas Newton. After graduation from high school and Newport News Business College, she went to work at C&P Telephone Co.

In the mean-time, she met her husband-to-be William Kent...

Jul 21, 2017

Emma Marie Hogge, 78, died Friday, July 21, 2017. Born in Albany NY she had been a longtime resident of Hampton.

Emma was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Norris Franklin Hogge, Sr. She is survived by her sons, Norris Franklin Hogge, Jr. and wife Carol...

Jul 20, 2017

Danny Ray Caison, 62, died Thursday, July 20, 2017. A lifelong resident of Hampton, Danny retired from Cannon Inc after 29 years. A simple man, he loved to fish and shoot pool. Danny is survived by his wife, Sandy Caison; a daughter, Ashley Cheek and husband Eric; son, Justin Caison and fiancée Laura Utt; brothers, Allen R. Caison and wife...

Jul 18, 2017

Robert Lee Phillips, 86, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Bob (Bobby) was born on January 14, 1931 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the youngest of five children to Guy Berryman and Annie Craig Phillips. The family moved in 1936 to Chapel Hill where his father became the Dean of the School of Education...

Jul 15, 2017

Geraldine Anita Samuel, 84, of Yorktown, VA went home to be with her heavenly Father on July 15, 2017.

Geraldine was born in Reidsville, NC to Herbert & Lula Broadnax on August 6, 1932. Geraldine was one of five children, having three brothers and a sister.

Education was one...

Jul 15, 2017

Judith Taylor-Callahan, 75, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017.  A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, she was a former real estate agent with Century 21 Nachman Realty.

Judy is survived by her husband, Kelley J. Callahan; children, Lynda Haynes and David Haynes and his wife, Janie; step-children, Mary Tuinei and John Callahan, sisters, Carolyn Harper and Sunny...

Jul 13, 2017

Oscar Wade Burton, 73, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 peacefully at his home. Born in Maple Hill, North Carolina, he was a resident of Hampton since 1961. He was retired from Verizon Telephone Company, where he was a cable technician. He was a member of Calvary Assembly of God. Wade was preceded in death...

Jul 8, 2017

Margaret Sherman Falk, 95, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Chesapeake, VA.  A native of Hampton, VA, she was a graduate of Hampton High School and JMU.  She worked at Langley Field as a secretary until she met her husband Bill. They were married for 65 years. In her younger years, she sang professionally. She was a faithful...

Jul 7, 2017

Connie Marie Akers, 83, died Friday, July 7, 2017. Born in Pembroke, Virginia, she was a longtime Hampton resident where she worked at Maida Development and as a Deli Manager at Pantry Pride.

Preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Evelyn Rumburg, and her husband Arthur L. Akers;...

Jul 6, 2017

Mae Hoppe Burcher, 86, died Thursday, July 6, 2017. Born in Hampton, she was a longtime Yorktown resident where she worked in banking and drove a York County school bus for many years and was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Very active in the International Order of Job's Daughters, she was a...