Oct 12, 2022

Lee Norris Stouch, 57, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.  Born in Harvey, Illinois he was the son of Raymond and Helga Stouch.  The family moved to Hampton in 1968 and Lee went on to graduate from Peninsula Catholic and earned his Associate Degree from TCC in Computer Science. Lee spent most of his...

Oct 12, 2022

Doris Claire Byrne passed away on October 12, 2022, at the age of 94.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John "Jack" Byrne, sons, Matthew Byrne (Marta) and Paul Byrne.  She is survived by her sons, John Byrne (Stephanie), Andrew Byrne, and James Byrne (Janet).  She is also survived by six grandchildren: Meredith Byrne,...

Oct 12, 2022

On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Sallie L. Mitchell (Wallace), of Hampton, passed away at the age of 89.

Sallie was born April 21, 1933 in Johnson County, North Carolina and had been a local Hampton Roads resident since the '50s. She worked in the Hampton City School System for 30 plus years, eventually retiring from Hampton High...

Oct 10, 2022

Melody Carol Carver, 70, died Monday, October 10, 2022. A longtime Hampton resident, she was a den mother for the Boy Scouts for many years. She was a devoted grandmother and loved to babysit children.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth G. Carver, Sr., her parents, Richard and Sondra Carr, and her brother Steven...

Oct 6, 2022

Ray C. "Sonny" Spencer, 58, died Thursday, October 6, 2022. A lifelong resident of Hampton he was a graduate of Phoebus High School.

Sonny is survived by his parents, Frank and Sandra Spencer; a brother, David Spencer and wife Paula; and close friend, Patsy Griggs.

A memorial service will be conducted at 5:00 pm, Tuesday,...

Oct 2, 2022

J oseph Julius Stellute ("Joe") passed into Eternal Life on October 2, 2022, at the age of 79 after a courageous battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  He was born in Guinea (Gloucester), Virginia on November 6, 1942 and was raised in Hampton, Virginia.  From kindergarten through ninth grade he attended St. Vincent's (now Peninsula Catholic) in Newport News,...

Oct 2, 2022

Dr. Anjela K. Arbogast, M.D., child psychiatrist of Hampton, Virginia and formerly of Columbia, South Carolina, Christiansburg and Radford, Virginia, passed away on October 2, 2022. She is survived by her husband, David, daughter Alina, and father Kamil.

Anjela was born December 9, 1962 in Kokand, Uzbekistan to Doctors Kamil Kutuev (veterinarian) and Liliya Aimaletdinova (neurologist). She...

Oct 2, 2022

Hattie C. Mason, a lifetime Fox Hill resident passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Emma Collins and her husband, Sonny Mason.  Hattie worked in the Hampton Planning Department for many years. She loved her animals dearly, especially Scooter. She enjoyed working in her yard, watching and feeding the...

Sep 25, 2022

Michael Ignatius Speciale, Sr. 91, died Sunday, September 25, 2022. Born in Rochester, NY, he was a longtime resident of Hampton where he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and had been a very active member of the Knights of Columbus since the early 1970's.  He retired from the Air Force after 26 years of service then...

Sep 23, 2022

Nell Scoggin Gerringer was born to Julia M. and Lacy L. Scoggin in Garner, NC on September 6, 1928 and died on September 23, 2022 in Williamsburg, VA.

Nell moved to the Peninsula in 1932 and married Jesse Earl Gerringer in January 1957, who preceded her in death in June 2010.  She was a longtime and dedicated...

Sep 21, 2022

On Wednesday, September 21 st , 2022, Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Legare, 80, passed away after a well-fought battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully in Norfolk, Virginia, with frequent visits by friends and family preceding her death.

Having grown up surrounded by farm animals, Elizabeth was well known for her love of cows and other animals. Elizabeth...

Sep 21, 2022

Hattie Norine Verlander, 99, died Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Born in Surry County on June 5, 1923 to Hattie Mae and George Wesley Peck, she was a longtime Fox Hill resident where she was the oldest member of Wallace Memorial United Methodist Church. She remained very active in the life of the church by cooking for church suppers and...

Sep 21, 2022

Nita Hartung passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 21, 2022.  Nita was a lifelong resident of Hampton and upon graduation from Hampton High School, began her Civil Service career as a secretary and clerk at Fort Monroe.  She retired from the Cadet Command at the Fort in 1989.

Nita loved to dance.  She was an...

Sep 20, 2022

Billie Jean Wheless Neil, 86, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Born in North Carolina to William Taft and Naomi Yeargin Wheless, she had lived in Hampton for most of her life where she retired from NASA in 1989 after almost 33 years of service. For most of her life she was a member of East Hampton United Methodist Church...

Sep 19, 2022

John Mitchell Inman, 86, passed away September 19, 2022 . John, a loving and devoted husband and father, was a native of South Carolina and lived there throughout his childhood until enlisting in the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Texas. After serving his 4-year commitment to the Air Force, John moved to Virginia...

Sep 18, 2022

Sally S. Johnson, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, September 18, 2022. She was born on September 27, 1937 and was a lifelong resident of Fox Hill. She worked for Old Point National Bank for 31 years and retired September 30, 1999. Sally was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She enjoyed traveling with her friends, a good game...

Sep 17, 2022

Laura Jo Thornburg Hover, 76, died Saturday, September 17, 2022. Born in Rochester, Indiana, she was a longtime Hampton Roads resident and retired from Sentara Medical Group in Norfolk.  She was a US Navy veteran.

Laura enjoyed being part of the Golden Thimble Sewing Guild in Hampton, was a huge NASCAR fan and loved being at the...

Sep 15, 2022

Nancy R. Nace (Haws/Steele) was born August 10, 1943 and died September 15, 2022. Nancy worked in the Transportation Industry starting with Wilford Shade and Schenkers Int. and K Line. She was the first female office manager for Schenkers where she opened an office in Charleston, SC. In 2005 she retired from IESS after working for her...

Sep 14, 2022

Linda D. Hale passed away unexpectedly September 14, 2022. She was born on June 4, 1937 and was a lifelong Fox Hill resident. She spent her career as a civil service employee with most of her years of service at Fort Monroe. Linda was a member of Community Presbyterian Church and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother,...

Sep 7, 2022

Our beautiful Courtni Dawn Ashe-Ferguson went to be with our Lord unexpectedly on September 7, 2022. She was born January 29, 1987, in Proctorville, Ohio and spent a large portion of her life in Corpus Christi, Texas, graduating from Flour Bluff High School in 2005. Courtni moved to Hampton, Virginia to start her life with her wife and daughter....