Obituaries in Newport News, VA

John Ronald Long 92 passed away on Friday December 13 2024 at his home 2 days following the death of his beloved wife of 64 years Ethel Watkins Long. Johns family moved from Altoona PA to the Peninsula during The Great Depression to find work at the Newport News Shipyard. He graduated from Hampton H...

Richard Dick Grills Hyde COL USA Ret. passed away on December 15 2024 at the age of 95. In 1929 Dick was born in Chicago and later attended the University of Cincinnati.He first entered the Army Air Corps in 1950. He entered the Army in 1951 graduating from Officer Candidate School and commissioned ...

William Bill Alfred Sudduth 68 passed away unexpectedly on January 17 2025. Bill was born and passed away in Riverside Hospital Newport News. He spent most of his adult life in Norfolk Virginia Beach and Newport News. A graduate of Old Dominion University Bill worked for Norfolk Portsmouth and Virgi...

Shirley Anne Wilcox 75 of York County VA. died on Sunday February 2 2025 after a short illness. She was born in Michigan to the late Laurence L. and Virginia Wilcox. Her family moved to Hampton where Shirley spent her childhood graduating from Hampton High School in 1968. After graduation Shirley st...

Cindy Watson Meehan 67 of Newport News VA passed away in a tragic accident on Saturday June 21 2025 at a family home in Clearwater FL. Cindy spent her life spreading joy beauty and compassion to everyone she met. She had a remarkable gift for making people feel seen loved and valued a gift she shar...

Josephine JoAnn Annette Frankie Schiestel 79 lovingly known as Grammie passed away on Sunday December 28 2025. JoAnn deeply loved her family her grandchildren and her faith. After graduating high school she earned her degree in cosmetology. In her early years she volunteered at Our Lady of Mount Car...

Alstongabrielle Xaneta Wilkins Esq. 41 of Newport News VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday June 12 2025. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was known by many as Alston and was affectionately called Gabby by family and close friends. She was a devoted daughter...

Gail Paige Turner Weston was born in Newport News and was a lifelong resident of the state of Virginia. She was the daughter of Patrick Henry Turner Malinda Ruth Clark Turner. Her siblings were Brian Patrick Turner wife Angelia Turner Linda T. Norton Rankin husbands Tommy Terry. She went to nursi...

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Lemyra Lee Elizabeth Roberts Riley 91 passed away Friday September 13 2024. She was known as Mimi to her 4 grandchildren 9 greatgrandchildren and many friends. Mimi is free from a body that had failed her. Mimis spirit will always be with us her whisper the wind in the leaves her smile the warmth of...

Gilbert Gil Jacques Snyders 92 passed away on October 28th 2024. Gil was born in Brussels Belgium to Jacques Snyders and Hilde Barth Snyders. His family was forced to leave during the holocaust but were able to escape and make it to the United States with help from the Norwegian consulate his mother...

Linda DeAlba Filer 84 passed away peacefully at home on November 6 2024. Born in Portsmouth VA she was a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads and had made Newport News her home since 1965. A graduate of Cradock High School in 1958 she pursued political science and social studies at Mary Washington Col...