Walter E. Phillips
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...
Linda Richardson Smith
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...
Marian Stroup Elliott
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...
Helga R. Carr
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...
Gaynell M. Peters
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;...
Carrie Belle Page
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...
Karoline M. Bethune
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,...
Dorothy Nixon Woolard
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...
Sanford L. Williams
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...
Ashley G. Routten
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...
Donald Perreault
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...
Vivian Woodmansee Collins
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...
Edward Elmo Walker, Jr.
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...
Edward E.J. Schaff
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,...
Christopher Perry
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...
Thomas Arnold Martin
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...
Earl Mewborn
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. ...
William E. Young
Apr 3, 2020
William E. Young, 82, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, April 3, 2020. He was in the comfort of his home, surrounded by the love of his family.
Born to Annabelle and Henry Young in 1937, he was raised on his family's dairy farm in Brushton, NY. Over the course of his life Bill would find...
Marie Theresa Monty
Apr 1, 2020
Marie Theresa Monty, 93, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Born in Van Buren, ME, she had been a Peninsula resident since 1994 where she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was active in the Ladies of St. Joseph. She worked as a Typesetter/Proofreader for the Milford Daily News for many years and then as a Medical...
David L. Williams, Sr.
Mar 30, 2020
David L. Williams, Sr., 90, died Monday, March 30, 2020. A native of Clarksburg, WV, he has been a Hampton resident since 1966 when he was stationed at Langley Air Force Base. He retired in 1971after twenty-two years of service, four in the Navy and eighteen in the Air Force, where he was awarded many medals including the Bronze...
