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Jay Barnabas Parker
Dec 19, 2025
Jay Barnabas Parker was born just after midnight on August 3, 1990, in his parents' rental home in Pasadena, California. He was the second of five children, and the only boy.
Jay was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. He developed extra-curricular interests like Boy Scouts, violin, acting, archery, and sewing. While he was in high school...
Wanda Jean Rowe
Dec 19, 2025
Wanda Jean Rowe, 95, died Friday, December 19, 2025. Born in Harriman, TN, she was the second of eleven children born to John William and Anna Leora Hicks. Jean was a very active member of Newmarket Baptist Church, even working as one of the daycare providers. She worked in many capacities at Port Arthur for many years and always...
Kenneth Roger Bailey
Dec 12, 2025
Kenneth R. Bailey, 86, left us on December 12, 2025, to spend eternity with the love of his life Ruby. Ken was born in South Hill, est Virginia on October 6, 1939. He enlisted in the Air Force and later landed in Hampton, Virginia where he married Ruby, and they built a life of love and happiness.
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Sharon Rae Mccabe
Dec 10, 2025
Sharon Rae McCabe died December 10, 2025 in Gloucester, VA. She was a lifelong resident of Hampton and a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Sharon was born to Raymond E. McCabe and Jo Ann Kelch McCabe on July 7, 1952. She loved her family and will be remembered for her caring spirit. Sharon loved the beach and her cats....
Beatrice Cunningham Ashley
Dec 8, 2025
Beatrice Cunningham Ashley, 98, died Monday, December 8, 2025 after a short illness. Beatrice was born in Norfolk, Virginia and graduated from Norview High School. She landed a job right after graduation with the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority and later worked at the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority where she retired in 1995 as Manager of Section 8...
Albert G. Mittelmaier
Dec 7, 2025
The best person is the one who brings peace.  This was Albert George Mittelmaier. Jr., a man for all seasons who stepped into eternity and into God's arms, on Sunday, December 7, 2025, Pearl Harbor Day.  Alley or Al was born December 27, 1948, at old Dixie Hospital in Hampton, VA, the youngest of 4 children, to Albert George...
Kendal Tait Eriksen
Dec 1, 2025
Kendal Tait Eriksen, 65, of Williamsburg, VA, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to Gordon and Mary Eriksen.
Kendal graduated from West Forsyth High School and later earned his degree from Rappahannock Community College. A proud Green Bay Packers fan, Kendal also loved spending time in his garage, fishing,...
Deborah Kay Hartman
Dec 1, 2025
Deborah Kay Hartman, 68, of Hampton died December 1, 2025. She was born to Jonathan and Eunice Starling. She loved stockcar racing, cooking for her family and friends, the beach and her pets, Chloe and Bowser.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jonathan; twin infant sisters; and brothers, Franklin and Michael. She is survived by...
Sinthia Lynn Mitchell
Nov 28, 2025
Sinthia Lynn Mitchell, 68, of Hampton, Virginia, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2025. Born on February 28, 1957, Sinthia was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and friend whose life centered around her family. After retirement, she and her husband enjoyed traveling together, often planning trips around their shared love of baseball. Sinthia served as a civil servant...
Jean White Pohling
Nov 25, 2025
Jean White Pohling, 72, of Carrollton, Virginia, died on November 25, 2025, at Riverside Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.
She was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, to the late Colonel Linney R. White (USAF, Retired) and Evelyn B. White, and raised in Hampton, Virginia. Â She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a...
Wanda Eavey Landis
Nov 23, 2025
Wanda Eavey Landis, 96, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the Chesapeake Retirement Community in Newport News, Virginia, where she had been a resident since 2004. She was predeceased by her parents, Katherine M. Eavey and Roland D. Eavey; and her four brothers, Roland D. Eavey Jr., Basil L. Eavey, James W. Eavey, and Delano R. Eavey. ...
Andrew Stewart Kenley
Nov 22, 2025
Andrew Stewart Kenley, 70, was born April 29,1955 and died November 22, 2025. Andrew was born to the late Andrew Sampson and Panthea Boyd Stewart Kenley in Portsmouth, Virginia.
He lived in Virginia and in North Carolina with his parents and sisters. His favorite pastimes were shooting, guns, and hunting. Andrew also had a small cannon that...
Joanne Alberta Popovich Aheimer
Nov 20, 2025
Forever in our hearts is Joanne Alberta Popovich Aheimer, age 83, who went to her eternal rest in Heaven on November 20, 2025. Â Joanne is survived by her loving husband, Ronald B. Aheimer. Â Additionally, she is survived by a daughter, Donna J. Aheimer-Lockwood, a son, Paul J. Aheimer, and his wife, Kimberly, a daughter in law, Martha L. Aheimer,...
Jerry R. Hurst
Nov 20, 2025
Jerry Ray Hurst, 85, died on Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Hampton, Virginia, where he had resided since 1979. Born in Eastland, Texas, and raised in Lubbock, he attended Texas Tech University, from which he graduated in 1963, and was a proud member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, Epsilon Nu Chapter.
Jerry was commissioned in the U.S....
Charles Clayton Goff Jr.
Nov 16, 2025
Charles Clayton Goff Jr., 73, passed away peacefully at the home of his son on November 16, 2025. He was born on August 20, 1952, in Richmond, California, to Charles Clayton Goff Sr. and Dorothy Irene (Silvers) Goff. He was the oldest of 8 children and graduated high school in Edmond, OK in 1971. He served in the United...
Shirley Eloise Meadows
Nov 16, 2025
Born, January 14, 1951, Shirley Eloise Meadows passed away peacefully at 9:15 a.m. on November 16, 2025, at the age of 74. She was born and raised in Athens, Al.
Known lovingly as "Nana," Shirley was the heart of her family; a devoted mother of three, grandmother to ten, and great-grandmother to one sweet boy who brought...
Charles R. Kenney
Nov 14, 2025
Dick passed away at Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Virginia on November 14, 2025 at the age of 96.
Dick was born in Medford, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Stoneham. He graduated from Stoneham High School in 1947 and joined the USAF where he served in the Weather Service for 6 years. In 1951 he married Georgia Paquette...
Armonda Carlton Viars
Nov 14, 2025
Armonda Carlton "Carl" Viars, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025, at the age of 75. Carl was born on October 28, 1950, at the U.S. Army Hospital in Fort Eustis, Virginia — a fitting beginning for a man who would later serve his country with honor and distinction.
Carl...
Darrell L. Ullery
Nov 14, 2025
Darrell Lee Ullery, age 88, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 29, 1937, Darrell devoted his life to service and to family. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for 22 years, He was a proud veteran who served with honor and distinction. After retiring from the...
Douglas "Bubba" Burnett Scott
Nov 14, 2025
Douglas "Bubba" Burnett Scott, 76, of Hampton, Virginia, passed away on November 14, 2025. Born on April 14, 1949, Bubba grew up in Hampton. Â He was a 1969 graduate of Hampton High School. Â Bubba spent his entire life as a contractor, owning Scott Home Improvement. Â It is through this company that his craft earned the respect of many of...

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