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Craig W. Finkel

Craig W. Finkel

Mar 8, 2022

Craig W. Finkel, 67, passed away on March 8, 2022 in the home he built surrounded by family. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and was a Hampton resident for most of his life. Craig was a jack of all trades and his life's work involved working with his hands and ultimately running his own business, Finkel's Home Improvement. He...

Joyce C. Duff

Joyce C. Duff

Mar 7, 2022

Joyce C. Duff, 74, died Monday, March 7, 2022. Born in Loris, SC, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 40 years. She enjoyed word puzzles, surfing the internet and coloring books.

Preceded in death by her mother, Eunice Smart; survivors include her husband, Albert W. Duff; her children, Thomas F....

Richard Wheeler Wood

Richard Wheeler Wood

Mar 5, 2022

Richard Wheeler Wood, a native of Hampton, Virginia, passed away peacefully March 5 th , 2022, with his wife and one of his daughters by his side.  Richard was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia.  He was a proud member of the Hampton High School Crabbers Class of 1958.  Upon graduation from High School, he entered the Apprentice School...

James Alton Adcox

James Alton Adcox

Feb 22, 2022

James Alton Adcox, 85, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022. He was born on July 31, 1936 in Chambers County, Alabama, son of the late Claude and Lois (Sanders) Adcox.

James moved to Hampton in 1977. He served 23 years in the USAF including a tour in the Vietnam War, retiring in 1980. He became manager of the...

Gloria Elliott Case

Gloria Elliott Case

Feb 22, 2022

Gloria Elliott Case, 96, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Born in a farmhouse on Harris Creek, she and her twin sister, Glady grew up in Hampton and attended many USO dances in the early 1940's where she met a young soldier named Frederick B. Case. She was 20 when she and Fred married, and he took her away to...

Betty J. Hicks

Betty J. Hicks

Feb 21, 2022

Betty J. Hicks, 87, passed away February 21, 2022.  A native of Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Betty had been a longtime resident of Hampton, Virginia.  She retired after 25 years from Maida Development where she had worked in the factory.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 37 years, Orville Hicks; children, Wayne...

Debra Lynn Beebe

Debra Lynn Beebe

Feb 21, 2022

Debra Lynn Beebe, lovingly known as Debi to friends and family passed away on February 21, 2022. Born in Ohio, Debi had been a Hampton resident for over 40 years. She worked as the office manager for Crest Products. Debi loved Ohio State Football, the Green Bay Packers, puzzles, and especially elephants.

She was preceded in death...

Paisley James Cole

Paisley James Cole

Feb 18, 2022

Paisley James Cole, infant daughter of Rachel and James Cole passed away on February 18, 2022.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Bradley Cole; her sister, Sabrina Cole; her grandmother, Judy Belvin; and her grandfather, Larry Hill.

All services will be private.

Abba Father,

We long...

Joan Elizabeth Reed

Joan Elizabeth Reed

Feb 18, 2022

H Joan Elizabeth Reed (Marshall) was born in the once great kingdom known as Detroit, Michigan on July 18, 1953. Joan was the second daughter of Gloria Beatrice Marshall and Bowman Marshall. She graduated from Roosevelt High School on Long Island, New York in 1972. In 1974 she joined the United States Navy was stationed Norfolk, Virginia. Where she...

Kelly Ann Kenawell

Kelly Ann Kenawell

Feb 17, 2022

Kelly Ann Kenawell of Hampton, Virginia, gained her wings on February 17, 2022, at the age of 53. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Adams and leaves behind to cherish her memory her boyfriend, Donnie Gobble; her mother, Patricia Walker; two sons Josh Kenawell of Hampton and Shawn Kenawell of Tennessee; one daughter, Harley Kenawell of...

