Kimberly A. Lewis
May 14, 2020
Kimberly A. Lewis, 66, passed away, May 14, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Henry "Hank" Lewis; daughter, Krystin M. Lewis; grandchildren, Xzavier Lewis and Makaya McAdams; and brother, Kristopher Esnault. A funeral service will be broadcast on the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home Facebook page, starting at 2PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. A link will be...
John C. Fiedorowicz (Lt Col. Ret.)
May 14, 2020
John C. Fiedorowicz, 91, (LT. Col Retired), passed peacefully on May 14, 2020. Born in Uncasville, CT, he had been a resident of Hampton, VA since 1966. He retired from the Army after 20 years of service, including tours during the Vietnam and Korean Wars, earning a Bronze Star Medal alongside several other Army Commendation Medals during his distinguished...
Christine M. Hadley
May 11, 2020
Christine M Hadley, 54, of Hampton passed away into the loving arms of the Father after a short illness on the evening of May 11th. She was known for her strong faith,happy attitude, and love for her family. Her life was filled with many joys: quilting, cooking, sewing, and tea parties. She is survived by her husband of 26 years,...
Nancy G. Dyment
May 7, 2020
Mrs. Nancy Gant Dyment, 88, died on Thursday, May 7, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Greensboro, NC on October 8, 1931, she accompanied her parents Col. Robert M. Gant (USA-Ret) and Elizabeth Darling Gant, and later her husband, worldwide with the U.S. Army before settling on the Virginia Peninsula in 1975. She was preceded in death by...
Richard H. Bailey
May 5, 2020
Richard Halvey Bailey, 92, (MSG Retired) widower of Mieko Maeda Bailey, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Born in Clayton, MO, he has been a resident of Hampton since 1952. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1968 after 22 years, which included service during the Korean War.
Richard was also preceded in death by his...
Roy G. Carroll
May 5, 2020
Roy G. Carroll, age 63, of Hampton passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 5, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Roy was preceded in death by his parents Clifford A. Carroll Jr. and Nora B. Carroll. He is survived by his brothers Danny Carroll (Ginny) of Charlotte, NC., Michael Carroll (Earl) of Reno Nevada, Wayne Carroll (Darlene) of...
Caroline Mckenzie Griffith
May 3, 2020
Caroline M. Griffith, 24, of Hampton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Born on October 15, 1995, she was raised in Hampton where she was a 2014 graduate of Phoebus High School and graduated from Tidewater Medical Training in 2020 as a Clinical Nursing Assistant She had recently accepted a position...
Jason Paul Simon
Apr 29, 2020
Jason Paul Simon, 40, died Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Born in Virginia Beach, He was a lifelong Hampton resident.
Preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Simon; survivors include his son, Gavin Paul Simon; his father, Ronald A. Simon; two brothers, Gregory Scott Simon and Ronald Allen Simon; and many nieces and nephews.
Walter E. Phillips
Apr 26, 2020
Walter E. Phillips, 83, died peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home in Hampton. Born in Roanes, VA he lived most of his life in the Tidewater area. He was a US Marine Corps veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post 25, Past President of the GMRA Grocery Manufacturers Representatives Association, a baseball coach at...
Linda Richardson Smith
Apr 25, 2020
Linda Richardson Smith was born on February 18, 1949 in Narrows, VA. She attended Narrows High
School and received an Associates degree from Wytheville College. She went to be with her Lord and
family in Heaven on April 25, 2020. She was a devoted member of Healing Waters Worship Center.
She was preceded...
Marian Stroup Elliott
Apr 25, 2020
Marian Stroup Elliott, 90, died Saturday, April 25, 2020. Raised in Michigan she had been a Hampton resident since 1950 where she was a member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church and the Fidelis Bible Class. An incredibly talented artist, she was well known for her paintings and she and her husband loved to gift things that he...
Helga R. Carr
Apr 25, 2020
Helga R. Carr, 81, died Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, she was a longtime Newport News resident.
Preceded in death by her husband, 1st Sgt. George M. Carr, US Army retired; she is survived by her daughter, Petra Logan and her husband, Glenn; and Silvia Phillips, Michael Carr, and Rebecca Black.
Her...
Gaynell M. Peters
Apr 24, 2020
Gaynell M. Peters, lovingly known as Momma Gail by all her friends and church family, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2020. Born on July 7, 1936, she was 83 years old when she passed. She was widowed by her loving husband Johnnie Peters. She was survived by her son Elmer Mankins of Santa Cruz, CA;...
Carrie Belle Page
Apr 24, 2020
Carrie Belle Page, 70, died Friday, April 24, 2020. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she had been a Hampton resident for the last 15 years where she worked at the Langley Base Exchange.
She enjoyed playing Bingo, reading, and watching soap operas, but her greatest love was her family. She always put others above herself.
Preceded...
Karoline M. Bethune
Apr 23, 2020
Karoline M. Bethune, 78, of Hampton, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her daughter's home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was an amazing mom and incredible grandmother.
Karoline was preceded in death by her father, Edward J. Stepinski; mother, Boleslawa C. Stepinski; and husband, Kenneth R. Bethune. She is survived by her loving daughter,...
Dorothy Nixon Woolard
Apr 21, 2020
On April 21, 2020 in a soft voice God said, "come home my child" to Dorothy "Dot" Woolard. She spent most of her life on loan to S.S. and Pearl Nixon. She was of Southern Baptist faith.
In 1948 Dot married her sweetheart, Douglas Woolard. This started her journey in service – in retail business, multiple woman's...
Sanford L. Williams
Apr 21, 2020
CW4 Sanford L. Williams, US Army retired, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, he had been a Hampton resident since 1992. A Vietnam veteran, he retired in 1992 after 26 years during which time he was a test pilot and a helicopter instructor. After retiring from the Army he went to work as the service...
Ashley G. Routten
Apr 20, 2020
Ashley G. Routten, 49, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2020. Born April 29, 1970, he was the son of Irving Guy "Junie" Routten, Jr. and the late Lynda S. Routten. A lifelong Fox Hill resident, he was a 1990 graduate of Kecoughtan High School. He worked for various companies doing drywall and other jobs and had currently been...
Donald Perreault
Apr 19, 2020
Donald Joseph Perreault, 56, passed away unexpectedly on April 19, 2020.  He is survived by his beloved wife Shirley, of 25 years, parents Tomi and Ernest Perreault and siblings, Roy (Angel), Lise (Andy), Louise, and twin brother David (Jeannette).
While Don was father to no children of his own, he was a like Dad to all of...
Vivian Woodmansee Collins
Apr 17, 2020
On April 17, 2020 Vivian Woodmansee Collins left her earthly home, at the age of 91, to join her husband in their heavenly home. Vivian grew up in Hampton and worked at the West End Pharmacy where she met the love of her life James Robert Collins and they were married for 57 years prior to his death in...
