Sarah E. Jenkins Hughes
Feb 6, 2015
Sarah E. Jenkins Hughes passed away February 6, 2015. The daughter of the late M. H. Jenkins and Dana Evans Jenkins, she was born June 25, 1919 and was a lifelong Peninsula resident. She graduated from Morrison High School (now Warwick High School). She was a long time member of Calvary Baptist Church of Newport News and was a member...
Jerry K. Simpson
Feb 4, 2015
Jerry K. Simpson, 75, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 4, 2015. He was born on March 20, 1939 in Keen Mountain, VA to the late James and Gladys Simpson. Jerry was a self-employed drywall finisher and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He served in the US Navy. He is survived by step-sons, Michael Simpson and...
Shauna Carleen Burks
Feb 3, 2015
It was with her ever present and unforgettable smile that Shauna Carleen Burks entered heaven and ran to be greeted and hugged by her father, Bill Burks, and best friend Adam, who preceded her in death. As lifelong resident of Hampton, VA, Shauna had a spirited love for the Phoebus Phantoms and served as both swim team manager, and office...
Rose Marie Hogge
Feb 2, 2015
Rose Marie Hogge, 76, died Monday, February 2, 2015. Born in Newport News, she was a lifelong Peninsula resident. She loved to cook and play the lottery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Joseph Howell; her sister, Betty Good; her brothers, James Wesley Howell, John Gary Howell, and Kenneth Wayne Howell; and her daughter, Katherine D....
Virginia Christian Kirby
Feb 1, 2015
Virginia Christian Kirby, 87, died on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. She was a native of Charlottesville, VA and had lived in Hampton for 50 years. For the last 14 years she resided in Williamsburg. Mrs. Kirby will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who was very active in the community and church. She will be deeply missed....
Karen Jameson Mccoy
Feb 1, 2015
Karen Jameson McCoy, 44, died Sunday, February 1, 2015. A native of Scott AFB, IL, she had been a Hampton resident since 1972 and was a 1988 graduate of Bethel High School. She loved NASCAR, the beach, was a big Patriots fan, and always loved having a good time with her friends. Survivors include her parents, Marlene and Benjamin F....
Catherine R. Rendon
Jan 31, 2015
Catherine Rose Rendon, known as "Kay", passed away Saturday, January 31st 2015, surrounded by family. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she had been a Hampton resident since 1962, and had retired in 1988 from US Civil Service at Ft. Monroe, VA after 25 years of government service. Mrs. Rendon was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where she participated...
William Hopkins Guy
Jan 30, 2015
William Hopkins Guy, Jr., 97, died Friday, January 30, 2015. Born on October 27, 1917 to the late William H. Guy, Sr. and Bessie W. Guy, he resided in Hampton until his move to Suffolk in 2010. He graduated from Hampton High School, attended the College of William and Mary, and served in the Army Air Corps during World War...
Ira E. Biesecker
Jan 27, 2015
Ira E. Biesecker, 83, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Born in Waynesboro, PA, he grew up in Green Castle, PA and moved to Hampton 35 years ago. After serving in the US Navy he went on to work and then retire from Civil Service. Ira was a member of the VFW, Hampton Moose Lodge #1514, the BPOE in Pennsylvania and...
Peter Lowell Atkins
Jan 26, 2015
Peter Lowell Atkins passed away on January 26, 2015. His loving wife, Suzette, was by his side. Peter was born on Mar 30, 1959 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his mother, Natalie Riecks. He married the love of his life, Suzette Millican in 1983. Peter is survived by his two brothers, Ray Atkins (wife Marsha...
Ann T Ezell
Jan 25, 2015
Ann T. Ezell 84, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Hampton, Virginia. Ann was preceded in death by her son Brian K. Ezell and her husband Thomas E. Ezell Jr. She is survived by a daughter Jane Ezell of Hampton and a son Thomas E. Ezell III of Yorktown. A funeral service will...
Shannon K. Lapine
Jan 25, 2015
Shannon Kelly (Von Mueller) LaPine, beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2015. She was born in Charleston, SC on Aug. 14, 1972, a daughter of Eric A. Von Mueller of Ingleside, FL and the late Patricia A. Von Mueller. Shannon graduated from Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, VA in 1991....
Manford Reed Groves
Jan 19, 2015
Manford Reed Groves, 85, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015. Born in Montgomery, Fayette Co., WV. He served in the Air Force starting in 1951 and retired from the active reserves in 1991 at the rank of Major. He had active duty assignments in Europe, Korea and several bases in the U.S. He settled in Hampton in 1964. He retired...
Avis Marie Frazier
Jan 19, 2015
Avis M. Frazier, 76, died Monday, January 19, 2015. A native of Emporia, she had been a Hampton resident since 1964 where she was a member of First Church at Port Warwick. She worked for many years with her husband at Gene's Discount Auto Parts and was a member of the Golden Thimble sewing and knitting club. Gene would like...
Betty Johnson Griffith
Jan 17, 2015
On January 17, 2015 our mother, Betty Johnson Griffith, left our arms to take the hand of God and watch over us from above. Mom was born in Hampton, VA on March 3, 1931 and died at the age of 83. She lived her entire life in her beloved Fox Hill and leaves behind many dear friends. Mom was preceded...
Patricia Jane Redelsperger
Jan 16, 2015
Patricia Jane Redelsperger, 91, passed away on January 16, 2015. Born in Los Angeles, California, she had been a resident of Hampton since 1993. She was a graduate of Chico State, going on to work as a school teacher. Patricia was a member of the Peninsula Ski Club, where she remained active into her 70s. Later in life she took...
Richard Alto Rathjen
Jan 15, 2015
Dick Rathjen, 77, succumbed to lung cancer, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. A self-made man who was kind, generous, and funny, he grew up in Bellingham, Washington. Upon graduating from Mt. Baker HS, he joined the marines and moved to San Diego, CA. He then worked for the Naval Audit Service for 35 years, becoming the Deputy Director of Naval...
Bernard Frank Smith
Jan 14, 2015
Bernard Frank "Butch" Smith, Sr, 70, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Born in Lorain, OH, Butch had been a Hampton resident for 60 years where he was a brick mason having worked for Chesapeake Masonry. He was a member of Harbor Point Community Church and played pool for many years in the A.P.A. Butch is survived by his children, Tracy...
Sally Dorton
Jan 13, 2015
Sally Bennett Dorton, 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. She was born on July 13, 1929 in Sandy Level , VA to Crispen and Mary Louise Bennett, later moving to Crewe, VA. She was a Peninsula resident for most of her life and worked as a school bus driver for the City of Newport News for 35 years....
Stewart Belcher
Jan 12, 2015
There is victory in Jesus! Thomas Stewart Belcher crossed the bridge to be with his Lord and Savior on January 12, 2015. He was born to the late William T. (Bill) and Donna Dotson Belcher on December 26, 1950 in Bluefield, West Virginia. He proudly served his Country in the US Army and his community with Hampton Fire and Rescue...
