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Joe Willie Morring
Sep 20, 2016
Joe Willie Morring, 41, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016. A lifelong resident of Hampton Roads he worked as a Project Support Assistant for Xerox. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, The Norfolk Jaycees and the Knights of Columbus Council #16226 where he was a 1st Degree Knight. Joe was preceded in death by...
Dwayne Scott Newton
Sep 19, 2016
Dwayne Scott Newton, 44, died Monday, September 19, 2016. Born in Pennsauken, NJ, he had been a Hampton resident since 2003. Dwayne is survived by his wife, Shannon Newton; daughters, Sarah-Michele and Madison; sons, David and Nathan; parents, Jack and Diane; brothers, Jack Jr. and Andy; sister, Paula; and two crazy dogs, Cooper and Blue. He lived a great life...
Marlene Iris Singer
Sep 16, 2016
Marlene I. Singer, 80, died Friday, September 16, 2016. A native of Patterson, NJ, she lived in Arizona for many years but had lived the last two years in Virginia. She enjoyed needlepoint, but her greatest joy was being with her children and granddaughters. She was a very loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt.
...Teodora M. Navarro
Sep 16, 2016
Teodora M. Navarro, 66, died Friday, September 16, 2016. Born in the Philippines, she was a very hard working person and would do anything to help her family. She was employed by the Hampton Inn in the housekeeping department.
Preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Navarro; survivors include her daughter, Josie-Lyn N. Repollosa of the Philippines;...
Joan Dee Woodcock
Sep 15, 2016
Joan Dee Woodcock of Hampton, Virginia went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 15, 2016. She was born in Dunn, North Carolina to her late parents Levander and Isky Jane Moore. Her family relocated to Hampton when she was a young girl. Â Known to many as "Joany" or "Joan Dee", she...
Evelyn Smith Lee
Sep 14, 2016
Evelyn Smith Lee (91), went home with the angels on Wednesday morning September 14, 2016 where she was reunited with her husband, Walter and her mother, Maude who she looked for and missed dearly. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she moved to Virginia with her family in the 1930's. Evelyn's love for her family and...
Shirley Mae Bunting
Sep 13, 2016
Shirley Mae Bunting, 81, a life-long resident of Fox Hill, died Tuesday, the 13th of September in her home. Born in 1934 in Elizabeth City County, she was the daughter of Alonzo W. "Babe" Clark and Manola Patterson Clark. Shirley married Everette H. Bunting, Sr. in May of 1952. Shirley was a graduate...
Loc Thi Nguyen
Sep 12, 2016
Loc Thi Nguyen, 88, died Monday, September 12, 2016. Born in Vietnam, she was a longtime Newport News resident.
Survivors include her children, Loan Grizzle, Tam Van Nguyen, and Van Thi Nguyen; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Interment will take place at noon on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Parklawn Memorial Park, 2551...
Shirley White Whittington
Sep 12, 2016
Shirley White Whittington, 65, died Monday, September 12, 2016. A longtime Hampton resident, she owned Hampton Roads Batteries with her husband, Joseph M. Whittington who preceded her in death. She loved watching TruTV, enjoying the many crime stories and forensic shows, was a cat lover, and loved the color purple. She had friends all over the world that will...
William R. Hazelwood
Sep 11, 2016
Bill Hazelwood, 71, born in Newport News, Virginia died unexpectedly at his Ranch in Arizona on Sunday, September 11, 2016. He was retired as a business entrepreneur. He is survived by his first wife, Jean Luce; their daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Greg Anderson; and his brother, Robert Hazelwood. Bill lived his life to the fullest and traveled all over...
Gloria Anderson Ward
Sep 1, 2016
Gloria Anderson Ward, 88, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. A lifelong resident of Hampton, she retired from Ft. Monroe working civil service in 1981 then later from the city of Newport News. She was a member of Hampton Baptist Church. She is survived by one son and one cousin. A graveside service will be conducted 12:30 PM Sunday at...
Albert H. Francis
Sep 1, 2016
Albert Hall Francis, 92, was called home on September 1, 2016.
He was born at a crossroads intersection known as "Little Texas" located in Southampton County to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Francis, in March 1924. He shared his...
John Thomas Parks
Sep 1, 2016
John Thomas Parks, 88, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016. Tom was born in Salisbury, MD - though he'd rarely admit that - on September 13, 1927. He grew up in Onancock, VA and was forever in his heart a resident of the Eastern Shore. He is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Cordelia Guy...
Margaret Waggoner "Maggie" Young
Sep 1, 2016
Maggie Young went joyfully home to heaven on Thursday, September 1, 2016.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings and her husband, Malcolm M. Young (LTC, USAF Ret), who died in 1980.  She is survived by her children Molly, Katie and Rob and her grandchildren Arthur, Amanda and Robbie, as well as her great-grandson Tyler....
Carel Gregory Dupree
Aug 30, 2016
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Carel Gregory Dupree, age 58, passed away on Tuesday August 30, 2016. Born to Joseph and Margaret Dupree in Baltimore, Maryland, Carel was a resident of Hampton for 8 years. He served in the Army for 2 years and later worked in construction. In addition, he loved to cook.
Carel is survived by his...
Susan Jernigan
Aug 30, 2016
Newport News, Susan Jernigan left us too soon on August 30, 2016, at the age of 62. Born in Richmond, VA, she graduated from First Colonial High School and then Longwood College where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She worked many years in Richmond before coming home to Newport News, VA. Susan loved art and pictures, and...
Lelia Marie Howell Mundie
Aug 29, 2016
Lelia Marie Howell Mundie, 95, passed peacefully on August 29, 2016. Born in Nansemond Co. she was a Hampton resident since 1946. Mrs. Mundie was a faithful member for 70 years of First United Methodist Church in Downtown Hampton. She was a member of the United Methodist Women, served as a Sunday School Teacher and member of Circle 6. She...
Zenaida Dryden
Aug 25, 2016
Zenaida Dryden, 81, died August 25, 2016. A native of Isabela, Puerto Rico, she had been a longtime resident of Hampton. Zenaida was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In her free time she enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family. Her heart and home were open to everyone.
Zenaida was...
Betty Johnson Anthony
Aug 24, 2016
Betty Johnson Anthony, 91, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born in Richmond, she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended Longwood College (previously State Teachers College) and Smithdeal Massey Business College. Betty worked at C & O Credit Union, and for forty years she worked alongside her husband in the development of Mechanical Projects Incorporated and Hampton...
Ross Herman Allen, Jr.
Aug 23, 2016
Ross Herman Allen, Jr. passed away on August 23, 2016 at the age of 67. Born in New York on September 24, 1948, he has resided in Hampton for many years.
He is survived by his father, Ross Allen, Sr.; brothers, Frank Allen and Billy Allen; sisters, Louise Howell and Maggie Gibbs;Â niece,...

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