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Melquan Anthony Kennedy

Melquan Anthony Kennedy

May 22, 2018

MelQuan Tyrese Kennedy was born December 1, 1994 in Hampton to Virginia to Shurenda Kennedy and Melvin Lee Alexander Jr.

Left to cherish his memories is his mother, Shurenda Kennedy; sister, Shanya Kennedy; brother, Kionta; sister, Melani Patterson; maternal grandparents, Chris and Sylvia Bailey; paternal grandparents, Melvin Lee Alexander...

Ramon Lee Sager

Ramon Lee Sager

May 20, 2018

Ramon Sager, born Jan 4, 1952, was called home by the Lord on May 20, 2018. He was a kind and generous man who loved the Lord, and was much loved by family and friends. Ray served in the US Army after high school for two years. He later achieved a B.S. Degree of Engineering...

Gene Thomas Carter

Gene Thomas Carter

May 20, 2018

Gene Thomas Carter passed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2018 following a long battle with cancer.

A Hampton resident since birth in 1942, Gene graduated from Hampton High School in 1962 and entered the interior design program at RPI(VCU) graduating in 1967. He began his design career in...

Patricia Francis Anderson

Patricia Francis Anderson

May 17, 2018

Yorktown-

Patricia Francis Anderson, age 44, was received in heaven by her father, James Logdon, on Thursday, May 17, 2018.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband, Dermitrius Warner; daughter, Kristina Crockett; sons, Derrick and Trevor Crockett; stepchildren, Aidan, Brianna, and Xavier Warner; grand daughter, Evalise Mariscal;...

Elizabeth "Betty" Selby Jackson

Elizabeth "Betty" Selby Jackson

May 16, 2018

Elizabeth (Betty) Belle Selby Jackson, 90 , passed away after a long and fulfilling life on May 16, 2018. Betty was born to Ross Morris, Sr. and Elizabeth Gammon Selby on March 5, 1928 in Phoebus, Virginia -- a town that was always a part of her heart.

Betty graduated from Hampton High School in...

Winnie Ruth Inabinett

Winnie Ruth Inabinett

May 14, 2018

Winnie Ruth Inabinett, 86, entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 14. She was born on November 18, 1931 to Furman and Annie Calcutt Parker in Florence, South Carolina. Winnie attended Virginia School for the Deaf and graduated from South Carolina School for the Deaf. She was a retired civil servant from Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and had been...

Michael Stuart Taylor

Michael Stuart Taylor

May 13, 2018

Newport News,

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Bonnie Sue Childress

Bonnie Sue Childress

May 13, 2018

Hampton-

Bonnie Sue Childress, 55, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018.  She was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula.

Bonnie is survived by her husband of seven years, Richard C. Childress; daughters, Krystie Vaughan and Ashley Walter; step-children, Jeffrey Tudder, Julie Childress and James Childress; mother, Phyllis Gaskins; brothers, Dennis Gaskins and David Gaskins; and...

Col. John P. Gullen, Jr. (Ret.)

Col. John P. Gullen, Jr. (Ret.)

May 12, 2018

Colonel John P. Gullen, Jr. (Ret) of Newport News died after a brief illness on May 12, 2018 at The Chesapeake. Born in 1934 to John P. and Mary (Gutt) Gullen in Wilmington, DE, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne E. (Gainty) Gullen, daughters, Elizabeth Gullen of New Haven, CT, Mary...

Harriett Copeland Carter

Harriett Copeland Carter

May 9, 2018

Harriett Copeland Carter, 89, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018. A lifelong resident of Fox Hill, she was a member of Wallace Memorial United Methodist Church. In her younger years she enjoyed bowling and crafts.

Preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Carter; survivors include her children, Linda Morgan...

Peter Allan Milan

Peter Allan Milan

May 9, 2018

Peter Allan Milan (born Winslow Allan Oikle), 80, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Newport News, Virginia.

