Loluia Compton Lawson
Nov 22, 2015
Loluia passed away on 11-22-2015. Lol was born on March 19, 1923 at Falls Mills, Virginia. She was 92 years old. She was the fifth of nine children born to Claude and Rebecca Compton. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters. She has two brothers, Phill Compton of Hampton, VA. and Lewis Compton of...
Mary C. Bourne Gaskins
Nov 21, 2015
Mary C. Bourne Gaskins, 58, passed away November 21, 2015 after a short illness. Mary was born November 28, 1956 at Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA.  She worked for the Daily Press for 19 ½ years where she loved her job and being with her co-workers. Mary is predeceased by her father, William Ather Bourne, Jr., her daughter, Elizabeth Gail Gaskins,...
June Clark Mingee
Nov 19, 2015
June Clark Mingee, widow of Raymond Ellis Mingee, Jr., passed away at home on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 4:04 AM after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her daughters Susan Catherine Mingee of Hampton and Amelia Ann Dick and her husband, George Edwin Dick of Smithfield. June had an extraordinary life traveling all over this amazing and beautiful...
Edward Hall, Jr.
Nov 17, 2015
Edward (Eddie) Hall Jr, 41 was born on November 17, 1974 and passed away on Tuesday November 17, 2015. He resided with family in Hampton, Virginia. For the last couple years of his life he was employed as a cook. He was full of life, and lived life to it's fullest. Under his tough exterior he had a heart that...
Kathryn Elizabeth Sheehan
Nov 17, 2015
Kathryn Elizabeth Sheehan passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015.  Born in July of this year, she touched many lives and will be missed by all who saw her. Kathryn is survived by her parents, Lisa and Jason Sheehan; brother, Kellen Connor Sheehan; maternal grandparents, Kim Warde and her husband Edmond and Paul Harwig and his wife Anita; paternal grandparents, George...
Von Ray Patrick
Nov 17, 2015
Von Ray Patrick, 56, widower of Tammy Taylor Patrick, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Born in Spokane, WA, he has been a Hampton resident since 1977, until 2006 when he moved to Carrollton. He dedicated 35 years of his life to the Newport News Shipbuilding and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a loving and devoted...
Diane Alice Amorose
Nov 16, 2015
Diane Alice Amorose, 59, died Monday, November 16, 2015. A native of Woonsocket, RI, she had been a Hampton resident since 1996. A woman of great faith, she was a very active member of Memorial Baptist Church. At the age of 45, she followed her dream and went back to school and received her degree in education. She was a...
Barbara Haynes Francis
Nov 16, 2015
Barbara Haynes Francis, 88, passed away on November 16, 2015 at The Chesapeake. Born in Suffolk, VA on May 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McGuire Haynes of that city. She was a resident of Hampton from 1953 to 2003 and then moved into The Chesapeake Retirement Community in Newport News in late...
Shirley Kyle Conway
Nov 15, 2015
Shirley Burch Kyle Conway, 79, died Nov. 15, 2015 after a 17 year courageous battle with cancer. Through her life she showed her family and friends that "To love and be loved is the greatest joy on earth". Shirley is survived by her husband of 44 years, Edward Henry Conway; sister, Ella Kyle Wimer, of Suffolk; sister-in-law, Shirley Ann Kyle...
Elmer Lee Merideth
Nov 14, 2015
Elmer Lee Merideth, 90, died Saturday, November 14, 2015. Born in Kentucky he had been a Peninsula resident since 1947. Elmer retired from the Army as a staff sergeant after 22 years of service including WWII and the D Day invasion, service in the Korean War, and during the Vietnam era. Elmer was preceded in death in 2008 by his...
Carol Coats Parker
Nov 12, 2015
Carol Coats Parker, 61, died at home surrounded by family Thursday, November 12, 2015. A lifelong resident of Hampton, she was a loving mother and friend to many. She was retired from 34 years of service at Newport News Waterworks as an accountant. Carol is survived by her sons, Adam Parker and Mark Parker; her mother, Joann Coats; and sister...
Elizabeth Ann Ford
Nov 12, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Ford, 100, died Thursday, November 12, 2015. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, Mrs. Ford lived in Phoebus and was a 1932 graduate of Hampton High School. Mrs. Ford is survived by her nieces and nephews, Johon and Solon Paul, Richard and Veronica Richter, John D. Ferris Jr., and Diane M. Hux. She was preceded in death...
Richard Henry Avery
Nov 10, 2015
Richard Henry Avery, Jr., 89, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015. A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, he was dedicated to our country by serving honorably from 1944-1953 in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Korean wars. He also retired from the C & O Railroad in and the Seafarers Union as a Contract Negotiator for the National...
Stafford Littleton Bassett, Ii
Nov 9, 2015
Stafford Littleton Bassett, II, died Monday, November 9, 2015. Born in the old Buxton Hospital, Newport News, Virginia, on Oct 7, 1937 to Stafford L Bassett Sr. and Ina Smith Bassett. Stafford graduated from Hampton High School in 1957. He attended Fork Union Military Acadamy and Old Dominion Technical College. He was firstly a musician, a master of acoustic and...
James B. Morgan
Nov 8, 2015
James "Jim" B. Morgan, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 following a brief illness. He was born in Newport News, January 23, 1938 to the late Joella P. and Norman D. Morgan. Jim graduated from Newport News High School in the Class of 1956. He then graduated from the Newport News Apprentice School and attended/ the University of Virginia. Jim...
Belinda Simmons Privigyi
Nov 7, 2015
Belinda Simmons Privigyi, 62, died Saturday, November 7, 2015. Born in Burlington, NC, she had been a longtime resident of Fox Hill where she was a member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and the Fox Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. Belinda had worked with Mercury Mulch, Empire Pipe and as a Hampton Police Officer among many occupations. Belinda is...
Martha B. Gately
Nov 7, 2015
Martha B. Gately died Saturday, November 7, 2015. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 22, 1930 to Morlan and Alice Bishop, she spent her childhood years in Edina, Minnesota. As a University of Minnesota freshman, she vacationed in New York City with a high school girl-friend. While waiting in a long line for Radio City Music Hall tickets, a uniformed...
Connie Castle Fail
Nov 6, 2015
Connie Castle Fail died Friday, November 6, 2015. Born to Clyde and Joan Gail Castle on December 22, 1964, she was a loving, caring wife and mother of three daughters. She loved helping people and never hesitated to lend a hand when needed. She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Todds Lane, Hampton where she was...
Leontyna J. Grzebiniak
Nov 5, 2015
Leontyna J. Grzebiniak passed away on November 5th, while at home with her family present. She had been afflicted with alzheimer's disease for a number of years, and finally lost her heroic battle. Leontyna was born in Perespa, Poland. She was a young girl when the war broke out and she and her sister were forced into a work camp...
Bridget White Owens
Nov 5, 2015
Bridget White Owens of Hampton, died November 5th, surrounded by those she loved. She was born in London, England in 1936, the daughter of the late William and Margaret White. After being swept off her feet by a dashing US airman, she came to the United States as his young bride in 1956. As an Air Force couple, they travelled...
