In Memoriam

David William Marcel, 89, of Heathsville, formerly of the Virginia Beach area, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. David was born on Long Island, NY to the late Eugene Richard Marcel and the late Henrietta Julia Okolski Marcel. He was the beloved husband of Charla Harrison Marcel. David was a graduate of the University of Florida School of Pharmacy and proudly served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Heathsville United Methodist Church.

After a start at Abbott Laboratories, David opened the Pembrooke Aragona Pharmacy in Virginia Beach and was the proud owner of this local pharmacy for many years. After selling the pharmacy he spent some time working as a Pharmacist at Norfolk General Hospital and then he and Charla retired to the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Charla; his daughters, Julia Farnara (Ray) and Patti Pirrone; his stepchildren, David Oshman (Jennifer) and Karen Russo; his grandchildren: Marcel Fanara, Raymond Fanara (Brooke), Anthony Pirrone, Christopher Pirrone (Emily), Victoria Pirrone, and Joseph Russo; and his great-grandson Parker Fanara. David was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Julia; and his first wife, Sally A. Marcel.

Per David’s wishes, a private family service will be held.

The above obituary appears on the Welch Funeral Home website. (https://welchfuneralhomeva.com/book-of-memories/5407213/Marcel-David/index.php)

Frank C. Dennis Jr., 85, of Heathsville passed away peacefully at Bon Secours Community Hospice House on February 21, 2024. Linda, his wife of nearly 62 years, and his son, Patrick, were at his side.

He was born in Clarksburg, W.Va., on January 30, 1939. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two sons, Patrick Dennis of Centreville and Bret Dennis of Ashburn; and a sister, Ellen Dennis of St. Petersburg, Fla. He was a beloved grandfather to six grandchildren, Ryan, Megan, Ethan, Caroline, Thomas and Zachary; and one great-granddaughter, Addie.

After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force, Frank worked first with his father in the shoe business, then as a salesman for two different shoe manufacturers. He later became a Class A PGA golf professional and, finally, was a Nationwide insurance agent.

He was kind, quick to laugh and he loved his family. He also loved golf. In fact, a golf professional who knew him well said recently, “Only two people loved golf as much as Frank: Arnold Palmer… and Frank.” Many of his life memories and associations are in some way related to the game. He was as adept at being a teacher and coach managing a golf course as he was with managing life. So many of Frank’s life-long friends were made on the golf course—over the past 20 years, at Quinton Oaks. He especially loved days on the course that included any combination of Linda, his boys and his grandkids.

And, although everyone who knew him knew of his love for golf, far fewer knew about his deep care and concern for others—even those he didn’t know. He was never showy about it, and that was one of his most endearing qualities. He was always generous and quick to help. For example, he never failed to stop when someone was in trouble on the side of the road. For years, every Christmas, he anonymously donated money in creative ways, either directly or through a local church, to help families in need. But he loved to do it quietly.

Frank said so often over his last difficult months how proud he was of his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. He was at peace with his life and his legacy. While he will be greatly missed by his family and friends, his spirit will live on with those who knew him.

A celebration of Frank’s life will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at the Mallard Bay clubhouse.

Mark William Wright, “Hubby”, to all who knew and loved him, went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2021.

Mark is survived by the love of his life, Lisa Wright "Lee Lee" and his beloved sons Mark William Wright, Jr. and Evan Hunter Wright, of whom he was extremely proud; mother-in-law, Estelle Hall; siblings, Kathy Wright Jones, Robert Hayman Wright, III, Margaret Wright, Paula Wright Koss (Michael); brother-in-law, Howard Hall; many nieces and nephews; an aunt; and cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Hayman Wright, Jr.; mother, Eleanor Mae Wright; and brother, Robert Hunter Jones.

A 1983 graduate of Highland Springs High School, Mark went on to pursue a degree from Richmond Technical Center, later securing multiple certifications in the refrigeration and HVAC field. He was a committed Technical Sales Support employee of Kysor/ Warren for 25 years.

