Chester Guy Boutelle
Chester will be buried in the Taylor Cemetery on Sam Ingalls Hill next to his parents and brother, George A. Boutelle.
He has “Come home to rest.”
Scheduled Funerals
Paul William Reeves
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice in memory of Paul W. Reeves.
Kimberly Willard de Castro
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pledge the Pink Foundation, PO Box 3195, Bluffton, SC 29910.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm in Amory Funeral Home Chapel
Carolyn Lee Fox Upton
Graveside service at 1:00pm Friday, April 10, 2026 at Peninsula Memorial Park. Family will receive friends following the service at Hornsbyville Baptist Church.
Jack Wayne Phillips
Visitation will be held at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Family and friends are invited to share memories and offer condolences at 6to 7:30 PM
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a Charity/Organization of your choice.
Dr. Douglas Thom
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from 6-8 PM in Amory Funeral Home
Vicki Lynn Sterling
Funeral service will be held Saturday April 11, 2026 at 11am at Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton, VA.
Edward Wilhelm Jahn
A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Grace Episcopal Church Hall, 111 Church St, Yorktown, VA 23690 at 11:00 a.m. To honor Ed’s love for the Las Vegas Raiders, the family kindly asks that you wear your favorite team jersey, shirt, or team colors to the service. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Sanctuary Rescue on their website at sanctuaryrescue.com or by sending a check to 15552 WC Commons Way, Midlothian, VA 23113.
Nancy Robinson
Memorial arrangements will be shared at a later date.
Dr. Erik S. Saether
A celebration of life will be held April 18th at 2 pm at Amory Funeral Home.
Pamela Ann Moore Hesler
The family will receive friends on Saturday April 4, 2026 from 11- 12 Noon. A Life Celebration will start at 12 Noon at Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, Virginia.
Jan J. Eason
A graveside service will be held on a Thursday April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Albert G. Horton Veterans Cemetery. 5310 Milner’s Lane Suffolk, Va 23434
Marjorie C. Parker
A memorial service will be held at Amory Funeral Home at 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton, Virginia, on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marjorie’s name can be made to:
Gloucester/Mathews Humane Society: https://gmhumanesociety.org
Bryson John Light
A funeral and memorial service will be held for Bryson on Saturday, March 28th. Beginning with an hour of gathering at 2:00 PM at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia. His ceremony will begin at 3:00 PM and is open to anyone who wishes to honor the life of Bryson John Light, and is suitable for children. There will be light refreshments after the ceremony.
“He will wipe away the tears from their eyes, and death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away” – Revelation 21:4, Bryson’s favorite bible verse.
Steven E. Moore
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Amory Funeral Home in Grafton from 6:00-6:45 pm, followed by a celebration of life until 7:30.
John Winston Whitmore, Sr.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 22, 2026 from 6-7 PM at the Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, Virginia. A Graveside services will be held on Monday March 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Butterwood United Methodist Church Attn: James Maitland, Treasurer, 6967 Grubby Road Wilsons VA 23894.
Elmer Ernest Emmons, Jr.
Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at two o’clock in the afternoon at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church located at 3800 Big Bethel Road, Yorktown, Virginia. Donations in Elmer’s name can be made to: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church (757) 766-3800 OR Lackey Clinic 1620 Old Williamsburg Road, Yorktown Virginia 23690. Venmo @LackeyClinic.
Harold E. Earehart
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Rosewell Memorial Gardens, Gloucester, Va. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, VA.
Debra Rowell Alger
The family will receive friends at 10:00 with a funeral service to follow 11:00 am on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Grafton Christian Church, 109 Brick Church Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23692.
Winifred “Winnie” Birkbeck
A celebration of Winnie’s life will be held at a later date.
Teresa Marie Thacker Haskin
A memorial service will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York-Hampton Hwy, Yorktown, VA 23692, on Saturday, March 21, at 2 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Teresa’s name can be made to causes that she was passionate about and contributed greatly to in her life:
• Love Without Boundaries, which provides everything from lifesaving medical care and nourishing meals to safe foster families and educational opportunities to children in need. https://www.lwbkids.org/
• Operation Smile, whose mission is to provide life-changing surgery for people born with cleft lip and cleft palate and other surgical conditions. https://www.operationsmile.org/
Mikl Henry Williams
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on March 14, 2026, at: Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Yorktown, VA 23692, at 10:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to: VA Peninsula Community College Education Foundation (formerly Thomas Nelson CC) 99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton, VA 23666.
