Scheduled Funerals

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.

Ronald Dorenbush

Ronald’s greatest joy was his family. He was the cherished husband
A memorial service to celebrate Ronald’s life and legacy will be held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 300 Ella Taylor Road, Yorktown, VA 23692, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggests memorial contributions to a faith-based ministry or charity that supports discipleship, missions, or Christian service in honor of Ronald’s lifelong passion.
He has now entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, having run his race with perseverance and finished well. “Well done, good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21)

Lucy “Juanita” Rhew

Visitation and a memorial service for family and friends is scheduled for Sunday, January 18th at 1:00 P.M. at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia. The family requests that memorial gifts be made to your local SPCA.

Loraine Huegel

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Loraine’s life during the visitation on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her burial will take place in Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, Virginia, on Friday January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM. Loraine Huegel’s spirit will forever remain a guiding light to all who knew and loved her.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Loraine Huegel, please visit our flower store.

Charles “Chuck” Horace Purnell, Sr.

A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 11:00 in Orcutt Baptist Church. The family will receive friends starting at 10AM. Burial will follow at 3:00 in Albert G Horton Jr. Veterans Cemetery.

Joseph Francis Henton

A viewing will be held at Amory Funeral Home on Friday January,16th from 5-8 pm. A funeral service will be held At Saint Kateri Takakwitha Catholic Church on Saturday January, 17th at 12 pm followed by a celebration of life at the Anchor Social Hall in Poquoson from 2-8 pm. Burial will be on Monday, January 19 at 11 AM at Peninsula Memorial Park.

George Henry King

A service to celebrate George’s life will be held on Wednesday, January 28th, at 2:00 PM at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia. He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery with military honors.

Woody Giles

A celebration of life will be held at Bethel Baptist Church, 1004 Yorktown Road, Yorktown, Virginia on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 11 AM. The family will receive friends following the service. Graveside services will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, Virginia.

Nancy Mae Taylor Hopkins

A visitation will be held at Menchville Baptist Church on January 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 12:00 p.m.
Nancy and Paul danced… at square dances, Lion’s club shows and every wedding they attended. Now they are dancing together again.

Willis Edwin Darden, Jr.

Please join his family for the viewing at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA, on January 15, 2026, from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm. A service to celebrate Willis’s life will be held on January 17, 2026, at King of Glory Church in Williamsburg, VA, at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations to be made to the King of Glory Social Outreach Program, or by honoring his memory through acts of kindness, faith, and love.

Though he has gone home to be with the Lord, his spirit lives on through the laughter he shared, the faith he lived by, and the love he gave so freely.

“The Lord is my Sheperd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul…” – Psalm 23

(SPC) Haley Caroline Rose

A memorial service will be held on January 17, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Amory Funeral Home, located at 410 Grafton Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23692. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society – Ovarian Cancer Research & Treatment in honor of Haley/Rose’s brave fight and faithful service. All who wish to honor and remember Haley/Rose are invited to attend her interment with full military honors at her final resting place. She will be laid to rest in Chattanooga, TN, at Chattanooga National Cemetery where family, friends, fellow service members, and all whose lives she touched may gather to pay their respects, reflect on her life of service and compassion, and share in a moment of remembrance and gratitude for the enduring legacy she leaves behind. Additional details regarding the interment will be shared once final arrangements are complete.
Cancer took her life, but it will never take her legacy. SPC Rose/Nova will forever be remembered as a healer, an artist, an outdoorswoman, and a beloved daughter, wife, and Soldier whose courage, compassion, and love will endure.

