May 5, 2020

Roy G. Carroll, age 63, of Hampton passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 5, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Roy was preceded in death by his parents Clifford A. Carroll Jr. and Nora B. Carroll. He is survived by his brothers Danny Carroll (Ginny) of Charlotte, NC., Michael Carroll (Earl) of Reno Nevada, Wayne Carroll (Darlene) of...

May 3, 2020

Caroline M. Griffith, 24, of Hampton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Born on October 15, 1995, she was raised in Hampton where she was a 2014 graduate of Phoebus High School and graduated from Tidewater Medical Training in 2020 as a Clinical Nursing Assistant She had recently accepted a position...

Apr 29, 2020

Jason Paul Simon, 40, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Born in Virginia Beach, He was a lifelong Hampton resident.

Preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Simon; survivors include his son, Gavin Paul Simon; his father, Ronald A. Simon; two brothers, Gregory Scott Simon and Ronald Allen Simon; and many nieces and nephews.

Apr 26, 2020

Walter E. Phillips, 83, died peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home in Hampton. Born in Roanes, VA he lived most of his life in the Tidewater area. He was a US Marine Corps veteran.  He was a member of the American Legion Post 25, Past President of the GMRA Grocery Manufacturers Representatives Association, a baseball coach at...

Apr 25, 2020

Linda Richardson Smith was born on February 18, 1949 in Narrows, VA. She attended Narrows High

School and received an Associates degree from Wytheville College. She went to be with her Lord and

family in Heaven on April 25, 2020. She was a devoted member of Healing Waters Worship Center.

She was preceded...

Apr 25, 2020

Marian Stroup Elliott, 90, died Saturday, April 25, 2020. Raised in Michigan she had been a Hampton resident since 1950 where she was a member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and the Fidelis Bible Class. An incredibly talented artist, she was well known for her paintings and she and her husband loved to gift things that he...

Apr 25, 2020

Helga R. Carr, 81, died Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, she was a longtime Newport News resident.

Preceded in death by her husband, 1st Sgt. George M. Carr, US Army retired; she is survived by her daughter, Petra Logan and her husband, Glenn; and Silvia Phillips, Michael Carr, and Rebecca Black.

Her...

Apr 24, 2020

Gaynell M. Peters, lovingly known as Momma Gail by all her friends and church family, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2020.  Born on July 7, 1936, she was 83 years old when she passed.  She was widowed by her loving husband Johnnie Peters.  She was survived by her son Elmer Mankins of Santa Cruz, CA;...

Apr 24, 2020

Carrie Belle Page, 70, died Friday, April 24, 2020. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 15 years where she worked at the Langley Base Exchange.

She enjoyed playing Bingo, reading, and watching soap operas, but her greatest love was her family. She always put others above herself.

Preceded...

Apr 23, 2020

Karoline M. Bethune, 78, of Hampton, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her daughter's home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was an amazing mom and incredible grandmother.

Karoline was preceded in death by her father, Edward J. Stepinski; mother, Boleslawa C. Stepinski; and husband, Kenneth R. Bethune. She is survived by her loving daughter,...

Apr 21, 2020

On April 21, 2020 in a soft voice God said, "come home my child" to Dorothy "Dot" Woolard. She spent most of her life on loan to S.S. and Pearl Nixon. She was of Southern Baptist faith.

In 1948 Dot married her sweetheart, Douglas Woolard. This started her journey in service – in retail business, multiple woman's...

Apr 21, 2020

CW4 Sanford L. Williams, US Army retired, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, he had been a Hampton resident since 1992. A Vietnam veteran, he retired in 1992 after 26 years during which time he was a test pilot and a helicopter instructor. After retiring from the Army he went to work as the service...

Apr 20, 2020

Ashley G. Routten, 49, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2020. Born April 29, 1970, he was the son of Irving Guy "Junie" Routten, Jr. and the late Lynda S. Routten. A lifelong Fox Hill resident, he was a 1990 graduate of Kecoughtan High School. He worked for various companies doing drywall and other jobs and had currently been...

Apr 19, 2020

Donald Joseph Perreault, 56, passed away unexpectedly on April 19, 2020.  He is survived by his beloved wife Shirley, of 25 years, parents Tomi and Ernest Perreault and siblings, Roy (Angel), Lise (Andy), Louise, and twin brother David (Jeannette).

While Don was father to no children of his own, he was a like Dad to all of...

Apr 17, 2020

On April 17, 2020 Vivian Woodmansee Collins left her earthly home, at the age of 91, to join her husband in their heavenly home. Vivian grew up in Hampton and worked at the West End Pharmacy where she met the love of her life James Robert Collins and they were married for 57 years prior to his death in...

Apr 12, 2020

Edward Elmo Walker, Jr., 77, died Sunday, April 12, 2020. A lifelong Hampton resident, he was a member of Pine Chapel Baptist Church. He had worked for Horne Brothers many years ago before entering the Newport News Shipyard as a welder, retiring as a Senior Nuclear Clerk in 2007 after 39 years of service. He spent time tinkering in...

Apr 10, 2020

E.J. Schaff, died April 10, 2020. He was born July 16, 1928 in Queens, NY. E.J. went on to serve four years in the Navy and another 26 years in the Air Force, where he retired in 1976 as a Chief Flight Engineer, SMSgt. During his 30 years in service of this nation, he served in World War II,...

Apr 9, 2020

Thomas Christopher Perry, 53, of Hampton, Virginia passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Chris, born on September 25, 1966, was raised in Hampton. When he was able to, he loved to ride minibikes, go carts and enjoyed fishing. He worked as a small motor mechanic for many years but was forced to give up his passion...

Apr 8, 2020

Thomas A. Martin went to be with the Lord on April 8 th 2020 after a long hard battle with leukemia. He served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam, one in the Navy and one in the Army. Thomas worked for over 40 years at the Newport News Shipbuilding as an emergency electrician.

Survivors include his wife...

Apr 4, 2020

Allen Earl Mewborn, 72, a lifelong resident of Hampton passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Sentara Careplex Hospital after a brief hospital stay. He attended Hampton High School but later achieved his GED in 1996.  Originally working as a Master Plumber before accepting a job at Sentara Hampton General, he then became Maintenance Supervisor for Plant & Engineering. ...