Mar 13, 2017

Sharon Denise Carr died March 13, 2017. Born April 9, 1954 she had been a longtime Peninsula resident. She is survived by her son Kelly Carr. Arrangements are private.

Mar 11, 2017

Robert Wayne Lambert, 62, died Saturday, March 11, 2017. A native of Prince Edward County, he was a Navy veteran and had been a Hampton resident for the last 35 years. He was an avid NASCAR fan as well as a fan of the Washington Redskins. He enjoyed fishing and listening to music, especially bluegrass...

Mar 10, 2017

Roger Neuharth, longtime resident of Hampton, passed away March 10, 2017. He was born August 20, 1936 in Eureka, SD. Roger served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958, afterwards he married Margaret Lee and had one son Roger Jr. In 1966 Roger became employed by Bennette Paint Co. and was later appointed President and CEO....

Mar 9, 2017

David Joel Norman, 79, died Thursday, March 9, 2017. Born in McDowell County, Marion, NC on February 10, 1938, he graduated from Marion High School and then moved to Newport News to work for Newport News Shipbuilding where he retired after 38 years of service. He attended Warwick Assembly of God.

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Mar 9, 2017

Captain John Allison "Ruff" Jones passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017. A lifelong Hampton resident, he was a past member of the Virginia Pilots Association for 39 ½ years and served on the Board of Directors for several terms.

After his retirement, Ruff still treasured watching ships transiting the...

Mar 7, 2017

Jennie Ray Briley, 92, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Born in Deltaville, Jennie moved to the Peninsula in 1942. She is a member of Northside Christian Church. She worked for the Hampton City Schools from 1978 until recently becoming ill, first as a cafeteria worker and then as a school bus aid. She...

Mar 6, 2017

Shirley Dorothy Naill, 89, widow of George A. Naill, Sr., passed away Monday, March 6, 2017.  Born in Providence RI, she has been a resident of Hampton since 2010. Shirley is survived by her children, Wayne Naill, Kenny Naill, Patty Otto and George Naill, Jr.; ten grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. A service to celebrated Shirley's life will be held...

Mar 6, 2017

Lt. Col. Colby D. Rehmert (US Army, Ret.) died peacefully at Portsmouth Naval Hospital on March 6, 2017.

Born in Burdette, KS June 4, 1935, he was active in sports all his life, starting with Junior High football and ending with his dear golfing buddies, Doug and Jerry. After graduating from Jetmore High, he attended Kansas University...

Mar 5, 2017

Anita Radford Bolt passed away peacefully on March 5, 2017. She was a beloved wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Born in Loris, South Carolina, Anita moved to Hampton when she was a young child. She was a longtime member of the Hampton Church of the Nazarene. Anita was an angel whose time amongst us...

Mar 5, 2017

Colonel James Francis Thornton, Jr. (US Army, Ret.), age 85, passed away at home Sunday March 5, 2017 with his loving family by his side. Col. Thornton is survived by his wife of 62 years, Kay Francis Thornton (Ottens), his children, Anne Thornton-Lindsay (Andrew), Jonathan Thornton (Cathi), Kathleen Thornton-Bailey, James Thornton, III (Kris), Christina Thornton-Hodges (Todd), Andrew Thornton, Mary Kearney...

Mar 2, 2017

Hilda Grey Blalock Williams of Hampton, VA, passed away Thursday evening, March 2, 2017 at Riverside Regional Medical Center due to complications following open heart surgery in February.  She was seventy-five years young. Born March 9, 1941 in Timberlake, Person Co., NC, she was the eighth and youngest child of the late Roby Elbert Blalock, Sr. and Viola Belle...

Mar 2, 2017

Betsy Jane Broxmeyer, 85, died Thursday, March 2, 2017. A native of Nash Co., NC, she was a longtime Hampton resident where she worked for Clyde's Restaurant for many years.

Preceded in death by her husband, James W. Broxmeyer; survivors include her daughters, Connie Dickinson and Carol Broxmeyer both...

Mar 2, 2017

Stephen G. Scotti, 93, died Thursday, March 2, 2017. Born in Villamaina, Italy on June 29, 1923 he moved to the United States at 6 months of age. Steve spent more than 47 years in service to his country, first on active duty in the Army and then the Army civil service. He was an...

Feb 28, 2017

Jean Duncan Ritchie, 80, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Born in Detroit, she had lived in Hampton, VA for the last three years.

Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Ritchie; survivors include her children, Terril Ritchie Willoughby, Michael Ritchie, Scott Ritchie, and Jill Ritchie Matye; grandchildren, Amanda...

Feb 28, 2017

William "Bill" Randle Black, 89, died peacefully at home February 28, 2017.  The son of Randle and Myrtle Black, he was born in Barboursville, West Virginia.  Bill proudly served his country in Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Air Force.  He also worked and retired from the Veteran's Administration in Hampton. Bill was a dedicated member of Calvary Assembly of...

Feb 28, 2017

Thomas Harvey Cook, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was of the Methodist faith. He was a retired accountant from Newport News Shipbuilding.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Beverly Cook, son Thomas Alan...

Feb 27, 2017

Elizabeth G. "Betty" McKinney, 95, died Monday, February 27, 2017. Born in Winston Salem, NC, she had been a Hampton resident from 1942 until moving to The Chesapeake eight years ago. Betty was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and the St. Anne's Guild; a charter member of the Pembroke Garden Club, the Kecoughtan...

Feb 27, 2017

Most people here didn't know my momma so I wanted to take this time to give you an idea of who she was and how bad I and my children will miss her. Mom was a feisty lady, was born right before the depression and lived through it sometimes hungry and sometimes cold.  I believe that's what made her the...

Feb 26, 2017

Charles A (Charlie) Wornom died on February 26, 2017 at the age of 88. He was a lifelong resident of Hampton, Virginia, having been born on the Smith Farm near the East Hampton Bridge. He faced many challenges as a young boy. His father died when he was one year old leaving his mother with...

Feb 24, 2017

Lt. Col. (Ret) Brian R. Allen, 68, died on February 24, 2017, after a brief illness. Born in 1948 in Peoria, Il., to Lee and Patricia (Bird) Allen, Brian was raised on a small Hereford cattle farm in Alta, Il., among a large extended family and close-knit community.

Brian...