All Obituaries

As for me and my house we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 KJV   Thursday evening, June 16, 2022, God dispatched His angels to escort Edwin Norman Hall to his new home.   Born on September 8, 1955, Edwin was the second of six children born to the late Lee Otis Hall and Ruth Elaine Hall in Hampton, Virginia.   He was educated in the Hampton Public school system and was a Hampton High graduate. He then attended Thomas Nelson Community College before joining the U.S. Air...

Ruth Mae Davis Faulk heard the call of Jesus to receive her heavenly reward on Friday, June 3, 2022.  She was born on July 9, 1943 in Clio, South Carolina to the late James Allen “Pete” and Lula Mae Davis. She was the second to the youngest of 4 children.   She was educated in the Clio South Carolina and graduated in 1962 from Lincoln High School.  In 1963, she relocated to Newport News, VA to work and advance her life as young woman.  She...

Hazel Austin of 1411 Woodcrest Drive Hampton Virginia departed this life on Saturday May 21, 2022. She was born on November 2, 1931 in Harnett County to the late Eddie and Mary "Samp" McNeill. She was the last of her 8 siblings who proceeded her in death. Aunt Hazel as many called her lived in Harnett County until moving to Virginia as a young adult where she made her home with her late husband Arthur Austin. She worked at Coats and Clark Zipper in Virginia before...

Kevin A. Burke "KB" was born in Richmond Virginia on December 27, 1964 to Raymond G. Burke, Jr. and Maggie L. Burke.  He was raised in Richmond Virginia where he attended Armstrong High School. He loved God and his family so much and he was always the life of the party.  In 1990 Kevin moved to Newport News Virginia where he became a great barber. He enjoyed dancing and he loved music. Kevin gave his life to Christ in 2011 and joined Living Waters Tabernacle Baptist...

Korey JaVonn Sylver was born on September 22, 1977 at Hampton General Hospital (Hampton, VA).  He was the second of three children born to Herbert Owen and Peggy Bryant Sylver.  He was preceded in death by his Dad Herbert O. Sylver, and his grandparents William and Lucy Sylver (Lynch), and Frank and Naomi Foy Bryant.   Korey grew up in Hampton’s historic Aberdeen community, and was a member of the Aberdeen Raiders football team under the leadership of...

Waverly Thomas Llewellyn McWhite died May 11, 2022 at his residence. He was born June 16, 1941, in Hampton and belonged to First Baptist Church, N. King St., Hampton.   He attended George P. Phenix High School, Hampton and graduated from Portsmouth Sr. High School, Portsmouth New Hampshire. he graduated from Hampton Institute, Hampton VA and attended the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond VA.   He served as a First Lieutentant with the Corps of Engineers in the United States...

On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Emma Marie Carlisle, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and niece was called home to enjoy eternal rest with our Heavenly Father. Emma M. Carlisle was born on March 19, 1938, to the late Jimmie James Ruffin and Annie Mildred Small-Ruffin in Plymouth, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, she was also predeceased by her husband, James Isaac Carlisle, and her brothers, Jimmie James Ruffin, Jr., Ralph Waldo Ruffin, and Robert Lewis...

Lafayette Edward Riddick was the ninth of ten children born to Benjamin J. Riddick and Margarita Alice Bertha White Riddick on June 22nd 1931, Powellsville, North Carolina in Bertie County. He graduated from C.G. White High School in Powellsville where his grandfather was the founder and acting principal of the school. After high school, Lafayette joined the United States Air Force in 1949 serving as a production analyst superintendent. Lafayette Riddick married Essie Mae Harmon on...