Dec 12, 2019

Hampton, Virginia

Patricia Ann ( Seidnitzer ) Shinabery , 63, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019.  She was a lifelong resident of Hampton, Virginia. She enjoyed being with her grandchildren, playing Bingo, taking care of her precious dogs, taking care of her yard, eating Smitty's Better Burgers, eating at any type of buffet, and...

Dec 12, 2019

Karen Lee Idzi, age 62, passed away at her home in Ft. Myers Florida on December 12, 2019.   Prior to her move to Florida, Karen, was a life-long- resident of Hampton, Virginia.  She graduated from Pembroke High School and later enjoyed a long-term career as a computer specialist at Ft. Monroe, Virginia.

Karen was preceded in death...

Dec 8, 2019

Lorraine A. Zarger, 87, passed away December 8, 2019. A native of Harrisburg, PA she had been a longtime resident of Hampton and a faithful member of Community Presbyterian Church. Lorraine loved to sing in the choir and volunteer with her church family. She enjoyed gardening and socializing with family and friends, and she was a dedicated bowling league...

Dec 7, 2019

Barbara Alto Wilson, a long-time resident of Hampton, passed peacefully on December 7, 2019 in Smithfield, VA. Born in Richmond, VA on January 14, 1933, she spent her first 12 years with her uncle and grandmother on their farm in Gates County, NC. In 1951, she graduated from Newport News High School where she was an honor student, played...

Dec 7, 2019

Fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, William Dominick "Bill" Deveikis, 93, entered eternal life December 7, 2019, succumbing to injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born February 17, 1926, in Burlington, NJ. He is preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Marcella Schoener Deveikis and his infant daughter, Mary Dolores.

Bill...

Dec 4, 2019

Travis Christopher Reed of Hampton, Virginia, passed away at 36 years old on December 4, 2019, in Virginia Medical Center due to a prolong illness. Travis was born in Camp Springs, Maryland, on August 29, 1983. He was raised in Hampton, Virginia. He graduated from Phoebus High School in 2001 and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts...

Dec 2, 2019

Hampton,

Penelope "Penny" Doe Belch Elias, 73, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019.  Born in Baltimore, she worked for Southland Corporation as a 7 Eleven manager for several stores in Richmond.  She moved to Hampton to be close to her sister in 2018.

Penny was preceded in death by her parents,...

Dec 1, 2019

Chris Christopher, 95, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at his home in Hampton, Virginia, surrounded by his family.

Chris was born on February 19, 1924, in the small village of Vasili, Cyprus. He married the love of his life, Anna Andonio on July 10, 1949, and within a few months moved to the United States...

Nov 30, 2019

Gary Winston Coats, age 66, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Gary was born in Brockton, MA. He spent most of his life in Virginia. Gary was a living example of the Bible verse, Ephesians 4:32 – "And be kind and compassionate to one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ."

Nov 26, 2019

Lewis Paul Sulzberger, Jr. passed away on November 26, 2019. Paul, as he was known to his multitude of friends was born September 17, 1937 to Lewis P. Sulzberger, Sr. and Dorothy I. Sulzberger. He was born and raised in Phoebus, Virginia and remained a Phoebus boy at heart his entire life. Paul attended Hampton High School and joined...

Nov 26, 2019

Pamela Ann Morris, 63, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Born in Hampton, she was a lifelong Peninsula resident where she worked for Newport News, Inc. for many years. She loved spending time with her friends, especially at the beach, loved her cats, had a great sense of humor, enjoyed the arts, took ballet and baton classes as a young...

Nov 25, 2019

William D. Clark, 80, died Monday, November 25, 2019. Born in Union City, SC, William served in the Army and then had been a resident of Hampton for 69 years. He retired as a patrolman from the Hampton Police Department after 26 years of service. He was a member of the Newport News Church of Christ, the Hampton F.O.P....

Nov 24, 2019

Jonnie Faye Hargrove, 70, died Sunday, November 24, 2019. A lifelong resident of Hampton, Jonnie graduated from Kecoughtan High School. Following high school, she served in the then the United States Navy as a neuropsychiatric technician. After her service, she volunteered at Sarah Bonwell Hudgins before returning to school at Thomas Nelson Community College and Old Dominion University. Jonnie...

Nov 23, 2019

Hampton, VA

John Allen Kepler, Sr, 88, was called home in the early morning hours of November 23, 2019.  He was born in 1931, in Bluefield, WV to Meril Emery and Maude E. Kepler.

John worked briefly in the coal mines of West Virginia before moving to Newport News to start his career at Newport...

Nov 20, 2019

Sarah (Sallie) Jester Ford, 87, much loved and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019. She was born at home on Columbia Avenue, in Hampton, Virginia, on March 23, 1932; the daughter of late James Leake Jester and Nellie Crockett Jester. She was preceded in death by her brothers, James Leake Jester, Jr. and William...

Nov 18, 2019

Ronnie Earl Lawson Sr., entered peace and eternal life on November 18, 2019 at home. He was born in Christiansburg January 9, 1947. He retired from the VA in Hampton in 2013. Ronnie had a love for antique cars, having worked most recently on a 1929 Chevy Coupe until his illness overtook him.

He was preceded in...

Nov 18, 2019

Ronnie D. McKay passed away November 18, 2019. A native of Portland, Indiana, he had recently lived in Newport News. Ronnie served three tours in the United States Army in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Sheila B. McKay; two children; six step children; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his sister, Connie Dyson; three step sisters; one step brother;...

Nov 14, 2019

Virginia "Ginny" Smith Young passed away on November 14, 2019 after complications following heart surgery and a subsequent stroke. She was born May 29, 1937 in Hampton, Virginia to Hayden Clyde Smith and Gertrude B. Smith. Ginny graduated from Hampton High School in 1955 where she made lifelong best friends with Joan, Nancy, and Carole. She then graduated from...

Nov 12, 2019

HAMPTON, Va.—

It is with both sorrow and joy that we bid farewell to Dois Irvin Rosser, Jr., the founder of Pomoco Auto Group, Inc. and International Cooperating Ministries (ICM) in Hampton, Va. He departed this life on Tuesday, November 12, at age 98.

Born in Galts Mill, Va., Rosser's family moved to Hampton Roads...

Nov 11, 2019

Barbara Shriver Inman, 87, passed away November 11, 2019 . Barbara, a loving and devoted wife and mother, a native of Norfolk who lived there during her early childhood before her family relocated to Los Angeles followed by New Jersey for several years. The family returned to Norfolk where she attended and graduated from Maury High School....