Peter was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1938. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1960. On October 17, 1959, he married his high school...

Shirley Katherine Wallace

Shirley Katherine Wallace

May 8, 2018

Shirley Katherine Wallace, born July 30, 1935, passed away peacefully on Tuesday surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Wallace, sons, Joseph Wallace and Kenneth Melton, and son-in-law Lawrence Moran. She is survived by son, David Melton(Carmen), and daughters, Pam Wise(Gary), Linda Brown, Donna Gibson(Dave), Marcie Morton(Steve), and Barbara...

Patricia Altwegg Brown Fitzgerald

Patricia Altwegg Brown Fitzgerald

May 8, 2018

Patricia Altwegg Brown Fitzgerald, of Hampton, Virginia passed away on May 8, at the age of 86. Born on May 6, 1932 to Robert and Genevieve (Bonnewell) Altwegg, in Newport News, Virginia, Patricia ("Pat") grew up in Hilton Village with her sister Betty; she graduated from Warwick High School in 1950, and from Longwood College with a B.S. in...

Zane Elizabeth Brooker

Zane Elizabeth Brooker

May 4, 2018

Zane Elizabeth Blake Reichard Brooker, 92, passed away on May 4, 2018 while a resident of the James River Convalescent Center in Newport News, VA. She was born January 30, 1926 in Stuarts Draft, VA to George Thomas and Ida (Minter) Tillman Blake. Zane had many part time jobs over the years but her focus...

Maureen Frances Ward

Maureen Frances Ward

May 3, 2018

Maureen "Mo"Ward

October 1,1935 to May 3, 2018

Maureen Frances Ward, 82, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018.  Born in Oldham, England, she has been a resident of Hampton since 1960.

Maureen is survived by her husband of 58 years, J. Roger Ward, Sr; brother, Joseph Collins sons, John R. Ward Jr.(Luydmila) and...

Michael Brown

Michael Brown

May 3, 2018

Michael "Mike" Brown, age 71, passed away peacefully at home with his family on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Lesser "Jerry" and Anne Catherine "Kitty" Brown.

Survivors include his wife, Janelle Glancy Brown; children, Stephen Brown (Marilyn), Leslie Nelson (Avery), Tyler Brown, Meghan Minkoff (Michael), Emily Brown and Michael Brown; grandchildren,...

Peggy Darnell Stickle

Peggy Darnell Stickle

May 3, 2018

On May 3, 2018 The LORD Jesus took Peggy Darnell Stickle to be with him in Heaven. Peggy was born September 26, 1937 in Hampton, Virginia. She married her high school sweetheart, Joseph W. Stickle, on New Year's Eve in 1955. She was the daughter of John & Emma Darnell, both deceased, and the sister...

Larry Thomas Spence

Larry Thomas Spence

May 1, 2018

SMS Larry Thomas Spence (US Air Force Ret.), 79, peacefully passed away at home with his wife and children at his side, Tuesday, May 1, 2018.  Born in Wachapreague, VA, he has been a resident of Hampton for 32 years.   Larry was preceded in death by his Son, Terry Lee Spence.

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Maria H. Taylor

Maria H. Taylor

Apr 30, 2018

Maria H. Taylor, 88, the wife of the late Leslie R. Taylor (USAF), passed away on April 30, 2018 in Norfolk, VA. Born in Pforzen, Germany, Maria was a longtime resident of Hampton, VA. She retired with twenty years of service at Riverside Hospital in the information and admissions office.

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Sarah Elizabeth Buckwalter

Sarah Elizabeth Buckwalter

Apr 28, 2018

Sarah Elizabeth Buckwalter passed away on April 28, 2018 in Hampton, VA. She is survived by her mother & stepfather, Connie and Charles Quigley; her father, Dave Buckwalter; partner, Steven Krause; children, Allyson and Carly Krause; and sibling, Matt Buckwalter. She will be missed. A funeral is scheduled for 3 PM, May 5, 2018 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. All...

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