Obituary Listing

Nov 6, 2025

Lois Lowe Hatfield, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of November 6, 2025, following a battle with dementia and lung cancer. She was born in Hertford Co, N.C. to the late Dora Piland and Richard Blunt Lowe. She is also predeceased by her husband Henry R. Hatfield, and siblings Nancy Wilkins, Randolph Lowe, and...

Nov 5, 2025

Jesse Sterling Adamson, 40, passed away November 5, 2025.  He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia the son of Laura Frank and her husband, Bill Frank and the late Mark Sterlin Adamson.  He was also predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Joyce B. Giles; paternal grandparents, Ellen and Eugene Adamson; and uncle, Larry Velmar.  In previous years, Jesse worked as a...

Nov 2, 2025

Laurie Bailey "Laura" Newsome, 102, passed away on November 2, 2025. She was born in Wakefield, VA to the late Mabel Harvell and Joseph Henry Bailey. She is also predeceased by her husband, Thomas Wilroy Newsome; sister, Helen Bailey Griffin; and brothers, Joseph Harvell Bailey and George Cary Bailey. She attended Norfolk General School of Nursing and then worked...

Nov 1, 2025

Denise Newman Walker, 67, passed away on November 1, 2025. She was born in Nansemond Co, VA to the late Rachel Bristow DeBenedictis and Edward Newman. She is also predeceased by her loving husband of 46 years, Clifton William "Bill" Walker Sr; sister, Patricia King; niece, Jody King; nephew, Corey Achstein; and loving partner, Thom Mixon. She worked as...

Nov 1, 2025

Dorothy Mae Wallace Heft, 86, passed away on November 1, 2025. She was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of the late Ernest Augustus Wallace and Ora Mae Harry Wallace.

She was predeceased by her husband, Everett George Heft; her son, Donald Edward Heft; and her son-in-law, William Ronald Allred.

Dorothy retired after 20...

Oct 29, 2025

Kenneth S. Marshall, 83, passed away on October 29, 2025. Born in Suffolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late Shirel B. Marshall and Margaret Anna Hingerty Marshall. A proud United States Marine Corps veteran, Kenneth served during the Vietnam era. Before his military service, he attended Richmond Polytechnic Institute and Frederick College, and after returning home, he...

Oct 25, 2025

Anthony Earl McCaw, 60, passed away October 25, 2025.  He was born in Suffolk, VA the son of Agnes J. McCaw and the late Timothy Edward McCaw, Sr.  Tony was predeceased by his brother, Samuel Wesley McCaw and sister, Sonya Byrd.  He worked as a sheet metal supervisor for Southern Sheet Metal.

In addition to his mother,...

Oct 24, 2025

Sara Trimmier Leggett, 82, passed away October 24, 2025.  She was born in North Augusta, SC the daughter of the late William Trimmier and Floride Lee Trimmier.  She was predeceased by her husband, William Walter Leggett.  Sara retired from the Utilization Review Department at Sentara Obici Hospital.  Following her retirement, she volunteered at the Western Tidewater Free Clinic.  She...

Oct 23, 2025

L. Katherine "Kathy" Cruey Smith, 84, went to be with her Lord on October 23, 2025. She was born in Cedar Bluff, Virginia to the late Bertha McGlothlin and Edward Napoleon Cruey. She is also predeceased by her husband, Stanley Allen Smith, and her sister, Brenda Hodsdon. She worked in civil service as a supply clerk at Norfolk Naval...

Oct 22, 2025

Joyce Bratcher Giles, 92, passed away October 22, 2025.  She was born in Danville, VA the daughter of the late Willie L. and Della S. Bratcher.  Joyce was predeceased by her first husband, John Velmar and by her second husband, James "Jack" Ashby Giles; son, Larry Velmar; step-daughter, Jeanna Rose, and brother, Leverett Bratcher.  She retired from General Electric....

Oct 21, 2025

Michael Wayne Joslin, 62 went to be with his Savior on October 21, 2025. Mike was born in Key West, FL and was predeceased by his parents, Ivan L. and Marjorie A. Joslin. Mike retired as a commercial waterman several years ago. He began his fishing career in Virginia Beach on the Chesapeake Bay....

Oct 19, 2025

Wesley Hahn Hunt was born on September 23, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on October 19, 2025 in Suffolk, VA.  He is survived by one daughter, Elizabeth Carol Frick; 2 granddaughters, Stephanie Ann Ewers, Heather Lynn Maynard; 2 grandsons, Sean Michael Frick and Aaron Wesley Frick.  He has seven great grandchildren.

Wesley lived a long...

Oct 16, 2025

Sherry Lane Price, 87 peacefully went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2025.  She was born in Morgansville, West Virginia the daughter of the late Eugene and Ruby Stutler.  She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Donald D. Price; and son-in-law, Brad Cherry.  Sherry retired after numerous years as a tea packer for Lipton Tea...

Oct 15, 2025

Arnita Kay "Nita" Jones Foster, 71, passed away on October 15, 2025. She was born on November 18, 1953, in Huntsville, Texas to the late Sergeant Major Wallace Jones, U.S. Army, and Clennie Augusta "Pat" Kelly. Nita spent a number of years in Germany as a child, and often recounted fond memories of her family's time overseas. In 1972,...

Oct 13, 2025

Carl Richard Olsen, 94, passed away on October 13, 2025. He was born in Pennsauken, NJ, to the late Thora Marie Thorsen and Einer Olsen. Carl was an owner of Technical Products, Inc., and was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Korean conflict. After his military service, Carl attended Thiel College in Greenville, PA, where...

Oct 7, 2025

Lydia Davis Harrell, 100, passed away October 7, 2025.  She was born in Creeksville, NC the daughter of the late June Allison Davis and Maude Futrell Davis.  She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years and love of her life, Marion Julian Harrell; siblings, June Davis, Elizabeth Outland, Madeline Thomas, Mary Jones, Stuart Davis, and Deane Stewart; sons-in-law,...

Oct 1, 2025

Virginia "Sherry" Sherrill Hayes Atwood, 79, passed away October 1, 2025.  She was born in Richmond, VA the daughter of the late James and Juanita Hayes.  Sherry was predeceased by her husband of 23 years, Claud "Dan" Daniel Atwood.  She retired as the manager of the Radiology department at Portsmouth General Hospital.  Sherry lived a life of leadership and...

Sep 24, 2025

Lloyd William Shildt entered the presence of the Lord on Sept 24, 2025 , in the comfort of his home. He was 66 years and fought a courageous 14-year battle with a neurological syndrome. His devoted wife, Anne, truly lived out in sickness and health until death do us part.

Born on April 10, 1959, in Brooklyn...

Sep 18, 2025

Patricia Joan Thieman, 83, passed away on September 18, 2025. She was born to the late Earl and Blanche Miller Bowen, in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard, and her brother, Ronald. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she met the love of her life, Richard James Thieman. She had 2 sons and while...

Sep 14, 2025

Joyce L. Taylor, born 22Jan1929 in Sparta, WI, to Helmuth and Florence Bjerke Mantzke, passed away on 14 Sept 2025. She was involved in many volunteer activities with her children (Girl Scouts, band boosters, etc) and in several churches over the years.  She was an active member of Hope Lutheran Church in Va Beach from 1982-2007. She was a...