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Robert Raymond Dessoffy, Sr.
Aug 18, 2014
Robert Raymond Dessoffy, Sr., 78, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014. Born in Cleveland, Bob was born of parents who once occupied the Hungarian throne, the Dessewffy noble family. He served four years in the U. S. Army and then began a long and distinguished career with Exxon Mobile Company, retiring in 1997 as a regional district manager for the...
Thomas Vincent Moore
Aug 14, 2014
Thomas V. Moore, Jr. lost his battle with cancer and passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014. He was born in Hampton and resided in Pasquotank Co, North Carolina. Thomas is survived by two sons, Steve Moore and Jon Moore; grandchildren; his mother Ruth and step-father, Edker Saunders; his four siblings and their spouses, Kathleen (KG) and Dennis Leggette, Vivian...
Sherwood David Hulon
Aug 12, 2014
Sherwood David Hulon, 84, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Born in Latta, South Carolina, he served in the Army where he spent 2 ½ years as a POW during the Korean War. Sherwood is survived by his wife of 60 years, Addie Hulon; daughter, Cheryl Noggle; son, Steven Hulon and his wife, Angelique Hulon; three grandsons, Jonathan Hulon, Christopher...
Scott Bryant
Aug 12, 2014
Scott Bryant, 52, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014. A native of Buena Vista, VA, he had been a Hampton resident for the last 35 years where he graduated from Pembroke High School. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Sheila and Tom Undercoffer and his father, Thomas Bryant. Services at Rockbridge Memorial Gardens in Lexington will be...
Jane B Taylor
Aug 11, 2014
Jane B. Taylor, 82, died Monday, August 11, 2014. Born in Staunton she had been a Hampton resident since 1952. Jane retired from civil service as executive support officer to the commanding general of TAC at LAFB after 40 years of service. She was an active member of Central United Methodist Church and Alpha Chi Master Chapter of Beta Sigma...
Gerald Joseph Romonoski
Aug 11, 2014
Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Romonoski, 81, entered into eternal peace on August 11, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. The youngest of 11 children, he was born Dec. 2, 1932 in Pennsylvania to Frances and Catherine Romonoski. Jerry was a loving and deeply devoted husband, father, and grandfather; and a friend to everyone who knew him. He is survived by his...
Barbara Jean Wilson
Aug 10, 2014
Barbara Jean Wilson, 82, died Sunday, August 10, 2014. A native of Ontario, OR, she had been a Hampton resident since 1962. She dedicated her life to Jehovah in 1968. As an Army wife, she lived many places including the Panama Canal Zone, Japan, Idaho, New York, and Washington State. She enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, cooking and sewing. Survivors...
John David Bordeaux
Aug 9, 2014
John "Bo" Bordeaux, passed away unexpectedly in Chesapeake on August 9, 2014. Bo was preceded in death by his mother Carolyn "Mema " Hornsby. He is survived by his father, David Bordeaux; children, Jennifer, Jessica, Melissa, Ashley and John, Jr.; sisters, Leesa Evert and her husband Ed and Tracie Beeler and her husband Ronnie; brother, Keith Bordeaux and his wife...
Francis Joseph Glawson, Jr.
Aug 5, 2014
Francis "Frank" Joseph Glawson, Jr, 72, passed away peacefully at his home in Buckroe on August 4, 2014. Frank was born in New London, CT on December 11, 1941 and was a retired airline pilot from Piedmont/US Air Airlines. He was an avid sailor, loved the opera and Mt. Gay Rum and was a member of Council 511 of the...
Dale Thomas Foster
Aug 4, 2014
Dale Thomas Foster, 64, died Monday, August 4, 2014. A native of Hampton and lifelong resident of the Peninsula, Dale graduated from Kecoughtan High School. He worked many years as an auto mechanic and then as a lawn mower technician at Sears until retiring in 1997. Dale is survived by his wife, Kathleen Foster; children, Christina Marie Foster, Cheryl Brooke...