Online Giving: https://www.vpcc.edu/educational-foundation/give/
Email: foundation@nullvpcc.edu Phone: 757-825-2719
Carl “Andy” Andrew Woodruff
Service will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM in Christ United Methodist Church, Newport News. Interment will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. A celebration of life will follow the graveside at Christ United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Christ United Methodist Church 133 Deep Creek Road, Newport News, Va. 23606.
Libby Carolyn Carlson
Libby will be cremated and laid to rest alongside her husband at the Albert G. Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VA. In lieu of flowers please donate to The Alzheimer’s Association or The American Red Cross of Southeastern Va. A Celebration of Life will be held on March 21, at Edgehill Community Center, 700 Cockletown Rd. Yorktown, Va. 23692, between the hours of 1pm to 3pm We invite friends to come celebrate, wear something purple if you have it and remember the beautiful woman she was.
James Darrell Tulloch
Amory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation of friends will be from 6 to 8 pm on Friday, February 27. A celebration of life will be held at Amory Funeral Home with Masonic Rites on Saturday, February 28 at 10 am. Burial at Peninsula Memorial Park will follow, with military honors.
Benjamin “David” Taylor
The family will hold a private gathering and his inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Gerald ” Gerry” Shrader
A celebration of life will be help at Bethel Baptist Church at 1004 Yorktown Rd, Yorktown, VA 23693 on Thursday February 26th at 1:00 pm. Donations my be made to Bethel Baptist Church for flowers and event arrangements.
Michael Waggener
A graveside service will be held on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM at the Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please make a considerable donation to the Williamsburg Public Library in the name of Michael & Elizabeth Waggener.
Declan James Edward Torry
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 3:00 pm at Manna Church, 401 Lucas Creek Rd, Newport News, Virginia. To honor Declan’s generous nature, in lieu of flowers please consider donating in Declan’s name to a charity that is near and dear to your heart. If you don’t have one, consider donating to one of the following: 988 Lifeline, Shield Chaplaincy, or Breakthrough T1D.
Christopher “Chris” Charles Robins
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4
Chris’s life and legacy will be celebrated and remembered on Friday, February 20, 2026 from 5:00-7:00pm at the Faith Baptist Church in Hampton, Virginia with Pastor Larry Ronan as officiant. There will be a private family graveside burial and remembrance on his birthday in April at their family cemetery on the eastern shore of Virginia.
He will be missed beyond comprehension. The family welcomes all to join them in honoring his life and memory during the celebration of life memorial service. The family requests that donations be made to the gofundme, set up to assist during this time, https://gofund.me/9bb6cfac8
William (Billy) Doggett
Family will receive friends on Thursday, February 12, at 1:00 pm at World Outreach Worship Center in Newport News. Service will follow at 2:00 and a reception will follow.
Internment will be at Bethel United Methodist Church in Lancaster, VA on Tuesday, February 17, at 11:00 am.
Frances Boze Hauser
Please join us in celebrating her life Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Central Baptist Church, 6405 Courthouse Road, Church Road, VA 23833. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 4 Paws Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 1624, Hayes, VA 23072 or www.4pawz.org.
Col. Suryakumar (Suri) Rajaram
A funeral service will held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2026 in Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial with Military Honors will be private in Albert G. Horton, Jr Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
Cynthia Major
Family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 11th at 5:00PM at Coastal Community Church, 101 Village Avenue, Yorktown, VA 23693.
Zachary “Zach” Jordan
Come and join family and friends as the celebrate Zach on Sunday February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel, 410 Grafton Drive, Yorktown, Va.
Memorial may be made to the following account
https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-dakota-in-memory-of-zack?attribution_id=sl:aeac2d39-cf15-4311-8e9a-a86063a27829&lang=en_US&ts=1769954547&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&fbclid=IwRlRTSAPuCkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEekSXQCKZVA1eMQBaH06gSoUKCUFwcAzgl_rPSNpqSJtTrAEbQjcbJXqGlqw4_aem_GFA97C7-U8yq-AMm7iUc-w
William “Bill” Earl Richmond
Bill was an active member of St. Timothy’s Anglican Church as long as his health would allow. A celebration of life will be at St. Timothy’s (962 Poquoson Avenue, Poquoson) at 2:00 on Monday, February 9th. A graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VA
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, Parkinson’s Foundation, or a charity of your choice.
