Christine Lilley Eason Ward
Dec 19, 2020
Christine Lilley Eason Ward, 87, passed away December 19, 2020. She was born in Gates County, NC the daughter of the late John David Lilley and Vansilla Parker Lilley. She was predeceased by her husbands, Owen Eason, Jr. and J. Morris Ward; son, David Owen Eason; and step daughter, Jennifer Ward. Christine retired as a supervisor for Lipton Tea...
Douglas Chester "D.C." Hoadley Jr.
Dec 18, 2020
Douglas "D.C." Hoadley Jr, 63, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. He was born in Newport News, VA. to Douglas C. Hoadley Sr. and Alice M. Hoadley. He was predeceased by his brother, Don Hoadley. He was a proud member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 30 years of service. Doug...
Janet Knight Piland
Dec 17, 2020
Janet Knight Piland, 80, passed away December 17, 2020. She was born in Nansemond Co., VA to the late Thurman Wolfe and Hulda Ruby Kelly Knight. Janet is predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Pallie Barrett Piland, Jr., and brother, Jack C. Knight. She was a member of Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Janet is survived by...
Robert Louis Rogers
Dec 16, 2020
Robert Louis Rogers, 65, passed away December 16, 2020. He was born in Wilmington, NC the son of the late Burlin Rogers, Sr. and Martha Jane Jacobs Rogers. He was predeceased by his brother, Rex B. Rogers.  Robert worked as a brick mason for Sprinkle Masonry Company.
Robert is survived by his sisters, Joan R. Grey, Regina...
Samuel David Wolford
Dec 15, 2020
Samuel David Wolford, 62, passed away December 15, 2020. He was born in West Virginia the son of the late Cain Wolford and Beatrice Smith Wolford. He was predeceased by his brother, Thomas Norman. Samuel worked in Bridge Maintenance at VDOT.
Samuel is survived by his wife, Jo Anne Griggs Wolford; daughter and son-in-law, Joann and Bryon...
Mark Orin Wilson
Dec 13, 2020
Mark Orin Wilson, 55, passed away December 13, 2020. He was born in Durham, NC the son of Barbara June Eisenhower Parker and the late Jesse Thomas Wilson, Jr. Mark worked as a self-employed contractor.
Mark is survived by his mother and step father, Barbara and Johnny Parker; daughter, Jordan A. Wilson; sons, Mark A. Wilson (Jessica),...
Nathan Brinn Holt
Dec 12, 2020
Nathan Brinn Holt, 50, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. Nathan was born in Glenn Dale, MD to Mary Lou Whitfield Holt and the late James C. Holt Jr. He is predeceased by his brother, Jimmy Holt. Nathan served in the US Navy and later worked as an aviation mechanic for PSA Airlines.
Nathan is survived by...
Heather Marie Hughes
Dec 9, 2020
Heather Marie Hughes, 44, passed away December 9, 2020. She was born in Newport News, VA the daughter of Hubert Jack Hughes and Sara Lee Chaffin Hughes. Heather graduated with a degree in law from Penn State Dickinson Law School in Carlisle, PA. She worked as an attorney for State Auto.
In addition to her parents, Heather...
Michael "Tiger" Keith Saunders
Dec 9, 2020
Michael "Tiger" Keith Saunders, 58, passed away December 9, 2020. He was born in Nansemond County, VA the son of Betty Ayers Saunders and the late Johnnie Parker Saunders, Sr. He was predeceased by his sister, Sharon Justice. Michael worked as a professional painter and also did home repairs. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan.
In...
Rev. Harry Pickford Shirley, Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
The Rev. Harry Pickford Shirley, Jr. died on December 8, 2020. He was born September 9, 1931 in Worcester, MA, the son of Harry Pickford Shirley, Sr. and Nettie Dyer Mills Shirley.
He attended North high School in Worcester, MA and graduated from Clark University in 1954. In September of that year he married Carol M. Morong...
