Sep 21, 2018

Richard B. Grumbling, 57, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. Richard loved his job as a heavy equipment operator for BASIC Construction where he had worked for over 35 years. When he wasn't working he loved driving around in his truck and talking to friends and neighbors. Richard was preceded in death by his parents William and Marie Grumbling....

Sep 18, 2018

Barbara H. Blanks, 86, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she grew up in Hampton where she was a cheerleader and graduated from Hampton High School in 1950. Barbara was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Hampton Women's Club. She worked 32 years in civil service retiring at Langley...

Sep 13, 2018

Carol Janet Sharma, 44, passed away on September 13, 2018. Born to David and Janey Bennett she was proud of her family's Scottish heritage and her lineage to the Dickson Clan. Carol was a world class swimmer and talented gymnast. She served in the United States Air Force with the Security Forces at Nellis Air...

Sep 12, 2018

Ronnie Thomas DesChamps , Laid to eternal rest, passed peacefully in his sleep on September 12th 2018. Born On The Eastern Shore , Ronnie later moved to Hampton, Virginia after serving his country while in the US Navy.  Ronnie went on to graduate from Christopher Newport University with a degree in business administration. After his time spent with the US...

Sep 11, 2018

David Weston Johnson, 39, of Hampton, passed away peacefully at home in his sleep, September 11, 2018. He graduated from Bethel High School and worked as a chef in various restaurants. He also owned a music business, Jailhouse Records. His church home was Warwick Assembly of God. David loved God with all of his heart and is now rejoicing...

Sep 10, 2018

Selma Beale West Moore, 100, died Monday, September 10, 2018. Born August 30, 1918 in Hampton, she was the daughter of the late Nancy Webb West and Rosser Beale West. She graduated with a teaching degree from Farmville State Teachers College (changed to Longwood College in 1949) and married Floyd William Moore, Jr., who preceded...

Sep 8, 2018

Ruth Marie Giles, 93, died Saturday, September 8, 2018. Born in Kinley, NC. Ruth worked all her life starting with nine years on a farm in North Carolina where she cooked and cleaned for four adults in a foster home. Her first paying jobs were with Big Star and A&P Grocery, and then five years...

Sep 8, 2018

On September 8th 2018 at 8 am Brandon Michael Reed was born into heaven. He was 16 weeks in the womb before he left this earth. He was our Rainbow baby. He was preceded in death by his Grandfather Deacon David Vincent Dwyer, his brother David Reed, and sister Mary Reed. He is survived by His parents Brock and Beth...

Sep 5, 2018

Ballard Scott Compton, 58, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 with his family at his side. Born and raised in Hampton, he later made his home in the Great Smoky Mountains and Key West before returning home to Fox Hill in his final years. Scott loved performing in every aspect, and was...

Sep 4, 2018

George Long Erdman, age 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. A lifelong Peninsula resident, he grew up in Dandy, and moved to Hampton as a teenager, graduating from Hampton High School in 1948. He owned and operated George Erdman Paint and Decorating Company until his retirement. George was a longtime member of...

Sep 3, 2018

Teresa Faye Matthews Lewis passed away Monday, September 3, 2018. Born to Linwood and Georgia Christine Matthews, October 13, 1955, she resided in Hampton, VA. She graduated from Hampton High School in 1974, afterwards she married W. Terry Lewis on May 26, 1979.

Teresa was preceded in death by...

Aug 29, 2018

On August 29, 2018 Ltc. William W. Galloway, Jr. passed away in Newport News at the age of 88.

William was raised just outside Washington, NC. in Blounts Creek.  Born on September 29, 1929 just days before the stock market crash, he was the son of a tobacco farmer.  He joined the Navy, the Air Force, then...

Aug 29, 2018

Rachel L. Drew, 80, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Born in Wilson, NC, she was a longtime Hampton resident where she was a member of Victory Baptist Church and served as the nursery keeper for many years.

Our dear Rachel was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother...

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Aug 28, 2018

After a hard fought battle with complications from Lymphoma, Leon passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in his home, surrounded by his family. Leon will most be remembered for his love of his family, his service in the U.S. Marine Corp and his years playing football.

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Aug 28, 2018

Benita Roy Zamora, 87, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Born in the Philippines, she was a longtime Peninsula resident where she was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church. She had many hobbies, including crocheting, cooking, shopping, gardening and reading the newspaper, but she really enjoyed watching old westerns, especially "Gunsmoke". She enjoyed spending time with her little dogs,...

Aug 27, 2018

Pat G. Minetti, 85, former Chief of Police for the City of Hampton, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018.   Born in New Castle, PA he has been a resident of Hampton for over 63 years. Chief Minetti retired from the Hampton Police Force in 2000 after 45 years, during which he was the Police Chief for 29 years. As a...

Aug 25, 2018

­­­­­Ernest "Bubba" L. Hale peacefully went to the arms of his Lord on August 25, 2018 after a long battle with illness. Bubba was born on January 6, 1927, at Fort Monroe, Virginia to Ernest C. Hale and Lillian V. (Hundley) Hale. Bubba grew up in Phoebus where he spent the majority of his full...

Aug 24, 2018

William Patrick "Bill Pat" Williams 1932 - 2018 Our beloved "Superman" passed away at his home on Friday evening, August 24, 2018, with his daughters by his side. We will cherish the loving warmth of his hugs and kisses, his wonderful sense of humor, the amazing talents of his art for transferring home movies on to DVDs, his innate curiosity...

Aug 24, 2018

Vicki Lynn Carter, 68, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018.  Born August 23, 1950 in Yarrowsburg, MD, to Alton Briscoe and Carrie Lorraine (Lynn) Carter, She has been a resident of Newport News for 19 years.  She was employed at New Horizons Regional Educational Centers Woodside campus since 2007 as a custodian, a job she...