George Marion Ware

George Marion Ware

Feb 16, 2022

George Marion Ware, 88, passed away on February 16, 2022.  Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, was the son of the late Robert Owen Ware and Polly Grissett Ware. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Martha Jane Ware; their two children, Amanda Panchyshyn (Mike) and George M. Ware (Rhonda); three grandchildren, Erika Cartledge, Charlotte Ware, and Ryan...

Wilma Arlene L. Newton

Wilma Arlene L. Newton

Feb 14, 2022

Wilma Arlene L. Newton, 89, of Midlothian, VA went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 14, 2022.

She is survived by three children, Rick Newton (Jo) of Atlanta, GA, Carrie Pollock (Ernie) of Hampton, VA, John Newton (Kathleen) of Midlothian, VA; two sisters, Juanita Williams of Concord, NC, Anna Mae Bowman of...

Emelia R. Morgan

Emelia R. Morgan

Feb 12, 2022

Emelia Rosalie Morgan, 79, widow of David L. Morgan, died Saturday, February 12, 2022. Born in San Francisco, CA, her father being in the Army and with frequent family moves, she happily became a Peninsula resident in 1953 where she graduated from St. Vincent Catholic High School in 1960.

Emelia was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

William R. Romano

William R. Romano

Feb 10, 2022

LTC William R. Romano, US Army, retired died Thursday, February 10, 2022. Born in Honolulu, HI, he was a graduate of the University of San Francisco and entered the US Army in June 1975, following his father into service. He served many duty stations including Fort Monroe and it was his love of the fort which brought him back...

Jackie Beckner Carlton

Jackie Beckner Carlton

Feb 10, 2022

Mary Jacqueline Beckner Carlton, 83. passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022.  Jackie, or Jack as she was called by most of her family and friends was a devout Christian woman wo lived her life in the footsteps of Jesus.  She was a wonderful mother to her own children as well as to those that she provided childcare...

Harold Milton Fisher, Jr.

Harold Milton Fisher, Jr.

Feb 6, 2022

Harold M. Fisher, Jr., 74, died Sunday, February 6, 2022. Born in Petersburg, he had been a Hampton resident since 1990. He retired from Anheuser-Busch as a Maintenance Machinist in 2005 after 16 ½ years of service. He was a member of the Teamsters Union #95.

Harold enjoyed cars, especially Corvettes, snow skiing, the mountains, Myrtle Beach...

Helen Marshall Fedziuk

Helen Marshall Fedziuk

Feb 4, 2022

Helen St. Julien Marshall Fedziuk, of Hampton, VA, passed away quietly on Friday, February 4, 2022, at the age of 102 1/2.

She was born, the seventh of nine children, on July 28, 1919, to  parents Sarah Elizabeth Niemeyer Marshall (Bessie) and Rev. Myron Barraud Marshall in Norfolk, VA. Helen is survived by her daughters Julia Marshall...

Carol Routten Whiting

Carol Routten Whiting

Feb 3, 2022

Carol Routten Whiting, 75, died Thursday, February 3, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of Hampton, Carol was a member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church. She graduated from Hampton High School in 1964 then attended the Ray Vogue School of Design in Chicago, IL. Early in her career, Carol worked for Old Point National Bank and the...

Suzanne Barbara Husted

Suzanne Barbara Husted

Feb 1, 2022

Suzanne Barbara Husted, 59, of Hampton, Virginia passed away February 1 st , 2022 after a brief battle with ovarian cancer.  She was preceded in death by her son Timothy James Moore and by her parents Ann Marie Schneider Husted and Lt. Frank R. Husted.  She is survived by her son Michael Scott Moore; brothers Richard A. Husted (Clara),...

Janet Belfiore Eby

Janet Belfiore Eby

Jan 31, 2022

Janet Belfiore Eby began her eternal life with the Lord on January 31, 2022, after an arduous battle with illness. Janet was surrounded by family that loved her as she found peace in her final moments. She was born on November 13, 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of late Elisabetha and Frank Belfiore Sr.

She is...

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