Obituaries
Captain Edmund Craig Mortimer
Apr 29, 2025
Captain Edmund Craig Mortimer, USN (Ret.) passed away on April 29, 2025.
He was a true son of the Eastern Shore, born in Salisbury, Maryland on 1 December, 1934 to Edmund S. and Margaret J. Mortimer. He often told his kids (and others) how he earned 25 cents an hour on his first job on the farm and delivered milk from...
Steven Michael Castner
May 6, 2025
Steven Michael Castner, 65, of Smithfield, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He was the son of the late Phillip Michael Castner, Sr and Margaret Volk Castner. He is survived by his brother, Phillip Michael Castner, Jr (Tammie); niece, Jessie Giorgetti (Steve); nephew, Jacob Castner.
Steve was a wonderful brother, and touched a lot of lives. He will be missed...
Steven S. Young
May 1, 2025
Steven S. “Fuzzy” Young, age 74, of Smithfield, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 1, 2025. He was born December 18, 1950. He was preceded in death by his loving father Arnold F. Young. Fuzzy worked for the IBEW Union for over 35 years.
Fuzzy is survived by his mother Betty Young of Newport News; his sister Debbie Young...
Leena Crowe Thibeaut
Apr 29, 2025
It is with heavy heart and a little dog hair that we are announcing Leena’s passing to the Rainbow Bridge.
May 4th, 2025 may be the force of memories and tall tales be with you from ever on. Leena was a very accomplished dog groomer, bass player (according to her), partier and family woman. She was like a magnet and everyone...
Helen S. Speak
Apr 28, 2025
Helen S. Speak, 92, of Suffolk, VA passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025. She was the daughter of the late George Bedrosian and Anna Tikijian Bedrosian. She was also preceded in death by her husband Joseph Arthur Speak and a sister, Lucy Bedrosian. Mrs. Speak is survived by her daughter Judith Peterson (David); son, John George Speak (Joanne); grandchildren,...
Karen Hollinger Kamenitzer
Apr 27, 2025
Karen Hollinger Kamenitzer, 70, of Smithfield, VA, passed away on April 27, 2025, after a brief but courageous battle with aggressive metastatic cancer.
Karen spent her professional life as a dedicated business analyst, working with a variety of government contractors. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Douglass College and later received her MBA from the University of Maryland.
She was preceded...
Erma "Ernie" Marie Crocker Stephenson
Apr 26, 2025
Erma “Ernie” Marie Crocker Stephenson, 85, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Peter Frank Crocker, Sr. and Lillian Marie Brock Crocker.
She is survived by her daughter, Penny S. Ellis (Ronnie) of Havelock, N.C; two grandchildren, Nina Godette (Kelvin) and Preston Ellis (Brittany); two great grandchildren, Kyleigh and Kindyl Godette; four...
Dennis Mark Newell
Apr 24, 2025
Dennis Mark Newell, 67, of Smithfield, VA, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025. He was the son of Phyllis Quackenbush Newell and the late David Earl Newell. He is survived by his wife of twelve years, Lori Gibreal Newell; daughter, Marni Newell; sons, Nathan Newell (Adelle), Jarad Newell (Jennifer), Joseph Gay (Mallory) and Sean Gay; grandchildren, Cheyenne, Shain, Emmet,...
John Albert "Bucky" Pierce
Apr 22, 2025
John Albert “Bucky” Pierce, 88, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on April 22, 2025. He is survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Clara Jane Pierce, sister Betty Hargrave, daughter Deborah Jean Kelley (Ken), son Kenneth Wade Pierce (Karen), granddaughters Andrea (Larry), Danielle (Matt), & Kaylynn, as well as great-grandchildren Zach, Mason, Declan, & Madilyn, and...
June West Hurst
Apr 19, 2025
June West Hurst, 90, lifelong resident of Smithfield, died on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in her home after a lingering illness. June was born on January 16, 1935 in Suffolk Va. to the late James Edward "Red" West Sr. and Blanche Holland West.
For many years, June sang in the choirs of Smithfield Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church. She...
