David Paul Riesbeck
Apr 20, 2015
David Paul Riesbeck, 67, died Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Newport News, he was the son of Lewis Riesbeck Sr. and Irene Hall Riesbeck. David lettered in Track and Field and graduated from the Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School in 1971 as a Tool Engineer. He retired from Newport News Shipyard in 2007 after more than 30 years service...
Richard Dean Macomber
Apr 20, 2015
SFC Richard Dean Macomber, (US Army Ret.), 63, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Lynwood, CA, he has been a resident of Hampton for the last 12 years. He retired from the Army in 1991 after 21 years, which included service during Vietnam. Richard was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Anita; parents Iva Mae...
Randy R. Levi
Apr 20, 2015
Randy R. Levi, 60, died Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Hendersonville, NC, Randy moved to Hampton in 1989. Having served in the USAF for 27 years, he retired in 2006 and began work in Civil Service at Langley in 2MRS/MRB. He was a member of Restoration Church Phoebus Baptist serving as an elder and was member of the Gideons...
Sylvester Ruffin
Apr 19, 2015
Sylvester Ruffin, age 79, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. Born in Georgia, Sylvester has been a resident of Newport News since 2004. Sylvester retired from Sears after serving over 20 years as an automotive technician. He enjoyed farming as well as fishing and hunting with his friends. He is survived by his wife, whom he loved dearly, Ruby; daughters...
Pamela Puckett Pavlik
Apr 19, 2015
On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Pamela Puckett Pavlik, 58, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends at Riverside Regional Medical Center after a short, hard-fought battle with lung cancer. Known to most as "Pam," she was a lifelong resident of Hampton and was a 1974 graduate of Bethel High School. Throughout her working career, Pam was a valuable employee...
Jean Marie Smith
Apr 16, 2015
Jean Marie Smith, 25, passed away April 16, 2015. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she had been a Tidewater resident for 4 years. She graduated from ECPI with a Technical Degree and served in the U.S. Navy prior to that. Jean Marie is survived by her mother, Mary Jean Smith, and her maternal grandmother, Mary Hawalka. A Christian funeral wake service...
Kristina Mary Robinson
Apr 16, 2015
Kristina Mary Robinson, 28, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Manhattan, NY she has been a resident of Hampton for 10 years. She has worked the last eight years as a Customer Service Rep for Sprint. She was also a Junior at Liberty University and a member of the Order of the...
Captain Thomas John Trebby
Apr 15, 2015
Capt. Thomas John Trebby, 69, died unexpectedly April 15, 2015, after a 10 month battle with gastric cancer. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Claudine Chelmaniak and Francis Jack' Trebby, Professor of Engineering at Purdue University, also Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA., where he taught History. Tom attended Gonzaga Preparatory High School, Spokane, Seattle University, Seattle, and Embry Riddle University,...
Janice Pigford Chalmers
Apr 10, 2015
Janice Pigford Chalmers, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 10, 2015. Jan was born in Willard, NC, one of nine children born to the late Susan and Kenneth Pigford. She had been a Peninsula resident since 1953. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Charles Chalmers of Hampton, VA, her son Cameron Chalmers (Wanda) of Blacksburg, VA,...
Captain Francis Carlton Rowe
Apr 10, 2015
Captain Francis Carlton Rowe, 86, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. Born in Gloucester, he has been a lifelong resident of Tidewater. At age 16, he was the youngest person ever to obtain a Captain's license. Capt. Francis was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Irene and three daughters, Linda Sue Dixon, Deborah Anne Conard and Frances Jolene Sommer....
Eleanor L. Houston
Apr 10, 2015
Eleanor Houston was called home by her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2015. She was born on May 27, 1918 to the late Edward and Blanche Lewis. She was a 1935 graduate from Hampton High School and a member of Central United Methodist Church in Hampton where she was a member of the Lois Lane Circle. She was preceded...
Joyce Faye Hudgins
Apr 9, 2015
Joyce Faye Hudgins, 63, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Richmond, she was a longtime Hampton resident and was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. A true animal lover, she was a dog breeder for a short time and she enjoyed being outside working in the yard and liked to fish. She spent many hours bowling and...
Lynda Lou Pierce
Apr 9, 2015
Lynda Lou Pierce, 74, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Illinois she had been a Hampton resident for 55 years and retired from Howmet in 2003. Lynda loved playing bridge and bowled at Century Lanes. Lynda is survived by daughters, Karen and husband Monty, Debbie and husband Steve; sons, Phillip and wife Lindsey, Jeff and wife Stephanie; sisters, Denise...
Jason Kent Lawson
Apr 8, 2015
Jason Kent Lawson, 50, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A native of Bristol, TN, he had been a Hampton resident since 1972 where he attended Langley Christian Church. He was a natural born mechanic and loved helping his friends with their vehicle repairs. Preceded in death by his father, Gene A. Lawson and his grandparents, JK and Volney Lawson and...
Susann C. Edwards
Apr 8, 2015
Susann C. Edwards, 58, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A native of Newark, NJ, she had been a Hampton resident since 1985 where she was a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness. Full of life, she loved to sing and spend time with her family and friends. She was always very outgoing and friendly. She was preceded in death...
Edward R. Szetela
Apr 6, 2015
Edward Robert Szetela, 91, known to all as Mr. Ed, died at his home Monday, April 6, 2015 after a long illness. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, he served with the 69th Infantry in Europe and was the only Russian Interpreter on the front lines at the time the United States and Russian forces met at the Elbe River. Following World...
Roy Frederick Duvall
Apr 6, 2015
Roy Frederick Duvall, 84, of Hampton, entered into his heavenly home on April 6, 2015. Roy was a member of Calvary Assembly of God where he served in many capacities including that of Deacon for over 20 years. His love for his Lord was shown by living example as he walked in faith and integrity. Though a man of few...
Anne Wood (Booth) Alley
Apr 5, 2015
Anne Wood (Booth) Alley passed away on April 5, 2015 at Sentara CarePlex. Anne was born in Amherst County, VA to Bertha and John Wood. One of ten siblings, she was raised in a large family with Christian values. Dedication to GOD, family and community were the tenants of her life. She learned at a very young age that kindness...
Mabel Crouse Jones
Mar 31, 2015
Mabel C. Jones, 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 31. She attended Radford College and studied mathematics. In 1948, she took a civil service exam and entered government service at the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) with the job title of computer. There she met and, on April 28, 1950, married Jim Joe Jones to whom she was married...
Carolyn Gibbons Parks
Mar 27, 2015
Carolyn G. Parks, 59, died Friday, March 27, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, she worked at the Phoebus branch of Old Point National Bank as a loan officer. A compassionate daughter, aunt and friend, she loved taking care of her family and had a special place in her heart for animals, especially dogs. Preceded in death by...
