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Scheduled Funerals

Robert “Bob” Johnson Moorefield

A memorial service will be held on Sunday July 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Anson Laverne Blevins

The funeral service will be held Monday, July 21, 2025 at the Glenwood Mausoleum with Rev. Chad Blevins officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209.
A memorial service for all of Anson’s friends in the Yorktown and Newport News areas will be held later in the summer, with date and time to be announced.
Weaver Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

William and Cosby Dean

There will be a celebration of life on Friday July 18th at 1pm at Menchville Baptist Church, 248 Menchville Road, Newport News.

Mark Alan Campbell

A funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, July 14, 2025 at St. Luke’s United Method Church with interment to follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Carleton Paige Forrest

There will be a celebration of life on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:00 am in Zion United Methodist Church, 2109 Seaford Road, Seaford. Burial will follow in the church Cemetery. A reception will follow the burial in the church social hall.
The family would like to thanks all the care givers to Carleton at home and at Spring Arbor. Memorial may be made to the Zion United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 140, Seaford, Va. 23696. Arrangements are by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Mary Calloway Jackson

A memorial service celebrating Mary’s life will be held on Saturday, July 12, at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Episcopal in Yorktown, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6 to 7 PM in Amory Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the church’s food pantry or a charity of your choice in Mary’s name.
Mary Jackson lived a life of quiet greatness. She didn’t seek the spotlight, but her light illuminated everyone around her. She leaves behind a legacy of love, kindness, and the gentle reminder that a life well-lived is one full of simple acts of grace. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

Shirley Bridwell Autry

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, VA.

Doan M. Wilcoxn

Services will be held at a later date.

William S. “Bill” Wornom, Jr.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025, at 1:00PM at Zion United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends following the service in the church social hall.
Memorials may be made to Zion United Methodist Church , 2109 Seaford Road, PO BOX 240, Seaford, Virginia 23696.

Beverly Blackley Moreland

Funeral services will be held at Zion United Methodist Church in Seaford, VA on June 27, 2025 at 11am. A small family burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA on June 28, 2025 at 12pm.
Arrangements: Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Dr., Yorktown, Virginia (757) 898-5722.
In lieu of flowers please consider a charitable donation to the Zion United Methodist church at www.zionseaford.church.com or the American Cancer Society at www.donate.cancer.org in her honor.

Judith Morgan Butler

A visitation will be held at Amory Funeral Home on Monday, June 30th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Peninsula Memorial Park on Tuesday, July 1st, at 11:00 a.m., with a reception to follow.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Rita Roe and her amazing team at Harper’s Station for the wonderful care they provided Judy over the last year. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Judy’s honor to the Share Fund at Harper’s Station, 4501 Victory Blvd., Yorktown, Virginia 23693.
A reception after the service at Angela’s home, 47 Renns Rd, Poquoson, Va.

Cathy S. Hogge

A funeral service for Cathy will be held at 1:00 on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Dr. Yorktown followed by a graveside service at Grafton Christian Church,109 Brick Church Rd. Yorktown . The family will have visitation prior to the service beginning at 12:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

 

 

Linda K. Rogers

The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date

Terry Lee Bowles

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Amory Funeral Home in Grafton, VA has assisted the family.

James Tilghman Barrow

Memorial Service
A celebration of Jim’s life will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia. Family and friends are invited to join in remembering a man who gave everything for those he loved.
In lieu of flowers the family ask that you make a donation to an organization that he was very fond of, as they helped him when he got his Princess Lucy. Coastal Paws Rescue please mail checks directly to Coastal Paws Rescue at 709 Paul Street, Newport News, VA 23605.
“A life lived for others is worth more than a million years.” (Albert Einstein)
May Jim Barrow’s life, love, and legacy live on through the generations he cherished.

Thusnelda Victoria Woodhouse

A memorial mass will be celebrated on Tuesday June 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM in St. Bede’s Catholic Church internment will follow in the church columbarium. Arrangements are by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Donald K. Teague

Per Donald’s wishes there will be no services.

Marjorie Williams

A celebration of Margie’s life will be held at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown on June 28 at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Sheila Marie Fukawa

Sheila’s Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 14 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET at Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Yorktown, VA 23692. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please donate to a charity of your choice.

Joann Helen Ames

The funeral service will be held at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery on June 23 at 1pm. Reception to follow. In lieu of Flowers please consider a donation to Albert G. Horton Memorial Veterans Wreath society.

Kelly Spencer Carroll

The family will receive friends on Friday, June 6, 2025 from 6:00-8:00pm at Amory Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday at 11:00am in Amory Funeral Home Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the National Cancer Society, P.O. Box 4110 Glen Allen, VA. 23058; Peninsula SPCA 523 J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News, VA. 23601; or Hampton Animal Aid Society 80 Butler Farm Road, Hampton VA. 23666.

Josephine Carille Conese

The family will receive friends on Monday, June 9 from 2-4 and from 6-8 in Amory Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 10, at Noon in St Jerome Catholic Church, Newport News. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 13, at 1:00 PM in Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York. Arrangements are by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Rose Marie DeAlba Hopkins

A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Zion United Methodist Church with Rev. David Magruder officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery followed by a reception in the church social hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Zion United Methodist Church, 2109 Seaford Road, Seaford, Va, 23696. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Virginia.