Morris "Namps" Smith, Sr.
Apr 12, 2025
Morris “Namps” Smith Sr., 82, of Windsor, VA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Born on December 11, 1942, in Lumberton, North Carolina, Namps was known to all as strong, kind, and full of joy. Though his given name was George Morris Smith Sr., everyone knew and loved him simply as Namps.
From a young age,...
Colonel John Presley Brown
Apr 6, 2025
Colonel John Presley Brown, affectionately known as Buddy in younger years, and ultimately landing on the simple, sweet moniker of Colonel in later years, passed away peacefully at home on April 6th, 2025, at the age of 94, in Smithfield, Virginia. His loving wife Jeanne and devoted daughter Kimberley were present as he slipped from this world to the next....
William Frank Minga
Apr 6, 2025
William Frank Minga, 79, of Portsmouth, VA, died on Sunday, April 6, 2025. He was the son of the late Frank Lee Minga and Frances King Minga. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Barbara Mae Minga; daughter Glenie Minga Jones (Dale), son William Frank “Bill” Minga, Jr., step daughter Teresa Harwell (James); grandchildren Andrew (Katie), W. N....
William Frank Minga, Sr
Apr 6, 2025
William Frank Minga, 79, of Portsmouth, VA died on Sunday, April 6, 2025. He was the son of the late Frank Lee Minga and Frances King Minga. He is survived by his wife of 17 years Barbara Mae Minga; step daughter, Teresa Harwell (James); daughter, Glenie Minga Jones (Dale); son, William Frank “Bill” Minga, Jr.; grandchildren Andrew (Katie), W.N.(Courtney), Ashley,...
Marsha Lynn Holt
Apr 3, 2025
Marsha Lynn Holt, 67, of Surry, Va, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2025. She was the daughter of the late James Mercer Holt and Doris Earl Scott Holt. She is survived by her daughters, Karen Boldt (Tim) and Amanda Gail Jacob; grandchildren, Abby, Jack, Anna, Brady and Ryan; and a sister, Nancy Rorrer; She was also preceded in death...
Ryker Alan Shank
Apr 2, 2025
Our little angel Ryker Alan Shank entered and departed this world on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. He was cherished and will forever be missed by his parents, Robert Benjamin Shank and Cheyanne Renee Shank; his four brothers, David, Wyatt, Beau, and Liam; his grandparents, David and Sherri Lovell, Robert and Susan Overend, and Ben and Anne Shank; and many other...
Minnie Ann Carr Crocker
Mar 27, 2025
Minnie Ann Carr Crocker, 89, of Suffolk passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, March 27, 2025. She was born in Suffolk on June 29, 1935, daughter and only child of the late Harrison Mitchell Carr and Mary Gertrude Pulley Carr. She was raised in Isle of Wight County, where most of her family resided. Minnie Ann was a...
Fay B Major
Mar 27, 2025
Fay B. Major, 88, of Smithfield passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025. She was the daughter of the late William Eugene Bennett and Beulah Disher Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Benjamin Edward Major, Jr. She is survived by her children, Cheryl Jeffers (Scott), Pixie Jones (Windy), Ben Major, III (Laura) and Gene...
Matthew Robert Ployd
Mar 26, 2025
Matthew Robert Ployd, 47, of Smithfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. He was the son of the Patricia Piland Ployd and the late Christopher Riddle Ployd. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Karen Gayle Ployd; daughter, Emily Grace Ployd; son, Jonathan Christopher Ployd; grandchildren, Rowan Christopher Ployd and Esme’ Olivia Ployd; brother, Adam Douglas Ployd...
Richard John Bellew
Mar 25, 2025
Richard John Bellew, 75, of Smithfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He was the son of the late Bernard Joseph Bellew and Helen Veronica Rakiec Bellew. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda Ann Bellew; daughter, Bethany Ann LaNeave (Travis); grandchildren, Nathaniel Bryce LaNeave and Madison Paige LaNeave; brother, Bernard Bellew; and many nieces and...
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