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Posts Categorized: Scheduled Funerals

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.


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…


Mark John Kaminsky

A celebration of life Friday November 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Donations in Mark’s honor may be made to DOORWAY INTO LIGHT FUNERAL HOME, who has been integral to the process of bringing Mark home to his family. Doorway Into Light is a non-profit and certified green funeral home that…


Thomas Roger Kinard, Jr.

A memorial service will be held at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church, 6218 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Grafton, Virginia 23692 on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please make donations out to the Cancer Society of Virginia in Thomas’ name. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton.


Barbara Ann Mullins

The family will have a private gathering at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 5th.


Jerry S. Weissburg

Jerry Weissburg passed away at his home the morning of 9/21/23. He was born in Skokie, Illinois in 1935 to Allan A. Weissburg and Helen L. Weinberg. He leaves behind his loving wife Sarah, his sons Steven (Betsy), Mark (Michelle), and Paul (Mie), his stepdaughters Kerry (Craig) and Erin (Mike), and his beloved grandchildren, Eli,…


Patrick O’Leary

A service with military honors is being planned for late April 2024 at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.


Donald Carroll Fitzgerald

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Donald will take place on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 2:00pm at Amory Funeral Home. Calling hour will precede the service from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Burial with full military honors will follow at a date to be determined at Arington National Cemetery. Donations may be made to Animal…


Margaret Massey Wood

Join friends and family at her home on November 11th. At a later date, a graveside service will be held at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Gifts in her memory may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (877-272-6226)


William R. Karaktin

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church in Yorktown, VA.


William “Billy” “Blue” Warren, Jr.

God knows Billy we will miss you so much you will be in our hearts forever. Until we meet again Billy rest in peace. The family will gather between the hour of 3-4pm on Saturday October 21, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.


William Jennings Garber, Jr.

Memorial Mass on Friday at 10:00 AM in St Joan of Arc Catholic Church. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery a later date.


George Thomas Hogge

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Warwick Assembly of God Church, 1228 Todds Lane, Hampton, Va, 23666.


Roberta Williams “Bertie” Skeens

At Bertie’s request, there will be no public memorial or burial service. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity in her honor.


Sarah Dail Gould

While we mourn the loss of this exceptional woman, we also celebrate the life she lived and the profound impact she had on her family. Sarah’s legacy will forever be etched in the hearts of those who had the privilege of knowing her. A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October…


Elliott R. Winter, Jr

A services will be held Friday, October 20, 2023, at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton, VA 23692 at 2:00PM followed by a gathering of friends and family at his home in Mathews. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mathews County Volunteer Rescue Squad, 94 Cricket Hill Rd, Hudgins, VA 23076


Ronald John Heim

A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, October 14, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the funeral home In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Folds Of Honor (see…


Audrey Johnston

A visitation service will take place at Amory Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 11th from 6:30-7:30 P.M. A graveside service will take place at Sunset Cemetery in Littleton, North Carolina at 1:30 on Saturday, October 14th.


Samuel Dee “Jake” Honeycutt, Jr.

Viewing will take place on Monday, October 9, 2023, at 1:00 pm, at Zion United Methodist Church, in Seaford, VA. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm at Zion, with burial at Zion Cemetery, followed by a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Zion United Methodist Church,…


Ann M. Engle

We will gather to celebrate her life and commend her soul to the love and safe-keeping of God on October 17, 2023 at Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, at 11:00 am. If desired, memorial gifts may be sent to Grace Memorial Fund.


Evelyn Kirsten (Kris) Niemotka

A celebration of life will be held Sunday December 3rd, 2023, from 3pm to 5pm at the Fox Hill Neighborhood center, 65 Hall rd Hampton Va 23664.


Daniel Allen Quinley

A memorial mass will be celebrated on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church with a reception in honor of Dan in the church. A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM in Peninsula Memorial Park. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home,…


Mary H. Fairbanks

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8 PM in Amory Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, October 6, 2023 in St Joan of Arc Catholic Church and burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va. Memorials to Virginia Peninsula Foodbank 401 Aluminum Ave., Hampton, VA…


Richard (Rick) William Harrison

Visitation will be held at 12:00 PM, followed by a funeral service at 12:30 on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel with full Military Honors. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family is…


Betty Lou Hall

A funeral service will be held at NOON on Monday, October 2, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.


Betty Lou Hall

A funeral service will be held at NOON on Monday, October 2, 2023 in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.


Kathleen JoAnne Wiggins

There will be a service and fellowship on Tuesday, October 3rd at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 765 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. at 11am officiated by Pastor Adam Kuder, followed by interment at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery at 5310 Milners Rd, Suffolk, VA 23434 at 3pm. All who knew and loved her are welcome…


Rayford “Red” Church

Red’s family and friends will gather on Saturday September 30th, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at Amory Funeral Home, Grafton.


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