Mark never met a stranger and relished the opportunity to strike up a conversation with new friends. He was a master of many skills and the ultimate fixer and caretaker. Mark embraced his passions and lived his life to the fullest, from dirt race car driving, relic hunting, and fishing to tinkering with his many tools and tractors. An avid antique collector, he savored time spent with Lisa at his side hunting for vintage advertising signs, tobacco tins, pottery crocks and ball mason jars.

In his final chapter, Mark made his and Lisa’s dream a reality…finding and renovating their beautiful river home on the Northern Neck. The place where he will now rest in peace forever. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.

Mark is survived by the love of his life, Lisa Wright "Lee Lee" and his beloved sons Mark William Wright, Jr. and Evan Hunter Wright, of whom he was extremely proud; mother-in-law, Estelle Hall; siblings, Kathy Wright Jones, Robert Hayman Wright, III, Margaret Wright, Paula Wright Koss (Michael); brother-in-law, Howard Hall; many nieces and nephews; an aunt; and cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Hayman Wright, Jr.; mother, Eleanor Mae Wright; and brother, Robert Hunter Jones.

Marion Mitchell passed away peacefully at home the morning of October 9, 2021. She had lived nearly 101 years and, despite her share of loss and hardships, she was a woman known throughout her life for her joyful disposition and her lovely and ready smile.

Marion was born to Lina and John Ortner, immigrants from Germany who had settled in Spokane, Wash., in the early 20th century. The Ortners owned a successful greenhouse where Marion’s lifelong love and knowledge of plants was cultivated. Her older brother Johnny went on to become a popular florist in Spokane.

Marion graduated cum laude from Washington State University in June 1942 with a bachelor’s in home economics, and in September she married her college sweetheart, Stan Mitchell, just hours after he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. The two spent their first year in Washington, D.C., and then were separated for nearly two years when Stan was deployed to the European theater. Marion returned to Spokane and helped her parents with the greenhouse business until Stan was mustered out of the service in 1946.

Stan’s training as a metallurgical engineer landed them in Climax, a small Colorado mining town high in the mountains where Michael, the first of their three children, was born in 1947. Their second son, John Christian, was born in 1949, by which time they had been transferred to the mining town of Holden, Wash. Daughter Lynne was born in 1957 in Salt Lake City, where Stan’s work had taken the family several years earlier and where Marion’s gifts as a baker had in 1955 won her a Pillsbury Bake-Off Best in Class Award for her orange tarts. Anyone who knew about what Marion described as this “brief fling with fame” probably heard it from someone other than the modest winner herself. With the exception of a brief recounting in her autobiography, the cum laude Home Economist did not toot her own horn.

In late 1958, the Mitchell family followed Stan to the Nicaro mining community in Cuba, where political unrest was deepening. At the end of 1959, the family left Cuba and over the course of the next 18 years followed Stan’s work to Carlsbad, N.M., Vicksburg, Miss., Golden, Colo., Paris, France, New Orleans and Greenwich, Conn. Partway through these years, Mike and Chris each graduated, married and served as Army officers in Vietnam.

Just months after Lynne began her undergraduate studies at University of Washington in 1975, profound grief found Marion when the family’s beloved Mike lost his life rescuing a coworker in a commercial diving accident. Before she was able to substantially recover from this stunning loss, Stan was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away after six months of treatments failed. Scarcely two years had passed since Mike’s death.

With Lynne’s help, Marion wrapped up her life in Greenwich, and she and Lynne drove across the country where Marion spent the summer in retreat on Ortner’s Island, a one acre bit of paradise off the shores of Diamond Lake in northeast Washington. Marion’s parents had bought the island on the recommendation of Marion’s brother, Johnny, who had spotted it advertised in the paper just as WWII was ending. The Ortners built a simple cottage there, and throughout the years the extended family enjoyed it as a welcoming summer haven. Even after Marion and Stan bought it from her parents in 1969, the island remained an enclave for the whole family and friends as well. Stan and Marion remodeled and enlarged the cabin to accommodate the large groups that gathered, and they had planned to enjoy retirement there in the fair weather months.

