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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Mar 7, 2014

Stacie Lynn Graham, 42, died Friday, March 7, 2014. Born in Germany, she was a Hampton resident for more than 30 years. She loved photography and collecting art.

Survivors include her husband, Jerome Dougherty; her sons, Brandon, 16 and Wesley, 11; her mother, Sharon Graham of Newport News; her father Lt. Col., retired Kent N. Graham; her...

Mar 7, 2014

Vada Louise Matherly, 81, died Friday, March 7, 2014. A native of Trout, WV, she had been a Hampton resident since 1956 where she was a devoted member of Fox Hill Road Baptist Church. She taught Sunday school, was a Deacon, and participated in the outreach program, wherever the Lord called her to help. She also taught Sunday school...

Mar 4, 2014

Martha Spain Ash, 91, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014. She lived in Petersburg and was a member of First United Methodist Church until moving to Hampton in 1972 where she became a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Martha retired as a clerk for VDOT and had served as a volunteer for the Shelton On The Bay.

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Feb 25, 2014

Celeste Serra Bouchard, 84, passed away on February 25, 2014. She was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 20, 1929, but lived in Portugal until she was fifteen years old. She lived in CT until 1975 when she moved to Rocky Mount, VA with her husband.

She moved to Hampton in 1987 after her husband passed away,...