Aug 28, 2018

Benita Roy Zamora, 87, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Born in the Philippines, she was a longtime Peninsula resident where she was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church. She had many hobbies, including crocheting, cooking, shopping, gardening and reading the newspaper, but she really enjoyed watching old westerns, especially "Gunsmoke". She enjoyed spending time with her little dogs,...

Aug 27, 2018

Pat G. Minetti, 85, former Chief of Police for the City of Hampton, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018.   Born in New Castle, PA he has been a resident of Hampton for over 63 years. Chief Minetti retired from the Hampton Police Force in 2000 after 45 years, during which he was the Police Chief for 29 years. As a...

Aug 25, 2018

­­­­­Ernest "Bubba" L. Hale peacefully went to the arms of his Lord on August 25, 2018 after a long battle with illness. Bubba was born on January 6, 1927, at Fort Monroe, Virginia to Ernest C. Hale and Lillian V. (Hundley) Hale. Bubba grew up in Phoebus where he spent the majority of his full...

Aug 24, 2018

William Patrick "Bill Pat" Williams 1932 - 2018 Our beloved "Superman" passed away at his home on Friday evening, August 24, 2018, with his daughters by his side. We will cherish the loving warmth of his hugs and kisses, his wonderful sense of humor, the amazing talents of his art for transferring home movies on to DVDs, his innate curiosity...

Aug 24, 2018

Vicki Lynn Carter, 68, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018.  Born August 23, 1950 in Yarrowsburg, MD, to Alton Briscoe and Carrie Lorraine (Lynn) Carter, She has been a resident of Newport News for 19 years.  She was employed at New Horizons Regional Educational Centers Woodside campus since 2007 as a custodian, a job she...

Aug 23, 2018

Stephen M. Dixon, 44, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018.  Born in Athens, OH, he has been a resident of Hampton since 1975 where he graduated from Bethel High School.

Stephen was preceded in death by his father Richard W. Dixon.  He is survived by his mother, Estelle E. Dixon; sister, Kathleen Dixon and her husband...

Aug 21, 2018

Loretta left this world to be with the Lord at 53 years old on August 21, 2018. She loved country music and animals and enjoyed talking to her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, mother, and uncle. Survivors include her sister Barbara Ware and brother, Robert Herron Jr., two aunts and one...

Aug 19, 2018

Ronald (Ron) George Gonser, 82, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Ron died from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Anthony Michael Krever. Ron is survived by Bettie Bracey Gonser, his beloved wife of 59 years, and their five beloved daughters, Sue Gonser-Xander (Steve),...

Aug 19, 2018

Lacey Sanford Hudgins passed away Sunday evening, August 19, 2018 after a lengthy illness. Born April 10, 1940 to the late Dr. T. Ryland and Janet Hutchison Sanford, she grew up in old Warwick County, having attended Warwick High School and Mary Baldwin College where she graduated in 1962. She is survived by her husband...

Aug 19, 2018

Newport News, Va. – Ivan Coates McLean (Mac), Retired Coast Guard Commander, 99, previously of Westover Road passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in a nursing home and assisted living center, the Newport, on Warrick Avenue.  A native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, he had been a resident of Hampton Roads most of his life. Mac was preceded in...

Aug 19, 2018

Benjamin L. Traynham passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Ben was a lifetime community member in Hampton. He took great pride in the city that molded him as an individual. He worked for the City of Hampton retiring as a senior appraiser  after 35 years. Ben was preceded in death by his father, Wade L. and mother, Irene...

Aug 18, 2018

Natasha "Tasha" Lillian Williams—beloved daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend—passed away on Saturday, August 18. She was 44 years old.

She is survived by her father, Thomas Williams; stepfather Abdou Shiro; siblings Theon and Sean Williams, Sherell Williams-Shiro, Kenya Nicole, and sister-in-law Regina Ryan-Williams; aunt Barbara Kerner and uncle...

Aug 18, 2018

John Tyler Gatewood, 74, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018.  A lifelong resident of the Peninsula, He retired from Tidewater Block in 2017 after 17 years.  He was a member of the Bremond Masonic Lodge # 241 AF & AM.

John was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 55 years, Wanda T. Gatewood.  He is...

Aug 18, 2018

Nicholas Eugene Edwards, 76, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Born in Newport News and after serving in the Vietnam War, Mr. Edwards worked 31 years for the Department of Defense, Defense Distribution Depot in Pennsylvania and then Tennessee until retiring and moving to Cottonwood, AZ. Mr. Edwards is survived by an extended family in Virginia and Maryland. A graveside service...

Aug 18, 2018

Irene Elizabeth (Nettles) Gray, 81, passed away peacefully  into her eternal home in the early morning of August 18, 2018. Born on September 4, 1936, in Newport News, Va., she had been a Hampton resident for more than 50 years.   Irene was a homemaker and loved doing things for her family.  She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great...

Aug 17, 2018

Martha Merck Ailor died Friday, August 17, 2018, age 99 years and 1 day. Born in 1919 in La Grange, Georgia, to Mamie and Carlton Merck, she grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, one of seven children. In 1946, she married Army Lt. Col. Samuel John Ailor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Sam and Martha came to Hampton,...

Aug 16, 2018

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Richard M. Bennett, 63, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018.  Born in Pittsburgh PA, he has been a resident of Newport News for 37 years. He was a Senior Designer at Newport News Shipbuilding for 33 years.  He served in the U.S. Navy for four years.  He was a member of Our Lady of Mount...

Aug 14, 2018

Catherine Faye Kearney, 75, widow of Henry H. Kearney, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018.  Born and raised in Poquoson, Surviving are her son, William Kearney; sisters Brenda Billingsley and Linda Powell; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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Aug 14, 2018

David L. Perkins, 82, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Hampton VA Medical Center Hospice. He moved his family to Hampton 36 years ago from Rhode Island. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting, telling jokes, and talking about his Christian faith.

David is survived by his wife of 56...

Aug 11, 2018

Rodney Pittman, 59, died Saturday, August 11, 2018. Rodney was a native of North Carolina and had been a resident of the Peninsula since 1975. He worked for Papa John's Pizza for 18 years. Rodney loved fishing, NASCAR, the Miami Dolphins, WWE, and spending time with his family.

He...