Mar 25, 2016

Phyllis Mills Hansen, born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on June 30, 1932, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 from complications resulting from COPD and emphysema. Ms. Hansen graduated from Hampton High School in 1951. She was a life-long member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and was employed by Gloria Dei Lutheran School as a paraprofessional and as an office...

Mar 24, 2016

Frances Leigh Butler was one of a kind.  The spirited red-head was born in Newport News, Va. on October 20, 1922 to the late Eva Chandler and Walter L. Leigh, Sr.  and died peacefully on March 24, 2016 at the young age of 93.  She was a  proud  1940 Newport News High School graduate who never missed the opportunity...

Mar 24, 2016

Kenneth Lee Hunter, 93, died Thursday, March 24, 2016. Born in Council Hill, OK, he had been a Hampton resident since 1960 and was a member of Peninsula Church of Christ. Mr. Hunter served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and went on to retire from the USAF. After his military service he worked for the state prison system...

Mar 24, 2016

Gary M Lee, age 25, was taken from his family on March 24, 2016. Raised in Buckeye Lake, OH, Gary made his life in Hampton, VA after serving five years in the Army.

Gary was preceded in death by his Parental Grandparents, Gray R Kirtner and Marguerite M Kirtner. He is survived in life by his devoted...

Mar 24, 2016

Donald Wayne Clement of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away peacefully at age 57 on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Donald was a beloved brother, friend and Uncle and will forever live on in the memories of all who knew and loved him. May God's loving mercy embrace him.

Mar 22, 2016

Charles Edward "Red" Parker joined his wife Pat, his granddaughter Kristen and his best friend Charlie Shotwell in heaven March 22, 2016. Red was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend and lived his life in the service of His Lord and others. Having spent his first eight years in his native North Carolina, and except for a brief sojourn...

Mar 21, 2016

Carolyn Joyce Mull, 65, died Monday, March 21, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, Carolyn retired from Food Lion after 10 years in the meat department. She was a member of Hampton Roads Baptist Church and was attending First Friends Church when she was able. Carolyn is survived by her husband, Ricky Mull; sons, Cory McVay, D.J. McVay...

Mar 21, 2016

Cornell Cotton, 66, died Monday, March 21, 2016. A native of New Miami, OH, he had been a Virginia resident for the last 20 years where he had a very entrepreneurial spirit. He was preceded in death by his parents, Avery L. Cotton Nord and Elijah Cotton, Sr. and his brothers, Elijah Cotton, Jr. and Gregory Cotton. Survivors include his...

Mar 20, 2016

Mamie Sweeney Smith, 89, died Sunday, March 20, 2016. A native of Beckley, WV, our coalminer's daughter was one of seventeen children. She graduated from Pax High School where she played basketball and was on a championship team. Her love of Big Band music and dancing led to her convince her high school to buy a juke box for their...

Mar 20, 2016

Wanda Lane Jones departed this earthly world peacefully in her home on the evening of Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by loving family members. Without a doubt she now resides in Heaven in eternal peace.

Wanda was the daughter of Frances Lane and the late Hubert Lane. Besides...

Mar 20, 2016

NEWPORT NEWS - Elbert M. Denny, Jr., 81, of Newport News, VA passed away on March 20, 2016. A longtime resident of the Tidewater, he was the owner of Denny's Refrigeration Repair Service in Gloucester, VA. Later he retired as the HVAC foreman for Newport News Public Schools. Elbert was proud to have served in the US Navy on the...

Mar 19, 2016

Helen Ruth Abicht died on March 19, 2016 at the age of 102. Born in Marietta, Ohio to James and Mabel Smith, Helen moved to the Newport News community of Hilton Village in 1945. She married Beryl Abicht after the war and the couple had two children. Helen was pre-deceased by her husband and is survived by a sister, Mary...

Mar 18, 2016

Eileen Patricia Allen, 83, widow of Richard Allen, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016. Born in Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada, she has been a resident of Hampton since 1992, where she was a Real Estate agent. As a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Eileen was very involved with the church community and the various ministries. She was also a member...

Mar 16, 2016

Bobby L. Berry Sr., 77, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton he was the son of Edwin F. and Elizabeth Huggett Berry. Bobby is survived by his children, Bobby L. Berry Jr. and Sherry Lewis; four sisters; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.

Mar 16, 2016

Doris Piland Williams, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. She was born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital and was a lifelong resident of Hampton. Doris graduated in 1951 from Hampton High School and then from Christopher Newport College in 1984 with a BA in Music. She loved playing the organ and piano. She was a private piano teacher for many...

Mar 16, 2016

Larry Peter Ederer (Maj., USAF Ret.), 77, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  Born in Omaha, NE, and raised in New Orleans, he had been a Hampton resident for 41 years.

Larry retired from the US Air Force in 1980 after 20 years of service to his country, which included service during the...

Mar 10, 2016

Jean Stacy Buldain 89, former resident of Hampton, Virginia died Thursday, March 10, 2016 after a long illness at Glenbrook Retirement Home in Carlsbad, California. Jean was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and was a graduate of Grinnel College.  She was a systems analyst at Langley Air Fore Base and was married to Colonel (Ret.) Louis Phillip Buldain, who predeceased her...

Mar 9, 2016

Patsy Ellen Keever, 77, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016. A native of Bluefield, WV, she had been a Hampton resident since 1956. A very giving woman, she loved taking care of her family and would do anything for them. Preceded in death by her husband, Abner Ray Keever; survivors include her daughters, Patricia Goodhart, Donna Langille, and Sharon Fladger; two...

Mar 8, 2016

HAMPTON - Stanley Bernard Epstein or "Stan" as his friends called him, of Hampton, Virginia passed away surrounded by his family on March 8, 2016, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Stan was born on March 21, 1947 in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Lankford and Bertha Epstein. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Julieta Hipolito...

Mar 8, 2016

Marlene Roberts Watts Breland when to meet her Savior on March 8, 2016.  Marlene was born on August 23, 1926, in Anthras, Tennessee to Daniel Roberts and Susie Beavers/Baker Roberts.  Her maternal grandparents were George W. Beavers and Maggie Christian of Whitley County, Kentucky and paternal grandparents were Felix J. Roberts and Martha Gibson of Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky....