Obituary Listing

Mar 18, 2014

Mildred Outlaw Wright, 84, passed away March 18, 2014. She was born in Nansemond County, VA the daughter of the late Herman and Bessie Outlaw. She was predeceased by her son, James R. Wright. She formerly worked at Obici Hospital as an EKG Technician. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.

Mildred is survived by her...

Mar 18, 2014

Catherine Buzzy Mapp, 80, passed away March 18, 2014. She was born in Norfolk, VA the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Buzzy. She was predeceased by her son, David D. Duplain and step daughter, Diane M. Davis. She retired from the City of Virginia Beach as the former Deputy Commissioner of Revenue. She was a member of...

Mar 17, 2014

Jamie Scott Powell, 23, passed away March 17, 2014. He was born in Fort Walton Beach, FL the son of Georgianna J. Powell and James G. Poole. He graduated in 2009 from Kings Fork High School in Suffolk, VA. He was actively involved in physical fitness. He was a swimmer and formerly worked for the Niceville, FL and Suffolk,...

Mar 15, 2014

June Oxley Steiner March, 87, died on March 15, 2014. She was born in Athens, West Virginia the daughter of the late Robert G. and Alice S. Oxley. She was predeceased by her husbands, Samuel David Steiner and Lloyd C. March, Jr.     She was a member of Suffolk Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon and Elder and...

Mar 11, 2014

Pamelia H. Loving, 85, passed away at home on March 11, 2014. She was born in Hope, Arkansas the daughter of the late Charles Thomas Helwig and Winnie Hardin Helwig. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Franklin Loving, Jr.; and grandchildren, James Findlay Dunn and Sarah Nicolle Dunn. Pamelia retired from the Executive Program at The Darden Business...

Mar 9, 2014

Jean Turner Joyner, 85, passed away March 9, 2014. She was born in Colosse, VA the daughter of the late Robert Lee Turner and Emma Rhodes Turner. She was predeceased by her husband, Ellis Lee Joyner; and sisters, Marjorie Brinkley and Grace Turner. She attended Franklin Presbyterian Church and was a past member of the Ladies Golf Association at Cypress...

Mar 9, 2014

David "Duke" Barnes Smith, Jr., 93, passed away March 9, 2014. He was born in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Ruth Gay and David B. Smith, Sr. He served in the Merchant Marine for four years and was a WWII veteran. He later went on to work and retire after 35 years from the Norfolk Naval Base as...

Mar 9, 2014

Estle Ray Blevins, Jr., 71, of Suffolk, passed away March 9, 2014. He was born in Welch, WV to the late Lillian Ruth Forrester Blevins and Estle Ray Blevins, Sr. He is also predeceased by his son, Michael Ray Blevins; sister, Joyce; and brother, Gary. Estle retired from the Newport News Shipyard as machinist. He was a member of St....

Mar 9, 2014

Gary Lynn Bell, 66, passed away March 9, 2014. He was born in Norfolk, VA the son of the late Robert A. Bell and Erlaine D. Randolph. He was predeceased by his brother, Paul A. Randolph. He was a United States Air Force veteran. He later went on to work and retired from Unilever. Gary is survived by his wife...

Mar 1, 2014

Peggy L. Martin, 63, of Suffolk passed away on March 1, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer. She is survived by her brothers, Cecil (Herky) Martin of Richmond, Va., Richard Martin of Spring, TX., and Preston Grammar, Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, N.C. Peggy had many nieces, nephews and close friends whom she dearly loved and was loved in return....

Feb 28, 2014

Martin David Johnson, 50, went home to be with the Lord on February 28, 2014. He was born in Hampton, VA the son of Rev. Roger Dale Johnson and Bettye Sue Gabbert Johnson. David was a 1982 graduate of Suffolk Christian School and later went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Paul D. Community College. He formerly worked for...

Feb 28, 2014

Robert "Bob" Ray Pocklington, 88, of Suffolk, VA passed away on February 28, 2014. A native of Algonac, MI he was the son of the late Harold Lee Pocklington and Clara Viola Lenzner. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II as a Combat Engineer. Bob was a Financial Consultant at New York Life Insurance Company, a...

Feb 27, 2014

Chesley Vernon Stokes, 89, passed away February 27, 2014. A native of Roanoke Rapids, NC he was the son of the late Monroe and Cora Daniels Stokes. He is also predeceased by his son, Steve Kurtz, and two sisters, Fannie Belle Smith and Dorothy Mae Austin. Chesley was a retired plumber and pipe fitter (Local 540). He was a member...

Feb 25, 2014

Hazel Evon Vardaro (89) passed away peacefully at home on 25 February 2014. She was the seventh daughter of eight children born to William and Clara Montpetit of Beaulieu, North Dakota on 26 January 1925 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Alfonso "Al" Vardaro on...

Feb 23, 2014

Marvin Ernest Steele, 75, of Chesapeake, VA passed away on February 23, 2014. A native of Roanoke, VA he was the son of the late Jessee H. Steele and Edna McClarn Steele. He was also predeceased by his sister, Joyce Addie Stroud and brothers, Douglas Eugene Steele and Raymond O. Steele. Marvin served in the U. S. Navy for eight...

Feb 23, 2014

Gladys Sawyer Coffield, 80, passed away February 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Bernard Sawyer and Ethel M. Waters. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Erie Coffield, Sr.; son, Curtis E. Coffield, Sr.; and brothers, Vance Sylvester and Buddy Sawyer. Gladys is survived by her daughter, Cynthia C. Rowland; sons, Donnie L. Coffield, Sr., and Tommy...

Feb 22, 2014

Margaret Kathleen "Peggy" Barnes passed away on February 22, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband of 41 years Herman E. Barnes, and Daughter-in-law Laura "Sissy" Barnes. She was a 1953 graduate of Woodrow Wilson H.S. in Portsmouth, VA. After retiring as a dental office administrator, Peggy and Herman relocated to Cumberland County VA. There she...

Feb 15, 2014

Wilbur Hewitt Morris, Jr., 88, passed away February 15, 2014. He was born in Gates County, NC the son of the late Judith Eure Morris and Wilbur H. Morris, Sr. He was predeceased by his brothers, Sheldon E. Morris and Robert Morris. Wilbur was a United States Navy veteran having served during WWII. He later went on to work and...

Feb 14, 2014

William Lee Jessee, 81, of Windsor, VA passed away on February 14, 2014. A native of Bristol, VA he was the son of the late Carles H. Jessee and Louella Sproles Jessee. He retired after 37 years from the Virginia Department of Transportation where he worked in Surveying and Engineering. William was a member of Windsor Christian Church and the...

Feb 6, 2014

Robert LeRoy Orr, 67, of Ivor, VA, passed away on February 6, 2014. A native of Pottstown, PA, he was the son of the late James A. and Joyce Deimand Orr. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, serving as a navy diver. Robert is survived by his long-time fiancée, Debra Beasley of Ivor and brother...