Elizabeth "Boosie" Gardner Higgins Davis
Feb 5, 2017
Elizabeth "Boosie" Gardner Higgins Davis, 85, died Sunday, February 5, 2017. Born in Toano, she was a lifelong Peninsula resident where she had worked for Drucker and Faulk, Harrison and Lear and Swing Electrical. She loved playing Bingo and enjoyed crafts, especially sewing and macramé. Preceded in death by her husband, Dennitte M. Davis, her parents, Clay Estelle and John...
Erika Marie Wilson
Feb 5, 2017
Erika Marie Wilson of Hampton, VA passed away February 5, 2017. Born March 28, 1995 in Newport News, VA, she was a lifelong resident of Hampton.
Erika was a fun child to be around and kept the whole family in laughter all the time. She attended Phillips Elementary School,...
Jean Joyce Ennis
Feb 4, 2017
Jean Joyce Ennis, age 85, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Jean is survived by her husband, James Ennis; daughter, Joyce Anne Lanzendorf and husband, Michael; sons, Thomas C. Haskins, Jr., Charles R. Haskins and wife, Yolanda, Walter M. Haskins, and David M. Ennis; sister-in-law, Mary Sheppard; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at...
Clarence Evans, Jr.
Feb 3, 2017
Clarence Evans Jr was born August 27th, 1935 to the late Clarence and Minnie Evans in Gordon, Georgia.
He was educated in the New York City School District and graduated from Franklin K. Lane High School.
He entered the Air Force in May 1954 and served 4 years. There...
Joseph N. Burch
Feb 3, 2017
Joseph N. Burch 74 the son of Juanita and Les Onley brother of Mique Luckett and Patricia Kinder. Joe graduated from Oscar Smith highschool in 1960. Joe met his wife to be Sheila Harper in the first grade. Joe and Sheila married in 1962, Joe was working at international steel. Joe left international steel and began working at Newport News...
John Dixon
Feb 2, 2017
John Lorenzo Dixon, 65, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. He was a native of Washington, DC and retired from a career in the US Army. He had been a resident of the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury Living Center for many years....
Kenneth Mcdonald, Jr.
Jan 31, 2017
Kenneth McDonald Jr., a Hampton native passed away January 31, 2017, after a long illness.  He was born in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, to Kenneth McDonald and Helen Morris McDonald on February 5, 1935, in Dixie Hospital. He graduated...
Dennia Louise Smith
Jan 31, 2017
Deannia Louise Smith, born on February 21, 1953 in Gray, Texas, passed away at age 63 on Monday, January 31, 2017. Preceded in death by her parents, Bobby and Jessie Knight and survived by her Catholic and Faith Community Deannia loved reading romance novels, playing bingo, and eating M&M's.
Deannia Smith...
James Kennedy Bishop
Jan 30, 2017
Newport News,
James Kennedy Bishop, 89, widower of Faye G. Bishop, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017. A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, he retired from Sturgis Newport Business Forms after 30 years as a Stereotype.
James graduated from St. Vincent's High School...
Edward Lee Earl, Jr.
Jan 30, 2017
Edward Lee Earl, Jr.,73, of Suffolk, VA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 30, 2017.
Mr. Earl was born in Suffolk, Virginia on June 17, 1943 to Edward Earl, Jr. and Thelma V. G. Williams Earl. He graduated from Crestwood High School in 1961 and enlisted in...
Graham Nickellum Lipscomb
Jan 30, 2017
The untimely passing of Graham Nickellum Lipscomb has saddened family and friends. Born on June 22, 1988 in Newport News, he passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017. A resident of Virginia his entire life, he graduated from Smithfield High School and attended Tidewater Community College. While his life was short, his mark on others...
Rita K. Dietz
Jan 30, 2017
Rita K. Dietz, 80, passed away on January 30, 2017. She was born on Feb. 9, 1936 to Margaret and James E. Platts in Detroit, Michigan. Those who knew her will always remember how proud she was of her children and grandchildren. She instilled in them a strong work ethic and the importance of maintaining...
Marcella H. Rice
Jan 29, 2017
Marcella H. Rice, 66, went home to be with her lord and savior on January, 29, 2017. A native of Lancaster, PA she had been a longtime resident of the Peninsula. Marcella retired as an R.N. after 23 years of dedicated service to her profession. She loved to cook and travel, and never turned down...
Bebe Gene Woodmansee
Jan 28, 2017
Bebe Gene Woodmansee passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the age of 92. A lifelong resident of Hampton, she was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Woodmansee. Gene was very active as a "Pink Lady" volunteer at Hampton General Hospital and worked in the Hampton Care-Plex gift shop for many years. She and her husband were strong...
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jan 26, 2017
Jerry Lee Lewis, 77, died Thursday, January 26, 2017. Born in Parkersburg, WV, he was a longtime Hampton resident. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lewis; daughters, Angela Wenzel, Amanda Wade, Debbie Lewis, and Pat George; sons, Jerry Jr., Joseph, and Jeremy Lewis; sister, Linda Nutter; brothers, George, Raymond, Carl, and Joe Lewis; and grandchildren, Faithe and Johnathan Cannoles, Jordan, Ariel,...
Terry "Joe" Allen Dow
Jan 25, 2017
Terry Allen "Joe" Dow, 54, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Left to cherish his memory is his beloved wife of 33 years, Susan Marie Dow, children, Brittany Eileen Dow...
Lillian "Paulie" Dickens Jones
Jan 25, 2017
Lillian "Paulie" Dickens Jones, 92, of Hampton, VA was welcomed home on January 25, 2017.
Paulie was preceded in death by her mother, father, five brothers, four sisters, one grandson, and two husbands, Robert M. Dickens and Arthur Jones. She is survived by her children,...
Hobart Speegle
Jan 23, 2017
Hobart Speegle Jr, age 91, passed away January 23, 2017. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and the cherished patriarch of the Speegle clan who served as a role model for faith, family, and wisdom.
He was born February 5, 1925 at home in Elizabeth City, Virginia...
Larry R. James
Jan 23, 2017
Newport News
Larry R. James, 66, passed away Monday, January 23, 2107. Born in Montgomery County, MD he has been a resident of Newport News, VA since 1970.
As a teenager in Pennsylvania, he loved to hunt, fish, and just be outdoors. He...
Cameron William Riss
Jan 23, 2017
Cameron Riss, 26, passed on Monday, January 23, 2017. He was a lifelong resident of Foxhill.
Cameron enjoyed baseball at Phoebus Little League when he was young and loved fishing, hunting, and driving his race car. He enjoyed all outdoor sports with his dad and...
