Sep 11, 2023

George Mason Pickin, age 88, died September 11, 2023 in North Charleston, SC. Mason was the "New Year's Baby" born in Buckroe (Elizabeth City County, later Hampton), VA just after midnight on January 2, 1935. He was also a resident of Chuckatuck (Suffolk), VA (1963-1994); McClellanville, SC (1995-1997); and Alvin, SC (1997-2023).

Mason was predeceased by his...

Sep 10, 2023

Ann Marie Karpa died unexpectedly on September 10, 2023. She was 61 years old.

Ann was a graduate of Phoebus High School in Hampton, the class of 1980. She was a lifelong resident of Hampton.

Ann was preceded in death by her beloved father, Charles B. Karpa. She is survived by her loving mother, Joanna...

Sep 7, 2023

Carole Manley Lynn entered eternal life on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the age of 86. The daughter of David Franklin Manley and Maude Smith Manley, she was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina but moved to Hampton, Virginia during her childhood and was a resident there for most of her life. Carole graduated from Hampton High School in 1955...

Sep 7, 2023

Katie Arredondo lived a humble and service driven life to her God, family, and community. She died Thursday, September 7, 2023. Born a Chesapeake Bay fisherman's daughter to John and Nell Evans, she was raised in her family home in Fox Hill, along with her siblings Johnny, Nell, and the late Suzanne.

After graduating Hampton High School,...

Sep 6, 2023

Music legend, Archie Vaughn Deel, died September 6, 2023. Vaughn was the recipient of the 2020 Veer Music Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award.

He was preceded in death by his father, Archie Deel; and his brother, Don Deel. Vaughn is survived by his mother, Rita Deel; son, Jeremy Deel (Sandy); daughters, Shannon Torries (JD), and Sara Mulkey (Rick);...

Sep 4, 2023

Jay F. Robinson Jr., affectionately known as Jayne passed away, September 4, 2023. Born in 1930 she was a lifelong resident of Hampton. Jayne served in the Unites States Navy and then went on to work for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard where she retired as a designer. Jayne loved to sail and race sailboats and was a member of...

Sep 4, 2023

Captain Kevin Peek Eley passed away on September 4, 2023, at the age of 64.  Kevin was the son of Virginia von Schilling Eley and Claud Erambert Eley, Jr. He leaves his loving wife of 31 years, Sue Manley Eley; his beloved sons George, Will and Henry; his sister Prentiss "Kix" Nottebohm, (Tommy); his brother Lex Eley (Beth); sister...

Sep 2, 2023

Myrtle Gaye (Bennett) Nugen, 70, of Hampton, died September 2, 2023 in the arms of her daughter Rachel and surrounded by her family. Myrtle was born on November 6, 1952 in Abraham, WV to the late Orda William Bennett and Leona Faye (Todd) Bennett. She was the youngest of ten children.  In 1971 she graduated from Shady Spring High...

Sep 2, 2023

Horace Lee Spruill, 85, died Saturday, September 2, 2023.  Born to Mitchell and Doris Spruill in Columbia, North Carolina, he had been a Hampton resident for 45 years.  Horace was a Class A licensed contractor doing work in both the residential and business sector, he enjoyed fishing and hunting and was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church

Aug 31, 2023

Dad passed away peacefully on Thursday Night August 31, 2023, at home in Hampton, Virginia, at the age of 103.  Dad, the oldest of three children, was born in Oconto Wisconsin in 1920. He joined the Army in 1942 and was stationed at Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York where he met our Mom, Elizabeth "Betty" Quigley.  They were married...

Aug 29, 2023

Robert L. Auerbach, 83, died August 29, 2023. A native of Charleston, SC he had been a longtime Hampton resident. Robert attended Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis. He was a member of the Hampton High Class of 59' and then earned a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University. For 50 years Robert worked at Thomas Nelson...

Aug 28, 2023

In Loving Memory of Sandra Wood Spencer Born: October 12, 1940 Died: August 28, 2023.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Sandra Wood Spencer on August 28, 2023, at her home, with her devoted husband of 65 years, Frank W. Spencer, by her side. Born on October 12, 1940, in Hampton,...

Aug 26, 2023

Rose Marie Earhart, 79, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023.  Born to parents Joseph C. and Mildred Hogge Nelson, she had been a lifelong Hampton resident.  Rose was a faithful and active member of the Women of the Moose, Hampton Moose Lodge 1514 for over 60 years.  She enjoyed bingo, shuffleboard, and especially dancing there, earning her the...

Aug 21, 2023

John Allen Stutts, 58, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 21, 2023.  Born on November 1, 1964, in Hampton, Virginia: he was the youngest son to parents Richard Lee Stutts and Nellie Taylor Stutts.  John graduated from Bethel High School, Class of 1982, and went on to attend Christopher Newport University where he studied vocal and performance.   His musical passion...

Aug 20, 2023

Duane DeBlasio, 88, died Sunday, August 20, 2023. Born in Freeport, PA, Duane moved to Phoebus and lived in Hampton many years until moving to Williamsburg and finally settling in Providence Forge in 2015. He graduated from Hampton High School in 1954 and then from the University of Virginia with a Bachelors of Architecture in 1961.

Duane...

Aug 20, 2023

James Monroe (Jack) Neel, Jr. 85, entered into eternal life on August 20, 2023.  He was born January 1, 1938, in the old Dixie Hospital, Hampton, VA to the late James M. Neel, Sr. and Evelyn Brown Neel Mathews.  He had been a resident of Hampton for 73 years until relocating to Smithfield, VA in 2011.

Jack...

Aug 19, 2023

Eula Pingley Robbins, 82, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023. Born in Valley Head, WV, she moved to Hampton, VA with her family in 1945. After graduating from Hampton High School in 1959, she completed a bookkeeping degree and worked for Noland Company until her children were born.

Eula later went on to work in the banking...

Aug 19, 2023

John Pressley Hargett (69), loving husband, father, brother and friend, passed away on August 19th, 2023, at Riverside Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Hampton on December 31, 1953, to parents Garren and Diantha Hargett. He always referred to himself as a New Year's Eve tax deduction child which was a running joke with his dad....

Aug 19, 2023

Thomas "Tommy" John Arsenault, of Hampton VA, passed away on August 19, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. Tommy was born on August 5, 1960.  Growing up in Windsor CT, Tommy was a Boy Scout and excelled at athletics, particularly ice hockey.  According to family lore, he routinely aggravated opposing hockey teams dubbing him "The Pest."  As a...

Aug 17, 2023

Sarah Newbold Jones, 91, of Hampton passed peacefully on 17 August 2023. Married at age 70 to Charles Cary (Casey) Jones at St. John's Church, Hampton, Sarah was born in Hampton, traveled worldwide, and lived in many places including Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Cranford New Jersey, Englewood New Jersey, Washington DC, and Reedville Virginia. In her youth, she spent...