Kenneth Clyde Buck
Dec 7, 2020
Kenneth Clyde Buck, 80, passed away peacefully in his Suffolk, Virginia home on December 7, 2020. He was born in Winterville, NC, the son of the late Calvin and Mildred Buck of Drum Hill, NC. He was predeceased by his grandson, Ethan Hankinson; brother-in-law, Thomas Umphlette; and sister-in-law, Marie Umphlette. "Kenny", a 1958 graduate of Gatesville High School, was a...
Jeannette "J.C." Louise Henish Creekmore
Dec 4, 2020
Jeannette (J.C.) Louise Henish Creekmore, 75, born April 9 th , 1945 in Cananadaigua, New York, daughter of Edison Louis Henish and Hilda Kathleen Winter Henish, passed Dec. 4 th , 2020.
J.C. created and operated "The Shed" primitive antique shop in Chuckatuck. She was a devoted wife, homemaker, mother, a friend for life to anyone lucky...
Walter Charles Nungesser
Dec 3, 2020
Walter Charles Nungesser, 93, passed away December 3, 2020. He was born in New Jersey, the son of the late Charles and Willamina Nungesser. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Cooley Nungesser; and siblings, Harry, Dottie, Anna, and Lollie. Walter retired from the Merchant Marines as a Seaman after 25 years of service. Following his retirement, he went...
Derek Ryen Bushman
Dec 3, 2020
Derek Ryen Bushman, 15, passed away December 3, 2020. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Derek was a graduate of O.D.C. Gifted School in Virginia Beach. He was as avid a fan of the Vikings as he was gifted in his academics and sports.
Derek is survived by his parents, Breana Bulmer Bushman (David Mills), and...
Bradley "Brad" Keith Moore
Nov 30, 2020
MCPO Bradley "Brad" Keith Moore, USN (Retired), 71, passed away November 30, 2020. He was born at a Naval Hospital in the Panama Canal, the son of the late Herbert Wesley Moore and Wanda Helen Davis Moore. He was predeceased by his brother, Timothy Moore. Brad retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy. During...
Ruth Bruner Tester
Nov 22, 2020
Ruth Bruner Tester, 97, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. She was born to the late Susan Rush and Thomas Bruner in Bristol, VA. She retired from Lipton Tea as a machine operator and was a member of Wilroy Baptist Church. Her burial will be 2:00 pm, Friday, November 27, 2020 in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens.
Edith M. Billingsley
Nov 19, 2020
Edith M. Billingsley, 94, passed away November 19, 2020. She was born in Eure, NC the daughter of the late John Roy Hill and Lizzie Kate Mullen Hill. She was predeceased by her son, Larry Marvin Branch. Edith retired from the ordering department at Montgomery Ward. She was a member of Great Fork Baptist Church.
Edith is...
Liam Alexander Scott
Nov 17, 2020
Liam Alexander Scott, 3, gained his angel wings on November 17, 2020. He was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and by the age of 8 months old he had already had 3 open heart surgeries. On July 29 th he went in for a planned 4 th open heart surgery and it didn't go well. In true warrior...
Posey Marie Small Cooper
Nov 16, 2020
Posey Marie Small Cooper, 60, passed away November 16, 2020. She was born in Waldorf, MD the daughter of the late Tommy Small and Eppie Harrison Small. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Lee Cooper and her brother, Jack Small.
Posey is survived by her daughter, Marie Elana Cooper; son, Danny Thomas Cooper; grandchildren, Jill Stevens,...
Carolyn Horton Jones
Nov 14, 2020
Carolyn Horton Jones, 81, passed away November 14, 2020. She was born in Greensboro, NC the daughter of the late James L. and Sophie S. Horton. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Roland Gay Jones; her daughter, Sharon Gay Jones; and her sister, Patricia Ann Mecham. Carolyn retired from Suffolk Public Schools serving as a bus...
