Adam Matthew Waller
Memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 3, 2024 in Grafton Baptist Church. Memorial donation may be made to Grafton Baptist Church. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
Posts Categorized: Scheduled Funerals
Rita S. Weshefsky
A graveside service will be held at St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge NJ on Saturday, February 3 at 1:00 PM, with a reception immediately following. For her Virginia friends, a celebration of life will be held in Yorktown at a later date.
Janice Elkins Oliver
A service celebrating Janice’s life will be held at Seaford Baptist Church on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM . Interment will be at Beech Grove Baptist Church in Coke, Gloucester County, Va. The family will receive family and friends at Amory Funeral Home on Sunday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM The family would…
Robert Campbell Gibson
Per Rob’s request, there will be no funeral. There will be a celebration of life gathering held at a later date, to be announced. Family requests any memorial donations go to the Parkinson’s Foundation. “God saw he was getting tired, a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around him and whispered,…
William Cornelius Verniel
A memorial service in honor of Bill will take place on February 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 1024 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA. The family will be available to receive visitors starting at 1:00 p.m. Following the memorial service, a reception will be held. In lieu of…
Leon Thomas McCloskey
A viewing will be held at 10:00 followed by a funeral liturgy at 11:00 on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Services will be held at Snyder Funeral Home, 2421 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, PA.
Margaret Jean (Jeanie) Downs
Her Celebration of Life Service will be held at Providence United Methodist Church in Yorktown on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 11:00am with burial of ashes in the Church Cemetery. Amory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Providence United Methodist Church or…
John Adam Lash
The family will receive visitors at the Amory Funeral Home in Grafton (Yorktown) on Sunday, January 28, 2024, from 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Parklawn Memorial Park Chapel with a reception to follow in Hampton.
Betty Oberg
Visitation will begin at 11:00am at Lebanon Christian Church on Saturday 27 January 2024 with the funeral service immediately following; after which, Betty will be interred at Hampton Memorial Gardens next to her husband of 59 years. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton.
Otto Wagner Jr.
A celebration of life will be held Yorkminster Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM. A reception will follow in the church social hall. Donations may be made in Otto’s name to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
Martha Slaight Tooley
Service will be private.
John Michael (Jack) Logue
Services and celebrations are being planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a veterans’ organization.
Thomas William Banks
The family will receive friends on Friday, January 19, 2024 form 6-8 PM in Amory Funeral Home. Toward the end of his fight, he learned the depth and pureness of unconditional love from his close friends and family.
LTC. Michael S. Lach (US Army Retired)
His family has organized a memorial service to honor Michael’s life and military service, which will be held at the Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Dr. in Yorktown VA 23692 on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 2:00 PM. There will be a celebration of life following the service at our daughter’s home. In lieu of,…
Christopher Albert Astle, Jr.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in First Baptist Church, Newport News, Va. Burial will be private in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
Ray Thomas Wildeson
A small memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday Jan. 10th at Amory Funeral Home 410 Grafton Drive Yorktown, Va 23692. Flower or charity of personal preference donations can be made through Amory Funeral Home’s website.
Evelyn Thomas Hartman
A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, January 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church, 2109 Seaford Road, Seaford, Virginia 23696. Reception and visitation will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Cullen John Thomas Newby Memorial Scholarship fund at Roanoke College: givecampus.com/campaigns/39950/donations.
Vernon Lester Green
Vernon’s family wants to invite those who loved him to celebrate his life on January 6, 2024 at Zion United Methodist Church at 1 pm. Reception and visitation to follow at the church. Funeral arrangements being handled by Amory Funeral Home.
Richard Thomas Whitney
Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024, at Seaford Baptist Church, 1311 Seaford Road, Seaford, VA. The family will receive friends for visitation at 1:00pm in the church sanctuary, prior to the service, which will begin at 2pm.
Julie Murray Brooks
A memorial service will be held January 27, 2024 at 3 PM, at the Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Dr, Yorktown, VA 23692.
George Ray (Campbell) Parcell
A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 5, 2024by Rev. Michael Joly at St. Joan of Arc Church, Rt. 17 at Harris Grove Lane, Yorktown, VA.
William O’Dell, Sr.
A service will be held at noon on Saturday January 6 at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers Bill suggested that those who wished, should offer donations to “The Knights Of Columbus”.
Helen Margaret Davis
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Conway H. Sheild, IV
A private Family Memorial Service was held earlier in the month at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Newport News. Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Aid Society, 80 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, Va. 23666 or Heritage Humane Society, 430 Waller Mill Road, Williamsburg, Va 23185. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home,…
George Calvin Jenkins, Jr.
A funeral service for George will be held at Amory Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M. on December 29th with a graveside service at Parklawn Memorial Park at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made out to an Alzheimer’s disease charity of your choosing.