(SPC) Haley Caroline Rose

A memorial service will be held on January 17, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Amory Funeral Home, located at 410 Grafton Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23692. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society – Ovarian Cancer Research & Treatment in honor of Haley/Rose’s brave fight and faithful service. All who wish to honor and remember Haley/Rose are invited to attend her interment with full military honors at her final resting place. She will be laid to rest in Chattanooga, TN, at Chattanooga National Cemetery where family, friends, fellow service members, and all whose lives she touched may gather to pay their respects, reflect on her life of service and compassion, and share in a moment of remembrance and gratitude for the enduring legacy she leaves behind. Additional details regarding the interment will be shared once final arrangements are complete.
Cancer took her life, but it will never take her legacy. SPC Rose/Nova will forever be remembered as a healer, an artist, an outdoorswoman, and a beloved daughter, wife, and Soldier whose courage, compassion, and love will endure.

Patricia Fay Lockhart

Service will be private.
En lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Yorktown Bargain Box in her name. Contact details can be found at TheBargainBox.org.

James Robert “Bob” Dinkins

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Providence United Methodist Church in Yorktown, Virginia with visitation following in the church fellowship hall.
He will be remembered for his faith, devotion to his family, and a life well lived.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Providence United Methodist Church in Bob’s memory.

Patricia Fay Lockhart

En lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Yorktown Bargain Box in her name. Contact details can be found at TheBargainBox.org.

John David Gibbs

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday January 7th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Seaford’s Zion United Methodist Church cemetery.

James “Jim” Bee Shields “UPDATE TIME CHANGE”

James “Jim” Bee Shields, 86, of Yorktown, VA, went home to the Lord on Friday, December 19, 2025. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday March 21, 2026, at Amory Funeral Home at 410 Grafton Drive in Yorktown, VA with a reception for visitation to follow. The inurnment will be done privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by visiting https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=9108161&fr_id=154020&pg=personal .

Dr. Leland Gonce Jordan

His most enviable characteristic was his humble and unassuming nature. He was a man of faith, honor, great integrity, loyalty, and love. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home. Burial will be private.

Arloha Joyce Moen

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Amory Funeral Home Chapel, Grafton, Va. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at 3:00 PM in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, VA. There will be a reception at 1882 White Marsh Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434 after the graveside at Albert Horton

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Nettles

A funeral liturgy will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 6:00PM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice. We would like to thank the York County Fire and Life Safety for their assistance over the last few years.

Sally Shaw Maness

Please join us for a memorial service on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton VA. Visitation will be at 11:00 am followed by a Celebration of Life at 12:00 noon. Burial will follow at Hampton Memorial Gardens, Hampton, VA.
Special thanks to the staff of Bristol Hospice for their compassionate care of our mom. Memorials may be made to Journey Christian Fellowship, 3020 New Kent Hwy, Quinton, VA 23141.

Roy Edward Robinson

Service will be private.

Thomas D. “Mac” McNamara

A funeral service will be held at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Grafton, VA 23692 at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 4, 2026. A celebration of life and reception will follow at a later-disclosed location. Tom will join Tuya in internment at Arlington National Cemetery, at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.

Michael Raymond Syptak

A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 3, 2026 in St Joan of Arc Catholic Church. A graveside service will be held later in the year at Arlington National Cemetery.

Harry Byrd Robinson

A memorial service and reception will be held at The Chesapeake Retirement Community Saturday January 3 at 2:00. Interment will take place at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gary Sinise Foundation (www.garysinisefoundation.org), PO Box 1858, Merrifield, VA 22116, or a charity of your choice.

Sherry Lyn Lemay-Williams

A celebration of life service will be held in Calvary Chapel , Newport News, VA. on Monday December 22, 2025 at Noon. The family will receive friends starting at 11:00 AM. For full obituary go to amoryfuneralhome.com

Robert “Bobby” Edwin Green

A celebration of life will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday, December 20th, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.

Dianne Cynthia Allen

The family will celebrate her life on the beach in the Outer Banks.

Frances H. Estes

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News.

Michael Lewis Wood

Please gather with us for a Memorial Funeral Service at Amory Funeral Home, Grafton Drive, Yorktown December 29, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.; followed by a Celebration of Life reception at Marlbank Recreation Center, Old Landing Road, Yorktown.