William Reginald Sanders
Aug 4, 2014
William Reginald Sanders, 57, went to be with the Lord, Monday, August 4, 2014. He was preceded in death by his father, William H. Sanders. Surviving are his daughter, Brittney Samuels (Germaine); parents, Mary D. and Robert Hunt; sisters and brothers, Jewel S. Jackson (Don), Gerald Sanders (Pete), James Sanders (Amanda) and Jenny Brooks; grandchildren, Madyson Outlaw and Mikalah Samuels;...
John Edward Doyle
Aug 4, 2014
John Edward Doyle, born in Holton, Kansas, died in Hampton, Virginia on August 4, 2014 at the age of 94. John is now with his beloved son, Donald Lee Doyle, together in the arms of their Lord. He is survived by his wife, Emily S. Doyle, their children, John A. Doyle and his wife, Rosemarie, of Portsmouth, Virginia, Josephine C....
Nannie Marie Walton Henderson
Aug 2, 2014
Nannie Marie Walton Henderson, 75, died Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Newport News, she had lived in Hampton for the last 75 years where she worked at Mrs. Walton's Sandwiches, retiring in 2003. She graduated from Hampton High School in 1957 and was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Henderson, a...
Lyman Victor Johnston
Aug 1, 2014
Lyman V. "Vic" Johnston, 60, died Friday, August 1, 2014. Born in Indiana he served in the US Air Force for twenty years, retiring at Langley Air Force Base in 1994. Vic then worked as Chief Of Community Relations at Langley for 19 years. Vic was a member of the Langley Civic Leaders Association, Antique Wireless Association, Mid Atlantic Antique...
Henry Adam Fedziuk
Jul 30, 2014
Henry Adam Fedziuk was born on December 6, 1916 in Worcester, Mass. to Julia and Walter Fedziuk. After a few years in Mass, and then in Duryea, Penn, the family settled in Buffalo, N.Y. He graduated from Public School 57 in 1930 and East High School in 1934. He joined the Boy Scouts of America and received his Eagle Scout...
Angela Marie Donnelly
Jul 30, 2014
Angela "Angie" Marie Price Donnelly, completed her flight to "Glory", after a long battle with cancer, on July 30, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born on November 15, 1965, graduated from Hampton High School in 1984 and attended two years at Norfolk State University. Angie leaves behind to cherish her memory: son, Marcus Leon Donnelly (Karen), Life Partner,...
Colin Pickreign
Jul 29, 2014
Colin Pickreign, 62, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Born in San Antonio, TX, he has been a resident of Yorktown for 25 years. He retired from the U. S. Air Force after 20 years of service. Colin is survived by his wife of 42 years, Marlene Pickreign; daughter, Andrea Didas of Bath, NY; sons, Arthur E. Pickreign of Williamsburg...
Mary Virginia Mcrae
Jul 27, 2014
Mary Virginia McRae, 92 widow of Augustus E. McRae died Sunday, July 27, 2014. Born in Norfolk, VA she had been a resident of Jacksonville, FL until moving to Hampton in 2008. She had worked at NASA as key punch operator until retiring. Mrs. McRae is survived by her daughter, Frances V. Seely and husband Nelson; son, Roderick D. Lawless...
Sylvia Elizabeth Allen
Jul 26, 2014
Sylvia Elizabeth (Betty) Sutherland Allen, 80, passed away Saturday, July, 26, 2014. Born in Nora, VA, she had been a resident of the Peninsula since 1961. She retired in 1990 after 30 years as an elementary school P.E. teacher in the Hampton Public School System. Betty was a 1952 graduate of Ervington High School in Nora, VA, and a 1956...
Vernon O. Smith, Jr.
Jul 26, 2014
Vernon O. "Buddy" Smith, Jr., 72, died Saturday, July 26, 2014. A native and lifelong Hampton Roads resident, he retired from Fort Monroe in 2011 after 35 years of service. He was a very active member of Healing Waters Worship Center, had a fondness for horses, but loved being with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Linda R. Smith; his...

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