All Obituaries

Donald Arthur Fredrickson, 92, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020. A native of Buffalo, New York, Donald was a resident at The Chamberlain on Fort Monroe. He retired after 38+ years of service with General Electric and faithfully served his country in the United States Navy earning the Asiatic Pacific Medal, American Theatre Medal and the Victory Medal USN. Donald was a 1949 Electrical Engineer graduate of Penn State where he was a member of the Penn State Blue Band, Pi Kappa Alpha...

On February 12, 2020, Edna Sarver Taylor passed away peacefully in her home with her loving family and friends at the age of 89. She is survived by her husband of 68 years Donald Leon Taylor, her son Donald L. Taylor Jr. (wife, Mary) and her daughter Deborah Taylor Powell (husband, Richard), 4 grandchildren, Greg Taylor (wife, Soojin), Russ Taylor (wife, Kari), Jennifer Griffin (husband, James), Amanda Holladay (husband, Mark), and 8 great grandchildren, Fenton Taylor, Tristan Taylor, Kevin...

Timothy “Timmy” Carey Lindsay, 55, of Poquoson, Virginia, passed away February 10, 2020.  He was a 1982 graduate of Poquoson High School and a lifelong waterman.  He loved working the water; clamming, crabbing and oystering, with clamming being his favorite.  He was preceded in death by his infant brother, David Lindsay.  He is survived by his two sons, Timothy Lindsay and Joshua Lindsay; his parents, Gloria Ann and Paul Fay Lindsay; brother, Paul...

Elizabeth “Libby” McGraw, 64, of Poquoson Virginia passed away at her home on February 5th 2020.  Libby was a lifelong resident of Poquoson and a member of Tabernacle church.  Libby was married to her soulmate Mike McGraw for 44 years. Their love story is one of the greatest ever told.  Together they have two grown children, Christy Stegman and Rachel McCarty (husband Keith McCarty).  Her grandchildren, Jackson Stegman, Grant Tarring, Forrest McCarty and...

Opal Hostetter Shafer, 89, formerly of Lexington, VA, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, after a short illness. Opal was born in Lexington on April 30, 1930, to James Columbus and Sadie Reynolds Hostetter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her five brothers Grant, Paul, Orson, Carl (twin) and Burton; two sisters Rita Hostetter and Leola Covill; the love of her life Eldridge LeRoy Shafer from Buena Vista, and their daughter Patricia Lynn...

Lily Williams Hood, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 3, 2020 at her home in Poquoson, VA, where she was born and resided most of her life. Lil was known for being a talented seamstress for her drapery business that she operated with her husband for many years. She enjoyed traveling in her RV with her husband, family, and friends to scenic locations and historic sites in all 48 states, most Canadian Providences, and National Parks.  She is...

Benjamin "Ben" Matthew Leeming (26) of Newport News, VA, passed away on January 27, 2020, in one of his favorite places: on the water with his friends. He is survived by his mother, Judy Leeming of Newport News, VA, father and step-mother, Rick & Sheila Leeming of Lynchburg, VA, his siblings, Adam & Kate Flack of Charleston, WV, and Andy, Brooke, and Amelia Leeming, of Lynchburg, VA. He is also survived by his grandparents, Patricia Leeming of Lynchburg, VA, Debbie &...

Elizabeth Thornton Jones Johnson, 87, passed from this life to heaven, with her children holding her hands and surrounded by her family, on January 24, 2020.  She was born July 3, 1932 to the late Paul William and Grace Lou Thornton in Shawsville, (Montgomery County) Va. Also preceding her in death was her first husband and father of their children, Donald Edward Jones, Sr.; her second husband, Aaron Kyle (Ernie) Johnson, and her beloved sister, Jane Thornton Davis. She is survived by...

Charles Donald “Don” Starkey, Jr., age 78, passed away Wednesday at his home in Poquoson.  Don was born in Newport News and with the exception of his military service was a lifelong resident of the Peninsula.  Don served in the United States Army for 6 years doing two tours of duty in Vietnam and spending the rest of his time gallivanting across Europe.  His favorite stories to recall often involved speeding through Germany in his Alfa Romeo...

Patricia Mae Morehouse, 90, of Toledo, Ohio and a current resident of Poquoson, passed away peacefully with family present on January 19, 2020. Patricia is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Jack; son, Jay; parents, Virgil and Phyllis McGuire and brother, Jim McGuire. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Kandie Morehouse; grandchildren, Nicole Gardner and Nicholas Morehouse; great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Grace and Luke Morehouse and Ava Gardner; cousin, Sue Hicks (Al), and...