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Rosemary France

Rosemary France

Mar 25, 2014

Rosemary Mason France, 83, passed March 25 th , 2014.

A native of Fieldale Va., she was a longtime resident of Hampton, Va., where she raised her beloved family. She retired to Aulander, N.C. with her husband of 60 years after retiring from her career as an administrator with the Dept. of Public Works in Hampton. She...

Catherine Keohane German

Catherine Keohane German

Mar 24, 2014

Catherine Keohane German, 94, widow of Chief Petty Officer Robert D. German, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014. Born in San Francisco, CA, she has been a resident of Hampton for 56 years. She retired from civil service in 1979 and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church .

Mrs. German is survived by her daughter,...

Emily Doris Yates

Emily Doris Yates

Mar 23, 2014

Emily Doris Yates, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 23, 2014. She will be remembered always as a very loving, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who will be greatly missed.

Born on June 9, 1926 in Bay Springs, MS, she moved to Hampton in 1947 and retired from the Naval Weapons...

Glenn W. Council

Glenn W. Council

Mar 22, 2014

Glenn Willis Council, 51, died Saturday, March 22, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Newport News.

Glenn is survived by his parents, George and Judith Council; sister, Ellen C. Powell and husband Phillip; and brother, David Council.

The family will hold a private graveside service.

Roy O. Davis

Roy O. Davis

Mar 22, 2014

Roy O. Davis, 82, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014. Born in Halifax County, VA, he lived many years in Newport News where he retired as a Designer from Newport News Shipbuilding.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Edward W. and Mozell C. Davis.; and brothers, Fred R. Davis and James E. Davis. He is...

Sharon O’Rourke Linkous

Sharon O’Rourke Linkous

Mar 22, 2014

"True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows". Sharon O'Rourke Linkous 71 passed away peacefully at her home in Hampton VA. Born April 5 th 1942 in Oakland, CA, she lived in the Hampton Roads area for over 70 years. Her iconic soul was...

Hunter Clarke

Hunter Clarke

Mar 22, 2014

Hunter (Buddy) Clarke, 81, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Consulate Healthcare of Windsor. Born in Richmond, VA, he served in the military in the early 1950's. Hunter (Buddy) was a musician and the owner/conductor of The Buddy Clarke Orchestra for 52 years while living in Jacksonville, FL and returning to Hampton in 1990. His love...

Linda Jones

Linda Jones

Mar 20, 2014

Linda Jones, beloved wife, mother, friend. Linda was born in 1925, in Bristol, VA, to parents Fredrick and Bertha Zimmerman and died in Hampton, VA, on March 20, 2014. The intervening years were full of family, travel, hobbies (writing, drawing, bonsai trees, and more), community service, and church activities. She authored a book about travels with her family in...

Robert E. Phillips Sr.

Robert E. Phillips Sr.

Mar 19, 2014

Robert E. Phillips Sr. "Pops" passed away on March 19, 2014. He was an active member of Hampton Moose Lodge 1514. Pops was an avid NASCAR fan and loved to hunt and fish.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy Baker and Clifton Phillips; and a sister, Jean Gibbs; and is survived by his children,...

Josephine Ward

Josephine Ward

Mar 18, 2014

Josephine Hooker Ward, 78 departed this life on 3-18-2014. A longtime Hampton resident, she was born and raised in Henry County Virginia.

She was proceeded in death by her husband of 43 years, Henry Franklin Ward, parents Walter & Vergie Morton Hooker and her sisters, Hazel Compton and Linda Gauldin. She is survived by her children, Janet...

Donald K. Call

Donald K. Call

Mar 18, 2014

Donald K. Call died Wednesday, March 18, 2014. Born May 24, 1920 in Swordes Creek, VA, Don was one of six boys. He moved to the Peninsula in 1938 to do sheet metal training at Fort Eustis and then worked for Newport News Shipyard before joining the Navy where he served during WWII. Don worked at NASA from 1946-1973...

Ellen Marie Lawwill

Ellen Marie Lawwill

Mar 18, 2014

Ellen Marie Lawwill, 71, of Hermann, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Lawwill was born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 2, 1942, the daughter of the late William and Thelma (Sewell) Lang. She was the widow of Ronald E. Lawwill. They were married September 17, 1960 at North Carolina.

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Tara Rogers Shupe

Tara Rogers Shupe

Mar 17, 2014

Tara Rogers Shupe, 49, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 17, 2014. She was a native and lifelong Hampton resident.

Preceded in death by her parents, Rymer and Hazel Rogers and her brother, Jimmy Rogers; survivors include her husband, Steve Shupe; her canine children, Chaos and Ruby; her brother, Woozy Rogers and his wife, Fay; three sisters, Donna...

Barbara Lilley

Barbara Lilley

Mar 16, 2014

Barbara Ann Gunter Lilley received her healing and reunion with her parents and her Savoir on March 16, 2014. She was born in Hampton, VA on July 3, 1943 to Linwood Edmund and Francis Edith Allen Gunter who preceded her in death. As a child of the U.S. Army she lived in Japan, Germany, and within the US, but...

Edward Smith

Edward Smith

Mar 13, 2014

Edward "Eddie" H. Smith, 78, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014. A lifelong resident of Hampton, he retired as a Marine Chemist from Newport News Shipbuilding in 1994 after 30 years. He served our country in the U. S. Marine Corp during the Korean War and he was a member of the Monitor Masonic Lodge No. 197.

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Nancy Morris Knowles

Nancy Morris Knowles

Mar 13, 2014

Nancy Morris Knowles, 77, died Thursday, March 13, 2014. Born in Monks Corner, SC, she had been a Peninsula resident since 1940. She was a 1954 graduate of Newport News High School and member of Ivy Memorial Baptist Church.

Nancy is survived by her daughters, Robin K. Howerin and Julie K. Tyler; son, David Knowles; sisters, Darlene...

Cynthia Kobs Briggs

Cynthia Kobs Briggs

Mar 13, 2014

Cynthia "Cindi" Kobs Briggs, 55, went to her Heavenly home, where she will join her mother, Erika E. Kobs, on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Born in Madison, WI, she has been a resident of the Peninsula over 40 years. She worked for Seaford Transfer and Storage Company.

Cindi is survived by her husband of 34 years, Allen...

Myrtle Sally Briggs

Myrtle Sally Briggs

Mar 11, 2014

Myrtle Sally Briggs, 85, widow of Allen Joseph Briggs, Sr., passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Born in Sunberry, NC, she has been a resident of Hampton for over 58 years where she was a seamstress by trade. She was a member of the Warwick Moose, CB Club of Hampton and a former Sunday School Teacher at Pine Chapel...

Carolyn E. Wynn

Carolyn E. Wynn

Mar 10, 2014

Carolyn E. Wynn was called home by our Lord on Monday, March 10, 2014. She resided in in Hampton, VA.

Carolyn retired from H U in 2005. She loved God, family and friends.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Weswood F. Wynn and son, Edwin W. Wynn. Survived by her daughter, Yvonne E....

Susan Kelly Watkins

Susan Kelly Watkins

Mar 9, 2014

Susan Kelly Watkins, 60, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, March 9, 2014 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. A military wife and daughter, she had been a Hampton resident since 1997. She had a strong Christian faith and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She worked for Roberts Oxygen for many years before...

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