Anne Welch Tuck Newsome
A graveside service will be held on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM in Williamsburg Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers Anne would love for her memory to be honored in a more lasting way by mentoring a child, thanking a Veteran, adopting from a shelter, or considering a donation to Tunnel to Towers Foundation at t2t.org
I love and miss you, Mom. We could have been given forever, and I’d still want one more day.
Sommer “Sunny” Andrea Mundell Deming
Funeral services will be held on February 13, 2026, at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA at 1:30, with a graveside service to follow at Parklawn Cemetery in Hampton, VA. Flowers are welcomed and can be sent to Amory Funeral home at 410 Grafton Dr. Yorktown, VA 23692.
David Boyd Sykes, Sr.
A celebration of life service will be held at Yorktown Baptist Church at 1 pm, Saturday February 7th. A visitation will immediately follow the service. The service will also be live streamed on YouTube. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that people make donations to Yorktown Baptist Church.
Roxie Elizabeth (Betty) Smith Meeks
Family and friends will gather at Bethel Baptist Church on Saturday, February 7th, to remember and celebrate Betty’s life. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm, followed by the service, led by Dr. Doug Echols, Senior Pastor, at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages any donations to be given to the ministry of Bethel Baptist Church, 1004 Yorktown Road, Yorktown, VA 23693, or to the Peninsula Rescue Mission, 3700 Huntington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607.
Lt. Col. I. Wayne Dickerson (USAF Ret.)
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, March 6th, at 9:00 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yorktown, Virginia. The service will include a funeral Mass and military honors. All friends and family are welcome to attend and celebrate Wayne’s remarkable journey.
Vivian P. Smith
The family will celebrate her life, welcoming all who wish to join us, at Amory Funeral home (Yorktown) on February 6, 2026 between 6-7pm. A funeral service will be held on February 7, 2026 at 10:30a at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Yorktown, VA, with a reception at St. Luke’s following the service. A graveside service will commence at Peninsula Memorial Cemetery at 1pm. Vivian was a 25-year breast cancer survivor and we encourage any memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society (Relay for Life).
Mae Adelaide Huffman
The family will receive friends on Saturday February 7, 2026 from 3-5 PM in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va. Burial will be a later date in Collierstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lexington, Va.
Ellen “Christine Garber Moorefield
The family will receive friends at Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, Virginia on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 6-7 PM where funeral services will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM. The burial will follow at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, Virginia.
Barbara Ann Hanf
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, 7 February, at 1:00 PM followed by a celebration of life from 2:00-4:00 at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Victory Family YMCA of Yorktown, VA, 101 Long Green Blvd, Yorktown, VA 23693
vivian Lee Allen Canada
A visitation will be held at Zion United Methodist Church in Seaford, Virginia, beginning at 10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. On Saturday January 31, 2026. Graveside services will follow at Parklawn Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia, at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Zion United Methodist Church Building and Cemetery Fund.
Bonnie Sue Ramey
A celebration of life will be held for Bonnie at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 at 6pm. All of those who wish to attend are welcome with open arms.
Anita Carol Holmes
A celebration of life will be held at Amory Funeral Home on Saturday, January 31st at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to a charity of your choice.
Aldyth Leonie Duncan
Leonie Duncan’s Celebration of Life will be held at the WOW Center 1233 Shields Road, Newport News, VA 23608 on January 24, 2026 at 10:00am.
Immediately following the Celebration of Life service, friends and family are invited to the repass / reception for food, beverages, and sharing memories of Leonie at the WOW Center 2 campus at 525 Industrial Park Drive, Newport News, VA 23608.
For those unable to attend the service, there will be a live stream accessible by navigating to https://wowcenter.org/, accessing the menu, and clicking “Watch Live” or using the following link: https://wowcenter.org/latest-videos#list-3547795.
Phillip Jerry Capece
Visitation will be held Friday, January 23rd, between 11:00am-1:00pm at Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home and Crematory 3000 Wilmington Rd. Service will be conducted immediately following visitation at the funeral home and officiated by Pastor Joseph Lahr of Cornerstone Community Church. Burial will take place at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Lowellville, Ohio immediately following service.