Sandra Kaye McElroy Hicks
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, 29 December at Amory Funeral Home Chapel. The visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Peninsula Memorial Park.
Margie Carmines Dumas
The family will receive friends on Wednesday December 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM in Yorktown Baptist Church with a service to follow at 2:00 PM. A graveside service will be held on Thursday December 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM in Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Yorktown Baptist Church, 237 Nelson Drive,…
Todd Robert DeForest
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA or Special Olympics. Service will be private. Arrangement by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
Sara Lee Jacobs
Sara’s children ask that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter in Newport News, VA or the Alzheimer’s Association. The family will host a celebration of Sara’s life on January 13, 2024 at 11AM at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton, VA.
Jean Quick Cooper
A visitation will take place at Amory Funeral Home at 1:00 P.M. on December 27th with a 3:00 P.M. graveside service following at Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Riverside Hospice.
Deborah Lynn Mueller
Services will be private. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Deborah Mueller to the Riverside Peninsula Cancer Institute and Infusion Center, 12100 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601.Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, VA.
Harold Gene “Buddy” Blankenship
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Bethel Baptist Church, 1004 Yorktown Rd, Yorktown, VA 23693. Visitation will start at 1 pm with the service starting at 2 pm. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Riverside (Hospice) Foundation 701 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000…
James Ervin “J.C.” Collins
A memorial service to include military honors will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Wythe Presbyterian Church, 151 Robinson Road, Hampton, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or your local animal shelter.
Robert “Bob” Allen Porter
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday December 16, 2023 in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Yorktown, VA.
Lewis Brant Barksdale, Sr.
Funeral Mass will be held December 20, 2023, at 10 a.m. St. Joan of Arc, Yorktown. In lieu of flowers, the family asks to please donate to Saint Joan of Arc, Yorktown, VA.
Alice Ruth Aikens
The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in Amory Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday December 12, 2023 in Maranatha Baptist Church and burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park.
Ray Harris Hogge
Final goodbyes will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 9, In Amory Funeral Home. A gravesite funeral will be at 2:00 P.M. at Grafton Christian Church.
Benjamin Charles Stewart
The family wishes to thank the doctors and staff of Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Virginia. Mr. Stewart requested no formal funeral services. Any donations to the American Cancer Society are appreciated.
Glenn Alison Baum
Services will private.
Ricky Edward Smith
A celebration of Life will be held on December 2, 2023 at the Newport News Scottish Rite at 1:00 P.M. Masonic Rites will be performed. In lieu of flowers it is recommended that memorial donations be made to the Virginia DeMolay Foundation, c/o 1528 Tuckahoe Rd, Waynesboro, VA 22980. .
Lt. Col. Douglas “Doug” William Woodard (retired)
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home with military honors. Instead of flowers, please consider donations to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) at www.taps.org or One More Day at suicide-prevention.org.
Genelda Jean Finch
Jean will be laid to rest next to Tommy on their 77th wedding anniversary on Thursday November 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Peninsula Memorial Park. Following the burial, a memorial service will be held at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church at 1:00 PM followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to…
Charles Edward Ferebee, Sr.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 30, at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton, VA followed by burial service at Parklawn-Wood Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Peninsula Union Mission in Newport News.
Sherba Jean Essex
A memorial service with Military Honors will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 25, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel.
Frank Grayson Kelly, III
A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday November 22, at Grafton Christian Church, 109 Brick Church Road, Yorktown VA. A reception will immediately follow the service in the GCC Fellowship Hall. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Grafton Christian…
George Martin “Jody” Clausen
In lieu of flowers his family asks that donations be made to Mental Health research. Hopefully, one of these days, there will be a cure for schizophrenia, a most terrible, chronic brain disorder that robs a soul of a life, and a family of a loved one. Shuffling and scuffling and slouching through the halls,…
Katya Elizabeth Pase Moreno
Her Celebration of Life will be held at Grafton Baptist Church (5440 George Washington Highway) in Yorktown, VA at 1200 on Saturday, 18 November. She has requested that no one wear black as this is to be a celebration. There will be a reception immediately after the service. Additionally, there will be a grave side…
Theolene Anna Millen
A celebration of Tillie’s life will be held at 4pm on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at St. Mark Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church or Positive Approach to Care (Teepa Snow’s Nonprofit Supporting Families Living with Dementia). May she rest in eternal peace,…
Ilona S. Williams
REVISED A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 15th, at 6:00 pm at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church, 6218 George Washington Memorial Highway, Grafton, Va. A private scattering of her ashes will take place at a later time. Friends and family are welcome to visit her daughter’s home at 6 Hollingsworth Way, Poquoson, at any…
Kenneth “Ken” Westmoreland, Sr.
Ken was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He was a devoted Christian who loved his The family will receive friends at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown on Wednesday, November 15th, from 4:00-5:30 pm. A memorial service will be held at the same location, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fellowship, immediately following, to…
