Alton Murray Barlow
Oct 26, 2014
Commander Alton Murray Barlow, USN (Ret) was born in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1923 and peacefully departed this life at home in The Chamberlin after a lengthy illness on October 26, 2014. He graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy and served in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific and as a Naval aviator during...
Hannon Marshall Burford
Oct 25, 2014
Hannon Marshall Burford's life journey began in Amherst County, Virginia, on December 16, 1926 and ended in Newport News, Virginia on October 25, 2014. The son of the late William Nelson and Margaret Rucker Burford, he attended Lynchburg College and The University of Virginia. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and in 1949, he obtained...
Athelia T. Payne
Oct 24, 2014
Athelia T. Payne, 81, died Friday, October 24, 2014. A native of Little Washington, NC, she had been a resident of the Peninsula for the last 75 years and attended Newport News High School. Preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Payne, they were married for over 50 years. Survivors include daughters; Ilonda Gregory (Clyde), Nadien Smith (Paul), Kathy...
Brenda Kaye Brooks
Oct 21, 2014
Brenda Brooks, 60, of Newport News, passed away Tuesday October 21, 2014. She is pictured here with her mother, Joan, who preceded her in death. A mother of one, Seth, she was born April 21, 1954 in Torrance, California to Louis and Joan (Pscholka) Kitts. Brenda moved to Virginia in 1989 with her son and then husband Ron Brooks. She...
Bobby Lee Hibbitts, Sr.
Oct 18, 2014
Bobby Lee Hibbitts, Sr., 69, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014. A native of Marion, OH, he grew up in Phoebus and had been a Hampton resident most of his life. He retired from NASA-Langley and was a member of the American Legion Post 48, IBEW #1340, and the Carpenters' Local Union. Survivors include his wife, Carol Hibbitts; a son,...
Beverly Wilson Horton
Oct 17, 2014
Beverly Wilson Horton, 83, died Friday, October 17, 2014. A native of Tipton, PA, she had been a Hampton resident since 1940 where she was a very active member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and had served as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was the perfect example of a Christian lady and enjoyed reading her...
Ada Mae Plott
Oct 17, 2014
Mrs. Ada Mae Goodnight Plott was born September 18, 1915 in Kannapolis, NC. She died in Hampton on October 17, 2014. She had lived on the Peninsula for around 68 years. She worked in the cosmetics department of Wythe, Boulevard and Beaconsdale Pharmacies. She was a faithful member of Wythe Presbyterian Church; active in Presbyterian Women and Sunday School until...
Shelly Terrina Sinks
Oct 15, 2014
Shelly T. Sinks, 55, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Born in England, she had been a Hampton resident since 1960. She retired from the Civil Service in the Accounting Office of the Langley Lodge in 2012 after 24 years of service. She was a very active member of Central United Methodist Church and enjoyed collecting Precious Moments figurines and Coca...
Mildred G. Kirby
Oct 14, 2014
Mildred Grace Kirby, 87, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014. A native of Zanesville, OH, she was a resident of Manteo, NC and Newport News. She won many awards for her cross stitching. She worked for many years for Newport News Public Schools as a cafeteria manager and had also worked for The Lost Colony on Roanoke Island. Survivors include her...
Hilda Virginia Douglas
Oct 12, 2014
Hilda Virginia Douglas, 81, died Sunday, October 12, 2014. A native of Easton, MD, she had been a Yorktown resident since 2001. An avid reader, she loved dolphins and feeding the seagulls by the ocean. She is survived by her children, Bruce A. Douglas, Karen J. Hinton, Lynda D. Chivis, and Krystopher K. Douglas, Sr.; her siblings, James Miller, Beulah...
Zacarias Uribes, Ii
Oct 10, 2014
Zacarias Uribes II, 30, died Friday, October 10, 2014. Born in California, Zac had been a Peninsula resident since 1995 and graduated from Kecoughtan High School in 2003. He joined the Marine Corps serving in Iraq and then worked four years for URS Systems at the Joint Forces Command. Zac then joined Ferguson Industries where, for the last two years,...
Anna Mae Anderson
Oct 4, 2014
Anna Mae Anderson, 75, died Saturday, October 4, 2014. A native and lifelong Peninsula resident, she delivered newspapers for many years, enjoyed working in her flower beds, and working puzzlebooks. Preceded in death by her son, Robert Scott Anderson; survivors include her children, Patricia G. Watlet, Teresa A. Miller, John W. Anderson, V, Paula J. Hines, Paul E. Anderson, and...
Hilda Johnson Berry
Oct 4, 2014
Hilda J. Berry, 90, died Saturday, October 4, 2014. She was a native and lifelong Hampton Roads resident and member of Faith Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed Crafts, sewing, crocheting, tatting, ceramics, doll making, gardening and canning, and just being outdoors. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Berry, Jr., her son, Robert M. Corbett, her sister, Barbara Wallace,...
Richard H. Carneal
Oct 3, 2014
Dick Carneal was born in Hampton, VA on January 26, 1930 to the late Imogen and Floyd Carneal, Sr. He died Friday, October 3, 2014. He played football at Hampton High School, earning All-State and All- America honors and was one of the first, if not the first, high school player from the Peninsula to be named to an All-America...
William O. Bohon, Jr.
Oct 3, 2014
William Oliver (Bill) Bohon, of Hampton, VA, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2014. Born on April 25, 1931, in Princeton, West Virginia, he was the son of the late William Bohon and Ruth Pettrey Bohon. Having spent most of his youth in his beloved Keen Mountain, VA, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War...
Louise Fowler
Oct 1, 2014
Louise Fowler, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior with her entire family by her side on October 1, 2014. Born in Lagrange, NC, she was the oldest of 17 children and a longtime Hampton resident where she was the oldest member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and the Fidelis Sunday school class. She retired in...
Browning C Wharton
Sep 26, 2014
Retired Brigadier General Browning C. Wharton died Friday, September 26, 2014 at the age of 80. He was born March 24, 1934 in Richmond where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and studied Pre-Engineering for two years at the University of Richmond. In the spring of 1954, he entered the Air Force pilot training program. He was licensed as...
Leona Muriel Walker Daniels
Sep 25, 2014
Muriel Walker Daniels passed away at Sentara Careplex after a short illness on Thursday September 25, 2014. God sent a butterfly down to carry our Mom to heaven on it's wings. Muriel said the first people she wanted to see was her mother, that she lost at age 12, then to see her granddaughter, Kristie that passed away at the...
Jerry E. Myers
Sep 24, 2014
Jerry E. Myers joined the saints on September 24, 2014, at the age of 73. He was born in Alta Vista, VA, on February 18, 1941. A celebration of his life will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 250 Fox Hill Road, Hampton, on Friday, October 3, with a visitation at 6:00 p.m., memorial service at 7:00 p.m., and...
Russell M Ward
Sep 24, 2014
Russell Mike Ward Jr, 92, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Sentara Careplex. Born May 12, 1922 in Newport News and raised in the Hilton Village, Mike was the son of Alma Rawles Ward and Russell Mike Ward, Sr. He was preceded by his parents; brother B.F. "Buzz" Ward and his first wife, Yvonne Kelly Ward, who had been his...
