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Ernest Puckett, Jr.
May 5, 2017
Ernest Puckett, Jr., 65, died Friday, May 5, 2017. Born in Maryland, he was a Hampton resident for most of his life. He served in the US Navy during Vietnam and was a commercial fisherman. He loved being on the water.
Survivors include his daughter, Angela S. Parker and...
Thomasine J. Kashin
May 3, 2017
Thomasine J. Kashin, 78, died at home May 3. A native of Greensburg, PA, she returned there for family events and high school reunions and remained an avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thomasine came to Hampton in 1968 as a military wife and remained to be near the beaches and lighthouses she loved. Thomasine's proudest accomplishment was her return...
Kenneth Allen Fowler
May 2, 2017
Hampton- Ken Fowler wants everyone to know that he entered Heaven's Gates on Tuesday, May 2, while surrounded by family and friends. He fought a good fight for more than two years, not confessing defeat or despair, but was ushered home to glory after his frail body finally gave out. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Cindy,...
John Lawrence Cavanagh, Jr.
May 2, 2017
John Lawrence Cavanagh, Jr., 70, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Born in Clinton, IO, he had been a Hampton resident since 1987. He retired from the US Air Force in 1997 after 28 years of service then went back to work as a government contractor retiring in 2015. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather...
Edith Maxine Pinello
May 2, 2017
Edith "Maxine" Pinello, entered Heaven's gates on May 2, 2017. The daughter of John J. Romans, and Mildred Trousdale Romans she was born in Leighton, Alabama on August 23, 1941. Maxine had an unwavering Faith in God. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hampton. A consummate mother and homemaker, Maxine dedicated...
Doris Edwards White
May 1, 2017
Doris Edwards White, 85, of Hampton, VA died peacefully in her sleep Monday morning after a brief illness.
She was predeceased by husband Clyde White, son Michael White and siblings Maggie Graham, and Raymond and Herbert Edwards. She is survived by brother James Edwards of Danville, children Benita Jackson...
Linda Florence Davis
May 1, 2017
Hampton-
Linda Florence Davis, age 65, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017. Born to Frank and Mary Davis, she was a lifelong resident of Hampton.
An avid lover of horses, Linda was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association for over 30 years. Linda was best described as kind-hearted; she was a very...
John Ward Bane
Apr 26, 2017
John Ward Bane of Hampton, VA passed peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family on April 26, 2017. He was 72 years old. John was preceded in death by his parents, Wista and Edna Bane, and his brother, Fred. He is survived by his wife, Ann; three children, Greg and his wife Lindsey, Will,...
Kimberlee Doreen Davis
Apr 24, 2017
Kim also known as Cali or Tough Broad, would like to let you know her work is done.
She received a call, a sort of offer she can't refuse, for an appointment from which she will not be returning. This assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus, a reunion...
Eva Cheung
Apr 22, 2017
Eva Kwan Yee Wah Cheung, 69, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Eva was born in Hong Kong on April 13th 1948, and has been a Peninsula resident for 36 years. She served as a registered nurse before retiring in 2010. In retirement, Eva took pleasure in traveling and especially cherished spending time with her family and friends....
William "Billy" Thomas Forbes
Apr 22, 2017
William "Billy" Thomas Forbes, 73, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert "Billy" and Catherine Forbes and his brother-in-law, Lenny Messick.
Billy was a lifelong resident of the Fox Hill section of Hampton and a dedicated member...
Catherine E. Benton
Apr 21, 2017
Born in New Suffolk, N.Y. in 1924, Catherine became a Registered Nurse at St Johns Long Island City Hospital, N.Y.C. She met Lester L. Benton SFC while he was stationed at Fort Hamilton?, Brooklyn N.Y. in 1949. Married for 67 years, they traveled the world compliments of the U.S. Army. Each duty station was...
David Edward Wilson
Apr 21, 2017
David Edward Wilson, 74, passed away at home in Virginia Beach on Friday, April 21, 2017. A lifelong resident of Tidewater, he graduated from Hampton High School and then Old Dominion University with a degree in History. He was a clerk at the Oceanfront Public Library in Virginia Beach. He was an avid fisherman.
...Charles "Grey" Wheeler
Apr 18, 2017
Charles Grey Wheeler, 59, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton Grey worked as a carpenter. Every year, he handmade wooden Christmas ornaments for family and friends which he gifted by hiding them in the lucky recipient's yards for them to find.
Grey is...
Anna Christopher
Apr 18, 2017
Anna Christopher departed this life on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family.
Anna was born on January 10, 1928, in Cyprus and moved to the United States with her husband in 1949. Family...
Joyce Ann Niemi
Apr 18, 2017
Joyce Ann Niemi, passed away on April 18, 2017 in Hampton, Virginia after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves behind her husband Markku Niemi; son, Markku Niemi Jr; grandchildren, Abigail and Emily Niemi; brothers, Donald, Glenn, Wayne, Scott, and David Trimarchi.
Wayne G. Wills
Apr 17, 2017
Wayne G. Wills went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2017.  He had been a Hampton resident since 1957. Wayne served in the US Coast Guard during WWII and retired from the Newport News Shipyard in 1986 after 25 years. He was an active member of Monitor Lodge #197 AF & AM and a 32nd degree...
David Lee Everette
Apr 16, 2017
Hampton- David Lee Everette, 26, passed away unexpectedly April 16, 2017. He leaves behind his parents Marjorie and David Everette, brother Michael Everette, sister Natasha Sanders, nieces Alyssa and Kayley and nephew Hunter. He is also survived by his adoptive parents Shannon and Chris Jackson, brothers Richard Walton Harman IV and Robert Jackson, his sisters Ashley Proffitt and Jessica...
Adam S. Arnold, Jr.
Apr 14, 2017
"You can shed tears that he is gone…..or you can smile because he lived."
Dr. Adam S. Arnold, Jr. was born on April 28, 1922 in Danville, Kentucky and spent much of his youth in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of Adam S. Arnold, Sr. and Alice Hambleton Arnold.  Dr. Arnold was preceded in death by...
Jeannette Lee Brake
Apr 13, 2017
Jeannette Lee Brake, 92, of Hampton, VA, passed away surrounded by family on April 13, 2017 of pneumonia.
Jeannette was born in Coats, NC, one of Verna P. and James P. Lee's seven children. She graduated from high school in Varina, NC and from Hardbarger's...

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