Beatrice Content Fequiere
Feb 24, 2015
Beatrice C. Fequiere passed away on Tuesday February 24, 2015 at the age of 85. She was born on August 24, 1929 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Marcel Content and Locianie Frederique Choute. Beatrice leaves behind four children: Danielle-Beatrice DeBonis (Richard), Dominique Valentin, Pierre-Marie Glatt, and Paul-Henry Fequiere. Her loving granddaughters Natalie Blackmon and Adele Fequiere will miss her kind, gentle...
Thomas Herbert Champion
Feb 24, 2015
Thomas Herbert Chamption, 84, died peacefully surrounded by his children on February 24, 2015 in Hampton, VA. Born in Queens County, New York City, New York, he was the son of Irving and Estella Champion. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951. After a twenty year career of dedicated service to his country as a C-130 aircraft...
David Hoover
Feb 22, 2015
David Hoover, 67, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Saltville, VA, he had been a resident of the peninsula for 38 years, where he retired as a Crane Operator at Newport News Shipbuilding, in 2005 after 37 years. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. David was preceded in death by his parents, brother and great niece....
Jewell G. Clay
Feb 19, 2015
Jewell Grove Clay, 84, widow of Andrew J. Clay, Jr., passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015. Born in Chatham, VA she had been a resident of Hampton for over 60 years. Surviving are her daughters, Sandra Heystek and Sonya L. Clay, both of Hampton, grandchildren, Wendy Turner, Jenny Sutherland, Tonya Barrett and Tommy Gardner; and four great-grandchildren. The family will...
Audrey J. Rogowski
Feb 19, 2015
Audrey J. Rogowski, 75, died Thursday, February 19, 2015. A native of Batavia, NY, she had been a Peninsula resident since 1970 where she retired from Sovran Bank as a Human Resource Manager. She loved to work in her yard, weekend retreats with friends, was an avid reader, and participated in water aerobics at the YMCA. Before her illness, she...
Rev. H. Warren Landis
Feb 18, 2015
Chaplain (Ret.) H. Warren Landis at age 91, passed away on Wed. February 18th at the Chesapeake Retirement Community in Newport News, Virginia where he had been a resident for ten years. He was predeceased by his parents, Elsie G. Landes and Henry D. Landes, two sisters, Goldie Landes and Marie Young, three brothers; Ray, Carl and Leslie Landes of...
Pamela Zimeras
Feb 18, 2015
Pamela Zimeras,56, peacefully passed away on February 18, 2015. Pamela was a kind, loving woman who cared deeply about her family and friends. Her sense of humor made her one of a kind. She will be greatly missed. Join family and friends for a memorial service Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00 am at R.Hayden Smith Funeral Home located in...
Benjamin Norman Chandler
Feb 15, 2015
HAMPTON - Benjamin Norman Chandler, 82, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015. Born in Hampton, he was raised in Richcreek, VA, but returned back to Hampton just before joining the US. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as a route salesman for Pepsi Co. until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of the Hampton Moose Lodge...
Mitchell Shannon
Feb 13, 2015
Mitchell H. Shannon, 56, died Friday, February 13, 2015. A native and lifelong Newport News resident, he was a member of First Friends Church. He loved music and singing, his favorite group being Lynard Skynard and he never missed a chance to see them in concert when they came to town. He was an avid reader and a huge Redskins...
Jane Kosin Harden
Feb 13, 2015
Jane "Janey" Harden Kosin died unexpectedly in Sentara Careplex on February 13, 2015 in Hampton, VA at the age of 40. She leaves to cherish in her loving memory; Husband Davion Harden and her ten year old son Jared Harden; Parents, Norman and Kim Kosin; Brothers Kenneth Kosin; James (Soon Duk) Kosin; Sisters Elisa Fields and Carla Smith, Mother-in-law Agnes...
Ella Mae Johnson Kline
Feb 11, 2015
Ella Mae Johnson Kline, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 11, 2015. Ella was the youngest of eight children born to Benjamin Magruder Johnson and Mary Louise Johnson. After her mother's early death, she was raised by her Aunt Mary and Uncle Johnny Johnson. . A native and life-long resident of Fox Hill, she was a graduate...
Floyd L. Andleton
Feb 10, 2015
Floyd L. Andleton, 83, died February 10, 2015. A native of North Carolina, Floyd had been a longtime resident of Hampton. He was a member of the Hampton High School Class of 1950. After High School, Floyd worked his way up to hold multiple manager positions in different grocery stores in the area. Floyd is survived by his sons, Richard...
Frank Edward Hearne
Feb 8, 2015
Frank Edward Hearne, 90 of Hampton, died on February 8, 2015. Frank was born in Caldwell, Texas, son of the late Lonnie and Emma Hearne. He was preceded in death by siblings Ruby Plemper, Hubert Hearne, and Lonnie Hearne, Jr. and his long-time companion Emil Kashouty. He is survived by his brother Jack Hearne and wife Shirley and brother-in-law Edgar...
Stephen Michael Bone, Sr.
Feb 6, 2015
Stephen Michael Bone, Sr., 65, a native of Raleigh, NC, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loved ones. A member of Fox Hill Road Baptist Church, he worked at the shipyard for 38 years and enjoyed sports, fishing and hunting, but most of all he loved his family, his church and his pets....
Sarah E. Jenkins Hughes
Feb 6, 2015
Sarah E. Jenkins Hughes passed away February 6, 2015. The daughter of the late M. H. Jenkins and Dana Evans Jenkins, she was born June 25, 1919 and was a lifelong Peninsula resident. She graduated from Morrison High School (now Warwick High School). She was a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church of Newport News and was a member...
Jerry K. Simpson
Feb 4, 2015
Jerry K. Simpson, 75, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 4, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1939 in Keen Mountain, VA to the late James and Gladys Simpson. Jerry was a self-employed drywall finisher and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He served in the US Navy. He is survived by step-sons, Michael Simpson and...
Shauna Carleen Burks
Feb 3, 2015
It was with her ever present and unforgettable smile that Shauna Carleen Burks entered heaven and ran to be greeted and hugged by her father, Bill Burks, and best friend Adam, who preceded her in death. As lifelong resident of Hampton, VA, Shauna had a spirited love for the Phoebus Phantoms and served as both swim team manager, and office...
Rose Marie Hogge
Feb 2, 2015
Rose Marie Hogge, 76, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Born in Newport News, she was a lifelong Peninsula resident. She loved to cook and play the lottery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Joseph Howell; her sister, Betty Good; her brothers, James Wesley Howell, John Gary Howell, and Kenneth Wayne Howell; and her daughter, Katherine D....
Virginia Christian Kirby
Feb 1, 2015
Virginia Christian Kirby, 87, died on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. She was a native of Charlottesville, VA and had lived in Hampton for 50 years. For the last 14 years she resided in Williamsburg. Mrs. Kirby will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who was very active in the community and church. She will be deeply missed....
Karen Jameson Mccoy
Feb 1, 2015
Karen Jameson McCoy, 44, died Sunday, February 1, 2015. A native of Scott AFB, IL, she had been a Hampton resident since 1972 and was a 1988 graduate of Bethel High School. She loved NASCAR, the beach, was a big Patriots fan, and always loved having a good time with her friends. Survivors include her parents, Marlene and Benjamin F....
