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.
Scheduled Funerals
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
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00pm on January 24, 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.
Carolyn Marie Jeanfreau Hancock
A Celebration of Carolyn’s life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at New
Covenant Church, 1079 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666.
Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, VA.
Douglas W. Padgett, Sr.
Services are Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, VA. Visitation will be held 10am to 11am, followed by a celebration of life from 11am to 12 noon.
Gary David Cline
The celebration of life ceremony will be held at Amory Funeral Home on December 13, 2025 from 5:00-6:00 pm. The address for Amory Funeral Home is 410, Grafton Drive, Yorktown Virginia, 23692. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those who wish to contribute donate to CHKD as it is an affiliate of Norfolk Sentara General, and they bestowed the best of care to David in his final days.
Richard Dion Boyd
A memorial service will be held at Zion United Methodist Church on Saturday December 6, 2025 at 11 AM. Reception to follow in the church social hall.
Guy Michael Brehm
Services will be private.
John Andrew |Wargo, Jr.
In accordance with Jack’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service.
James H. “Red” Johnson
Services will be conducted at Amory Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at NOON. Private Family Burial following the service.
A special thanks for all the loving care provided by Riverside Hospice and his “family” at Mennowood Retirement Community of Newport News where he and Margaret enjoyed their final golden years developing and enjoying new friendships.
James had a generous spirit and a lifelong commitment to helping others. In keeping with this, the family kindly asks that if you choose to make a remembrance, please make one in the form of a donation to the charity closest to your heart, in lieu of flowers.
Linda Louis Baran O’Dell
A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM in St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Yorktown, Va. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
Please remember Linda with a kiss on the breeze and smile on your face.
Dearest Linda, may you rest in the light and love of Christ.
Heather Zsoldos Dohm
Graveside services will be held on Dec 1st at 1:00 PM at Providence United Methodist Church in York county, VA, there will be a reception following the service.
A celebration of life honoring Heather will be held at a future date.
The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-heather-support-for-codys-family?modal=donations&tab=all
Vernon B. Bartels
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friend prior to the service at 10:30. Burial will be at later date in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Cemetery Suffolk. Memorial may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.
William Fillmore “Fill” Cuddihy
Family and friends will gather on Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 1:00-3:00pm at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Yorktown, VA. 23692.
Shirley Ann Geiger
The family will receive visitors at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Va on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Burial will be at Albert Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, VA on Monday, December 15 at 3:00 pm.
Bradley Alexander Hancock
A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA.
Mildred Evelyn Hedspeth
A visitation for Mickey will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown followed by a graveside service at 3:00 p.m. at Peninsula Memorial Cemetery. Special thanks to Mickey’s PCP, Rebecca Spinner, Dr. Sarah West, and the Riverside Walter Reed hospice team for the compassionate care they gave to Mickey.
Karen Sue Hamilton
Karen’s request was to be cremated and to have her ashes spread at a meaningful location from her childhood. While there will not be a formal celebration of life, the family encourages all who knew her to honor her in their own personal manner. She was an incredible person who made a meaningful contribution during her time in the world. May she rest in peace.
Fonza Lee “Hank” Rose
The family will receive friends on Monday, November 10, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in St Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Memorial may be made to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 315 Harris Grove Lane, Yorktown, Va. 23692.
Carolyn Tatem Inskeep
A graveside service will be held Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 1 pm at Fairview Cemetery (822 Sperryville Pike) in Culpeper, VA. A reception will be held immediately afterward, open to all family and friends, at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant (235 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, VA).
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in Carolyn’s honor (https://give.michaeljfox.org/).
Daniel Eugene Johnson
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 am Tuesday, November 11th at Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Rev. Daniel Beeman is officiating. The family will receive friends one-half hour prior to the service in the church.
Memorials may be made to Riverside Hospital Foundation.
