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Jeffrey Lynn Cotton
Mar 31, 2022
Jeffrey Lynn Cotton, 61, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Born and raised in Hampton, he was the son of Denver and Marian Cotton. Jeff graduated from Pembroke High School and was self employed as a painting contractor. He loved to golf, fish, attend concerts and was an avid NASCAR and Dallas Cowboys fan.
Jeff...
Joan Cook
Mar 29, 2022
Beverley Joan Cook, 83, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Joan was the daughter of the late Jerry Allen Overman and Ruby Nettles Overman Johnson. Born and raised in Newport News, she graduated from Newport News High School and moved to Hampton in 1964 with her then-husband Gerald S. Cook and their two young children. Joan worked as...
Domenica Bevelacqua Jernigan
Mar 26, 2022
The world lost a beautiful soul! Domenica Maria was born in 1934 to Salvatore and Mary Bevelacqua, her beloved parents. She graduated in 1952 from St. Vincent's and went on to The School of Nursing at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. She married her true love, William Howard Jernigan and moved to Williamsburg. She was a cherished friend and...
Bethel Beryl Goddard Nystrom
Mar 25, 2022
Bethel Beryl Goddard Nystrom, 89, widow of Harold K. Nystrom, Sr, passed away, March 25, 2022. Born in Pierson, IA, Beth was a resident of Hampton for over 50 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church Hampton.
Beth was preceded in death by her children, Debra Kay and Pamela Beth; and grandchildren, Daniel Lewis...
Carroll Thomas Shields
Mar 25, 2022
Carroll Thomas Shields, 83, died Friday, March 25, 2022. Born in York County, he was a lifelong Peninsula resident where he was a member of Huntington Mennonite Church.
Preceded in death by his parents, Walter Franklin and Louise Preston Shields; survivors include his wife, Marie Shields; his daughter, Suzanne Williamson and husband, Ronnie; his son, Mark Shields;...
Peggy Lynn Henry
Mar 22, 2022
Peggy Lynn Henry, 65 passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Wooddell. Peggy received her Master of Education from Liberty University and was a Special Education Teacher for Hampton City Schools. She retired in 2020 after 25 years of dedicated service to education. Her love...
Paul Gregory Morlino
Mar 20, 2022
Paul Gregory Morlino, loving husband and father of three passed away at the age of 74 on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Paul was born on May 5, 1947 in Portsmouth, VA and was a lifelong resident of Hampton. He graduated from Wilson High School. He was a successful construction superintendent for the majority of his career, contributing to the...
Jerry Wayne Callahan
Mar 17, 2022
Jerry Wayne Callahan, 71, passed away March 17, 2022. Jerry was born in Arkansas and had lived and worked all over the Midwest where he followed his love of farming. He and his wife moved to Virginia to be close to family. Jerry was never afraid of hard work. He was a passionate farmer and a talented welder. Even...
Randall S. Caldwell
Mar 14, 2022
Randall (Randy) S. Caldwell Sr, 60, joined his heavenly Father suddenly and unexpectedly on March 14 th , 2022. A lifelong resident of Hampton, Randy was born July 3, 1961 and preceded in death by his parents Johnny and Betty Caldwell. He is survived by his wife of 42 yrs, Leslie Blount Caldwell; son, Randall S. Caldwell Jr. (Krystal);...
Maurice Leroy Davis
Mar 14, 2022
Maurice Leroy Davis, 88, died Monday, March 14, 2022 after a lingering illness. Born in Plymouth, NC, he moved to Hampton with his family during World War II. He graduated as Treasurer of the class of 1951 from Hampton High School and went on to graduate from the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. Apprentice School, and then earned...
Susie Naomi Palmer
Mar 14, 2022
Susie N. Palmer, 87, went home to be with the Lord on March 14, 2022. She loved the Lord and is at peace now rejoicing in heaven. She was born in Pitt County, NC and had been a Peninsula resident since 1966. Susie worked at Shelton on the Bay as a facility aide before retiring. Susie was known for...
Annette Ferguson Haynes
Mar 13, 2022
Annette Ferguson Haynes, 82, died Sunday, March 13, 2022. Born in Hampton, she was the ninth child of the twelve children born to James C. and Julia V. Ferguson and was raised in Phoebus. She started her career as a teacher in Martinsville, VA before moving back to Hampton eventually retiring from Captain John Smith Elementary School in 2005....
Craig W. Finkel
Mar 8, 2022
Craig W. Finkel, 67, passed away on March 8, 2022 in the home he built surrounded by family. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and was a Hampton resident for most of his life. Craig was a jack of all trades and his life's work involved working with his hands and ultimately running his own business, Finkel's Home Improvement. He...
Joyce C. Duff
Mar 7, 2022
Joyce C. Duff, 74, died Monday, March 7, 2022. Born in Loris, SC, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 40 years. She enjoyed word puzzles, surfing the internet and coloring books.
Preceded in death by her mother, Eunice Smart; survivors include her husband, Albert W. Duff; her children, Thomas F....
Richard Wheeler Wood
Mar 5, 2022
Richard Wheeler Wood, a native of Hampton, Virginia, passed away peacefully March 5 th , 2022, with his wife and one of his daughters by his side. Richard was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He was a proud member of the Hampton High School Crabbers Class of 1958. Upon graduation from High School, he entered the Apprentice School...
James Alton Adcox
Feb 22, 2022
James Alton Adcox, 85, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022. He was born on July 31, 1936 in Chambers County, Alabama, son of the late Claude and Lois (Sanders) Adcox.
James moved to Hampton in 1977. He served 23 years in the USAF including a tour in the Vietnam War, retiring in 1980. He became manager of the...
Gloria Elliott Case
Feb 22, 2022
Gloria Elliott Case, 96, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born in a farmhouse on Harris Creek, she and her twin sister, Glady grew up in Hampton and attended many USO dances in the early 1940's where she met a young soldier named Frederick B. Case. She was 20 when she and Fred married, and he took her away to...
Betty J. Hicks
Feb 21, 2022
Betty J. Hicks, 87, passed away February 21, 2022. A native of Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Betty had been a longtime resident of Hampton, Virginia. She retired after 25 years from Maida Development where she had worked in the factory.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 37 years, Orville Hicks; children, Wayne...
Debra Lynn Beebe
Feb 21, 2022
Debra Lynn Beebe, lovingly known as Debi to friends and family passed away on February 21, 2022. Born in Ohio, Debi had been a Hampton resident for over 40 years. She worked as the office manager for Crest Products. Debi loved Ohio State Football, the Green Bay Packers, puzzles, and especially elephants.
She was preceded in death...
Paisley James Cole
Feb 18, 2022
Paisley James Cole, infant daughter of Rachel and James Cole passed away on February 18, 2022.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Bradley Cole; her sister, Sabrina Cole; her grandmother, Judy Belvin; and her grandfather, Larry Hill.
All services will be private.
Abba Father,
We long...

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