David Leigh Newsome
Sep 13, 2013
David Leigh Newsome Jr., 56, moved to God's arms after a fierce battle with cancer and cancer treatment on Friday, September 13, 2013. He grew up in Hampton, was a graduate of Kecoughtan High School and worked as a Mechanical Engineering Technician for over 30 years in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was an avid musician who enjoyed the...
Shirley Ethel Blackburn
Sep 12, 2013
Shirley Ethel Blackburn, 76, a lifelong resident of Hampton, an amazing person, mother and grandmother, died Thursday, September 12, 2013. Services will be private. Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.
William H. Tunstall Jr.
Sep 11, 2013
William (Bill) Harry Tunstall, Jr., 75, passed away peacefully with members of his family by his side on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. A native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Bill came to the Peninsula in 1965 as a systems programmer analyst with Newport News Shipbuilding and ended his career in the same field with NASA.
Bill, an...
Juanita Sams Lilley
Sep 11, 2013
Juanita Sams Lilley, 55, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Born and raised in Newport News, she was a graduate of the Warwick High School class of 1976. She loved spending time with her family, gardening, and The Beatles.
Preceded in death by her father, Tommy F. Sams; survivors include her husband, John H. Lilley; two...
Heriberta Lopez
Sep 7, 2013
Heriberta "Bertha" Lpez, 77, entered into eternal rest on September 7 2013, peacefully surrounded by family in her Hampton home. She was a native of Laredo, Texas and a resident of Hampton for 37 years.
She retired June 30, 2011 from the Fort Monroe Army and Air Force Exchange after 35 years of service. She was an...
Christopher Scott Tice
Sep 6, 2013
Christopher Scott Tice, 48, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013. He was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula where he loved working on and around the water.
Surviving are his Father, Bill Tice; Mother, Brenda Wolford; and children, Danielle K. Tice, Ryan C. Tice and Blake Tice.
Services will be private. Arrangements are by Berceuse...
Joann Goodrich Gibbons
Sep 6, 2013
JoAnn Goodrich Gibbons, 80, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013. She was a native of Hampton, VA born September 10, 1932. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie A. Gibbons; brother, Noel Goodrich, and sister, Virginia Gloss. JoAnn is survived by her son, Gib Gibbons and his wife Brenda; daughter Carolyn Parks and Danny; grandchildren, David Gibbons...
Louis Everett Gerlack
Sep 4, 2013
Louis Everett Gerlack, 53, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013. He was the son of James Gerlack and Louise Gerlack, both of whom preceded in death.
Louis is survived by his sisters, Geraldine "Geri" Mathey, Anna Gerlack, Peggy Freeman, and Barbara Roob; and nieces, Megan L. Mathey, Rachelle L. Roob, and Joan Amber Roob.
A...
Lieselotte G. Smith
Sep 4, 2013
Lieselotte G. Smith, 86, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Born in Germany, she had been a resident of Hampton 60 years. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Monday at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, in Harrisonburg, VA. Arrangements are by R. Hayden Smith Funeral home in Hampton, 757-723-3191.
Mary Kathryn Barlow
Sep 1, 2013
Mary Kathryn (Kitty) Pipes Barlow, 83, died Sunday, September 1, 2013. Born to Wilma Beatrice Woodward and Collis Pipes in Lenoir, NC on June 9, 1930, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 62 years where she was a member of Buckroe Baptist Church, worked at Old Point Bank and was a homemaker.
Preceded in...
Betsyann Wyatt King
Aug 31, 2013
Betsyann Wyatt King, 93, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013. Born
October 30, 1919, she resided her entire life in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton,
Virginia.
Betsy is survived by her husband of sixty-four years, Thomas Hamilton King.She is
also survived by her sons: Richard Ardell Everett, Jr. (Camelia) and...
Dana Virginia Young
Aug 27, 2013
Dana Virginia Young, 69, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Born in Washington DC, she made her home in Skillman, NJ for many years until moving to Williamsburg in 2007. Dana was a member of St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg and had worked many years in New Jersey as a school nurse and then as a substitute nurse in Williamsburg....
Gladys Elizabeth Conkling
Aug 26, 2013
Elizabeth Conkling passed away, Monday, August 26, 2013. She was born on August 27, 1919 in Richmond, Va., the daughter of William Thomas and Gladys Davis Price. Known as "Bootsie", she graduated from John Marshall High School and the Comptometer School. After 23 years of service, she retired from Basic Construction. Her time was then focused on volunteering at...
Patricia Wheelwright Hallett
Aug 23, 2013
Patricia Wheelwright Brown Hallett, 70, died Friday, August 23, 2013. Born in Asheville, NC, she had been a Peninsula resident for 65 years. Pat worked at the The Hidenwood Retirement Community on the activities team. She was a former preschool teacher at St. Stephens Episcopal Church and Hidenwood Presbyterian Church. Pat was a member of Maxwell Garden Club, Lee...
Gloria Jean Honaker
Aug 22, 2013
Gloria Jean Honaker, 68, widow of Howard W. Shingleton, died Thursday, August 22, 2013. Born in West Virginia she spent most of her life in Hampton where she had worked well over 20 years for Lowes until retiring.
Jean was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was preceded in death by her son, George...
Troy Eugene Riggin
Aug 20, 2013
On Tuesday August 20, 2013, Troy Eugene Riggin was called home to Heaven after a brief illness. He was born on May 27, 1965 in Hampton, Virginia. Although Troy enjoyed many years on the water as a commercial fisherman, his true passion in life was spending time with his family and friends who will sorely miss his smile, his...
Ann Veola Kee
Aug 18, 2013
Ann Veola Kee, 75, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. A lifelong resident of Hampton she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Kee, Sr. and brother, Pernell Newsome. She is survived by her sons, Arnold E. Kee, Michael A. Kee and Donald E. Kee, Jr.; brother, James C. Pennick; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial...
Joyce C. Small
Aug 18, 2013
Joyce C. Small, 78, widow of Norman B. Small, died Sunday, August 18, 2013. Born in Rhode Island, she had been a Hampton resident since 1958. Joyce was very active in Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, participating in the Senior Choir, J.O.Y. Group and the Red Hat Society. She had also been a Cub Scout leader and supported the Boy...
Aileen Joan Haight
Aug 17, 2013
Aileen Joan Haight found peace when she was called by the Lord on August 17, 2013.
Born October 11, 1930 to Aaron and Hazel Hays, she was a native of Dundee, New York. Aileen graduated from Freemans Business School of Geneva, New York and worked for several companies as a bookkeeper until the children were born.
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Chari Mae Norton
Aug 17, 2013
Chari died August 17, 2013. She was born January 13, 1937 in Newport News, VA and lived there and in Hampton, VA all of her life.
She was predeceased by her parents James and Ethel Boice Drummond. Survivors are her sons John and Neil Norton; brother James W. Drummond and wife Cathryn of Hudgins, VA; nieces and...
