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Gertrud Bang
Oct 15, 2015
Gertrud Bang, beloved mother of Raimond (Linda) of Highlands, NY and Charles (Deborah) of Hampton, entered the Church Triumphant on October 15, 2015. A native of Bremerhaven, Germany, she lived in New York, California and Hampton, Virginia. She leaves a legacy of love to her 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. At her request, a private family interment at sea...
Lorene Stokes
Oct 9, 2015
Beloved mother, surrogate mother, grandmother, and trusted friend, Lorene Stokes entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the age of 90. Born in Nashville, NC on December 5, 1924, Ms. Stokes was the second youngest of 12 children born to Thomas and Ella (Cooper) Stokes. Her parents and all of her siblings preceded her in death. A...
Margaret D. Outten
Oct 7, 2015
Margaret D. Outten, 91, died October 7, 2015. A native of Hereford, England, she had been a resident of Hampton since 1961. Margaret was a very giving person, she loved volunteering at Hampton Veterans Administration Hospital. In her time volunteering there she put in over 10,000 hours in the Spinal Cord Unit. She also loved her church, Lacrosse Memorial Presbyterian...
Michael Dwayne Pulley
Oct 6, 2015
Surrounded by his loved ones, Michael Pulley left and entered his heavenly home on Monday, October 5, 2015. Born in Warren County, NC on November 29, 1969, Michael moved to VA in 1995 and started a family of his own. He was employed by the Shipyard for a number of years and was currently working as a pawn broker. A...
Bonnie Caison
Oct 5, 2015
Bonnie Caison, 84, of Hampton, Virginia, passed away on October 5, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Daniel Glenn Caison. She is survived by her three sons, Michael and wife Cindy of Eastville, VA, Bruce and wife Tammy of Conifer, CO, and Timothy and wife Gwyn of Hampton, VA; grandsons, Chris Caison and wife April of...
Mary Lou Bains
Oct 4, 2015
Mary Lou Phillips Bains, 81, passed away on October 4, 2015, at home. Mary Lou was born January 29, 1934, in Newport News, to Daniel Marrow Phillips and Amonette DeMott Phillips. She graduated from Newport News High School, in 1952, and from Southern Seminary in 1955. Mary Lou was a teacher in Newport News until she had children, at which...
Bryan Christopher Mcginnis
Oct 3, 2015
Bryan Christopher McGinnis, 42, of Hampton, lost his battle with the disease of addiction Saturday, October 3, 2015. He was born May 6, 1973 in Asheville, North Carolina and was a lifelong Peninsula resident. Bryan attended Bethel High School in Hampton, where he lettered in both band and varsity soccer. He graduated in 1991. He was self-employed and owner of...
Rebecca Lynne Southcombe
Oct 3, 2015
Rebecca Lynne Southcombe, 37, passed away on October 3, 2015, at home surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. She will join her mother Vivian Southcombe and brother, Dusty Southcombe in Heaven. Rebecca was born in 1978 and has been a lifelong resident of Hampton. She was born with a rare syndrome and has had many ups...
Lois Simpson Sandford
Oct 2, 2015
Lois Simpson Sandford, 82, passed away at home on Friday, October 2nd 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Calvin and Mattie Simpson, and her first-born son, Philip. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Jerry; her son and daughter-in-law, Jeffery and Laura Sandford; and grandchildren Grayson and Jordan Sandford. Having been born and raised in...
Mary C. Taylor
Oct 2, 2015
Mary Corlew Taylor, 102, died October 2nd 2015. A native of Dickson County Tennessee, she was a longtime resident of Hampton. Mary graduated from Middle Tennessee State University before going on to her teaching career. She taught Latin and Algebra at Hampton High School from 1962-1979 before retiring. Mary loved her church, and had been a member of First United...
Paul L. Suchy
Sep 30, 2015
Paul Leonard Suchy, 67, died at Riverside Regional Medical Center with his wife of 43 years at his side. He was raised in Ambridge, Pennsylvania with his sisters Barbara and Kathy and his brother Joe. He graduated High School and went on to computer school. He worked at J&L Steel Company briefly before being drafted into the Army in 1967,...
James Michael Jones
Sep 27, 2015
James Michael Jones, 49, died unexpectedly on September 27, 2015. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carla Ebbert Jones; four young daughters, Sydnee, Sophia, Sinclair and Sanaa Jones; his younger brother, Benjamin L. Jones; two grown daughters, Tiffany and Ashley; three grandchildren, Laylah Jones, Mariah Hinton and Ashton Hinton; his mother, Pauline Hamlin-Jones; and a host of other...
Michael James Guerette
Sep 26, 2015
Michael James Guerette, 46, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 after a lifelong battle with kidney disease. Born in Rancho Cordova, CA, Mike studied AAS Drafting & Design at Thomas Nelson Community College. He has been a Hampton resident for 34 years where he was a Mechanical CADD Tech for Thompson Consulting Engineers. He was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Rita Fay Wilcox
Sep 26, 2015
Rita Fay Wilcox, 59, was called by the Lord to heaven on Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Hampton and worked many years for Newport News Shipbuilding. Rita is survived by her husband of 33 years, Gregory F. Wilcox; son, Christopher "CJ" Wilcox of Hampton; daughter, Rebecca Wilcox Parker of Hampton; sisters and brothers, Kay, Cookie,...
Janice Brackin Hyatt
Sep 25, 2015
Janice "Sue" Brackin Hyatt, 51, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015. She was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. Once married, she traveled and lived in Germany, Georgia and Maryland. She resided in Suffolk, Virginia for the past 13 years. She graduated from Christopher Newport College with a degree in Social Work and went on to earn a Master's...
Harry John Andersen
Sep 24, 2015
Harry John Andersen, 72, died Thursday, September 24, 2015. A native of Salt Lake City, UT, he had been a Hampton resident since 1965. In 2010, he retired as a Project Manager after working for over 40 years on numerous government contracts. He made family a top priority and loved keeping family traditions. Preceded in death by his son, Stephen...
Maylo Gillis Macdonald
Sep 23, 2015
Maylo Gillis (Mac) MacDonald, Jr., age 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 after a long battle with cancer in Hampton, VA. Born in Boston, MA on March 20, 1933, he never lost his affection for the city of his birth. An Air Force veteran of 22 years, he served his country with distinction in both the Korean and...
Donnie Kerr Shinn
Sep 23, 2015
Donnie Kerr Shinn, 71, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Born in Hampton, he graduated from Newport News High School in 1962. He graduated from the NASA Apprentice School and retired from NASA in 2001 after 38 years of service. A very active member of Bethel Baptist Church, he also enjoyed gardening and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Betty C. Shinn;...
Donna Marie Larkin
Sep 23, 2015
Donna Marie Larkin - Daughter of William and Margaret Larkin, born June 2, 1951 in Port Chester, NY and raised in Greenwich, CT, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of September 23, 2015 after many years of being sick. Donna graduated GHS in 1969 and moved many places, touching the lives of people she met...
James W. Moore
Sep 23, 2015
James W. Moore, 68 of Hampton went to be with the Lord on September 23, 2015. "Jimmy" was a native of Fox Hill and a graduate of Kecoughtan High School. He attended electronics school and then went on to work for Newport News Shipbuilding where he worked for 39 years. He was a man of deep faith and an active...

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