Apr 12, 2020

Edward Elmo Walker, Jr., 77, died Sunday, April 12, 2020. A lifelong Hampton resident, he was a member of Pine Chapel Baptist Church. He had worked for Horne Brothers many years ago before entering the Newport News Shipyard as a welder, retiring as a Senior Nuclear Clerk in 2007 after 39 years of service. He spent time tinkering in...

Apr 10, 2020

E.J. Schaff, died April 10, 2020. He was born July 16, 1928 in Queens, NY. E.J. went on to serve four years in the Navy and another 26 years in the Air Force, where he retired in 1976 as a Chief Flight Engineer, SMSgt. During his 30 years in service of this nation, he served in World War II,...

Apr 9, 2020

Thomas Christopher Perry, 53, of Hampton, Virginia passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Chris, born on September 25, 1966, was raised in Hampton. When he was able to, he loved to ride minibikes, go carts and enjoyed fishing. He worked as a small motor mechanic for many years but was forced to give up his passion...

Apr 8, 2020

Thomas A. Martin went to be with the Lord on April 8 th 2020 after a long hard battle with leukemia. He served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam, one in the Navy and one in the Army. Thomas worked for over 40 years at the Newport News Shipbuilding as an emergency electrician.

Survivors include his wife...

Apr 4, 2020

Allen Earl Mewborn, 72, a lifelong resident of Hampton passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Sentara Careplex Hospital after a brief hospital stay. He attended Hampton High School but later achieved his GED in 1996.  Originally working as a Master Plumber before accepting a job at Sentara Hampton General, he then became Maintenance Supervisor for Plant & Engineering. ...

Apr 3, 2020

William E. Young, 82, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, April 3, 2020. He was in the comfort of his home, surrounded by the love of his family.

Born to Annabelle and Henry Young in 1937, he was raised on his family's dairy farm in Brushton, NY. Over the course of his life Bill would find...

Apr 1, 2020

Marie Theresa Monty, 93, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Born in Van Buren, ME, she had been a Peninsula resident since 1994 where she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was active in the Ladies of St. Joseph. She worked as a Typesetter/Proofreader for the Milford Daily News for many years and then as a Medical...

Mar 30, 2020

David L. Williams, Sr., 90, died Monday, March 30, 2020. A native of Clarksburg, WV, he has been a Hampton resident since 1966 when he was stationed at Langley Air Force Base. He retired in 1971after twenty-two years of service, four in the Navy and eighteen in the Air Force, where he was awarded many medals including the Bronze...

Mar 27, 2020

Earl F. Parker, 73, died Friday, March 27, 2020. A lifelong resident of Hampton, he was a member of Fox Hill Central United Methodist Church, Monitor Lodge #197 A.F. & A.M., Past Worthy Patron of Eastern Star Colonial Chapter #40, and the Sons of the Confederate Veterans.

He was a huge NASCAR fan and he loved his...

Mar 22, 2020

Willie K. Bage, 92, died Sunday, March 22, 2020. Born in Surry County, he was a longtime Hampton resident where he was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. He retired from W.V. Joyner Meat Processing in 1998 after 16 years. Preceded in death by his wife, Martha Louise Horne Bage; survivors include his son, William Thomas Bage; a...

Mar 20, 2020

Ronald Lee Young, 69, died Friday, March 20, 2020. Born in Stanford, KY, he was a longtime Hampton resident where he served in the Fire Department for more than thirty years, beginning as a volunteer and retiring as a Professional Captain in 2003. He spent several years coaching Phoebus Little League.

Ronnie enjoyed hunting in the mountains...

Mar 19, 2020

Margaret Ann Buchanan, 96, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2020.  A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she was a longtime resident of Hampton, VA and moved to The Chesapeake retirement community in Newport News three years ago.

She was born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio in a log cabin to William...

Mar 17, 2020

Charles Marion Ledbetter, born May 18, 1958, passed away on the morning of Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2020, at the age of 61.

Predeceased by his father and mother, Marion Ledbetter and Mary Johnson, and his brother, Michael Ledbetter; he is survived by his sisters and

brother, Kathleen Foster, Cynthia Crawford and Gary Ledbetter,...

Mar 17, 2020

Bentley Kirk Corniel (aka daddy's "Big Time" and mommy's "Little Turtle"), aged 5 months and 3 days, passed away in his parent's arms surrounded by his loving grandparents, and went to be with Jesus on March 17, 2020, at UVA Children's Hospital in Charlottesville, VA, after battling an undetected congenital heart defect. Bentley is the son of Mason and...

Mar 16, 2020

Robert (BOBBY) C. Gage passed away on Monday morning on Mar 16, 2020 at Riverside Hospital to be with the Lord and family.

Bobby was born in FOXHILL (Hampton), VA. He went to Hampton High. He worked for 20 years in the NN Shipyard and retired after 25 years at NASALangley Research Center in 2006. He was...

Mar 16, 2020

Robert Ward Johnson passed away on March 16, 2020 at the age of 90. Bob, or Bobby as he was known, was born in Fox Hill, Virginia to Mamie Biscoe Johnson and Henry C. Johnson, Sr. In 1955, he married Gretchen Patricia Showalter. They had four children, Aric Wayne, Melissa Gretchen, Janna Patricia and Letitia Robin. The couple raised...

Mar 14, 2020

DUE TO CDC COVID-19 GUIDLINES, THE SERVICE PLACE AND TIME HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

Shirley Strum Burton, 89, widow of Floyd Burton, passed away on March 14, 2020.  Born in Nash County, NC, she has been a Hampton resident since 1955.  She was a founding member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Shirley is survived...

Mar 12, 2020

Willis G. Hutchinson, 86, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Born in Harrison Township, OH, he was a longtime Hampton resident where he was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. He retired from Civil Service at Fort Monroe. He had been a member of Weyer Masonic Lodge #541 of Centerville, OH for more...

Mar 9, 2020

On Monday, March 9, 2020, Colonel I. Neill McInnis, Jr. (US Army, Retired)--loving brother, husband, father and grandfather--died peacefully at his home after an extended illness. To some, he was known as Neill; to others, he was "Mac" or simply "Colonel." To his four blessed children he was "Dad," and to his four beloved grandchildren he was "Pop-Pop."

Mar 7, 2020

Robert David Collie, 97, was received into the arms of his Lord on March 7, 2020. Robert was born April 30, 1922 to Robert Otha Collie and Ethel Johnson Routten Collie. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife Elsie West Collie; a brother Ollie Segar Routten Jr. and a sister Theresa Virginia Collie. He is...