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Connie Marie Mccartney
Jan 8, 2020
Connie Marie McCartney, 72, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, Connie had worked many years for Hampton General Hospital and then Sentara in financial counseling. She was a longtime member and former choir member of Phoebus United Methodist Church.
Connie is survived by her husband, Jerry McCartney; children, Mark Johnson and...
Willie "Fred" Evans
Jan 6, 2020
Forgive us, this is long but in honor of our dad, and what a special man he was, we're going to tell his story the way he would; lighthearted, humorous and drawn out.
On January 6, 2020, Willie Fred Evans, 61 of Hampton, who we all know as Fred or Freddy because he hated the name Willie,...
Janette D. Smith
Jan 5, 2020
Janette Darlene Smith, 49, passed away in her home on Sunday, January 5, 2020. She was born on April 2, 1970 to Linda Taylor and Lawrence Hubbard who both preceded her in death.
A beloved mother, nanny, sister, aunt, and friend, she was a lifelong resident of Hampton. Jenny's main focus was her family, and her grandchildren...
Philip Warren Stout
Jan 5, 2020
Philip Warren Stout, formerly of Wellsville, NY, went to be with his Lord on January 5, 2020. He was born in Wellsville, NY on February 24, 1959 to Allen Stout & Hilda Church Stout. He grew up on a dairy farm that also produced maple syrup, and participated in 4-H, and Junior Grange. He was a liturgist and active...
Frances M. Parrish
Jan 4, 2020
Our mom, Frances M. Parrish was born June 12, 1925 in Winston Salem, NC to Roy L. and Kathryn Burgess. Her brother James R. Burgess, DVM predeceased her and her husband, our dad, Harold R. Parrish. Mom passed away January 4, 2020. She is survived by her children Belinda P. Gray, Alan Parrish and Kathy P. Minkoff. She is...
Joseph Salvatore Balducci
Jan 3, 2020
Joseph Salvatore Balducci died unexpectedly, but peacefully in his sleep on January 3, 2020 in Hampton, Virginia at the young age of 62.
Joe is survived by his daughters: Tiffany, Chelsea, and Bianca and grandson Jackson. He is predeceased by his father, Joseph "Big Joe Bal," his mother, Marie Sheppard (nee Fill), his sister Deborah Wildonger, and...
Donna Michele Karianen
Jan 3, 2020
POSTPONED - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Donna Michele Karianen, 52, died January 3, 2020 from complications of Huntington's Disease. She was a 1985 graduate of Bethel High School. That summer, she was chosen to represent Virginia in the chorus from all the United States singing abroad in several countries. She graduated from Old Dominion University in...
Anthony Michael Yannarella
Jan 1, 2020
Anthony Michael Yannarella, age 80, passed away in his Hampton, VA home on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 after a brief but valiant fight with cancer. Son of the late Dominic and Corsina Yannarella, Tony was born in Youngstown, Ohio on July 21, 1939. In 1962, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy and married his high school sweet...
Danny E. Ferguson
Dec 31, 2019
Danny E. Ferguson 75, of Hampton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harrison and Evelyn Ferguson and sister Gerri Sutton.
Dan retired from Civil Service post engineering department as a computer operator at Fort Eustis and later worked as the landscape manager...
Nelson Theodore Camidge, Sr.
Dec 26, 2019
Nelson T. Camidge, Sr., 86, died Thursday, December 26, 2019. Born in Carthhage, NY, he had been a Hampton resident since 1972. He retired from the US Air Force in 1974 after 22 ½ years of service then opened Camidge German Imports which he ran until retiring in 2017. in his earlier years he enjoyed hunting and fishing, but...
Marvalane Allen Mclamb
Dec 24, 2019
HAMPTON – Marvalane Allen McLamb, age 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 24, 2019, with her family by her side. She celebrated Christmas with Jesus this year. She was born August 6, 1933, in Johnston County, N.C., where she met and married the love of her life, James C. McLamb. As newlyweds, they moved to Virginia in 1954, where...
James H. Tormey
Dec 22, 2019
James Tormey was born on August 3, 1929 in the Philippine Islands where his parents, Bernard and Louise Tormey, were stationed with the U.S. Army. His boyhood was spent in varied locations including four years in Beijing, China. He graduated from high school in Columbia, South Carolina.
He entered the United State Military Academy at West point...
Ernest J. "Ernie" Phillips, Jr.
Dec 21, 2019
Ernest J. "Ernie" Phillips Jr., 93, left this Earth on Dec. 21, 2019, for open farm land with plenty of river views in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Ernie was a lifelong resident of Hampton. He grew up on the family dairy farm off Fox Hill Rd. on what is now Phillips Lake. His parents Ernest, Sr. and...
Earl D. "Johnny" Johnson
Dec 21, 2019
Earl D. "Johnny" Johnson passed in peace on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at home with family. Johnny is survived by his wife of 60 years; V. Fern Johnson, three children; Daniel E. Johnson, Dorenda R. Johnson, and Renee J. Stuart along with seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Johnny was proudly employed at Hop's Place for over 50 years serving...
Anna Sanders Gear
Dec 21, 2019
Anna Sanders Gear, 89, died Saturday, December 21, 2019. Born in Harrisburg, PA she had been a longtime Hampton resident.
Anna is survived by her son, Donald Gear and wife Lee; a brother, Bill Sanders and wife Barbara; and five grandchildren, Shannon, Ryan, Claire, Trevor and Noah.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6-7:30...
David C. Lively
Dec 17, 2019
David C. Lively, 73, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, David graduated from Hampton High School and attended Christopher Newport College. He also spent four years in the Navy.
David was a member of Hampton Yacht Club and was an avid sailor. He loved racing his boat, Lively Lady. David always...
Norma G. Frank
Dec 16, 2019
Norma G. Frank, 87, passed away in the company of family on Monday, December 16, 2019. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a graduate of Kensington High and attended Temple University, where she studied to be a medical technician. On a trip to the Concord in the Catskills, she met and later married Jules Frank in 1956. They lived...
Eino Hirv
Dec 15, 2019
Eino Hirv, 81, died Sunday, December 15, 2019. Born in Orava, Estonia, he arrived in the United States in 1949, became a US citizen in 1956, and had been a Peninsula resident for the last 60 years. Mr. Hirv retired from the Newport News Shipyard in 1998 after 36 years of service.
He was preceded in death...
Eileen Mae Bickett
Dec 13, 2019
Eileen Mae Ellingsworth Bickett passed away peacefully on December 13 at the age of 88. Well known for her good humor and joyful spirit, she will be missed but not forgotten. Raised in Minneapolis she graduated with the class of 1949 from Vocational High School with a cosmetology degree. She attended the University of Minnesota and was introduced to...
Suzanne Miller Morgan
Dec 13, 2019
Suzanne M. Morgan, 69, passed away on December 13, 2019 in Hampton, VA. Born in Roanoke, throughout her life she had lived in Charlottesville, Richmond, Northern Virginia, Newport News, and Hampton. She attended VCU and also studied radio broadcasting. She enjoyed reading as well as writing poetry. Suzy possessed a deep sensitive soul and was a generous and creative...

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