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Susan Lewis Lindsey
Apr 2, 2021
Hampton,
Susan Lewis Lindsey, 64, went home to be with the Lord on April 2, 2021. Susan was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, living in the Fox Hill area. She graduated from Kecoughtan High School and received an Associate Degree from Thomas Nelson Community College. Susan worked with the Department of Defense in several different locations...
Rosa Amelia Tellado Quinones
Apr 2, 2021
Spaninsh
La señora Rosa "Rosita" Amelia Tellado ha pasado a morar con el Señor el 2 de abril del 2021 a sus 83 años de edad. Nació en Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Rosita, como cariñosamente la llamaban fué una señora humilde, modesta, conforme, amable, cariñosa, admirable, felÃz, consejera y fiel al Señor. Escribió canciones y poemas para sus...
Letitia Kay Newlan
Mar 28, 2021
In Loving Memory of Letitia Kay Newlan – May 1, 1957 – March 28, 2021
Letitia "Tish" Newlan was a free-spirited and caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world unexpectedly on March 28, 2021 at age 63. Even though she was taken away from us so soon, her loving soul has left a lasting...
Robert Z. Wagner
Mar 28, 2021
Robert Zander "Bob" Wagner, a U.S. Air Force veteran and long-time resident of Poquoson, VA, died peacefully on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at the age of 81.
Bob was born in 1939 in White Plains, NY, to Arno and Gertrude Wagner. He attended Gettysburg College, where he was a...
Floyd "Bird" Jones, Jr.
Mar 27, 2021
Sunrise 6-26-1996 Sunset 3-27-2021
Early morning on March 27th, 2021, Floyd accepted his wings and went on to his next assignment. Born June 26, 1996, in Newport News, VA at Mary Immaculate Hospital, he was the only child born to Tanika "Nikki" Dardy and the firstborn for Floyd Everett Jones, Sr.
Floyd, affectionately known as...
Jeannette Gaines Grigg
Mar 26, 2021
Jeannette Gaines Grigg, 87, died Friday, March 26, 2021. Born in West Virginia, she had been a Peninsula resident for many years where she worked as a product demonstrator at Costco. She was a woman with a strong Christian faith who loved serving the Lord. Known to many as the "butterfly lady", she loved meeting people and helping them...
Idris York Ball
Mar 25, 2021
Idris Y. Ball, 89, died Thursday, March 25, 2021. Born in South Wales Blaina, England, he married his wife, Betty on September 25, 1954. They moved their family to the United States in 1969 when Idris joined his brother-in-law working as a foreign car (primarily British Leyland car) mechanic. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church...
Samuel R. Johnston
Mar 25, 2021
On March 25, 2021, Samuel R Johnston left this world for his Heavenly Home. He was a great son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend. Sam was born in Rose Hill, VA to Roy M. and Lois Johnston. Sam and Mildred were married on June 20, 1953. He entered the United States Air Force (USAF) after High...
Oscar "Eddie" Jones Jr.
Mar 22, 2021
Oscar Edward (Eddie) Jones, Jr. (83), son of the late Oscar E. Jones and Ella M. Jones, passed away on March 22, 2021. He was born on January 3, 1938 in Newport News, Virginia. Eddie graduated from Hampton High School and attended Ferrum Junior College and Roanoke College. He retired from the Newport News Shipbuilding Company in 1996 after...
Alice Irene Boyd
Mar 21, 2021
Alice I. Boyd, 90, passed away March 21, 2021. Alice was a dedicated grandmother who was best known for her love of chocolate candy and Dr. Pepper. Alice was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bevie Boyd; son, John Boyd; and granddaughter, Tiffany Boyd. She is survived by her children, Bill Garrett (Andrea), Pixie Melfi (Mark), Sheree Blume...
Joan A. Buhler
Mar 20, 2021
Joan A. Buhler, 84, died Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born September 28, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the oldest of four girls born to Rose and Francis Paul Mellucci. She attended parochial schools and graduated from Bishop McDonald Memorial High School. She went to work as a receptionist for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is there that...
Doris (Franklin, Woolard) Walczak
Mar 19, 2021
Doris Walczak (Woolard, Franklin) died on Friday, March 19, 2021 at her home in Hampton after a five-year battle with Alzheimer's and recovering from spinal surgery.
Doris was born on December 17, 1928 in Augusta, Georgia to the late Edward James Franklin, Sr. and Dove Scott Franklin. A longtime resident of Hampton, she graduated from Hampton High...
Bernice I. Adcox
Mar 19, 2021
Bernice I. Adcox, passed away March 19, 2021. Born in St. Petersburg, FL on January 29, 1938, she and her husband James lived in many places during their time in the Air Force before settling in Hampton, VA. Bernice was the pianist at the Bethel Manor Chapel for many years. She is survived by her husband, James Adcox;...
Joan Spear Spunzo
Mar 19, 2021
Joan Spear Spunzo, 81, died March 19, 2021, at the Chamberlin with her family by her side. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 28, 1939, to Doris Parker Spear and Robert Lee Spear, she attended Portsmouth Schools, graduating from Cradock High School in 1958 and then attended Radford College, University of Maryland and University of Idaho.
Joan...
Orita Eisnaugle
Mar 18, 2021
Orita Eisnaugle, 65, died Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born in Middlesboro, KY, she had been a Peninsula resident since the early 1990's. She retired from Rite Aid Drugs as a shift supervisor. Orita loved anything Disney, especially going to the park. She also loved to shop and travel and was a fantastic mother and grandmother.
Preceded in...
Eddie E. Griffin
Mar 17, 2021
Eddie Griffin, 57 died peacefully in his sleep on March 17, 2021. Born in Omaha, NE on March 9, 1964, during his father's time in the U.S. Air Force, he spent most of his life in Hampton, Virginia where he worked for over 25 years in short and long-haul delivery.
Randolph "Ranny" Leake, Jr.
Mar 17, 2021
Randolph E. "Ranny" Leake, Jr., 70, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Born in Hampton, he was a lifelong Peninsula resident, with the exception of the time during which he served in the US Air Force. He loved his CB radio, playing pool, listening to music from the 50's and 60's, but most of all enjoyed spending time with his...
Yolanda A. Gibbs
Mar 13, 2021
Yolanda "YOYO" Gibbs was born on September 18, 1978 to Brenda Lee Gibbs in Bronx, New York. She departed her earthly existence peacefully on March 13, 2021 at Sentara Careplex Hospital, Hampton, Virginia.
Yolanda was educated at Mattamuskeet High School in Hyde County, North Carolina where she graduated with honors. She went on to attend college at...
Betty J. Edwards
Mar 13, 2021
Betty J. Edwards, passed away March 13, 2021. A native of Kentucky she had been a longtime resident of the Peninsula. Betty worked for the Community Services Board for 20 years, retiring in 1997.
She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Edwards and her son Kenneth Edwards Jr. Survivors include her daughter Kathleen Pittman; her...
Catherine Dycus
Mar 9, 2021
Catherine Dycus, 100, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Catherine, better known as "Kak" by her
friends and family, was born on August 12, 1920. She was raised in Hammond, Indiana by her parents,
James C. and Georgia (Bell) Dycus. After graduating from Hammond High School, she attended Iowa
State Teachers College...

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