May 5, 2021

Marie Long Smith of Hampton, VA went to be with the Lord on May 5 th ,2021 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her parents William "Bill" Pinkson Long, Nettie Caroline (Buchanan) Long, her late loving husband and friend of 53 years, Millard "Smitty" Smith Jr, and daughter Jackie Long Smith. Marie is survived...

May 5, 2021

Beverly Jean Cook, 85, died May 5, 2021. She was born July 21, 1935 and had been a longtime resident of Hampton. Beverly loved her family, especially her grandson and her pets.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Thomas H. Cook; several siblings and her parents Eugene and Ruth Teasley. She is...

May 2, 2021

Maria M. Aviles, 66, of Hampton, Virginia passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

Maria Aviles was born July 19, 1954 in Cuamo, Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of Maria Rivera and the late Sotero Rivera. Maria lived in the Bronx, New York for the early part of her life where she met and married her...

May 1, 2021

David "Red" Holzworth, 62, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021. He was born March 3, 1959 in Indiana, Pennsylvania to Mary and Clyde Holzworth. He left behind his loving wife of 41 years, Yolanda; daughters Tamara (Jimmy), Caitlin (Jonathan); son Blaine; and grandchildren Zayne, Ash, Brady, Rylie, Leila, Memphis, Conor, Liam, Cadhla, Bella; and adoptive family Julie and Julian....

May 1, 2021

David H. Minniear passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 in Hampton, Virginia.

David was born on September 6, 1931 to J. Harry and Blanche Minniear in Huntington County, Indiana.  He was raised on a dairy farm and graduated from Rock Creek High School in 1949.  In December 1950 he joined the United States Air Force and...

Apr 30, 2021

Richard T. Hayslett, Sr. beloved husband and father, went to be with his parents and siblings on April 28, 2021. He is survived by his wife Wendy and children. Born January 18, 1960, he was my Superman. Richard was a wonderful husband and father.   A lifelong waterman, Richard had dedicated the past 4 years of his life to the...

Apr 30, 2021

Thomas Hamilton King, 99, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021. Born January 24, 1922 in the District of Columbia, Tom graduated from Anacostia Junior-Senior High School. Tom moved to Hampton, VA in 1941 to attend NACA Apprentice School and later began his career as a model builder. He advanced to become Supervisor of the NASA Model Shop working on...

Apr 28, 2021

Alice Isakson Hutts, 92, passed peacefully to join her loved ones on April 28, 2021. A Hampton native and 1945 Hampton High School graduate, Alice was the daughter of Charles John Isakson and Amanda Amundsen Isakson, both from Norway. Alice enjoyed retail sales at various Coliseum Mall stores and was a member of Moose Chapters 966 and 947. She...

Apr 25, 2021

Stephanie L. Dudash, 46, died Sunday, April 25, 2021.  Born and raised in Hampton, she remained a resident most of her life.  Stephanie received her master's degree and was a certified midwife.

Survivors include her husband, Greg as well as many other family and friends.

The family will receive friends from 5:30-6:30 on Thursday, April...

Apr 24, 2021

Jacquelin Dolores Snow Speas passed away peacefully at home.  She went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 24, 2021 at the age of 89.  She is predeceased by her loving husband of 54 years, Wayne Speas; her parents Raymond E. Snow and Edna Craigs Snow; her sister, Phyllis; her brother, Buddy; and two grandsons, Gabriel and...

Apr 23, 2021

William G. Charnock, 72, born July 1948, unexpectedly passed Friday, April 23, 2021.  Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia; he was the youngest child of Harold "Hike" Charnock and Mildred Parks Charnock, both of Tangier Island, Virginia.

William is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Melvin and Harry Charnock, his sister...

Apr 22, 2021

Betty Delois DeGuzman, 89, died Thursday, April 22, 2021. She was a longtime Peninsula resident. Betty loved feeding the squirrels and the blue jays and had quite a following; they even came up to the door and scratched for their peanuts if her delivery wasn't prompt enough.

Preceded in death by her husband, Federico DeGuzman and her...

Apr 15, 2021

Patricia Spencer, 63, died Thursday, April 15, 2021. Born in Selma, AL, as a baby her family moved to Hampton. She loved to work with her hands doing macrame and crocheting, was a great cook, and enjoyed wall papering.

Preceded in death by her father, John H. Stokes; survivors include her children, John E. Spencer and Kristin...

Apr 14, 2021

Jo Melony Hammett Trenholm, 71, passed away on April 14, 2021. She was born in Savannah, GA on Sept 2, 1949 to CMSGT(Ret) Joe Walter Hammett and Frances Hammett. Jo grew up in Hampton, having moved to the Peninsula in 1955. She graduated from Kecoughtan High School in 1967. Attending the University of South Carolina for 2 years, she...

Apr 13, 2021

Dick Moore Royster, 84, died Thursday, February 18, 2021. Born in Pennington Gap, VA. He then attended Davis and Elkins College where he graduated with a BS in engineering. In 1957 he moved to Hampton and worked 38 years at NASA as a metallurgic engineer until retiring. In 2017 Dick moved to Williamsburg.

A member of Fox...

Apr 13, 2021

Jeffrey Gonzalez, 55, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Born in New York, he relocated to Virginia with his mother and four sisters. Jeffrey was an extremely hard worker who enjoyed life and his family. He attended Denbigh High School and afterwards worked any job where he could "tinker". He could fix just about anything.

Apr 11, 2021

Walter Amos Linder, 88, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 11, 2021, at Walter Reed Convalescent Center, Gloucester, VA.

He was born December 15, 1932 in Louisville, Ohio and graduated from Alliance High School on June 8, 1950. Walter enlisted in the US Airforce on January 3, 1952 and traveled extensively in the...

Apr 10, 2021

Evon Mary Turlington went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Born in Dunn, NC, she lived most of her life in Hampton.

Mrs. Turlington was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Sudie Mae Petzold and her son, James Kelly Turlington.  She leaves behind her daughter, Sarran Sue Normandeau; two grandchildren, Charles...

Apr 9, 2021

After defying odds for almost 21 years, Ashtin Michael Jobst passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on April 9, 2021 surrounded by loved ones at CHKD. Born on June 25, 2000, Ashtin loved SpongeBob, playing baseball, and couldn't get enough of his baseball movies as he got older.

At 5 years old, Ashtin was diagnosed with...

Apr 8, 2021

Louie Edward "Eddie" Williams passed peacefully in his home on Thursday April 8th, 2021 at the age of 87. Eddie was a life-long Hampton resident and attended Hampton High school where he met his loving wife of 73 years, Anne M. Williams. After graduating high school, Eddie went on to study engineering and later received his degree in Engineering...