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Larry Arnold Ezzell
Sep 7, 2020
Larry Arnold Ezzell, 68, died Monday, September 7, 2020.
Larry is survived by his wife, Doris Ezzell; children, Tina Marie Smith (George), Tracy Lin Chaney (Christopher Sr), Teresa Rose Byer (John), Larry Arnold Ezzell Jr; Bobbie Kuta; brothers, Marvin Eugene Ezzell Sr (Cynthia), Mark Keith Ezzell (Dorothy); eleven grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; and longtime friend, William Weinbarger.  ...
Edwin Daniel Heath, Sr.
Sep 6, 2020
Edwin Daniel Heath, Sr., 90, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 6, 2020. Born in Clover, Virginia on November 5, 1929, "Pop" was married to Virginia Young in 1950 until her death in 1996. In 1951 they moved to Hampton where he was employed by Newport News Shipbuilding for 40 years. He returned to his childhood...
Arthur Reese Tracey, Jr.
Sep 6, 2020
Arthur Reese Tracey Jr, 64, died Sunday, September 6, 2020. Born in Washington DC, Arthur had been a Hampton resident since 1961 and worked 45 years in the Newport News Shipyard most recently in X-31. He was a member of the Hampton Moose Lodge and the Sons of Confederate Veterans 13 th VA Mechanized Cavalry Camp 9. He was...
Donnie Wood Minetti
Sep 5, 2020
Hampton,
Donnie Wood Minetti, 83, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 with her family by her side. Donnie was born in Cobbtown, GA, the youngest of four children. She enjoyed life on her family farm until she suddenly lost her mother at only 9 years old. Her family later moved to Hampton to be closer to...
Shirley Mae Cutler Wells
Sep 5, 2020
Shirley Mae Cutler Wells, 88, of Hampton was given eternal peace by God on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Shirley was born and raised in the Camp Leach area of Washington, North Carolina. She moved to the Hampton Roads area in 1950. On September 17, 1962 she was married to Mack Wells, and until his demise, were together for 42...
Helen R. Levister
Sep 5, 2020
Helen R. Levister, 73, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020. Born in Wadesboro, NC to Lexie Davis and Steele Ratliff, Helen had a passion for kids and teaching and retired after 36 years with the Hampton City Schools. She was truly a wonderful wife, mother, and person.
Helen is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Jeryl...
Joseph E. Byrum, Sr.
Sep 4, 2020
Joseph E. Byrum, Sr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 4, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.
Joseph was born January 28, 1937 in Chowan County, NC to Berda May and Emmett Byrum. A resident of Hampton for 56 years, Joseph owned and operated Byrum Sheet Metal Works in York...
Peter Francis Daly
Sep 3, 2020
Peter Francis Daly, died on September 3, 2020 at the age of seventy-three, after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads, graduating from Hampton High School and Old Dominion University where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was a lifelong supporter of Old Dominion Athletics. He joined the United States Marine...
Brenda Suits Potter
Sep 2, 2020
Brenda Suits Potter, 58, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Born in Hampton, she was a longtime Peninsula resident until recently relocating to Charles City. Always positive and upbeat, her main focus was her faith, her family and her friends. She had a wonderful spirit and was always smiling, even in the face of her illness, her only complaint was...
Ronald Lee Weber
Sep 1, 2020
Ronald Lee Weber, "Ronnie", 84, passed into the arms of Jesus on September 1 st with his loving family by his side.
Ron was the only child of the late Richard Thomas Weber and Margaret Elliott Weber.
A 1954 graduate of Hampton High School, Ron played basketball and baseball there. Following high school, he attended...
Joseph Dean Elliott
Aug 21, 2020
Joseph Dean Elliott, born October 9, 1954, in Hampton, VA, passed away at home on August 21, 2020, with his family by his side. Joe was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and brother. His family meant everything to him and he always put everyone's needs before his own. Joe was a very caring, loving and giving person....
William "Bill" Claytor Ayers
Aug 20, 2020
William Claytor "Bill" Ayers, 70, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at Riverside Regional Medical Center from complications of the Covid 19 virus. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, he graduated from Hampton High School in 1969 and served in the US Navy. Bill went on to work at the Newport News Shipyard where he worked 47 years retiring...
Robert "Rusty" Coe Boswell
Aug 20, 2020
Robert "Rusty" Coe Boswell, 66, of Hampton VA, passed away on August 20, 2020 from a courageous battle of liver disease.
"Rusty" was born in Hampton Virginia on August 12, 1954. He was a graduate from Kecoughtan High School in 1972, and was a member of the football and baseball team. He joined the United States Marine...
Timothy R. Kelley
Aug 17, 2020
Timothy R. Kelley passed away on August 17, 2020. He was born July 14, 1955 in Ohio. Tim cherished his family and was a loving and devoted husband and father who was deeply loved. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.  He retired from the US Air Force and went on to work for 23 years...
Alice M. Bass
Aug 17, 2020
Alice McLean Bass, (83), of Hampton, VA, began her immortal rest on August 17, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Ronald S. Bass. Alice was born in April 1937 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Her father, Alex McLean, emigrated from Scotland to North Carolina, where he met her mother, Edna Rochelle McLean. Edna was born...
Paul Edward Boswell
Aug 16, 2020
Paul Edward Boswell, 65, was granted eternal peace on August 16, 2020. Paul was born in Hampton, Virginia on July 20, 1955 to the late Willie Garland Boswell and Margaret C. Boswell. After graduating from Hampton H.S. in 1975, he continued to serve his community as a sheet metal fabricator supervisor and lifelong resident. Paul enjoyed fishing, gardening and...
Karen Kloman Brookes Lytle
Aug 15, 2020
Karen (Kloman) Brookes Lytle, 72, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 in Hampton. She was born July 12, 1948 to parents Helen Kloman Ruff and Martin John Kloman in Brooklyn, NY. Karen graduated from Northeastern University and was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. Always putting others before herself, she volunteered at First Presbyterian Church, Habitat for Humanity...
Addie Arlene Sutton
Aug 15, 2020
Addie Arlene Sutton, 91, died Saturday, August 15, 2020. Born in Morgan Co., KY, she lived for many years in Johnson County, NC where she worked for Eaton Corporation and then as a home healthcare provider.
She was the mother of five children, Linda Kusior (Joe), Alice Nanney (John), Barbara Elvington (Mac), Terry Holland (Tammy), and Michael...
Frank A. Kearney, Iii
Aug 14, 2020
Frank A. Kearney, III, 80, died Friday, August 14, 2020. Born and raised in Phoebus, he attended St. Mary Star of the Sea School, Mt. St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, and Old Dominion College. As a young volunteer at Phoebus Fire Company, Frank decided to make a career with the Hampton Fire Department and retired with the rank...
Charles W. Mardis
Aug 14, 2020
Charles W Mardis, 83, passed away after a brief illness on August 14th, 2020. He was born in Symbol, Kentucky and joined the United States Army at age 18. He met his wife of 54 years, Maxine Mardis, née Hobgood, at his first duty station at Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA where they would spend a majority of their...

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