Obituaries
Melvena Vail Hutchinson
May 28, 2017
Melvena Vail Hutchinson, 88, passed away Sunday May 28, 2017 in Riverside Healthy Living Community. The daughter of the late Lexus I. Vail and Gertrude Power Vail. Melvena was born in Houlton, Maine where she met her husband of 48 years, the late Asbra Raymond Hutchinson. Melvena was known by many for her long walks around her communities of Pagan...
Louis Ammons Lindsey
May 28, 2017
Louis A. “Monk” Lindsey, 80 of Windsor passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at his residence. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, “Monk” relocated to Virginia in the early 1960’s. He was the son of the late Guy Lindsey and Lela Bolton Lindsey. Monk was preceded in death by his wife Beverly Hughes Lindsey. Monk was a heavy equipment operator, he...
Deborah Anne Blackwell
May 2, 2017
Deborah Anne Blackwell, 57, of Carrollton, completed the ultimate goal on Tuesday May 2, 2017, ending this physical life, and now living freely and happily in her spirit with her Creator and Savior. The daughter of the late William “Willie” Smith Blackwell and Virginia Linkous Blackwell, she is survived by her Aunt Viola Norfleet, cousin Arlene N. Hogan(Walter) and their...
George Morris "Chip" Smith, Jr.
May 2, 2017
George Morris “Chip” Smith, Jr., 55, passed away on May 2, 2017 in Obici Hospital. Chip was a lifelong resident of Newport News and 1979 graduate of Warwick High School. He had been employed at Newport News Shipbuilding for 15 years until health problems forced him to disability. Chip was an avid civil war buff and loved to follow civil...
Bruce Orman Cobb
May 1, 2017
Bruce Orman Cobb, 80 of Smithfield passed away peacefully on Monday May 1, 2017 in Riverside Hospital. Bruce had retired after many years in sales with Proctor and Gamble. After retirement he moved to Smithfield a community that he dearly loved. He enjoyed retirement and spent countless hours serving the community. Bruce was on the Isle of Wight County Board...
Dorothy May Logan
Apr 29, 2017
Dorothy May Wells Logan, age 96, died on April 29, 2017 in Raleigh, NC. Born in Isle of Wight County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Ellen Peden Wells. Dot was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years Ollie Logan (d.2012) and two brothers (Nollie and Ernest Wells) plus two sisters (Sarah Lonberger...
Robert Norman Jordan
Apr 16, 2017
Robert N. Jordon, 79, received his angel wings surrounded by his loving family at home April 16, 2017. Preceded in death by his parents the late Ollie Norman and Easter Mae Goodwin Jordan his in-laws James and Mary Bundy, four sisters Beulah Goodwin, Lillian Rhodes, Ruth Longacre and Margaret “Lois” Jordan, and by three brothers Cary, Wilber and Hubert Jordan....
Sandra Jean Chambers
Apr 15, 2017
Sandra Jean Chambers, 79 of Carrollton passed away on Saturday April 15, 2017 at her residence. Sandra was the daughter of the late Martin Edwin Engstrom and Mabel Caroline Schlundt Engstrom. Sandra was preceded in death by her husband Orvel Chambers, a son Edward "Eddie" Kohfeldt and her brother John Engstrom. She is survived by her daughter Maria Gardner and her...
Branislav Frigelj
Apr 9, 2017
Officer Branislav (Misha) Frigelj 64 of Smithfield, VA died peacefully on Sunday, April 9 in his home surrounded by family after a courageous two and a half year battle with ALS. A man who crossed continents for his family’s safety at the onset of the war in the former Yugoslavia, Misha decided to settle in Isle of Wight County in...
James Joseph Siegel
Apr 7, 2017
Carrollton, Virginia: James Joseph Siegel Sr., 82, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was ushered into the presence of his Savior, at 05:30 A.M. on Friday, April 07, 2017. He was born on January 30, 1935 and was one of eight children born to Elizabeth and Howard Siegel. He faithfully served his country as a Gunner’s Mate aboard the USS Macon in the...
Thomas Ackie Gwaltney
Apr 7, 2017
Thomas Ackie Gwaltney, 70, passed away April 7, 2017 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with his family by his side. Tommy was the son of the late Will M. Gwaltney Sr. and Dorothy G. Gwaltney. Tommy retired from Newport News Shipbuilding as an Apprentice Instructor after 43 years of service. He was a charter member of the Surry Volunteer Rescue...
Shirley Lewis Bonenberger
Mar 25, 2017
Shirley Mae Lewis Bonenberger passed away on March 25 at the age of 92. She is predeceased by her husband Norman G. (Bonny) Bonenberger, parents Owen C. Lewis and Irene C Lewis, sisters Lois C. Ayres, Irene E. Lewis, and brother Owen C. (Buddy) Lewis, Jr.She is survived by her children Norman Cary Bonenberger (Linda) of Portsmouth and Sandra...
Evalyan Lassiter Cannon
Mar 24, 2017
Smithfield: Evalyan Lassiter Cannon, 80 passed away on Friday March 24, 2017 with her family by her side. Born in Newport News, Virginia she moved to Smithfield where she lived for nearly 40 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 29 years William Woodward Cannon.She is survived by two daughters Carole E. Naibauer, Judith C. Bacalis, (Theodore),...
James Edmund Pope
Mar 22, 2017
James Edmund Pope, 67 of Chuckatuck went to be with the Lord at his residence with his family by his side. Affectionately known as “POP POP”. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Pamela Elliott Pope. He was the son of the late Leroy Pope Jr. and Mary Alice Woodward Pope. He is survived by his daughters Rhonda...
Joseph Johnson Baroody
Mar 11, 2017
Joseph J. Baroody passed away peacefully on March 11, 2017 at the age of 92. He was predeceased by his partner Richard M. Driver, III. He is survived by Susan D. Webb, Nancy D. Fortier, and their families. Joe was a resident of Magnolia Manor, and the family would like to thank the wonderful staff there for all they did...
Baxter Burnett Davis
Mar 10, 2017
Battery Park: Baxter Burnett Davis passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 10 after a short battle with cancer. He was born February 14, 1952 in Elizabethton, TN and was the son of the late Baxter K. and Novella Davis. He was a welder, working at Newport News Shipbuilding and later at Smithfield Foods, where he retired from in...
Garland Norfleet Brock
Mar 2, 2017
Garland Norfleet Brock, Jr. 62 of Smithfield passed away peacefully on March 2, 2017 after a courageous 17 year battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, he is survived by his dedicated and loving wife of 44 years, Kathy Jones Brock. He was the son of the late Garland Norfleet Brock Sr. and Katie Ann Jones. Garland...
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