Joan C Stewart

Yorktown, Va. – Joan C. Stewart, 87, passed away on Monday May 26, 2025 at her home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday June 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM in Grace Episcopal Church Yorktown, Va. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

William “Bill” Matthews

A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 5th, starting at 9:00 AM at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church in Yorktown, followed by a funeral mass at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at 12:30 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Norfolk. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Denise Jeanne Hoffman

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM in Hampton Memorial Gardens, Hampton, Va. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

James Douglas Fletcher, Jr.

The family will receive friends on Saturday May 31, from 4-6 pm with a celebration of life at 6:00 pm in Amory Funeral Home.

Col. Andrew John “Pablo” Shurtleff

A funeral service will take place at 1 pm on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 118 Old York-Hampton Highway, Yorktown, Virginia 23692
Reception to follow immediately after the service at the church.
A graveside service will be Friday, June 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM in Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.

Carl Olson

Visitation will be held at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA, on Friday, May 23 from 5 –7 p.m. A celebration of life will be held at Emmaus Baptist Church in Poquoson, VA, on Saturday May 24 at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to a charity of your choice in Carl’s memory.

Nancy Harris Williams

The family will receive friends for a Wake on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Crooks Memorial Church located at 204 Cook Road, Yorktown, VA from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. A Funeral Service will take place on Friday May 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM in Crooks Memorial Church located at 204 Cook Road, Yorktown, Va. with burial after at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA. After the burial please return to the church for a repass with the family.
In lieu of flower donations can be made in his memory to Crooks Memorial United Church at 204 Cook Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23690 or CHKD PO Box 2156 Norfolk, Virginia 23501-2156. Arrangement by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

James A. Hughes

A Celebration of Life service will be held at Northside Christian Church, 1300 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown on Tuesday, May 20th at 11:00 AM. Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown are handling funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 50 Memphis, TN 38101-9929 in memory of Bristol Linn Scholte.

Henry A. Hogge

A graveside service for all family and friends will be held on Saturday May 17, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Grafton Christian Church, 109 Brick Church Rd. Yorktown.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hope of Glory Christian Church, 3407 Goodwin Neck Rd. Yorktown, VA 23692.

David Dale Bethel

The family will celebrate his life at Kelly’s Tavern on Saturday May 24, 2025 between the hours of 4-7 PM

John Daniel “JD” Hammond

No services will be held at this time.

Joseph R. Chambers

A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Yorktown, Virginia by Father Mike Joly Family will receive friends immediately following the Mass. Inurnment in the church columbarium. Memorials may be made to St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 315 Harris Grove Rd Yorktown, VA 23692

Stacy Hicks DeMouth

A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, May 10, 2025 in Zion United Methodist Church, Seaford, Va.
The family will be receiving friends starting at 1:00 PM. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA handling the arrangements.

Carol Cooke Campbell

A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Kate (Katsuko) Yamao Grounds

Kate was cremated and her remains will be placed beside her husband in Albert G. Horton JR. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, VA.
A private gathering for friends and family will be held in June 2025.

Charles Wesley Erasmi

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Crooks Memorial UMC in his honor.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church, Yorktown at 2:00 PM.

Kevin Lee Hogge

A celebration of life will be held at Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, VA Tuesday May 6, at 6pm

Ian Michael Gainer

Ian will be laid to rest next to his mother, Gale A. Vick at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA. A service will be held Monday, May 5, 2025 at 11:00 am. in Peninsula Memorial Park, Nettles Drive entrance, left side. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va

Robert “Rabbit” E. Baber, Jr.

Robert’s wish was to be cremated and his remains to be placed beside his dad at Parklawn Memorial Cemetery in Hampton. A graveside service will be held on Monday May 5, at 3:00 PM for friends and family at Parklawn Memorial Park. Memorials donations can be made at the American Heart Association at theheartfoundation.org

Patricia Ann Weaver Crilly

A service to celebrate Patsy’s life will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the World Outreach Worship Center 1233 Shields Road, Newport News, VA, with burial to follow at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Veterans Cemetery, 5310 Milners Road, Suffolk, VA at 2:00 PM. Arrangements are under the care of Amory Funeral Home, 410 Grafton Drive, Yorktown, VA.

Margie Mae Beggs

A service of Christian worship will be held in her memory on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home in Yorktown, Virginia by Rev. Ron Cava. Following the service, a burial attended by family and relatives will take place at Greenlawn Cemetery in Newport News, Virginia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral at Amory Funeral Home.

Gene Austin Echols

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. Interment will follow in Hampton Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to World Outreach Worship Center, 1233 Shields Road, Newport News, Va or the Yorktown Hospice House, https://www.yorktownhospicehouse.org.

Lt. Col. Daniel W. Emberton

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 1st at 11:00 AM followed by a service at 12:00 PM in Amory Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Neubauer presiding. Internment will take place at 1:00 PM at the Main Mausoleum at the Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, VA with full military honors.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dan’s name be made to Tunnels to Towers, P. O. Box 70719, Philadelphia, PA 19176-0719 or your favorite charity. Arrangements are being handled by Amory Funeral Home.

Barbara Louise Drejza

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM in Grafton Baptist Church, Grafton. Burial will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Animal Aid Society, 80 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, VA.

Alice Lorraine Cooke Washington

O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:9 NKJV

A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM in Grafton Baptist Church Harris Grove. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, VA.

Russell Earl Joyner

The family will receive friends on Saturday at 3:00 PM with Fireman’s Honors followed at 4:00 PM all at Amory Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Grafton, Va.

Gwendolyn Burrill Hatfield

A small graveside service will be held at Beahm’s Chapel Cemetery in Luray, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Care Net Peninsula, 1101 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601. The website for online donations is cnpeninsula.org.

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