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Kenneth Cole Morris
Jun 9, 2018
Kenneth Cole Morris, 68, died June 9, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.
Born February 1, 1950, Kenny was a Hampton native and lifelong resident. A Hampton High School graduate, he played trumpet in the Crabbers' renowned Marching...
William Henry Potter
Jun 9, 2018
William Henry Potter, 63, died Saturday, June 9, 2018. Henry worked for W. O. Grubb Steel Erection Co. and was owner of Affinity Limousine and Access Transportation as well as Hampton Boat and R.V. Storage.
Henry is survived by his son, William H. "Billy" Potter Jr.; sister, Anna Kennamer;...
Roxanne Ingram
Jun 6, 2018
Roxanne "Roxy" Ingram, 66, passed away peacefully June 6, 2018. She was born to Ernest Clark and Lois Cambric on September 1, 1951, in Chicago Illinois and resided in Hampton, Va.
She was a loving Daughter, Sister, Mother, Grandmother and Friend. Always caring and always counted on to take care of her siblings....
Norman Dean Deberry
Jun 5, 2018
Norman Dean DeBerry, born in 1931, departed this life on June 5, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mark S. DeBerry and Jeanette Keeter DeBerry; five sisters and three brothers. He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Burk DeBerry, Daughter, Cheryl DeBerry Alvarado, grandson, Dante Alvarado (Tram), great-grandson, Elliot Dean Alvarado; son, David Scott DeBerry,...
Opal Mercedes Towns
Jun 5, 2018
Hampton-
Opal Mercedes Towns, 100, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born in Larned, Kansas, she was a resident of Hampton Roads since 1999. Opal Towns was kind, giving, and beautiful in spirit. She loved life and especially children. Opal retired from the Chicago Board of Education where she taught children and worked as a school community...
George Edward Keefe, Iii
Jun 3, 2018
George E. Keefe, III, 85, died Sunday, June 3, 2018. Born in Norfolk, he had been a Hampton resident for the last 57 years where he had worked for Kraft Foods and later Schwan's Food Delivery from which he retired. He served in the Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret P. Keefe; three...
Diane Price (Bateman) Evans
Jun 3, 2018
Newport News-
Diane Price (Bateman) Evans, age 69, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Born to Roy and Hattie Price, Diane was a lifelong resident of...
Deborah White Carter
Jun 1, 2018
Deborah W. Carter, 68, passed away June 1, 2018. She had spent her career as a hair stylist and when not working she loved to spend time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband of 44 years, Jack Carter Jr. Deborah is survived...
Donna Kaye Trull
May 31, 2018
Donna Kaye Trull went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 31, 2018. She was born Dec 26, 1947 in Newport News to parents Maynard R. and Jeanette L. Trull who preceded her in death. She is survived by brother M. Randolph Trull, Jr, and sister-in-law Velvet E. Trull of Smithfield, Va, niece Brittany...
Margaret Elizabeth Prantl
May 31, 2018
Margaret E. (Welch) Prantl, 80, of Yorktown, VA died on May 31, 2018. She was the widow of CW4 (Ret) Carl Prantl, Sr. She was born in Red Bank, NJ., moving to the Peninsula in 1973.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Welch, Jr., two brothers, Thomas F. Welch III...
Patrick Anthony O'Keefe
May 28, 2018
Patrick Anthony O'Keefe, 69, died Monday, May 28, 2018. Born in Phoebus and a lifelong Hampton resident, Pat retired as a lieutenant from the Hampton Fire Department where he had served as a firefighter and fire investigator. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and had served in the Army.
Robert Lee Ruggles
May 26, 2018
Robert Lee Ruggles (Hillbilly), 70, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 with his family by his side. Born in Logan, WV, he...
Melquan Anthony Kennedy
May 22, 2018
MelQuan Tyrese Kennedy was born December 1, 1994 in Hampton to Virginia to Shurenda Kennedy and Melvin Lee Alexander Jr.
Left to cherish his memories is his mother, Shurenda Kennedy; sister, Shanya Kennedy; brother, Kionta; sister, Melani Patterson; maternal grandparents, Chris and Sylvia Bailey; paternal grandparents, Melvin Lee Alexander...
Ramon Lee Sager
May 20, 2018
Ramon Sager, born Jan 4, 1952, was called home by the Lord on May 20, 2018. He was a kind and generous man who loved the Lord, and was much loved by family and friends. Ray served in the US Army after high school for two years. He later achieved a B.S. Degree of Engineering...
Gene Thomas Carter
May 20, 2018
Gene Thomas Carter passed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2018 following a long battle with cancer.
A Hampton resident since birth in 1942, Gene graduated from Hampton High School in 1962 and entered the interior design program at RPI(VCU) graduating in 1967. He began his design career in...
Patricia Francis Anderson
May 17, 2018
Yorktown-
Patricia Francis Anderson, age 44, was received in heaven by her father, James Logdon, on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband, Dermitrius Warner; daughter, Kristina Crockett; sons, Derrick and Trevor Crockett; stepchildren, Aidan, Brianna, and Xavier Warner; grand daughter, Evalise Mariscal;...
Elizabeth "Betty" Selby Jackson
May 16, 2018
Elizabeth (Betty) Belle Selby Jackson, 90 , passed away after a long and fulfilling life on May 16, 2018. Betty was born to Ross Morris, Sr. and Elizabeth Gammon Selby on March 5, 1928 in Phoebus, Virginia -- a town that was always a part of her heart.
Betty graduated from Hampton High School in...
Winnie Ruth Inabinett
May 14, 2018
Winnie Ruth Inabinett, 86, entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 14. She was born on November 18, 1931 to Furman and Annie Calcutt Parker in Florence, South Carolina. Winnie attended Virginia School for the Deaf and graduated from South Carolina School for the Deaf. She was a retired civil servant from Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and had been...
Bonnie Sue Childress
May 13, 2018
Hampton-
Bonnie Sue Childress, 55, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula.
Bonnie is survived by her husband of seven years, Richard C. Childress; daughters, Krystie Vaughan and Ashley Walter; step-children, Jeffrey Tudder, Julie Childress and James Childress; mother, Phyllis Gaskins; brothers, Dennis Gaskins and David Gaskins; and...

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