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Annie Chadwick Sleigher
Jul 25, 2016
Annie Chadwick Sleigher, 92, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Sentara Careplex. She was the widow of Joseph Sleigher, her husband of 70 years.
A native of Burgaw in Pender County, NC, Mrs. Sleigher was the daughter of William Frasier and Myrtle Parker Chadwick. She had been a Hampton...
Thao Phuong Bui
Jul 24, 2016
Thao Phuong Bui, age 51, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Born in Vietnam to Lai Van Bui and Tue Thi Bui, she was a resident of Hampton since 1995.
Thao is survived by her husband, Hanh Vo; daughters, Han Vo and Anh Vo; and her siblings, Thuha Le, Thanh Duc Bui, Duc Huu Bui, Thaohien...
Mary Elizabeth Devoe
Jul 22, 2016
Mary E. "Jill" Devoe, 78, died Friday, July 22, 2016. A native of Eagle Lake, FL, she had lived in Hampton since 1992 where she volunteered at the Langley Air Force Base Hospital for 20 years. She retired as the manager of a credit union in Connecticut.
Jill loved...
Joyce Forbes Holt
Jul 22, 2016
Joyce Forbes Holt, 82, died Friday, July 22, 2016. A native Hamptonian, Joyce was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, Hampton where she sang in the choir for over twenty years. After her graduation from Hampton High School in 1952, she spent the next 20 years lovingly raising her family. Joyce then actively pursued her career in bookkeeping...
Rosetta Laura Wilhelm
Jul 20, 2016
Rosetta Laura Laurama Fizer Wilhelm, 90, passed peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 into the arms of her Savior.
She was a native of Kingwood, West Virginia and resident of Hampton for many years. She was a member of Faith Community Church. Throughout most of her life, she attended and was a member of...
William Neil Strum, Jr
Jul 19, 2016
William Neil Strum, Jr., 69, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born in Georgia, he lived most of his life in Hampton, graduated from the Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School and retired from the shipyard in 2015 as a Master Shipbuilder with 50 years of service. In his younger days he enjoyed fishing.
Preceded...
Willow Mae Clements
Jul 19, 2016
Willow Mae Clements, infant daughter of Kelsey Reed and Louis Clements ||, passed away on Tuesday July 19, 2016.
Willow was taken from this world way too soon, she was extremely strong, like the roots of a willow tree, and she was as beautiful as...
Joseph H. Tanoury
Jul 19, 2016
Joseph H. Tanoury, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Born and raised in Hampton, Joe graduated from Peninsula Catholic High School in 1968 and attended Thomas Nelson Community College. He was a life insurance broker for many years.
Joe was an accomplished photographer, which was his true...
Franklin Rose
Jul 17, 2016
Franklin "Sonny" Rose, 81, died Sunday, July 17, 2016 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Â Born on April 26, 1935in Tams, WV to the late Jonathan and Mamie Rose, he had been a Hampton resident since 1961. He retired from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1997 after 35 years of service.
He was preceded in death by...
James William "Bill" Speegle
Jul 15, 2016
James William "Bill" Speegle, 89, passed away July 15, 2016 surrounded by his family after a brief illness.
Born November 23, 1926, he was raised in Hampton with his six siblings. Bill attended Hampton High School, and at 17 enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne during WWII. Upon his return, he...
John Everett Holland, Jr.
Jul 14, 2016
John Everett Holland, Jr., 84, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016. Born in Isle of Wight, he grew up in Suffolk and Portsmouth and graduated from Churchland High School. A resident of the Peninsula for most of his life, he served the Federal Government with distinction for over 32 years, nearly 24 of those years with the...
Willis E. "Bill" Lowery
Jul 13, 2016
Willis E "Bill" Lowery, 82, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 peacefully with his beloved wife by his side. Born in Rochester, New York to Willis "Deac" Lowery and Louise Langan Lowery, Bill graduated from Aquinas High School and University of Rochester, after which he began a 25 year career in the US Navy, retiring as...
Dorothy Gatling Hill
Jul 12, 2016
Newport News, Dorothy Gatling Hill, age 87, peacefully transitioned from this life on Tuesday , July 12, 2016.
Dorothy Gatling Hill was born in Ahoskie, North Carolina on June 8, 1929 to Tommie and Thelma Gatling. She is the oldest of...
Barbara L. West
Jul 12, 2016
Barbara L. West, 81, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016. A native of Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was a longtime Peninsula resident. She enjoyed dancing and loved her Jack Russell terriers, Jake, Maggie, Missy and Sammie.
Preceded in death by her husband, James S. West; survivors include her children, Mitchell Walls of Newport News, Robin...
Ernest A. Kincaid
Jul 10, 2016
Ernest A. "George" Kincaid, 89, died Sunday, July 10, 2016. A native of Deerfield, VA, he was a longtime Hampton resident and member of East Hampton United Methodist Church. He served in the US Army during World War II and went to work for the Civil Service retiring from Fort Monroe in 1982...
Joan Cunningham Newman
Jul 8, 2016
HAMPTON - Mrs. Joan Cunningham Newman, of Hampton, VA, died peacefully on Friday, July 8th 2016 at the age of 86. She was a graduate of Hampton High School, Class of '47, a lifelong member St. John's Episcopal Church and a devoted member of their choir for over 70 years. She was a...
Alan Douglas Frazer
Jul 8, 2016
ALAN DOUGLAS FRAZER, 87, died Friday, July 8, 2016 at home in Yorktown, Va.  Born in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. on April 26, 1929 to the Rev. Howard Frazer and Louise Lucas Frazer, he was raised in Medford, N.J. and graduated from Mt. Holly High School. After graduating from Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y., in 1953, he served in the...
Hugh Archie Black, Iii
Jul 8, 2016
Archie, what can we say about Archie Black. Born to Hugh Black, Jr. and Irene Brandt on November 8, 1965. He departed this life on July 7, 2016.
Archie was preceded in death by his brother Barry Black and beloved dog Bosly. He is survived by his brother, Cary Black and Danny Black, both of Indiana; and...
Lillian Frances Breeding
Jul 7, 2016
Lillian Frances Bailey Breeding, 82, of Hampton, VA passed away July 7, 2016 as a result of a long battle with cancer. Her husband, friends, and family were by her side when she drifted off to be with the Lord. She was preceded by her parents William and Mildred Bailey of Northampton County, VA and her brothers, Billy and Ronald...
John Patrick Denning
Jul 6, 2016
John Patrick Denning 81, passed away peacefully July 6, 2016 after a long illness. John was born August 15, 1934 in Virginia, Minnesota. After 22 years active duty military service in the United States Air Force, to include tours serving Korean and Vietnam war, John retired to Virginia.
John met his bride of...

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