Ronald Lee Pardue
Nov 25, 2013
Ronald Lee Pardue, 71, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013. Born in West Virginia, he has been a lifelong resident of Hampton. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, then worked for NASA retiring in 2004. He was also a member of the American Legion and Elks Lodge.
Ronald is survived by his son,...
Robert Stuart Brizendine
Nov 25, 2013
Robert Stuart Brizendine, 74, died Monday, November 25, 2013. A native of Roanoke, he had been a Hampton resident since 2006. He served in the US Coast Guard as an instructor, retiring in 1978 after 23 years of service. He then went to work as Supervisor of Maintenance, first at Eastern State Hospital and then for the Virginia Institute...
Jimmy Clay Jaynes
Nov 23, 2013
Jimmy Clay "Opa" Jaynes, 77, died Saturday, November 23, 2013. A native of Overton, TN, he served in the US Army, retiring in 1974 after 20 years of service. He also had 19 years in the nuclear field with Fluor Daniel as a carpenter and scaffold foreman at the Surry Nuclear Power Plant, retiring again in 2000.
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Jack Carter Jr.
Nov 22, 2013
Jack Carter, Jr., 67, died Friday, November 22, 2013. A native and lifelong Hampton resident, he worked for the Hampton Fire Department until he decided that it was taking time away from the business he loved, making signs. He owned and operated Carter Signs for more than 35 years. During the Vietnam Conflict he served in the US Army...
Terry G. Boyer
Nov 19, 2013
Terry G. Boyer, 71, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013. A native of New Salem, OH, he had been a Peninsula resident since 1983. He retired from the US Air Force in 1986 after 26 years of service and then went to work for ET Lawson and Son as Ice Plant Manager.
He attended the Langley Air Force...
Janie Doris Gabany
Nov 18, 2013
Janie Doris Gabany of Hampton Virginia, passed away on November 18, 2013 after a brief illness. Gratefully she remained with us long enough to say our goodbyes. Born in Flora, Mississippi on March 22, 1932 she was the daughter of Benjamin and Pearlee Phillips. After graduating from high school in Mississippi she enlisted in the U.S. Army. Shortly thereafter...
Dannie Lee Schrum Sr.
Nov 17, 2013
Dannie Lee Schrum Sr., 71, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 17, 2013. A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, Dannie was a 1961 graduate of Hampton High School. He spent his entire career helping build the family business, Craft Machine Works, as well as Crane Research and Craft Bearing. He enjoyed the water and reading books about the Chesapeake Bay....
Rosanna Sue Hollingsworth
Nov 16, 2013
Rosanna Sue "Susie" Hollingsworth, 83, died Saturday, November 16, 2013. Born in Poquoson, she was a 1946 graduate of Poquoson High School. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church, the Hampton Women's Club, the Hampton Yacht Club, and the local Garden Club. She had a very generous and nurturing spirit and a strong faith in the Lord....
Shirley Rief Bryson
Nov 15, 2013
Shirley Rief Bryson, 78, died Friday, November 15, 2013. Born in Madison, Nebraska in 1935, she had been a Hampton resident since 1985 and was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Shirley and Ray spent more than 20 years traveling the world with the US Air Force. They raised their family in Taiwan, South America, and...
Henry Allen Brownley
Nov 14, 2013
Henry Allen Brownley, 90, went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2013.
Henry, known as Allen to most, was born March 2, 1923. Raised in Bohannon, Virginia, he was one of the first graduates of Mathews High School in 1940. He met and married Eleanor Christine Johnson of Fox Hill and was a longtime resident...
Clarence Ray Mccormick
Nov 14, 2013
Clarence (Mac) Ray McCormick, 80, of Yorktown, Virginia passed away peacefully after a long illness on November 14, 2013. He was born on December 9, 1932 in East Saint Louis, Illinois and was a Virginia resident since 1964. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Mary (Mickey) Catherine McCormick; a daughter, Sharon K. Naramore and husband...
Elsie Rose Keith
Nov 13, 2013
Elsie Keith, 70, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013. A native of Sugarbush Township, MN, she was a longtime Hampton resident. She enjoyed yard sales, gardening, computer games, word search puzzles, classic country music, gospel music and rides in the country. Her favorite saying was "you can't fix stupid".
Survivors include her husband, Alton Keith; her sisters, Joy...
Iris Carr Geer
Nov 12, 2013
Born March 11, 1920 Iris Jane Carr Geer, beloved mother, grandmother, great Nana, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the age of 93. Daughter of the late Art and Della Mae Carr, Iris wasborn and raised in Fertile, Iowa, America's heartland. She often reminisced about the good life as seen from the back of...
Alpha E. Schuszler
Nov 11, 2013
Alpha E. Schuszler, 70, left this earth to join her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 11, 2013. Born in Newport News, she attended elementary school locally and at the age of 12 went to the Central Virginia Training Center in Madison Heights, VA for 20 years. Upon her return, she was her mother's dedicated helper at the Thrift Store...
William Lee Woodmansee
Nov 9, 2013
William Lee Woodmansee, 90, died Saturday, November 9, 2013. A native and lifelong Peninsula resident, he served in the US Navy from 1942-1945 and received a commendation for his service during the invasion at Normandy. He worked for the Hampton Police Department retiring as Captain of Detectives in 1977 after 25 years of service. In 1978 he was elected...
Patti Manzie Rackley
Nov 9, 2013
Patti Manzie Rackley, 58, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013. Born in Corpus Christi, TX, she has been a Hampton resident of forty years. She was a Watch Commander with PSI, based at Yorktown Coast Guard Station.
Patti is survived by her husband, Gregory D. Kuyper; daughter, Jennifer Leigh Rackley; son, Tony Scott Rackley; mother, Rita Senkbeil;...
Eugene P. Kirtner
Nov 8, 2013
Eugene Kirtner, 87, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013. He was a native of Radford, Virginia and a Peninsula resident for more than 60 years. He served in the Army during World War II and was retired from Newport News Shipbuilding. The family would like to extend its gratitude to his former neighbors and to the staff at Colonial...
Delta Ilene Hill
Nov 8, 2013
Delta Ilene Hill, age 88, passed away peacefully in her home on November 8, with her family by her side. Delta was born in Sophia, W. Va.in March of 1925 to Wiley Thomas and Mary Bell Proffitt.
She is survived by the love of her life and husband of 69 years, Benedict Hill. She and Ben met...
William A. Mendel, Jr.
Nov 8, 2013
William Augustus Mendel, Jr., 61, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013. Born in Arlington, VA, he has been a lifelong resident of Hampton, where he was a Heavy Equipment Operator. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 147 retiring in 2008.
William is survived by his daughters, Heather Clark and Stephanie Wiley; sisters, Joyce Clark...
James Allen Nelson
Nov 7, 2013
James Allen Nelson, 35, passed away peacefully Thursday, October, 31 2013. He was a native and lifelong Hampton resident but his heart was anywhere in the country, where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. James worked as a tree climber for Big Sky Tree Service and was a volunteer firefighter for Gloucester Volunteer Fire Company. James also spent many happy...
