Mary Ann Ward
Nov 5, 2014
Mary Ann "Ann" Ward, 78, of Hampton passed away on November 5, 2014. She was a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and retired from Badische Corporation, Williamsburg. She was a devoted member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton and formerly served as Financial Secretary and on the Vestry. Recently she served on the Heritage Committee....
Bernard Emile Quesnel
Nov 5, 2014
Bernard Emile Quesnel, 86, beloved husband of Betty Neal Quesnel, left this life on Nov. 5, 2014. Bernie was born on March12, 1928, in Rutland Vermont to Lida and Henry Quesnel. During his childhood the family moved to Virginia and settled in the Buckroe Beach area of the Peninsula where Bernie spent his teenage years. He was a Vietnam veteran...
Glenn Boone
Nov 5, 2014
Glenn Boone, 81, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Born in Chadburn, NC he had been a longtime Hampton resident and had worked 40 years in the appliance repair industry. A member of First United Methodist Church Fox Hill, Glenn served on the building and grounds committee and was a member of the United Methodist Men. He loved fishing, gardening and...
Margaret E. Councill
Nov 4, 2014
Margaret Ellett Councill went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 4, 2014. Born as the fifth of six children to Lorena and Lee Ellett on June 30, 1925, in Midlothian, Virginia, she graduated as valedictorian from Grange Hall High School in Midlothian and attended Mary Washington College for two years. She then moved to...
Margaret E. Councill
Nov 4, 2014
Margaret E. Councill, 89, widow of William J. Councill, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Hampton, VA.
William R. Gladden
Nov 1, 2014
William R. "Bill" Gladden, 79, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. Born in Linden, Tennessee, he has been a resident of Hampton since 1960. Bill served in the U. S. Army and Army Reserves. He then served 29 years with the Hampton Police Department, retiring in 1990. He then work 13 years with the U. S. Marshall Service, retiring in...
Joyce Powell Still
Nov 1, 2014
Joyce Powell Still, 73, widow of William Still, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. A Lifelong resident of Hampton, she graduated from Hampton High School, was a teacher in the Hampton Public School System and a member of Wythe Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Still is survived by her children, Michael Still of Hampton, Stephen Still of Tomball, TX, Rebecca Guy of...
Archie Vern Deel
Oct 31, 2014
Archie Vern Deel, 86, freed of his bed, walked into eternity on Friday, October 31, 2014. Born in Nancy, VA, he had been a resident of Hampton since 1954. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Archie joined the Hampton Police Department. He retired as a Lieutenant in 1983, after 29 years. Archie was a member of Huntington Mennonite Church and...
Stevie Glenn Johnson, Jr.
Oct 31, 2014
Stevie Glenn Johnson, Jr. 42, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Born in Knoxville, TN, he had been a resident of Hampton for 32 years. He was an electrician for David R. Hall, Inc. and played softball from age 5-19 and coached, umpired and volunteered for the Wythe Little League for 10 years. Stevie is survived by his mother, Nancy...
Walter Bernie Wilson, Jr.
Oct 26, 2014
Walter B "Crow" Wilson, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at home surrounded by loved ones, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born August 16, 1930 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to Vernie Wilson Edwards and Walter B. Wilson, Sr., he graduated from Rutherfordton-Spindale High School in 1949. He then served his country in the Air...
Alton Murray Barlow
Oct 26, 2014
Commander Alton Murray Barlow, USN (Ret) was born in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1923 and peacefully departed this life at home in The Chamberlin after a lengthy illness on October 26, 2014. He graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy and served in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific and as a Naval aviator during...
Hannon Marshall Burford
Oct 25, 2014
Hannon Marshall Burford's life journey began in Amherst County, Virginia, on December 16, 1926 and ended in Newport News, Virginia on October 25, 2014. The son of the late William Nelson and Margaret Rucker Burford, he attended Lynchburg College and The University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and in 1949, he obtained...
Athelia T. Payne
Oct 24, 2014
Athelia T. Payne, 81, died Friday, October 24, 2014. A native of Little Washington, NC, she had been a resident of the Peninsula for the last 75 years and attended Newport News High School. Preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Payne, they were married for over 50 years. Survivors include daughters; Ilonda Gregory (Clyde), Nadien Smith (Paul), Kathy...
Brenda Kaye Brooks
Oct 21, 2014
Brenda Brooks, 60, of Newport News, passed away Tuesday October 21, 2014. She is pictured here with her mother, Joan, who preceded her in death. A mother of one, Seth, she was born April 21, 1954 in Torrance, California to Louis and Joan (Pscholka) Kitts. Brenda moved to Virginia in 1989 with her son and then husband Ron Brooks. She...
Bobby Lee Hibbitts, Sr.
Oct 18, 2014
Bobby Lee Hibbitts, Sr., 69, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014. A native of Marion, OH, he grew up in Phoebus and had been a Hampton resident most of his life. He retired from NASA-Langley and was a member of the American Legion Post 48, IBEW #1340, and the Carpenters' Local Union. Survivors include his wife, Carol Hibbitts; a son,...
Beverly Wilson Horton
Oct 17, 2014
Beverly Wilson Horton, 83, died Friday, October 17, 2014. A native of Tipton, PA, she had been a Hampton resident since 1940 where she was a very active member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and had served as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was the perfect example of a Christian lady and enjoyed reading her...
Ada Mae Plott
Oct 17, 2014
Mrs. Ada Mae Goodnight Plott was born September 18, 1915 in Kannapolis, NC. She died in Hampton on October 17, 2014. She had lived on the Peninsula for around 68 years. She worked in the cosmetics department of Wythe, Boulevard and Beaconsdale Pharmacies. She was a faithful member of Wythe Presbyterian Church; active in Presbyterian Women and Sunday School until...
Shelly Terrina Sinks
Oct 15, 2014
Shelly T. Sinks, 55, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Born in England, she had been a Hampton resident since 1960. She retired from the Civil Service in the Accounting Office of the Langley Lodge in 2012 after 24 years of service. She was a very active member of Central United Methodist Church and enjoyed collecting Precious Moments figurines and Coca...
Mildred G. Kirby
Oct 14, 2014
Mildred Grace Kirby, 87, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014. A native of Zanesville, OH, she was a resident of Manteo, NC and Newport News. She won many awards for her cross stitching. She worked for many years for Newport News Public Schools as a cafeteria manager and had also worked for The Lost Colony on Roanoke Island. Survivors include her...
Hilda Virginia Douglas
Oct 12, 2014
Hilda Virginia Douglas, 81, died Sunday, October 12, 2014. A native of Easton, MD, she had been a Yorktown resident since 2001. An avid reader, she loved dolphins and feeding the seagulls by the ocean. She is survived by her children, Bruce A. Douglas, Karen J. Hinton, Lynda D. Chivis, and Krystopher K. Douglas, Sr.; her siblings, James Miller, Beulah...