Now Marion returned alone, and in that summer of 1978, through prayer, contemplation and a rigorous daily schedule, she worked with her grief and had the first glimmerings that life and her spirit were calling her, at the age of 57, to reinvent herself. And reinvent herself she did, using and further developing every talent she had discovered and every skill she had acquired. She also began learning and discovering new ones.

She took Lynne’s advice to spend her winters in Seattle and bought a condo with a view of Lake Union and the rising sun. She joined a church and a fitness center, learned to use a computer and make wise investments, and decided to use her education and her years of cooking and baking experience to teach other seniors how to eat wisely, well and economically. As her cooking classes took off, she completed a writing course and, during her summers on the island, wrote a well-received weekly food and nutrition column for her local paper, the Newport Miner. One Seattle winter, with Mike’s widow, Donna, she made a four-part cooking video that aired on Viacom community television. She travelled, maintained her island home almost single-handedly, kept up with friends and family, walked 3 miles of Seattle’s hills daily, and offered an unforgettable smile and cheerful greeting to friend and stranger alike.

Throughout this time, and for the rest of her life, Marion’s spiritual life continually deepened and flowered. Her memoir, Ninety-five and Still Alive, is a moving testament to the significance of her relationship with God and is also a vivid and beautifully-written account of the felt experience of the whole of her life.

In 2006, during a difficult recovery from a broken wrist, Marion was invited to move to Heathsville to live with Lynne and her husband, the late Rev. Jeffrey Cerar. True to form, as soon as she recovered she was making meals and otherwise assisting the busy couple as well as making new friends and keeping up with her daily walking and yoga exercises. In time she became a well-known fixture at the Lower Northern Neck Family YMCA in Kilmarnock where she drove herself to workout and weightlifting classes twice a week rain or shine until August 16 of this year. Her 1984 Toyota Celica was a familiar sight on local roads, and she insisted that Lynne monitor her driving skills monthly to ensure the safety of others as well as herself.

Leaving the YMCA on August 16, Marion tripped and broke her hip. Despite surgery and a willful intention to recover, complications multiplied, and Marion began to prepare herself to meet the God in whom she had trusted for so long. With the loving care of Lynne and Donna as well as Lori and Brenda of Hospice of Virginia, she spent a peaceful final week grateful to be in her own bed and often breaking into her famous smile until deeply asleep.

Marion closed her memoir with these words from Psalm 16:

Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Surely I have a delightful inheritance. I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices.

Marion is survived by her son, John Christian; and wife, Joyce; daughter, Lynne Cerar; daughter-in-law, Donna Mitchell; granddaughters, Bea, Meredith, Melissa, Heather and Merrill; and 10 great-grandchildren.

An in-person memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 23, at Light of Christ Anglican Church in Heathsville and live-streamed on lightofchristva.org

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Currie Funeral Home LLC of Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.

(The preceding information was provided by the Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock.) 

On August 4, 2021, Steven Christopher Berman, 50 ,of Heathsville, formerly of Howard County, Md., traded in his truck keys for his angel wings. He was surrounded by family in his home where he fought a fight worthy of the mightiest of warriors.

He leaves behind his wife and best friend, Sheila; his three children, Patrick, Bailey and Julia; and his four-legged children, Lola and Ella. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Nancy Berman; a brother, Dan (Sandy) and nieces, TyRai, Danyel, Emilie and Mia. This list could continue with so many dear family and friends but it would take a full page.

When Steve was your friend, he was your friend for life and if you had the privilege to know him, you know he lived his life like he loved his people—intensely and passionately. He loved his family, his friends, buying cars, good food and hockey.

The world we know will not be the same without him, but it is definitely a better place because of him.

A fund to help college expenses for his children has been established and donations are welcomed in lieu of flowers. Checks can be made out to “Lewis-Berman Children Trust” and mailed to P.O. Box 553, Heathsville, Virginia 22473. 

A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

(The preceding obituary appeared on the Currie Funeral Home website. - curriefuneralhomne.net).

Annie Kirkley died suddenly on May 14, 2021, in Heathsville, Virginia. Annie was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 11, 1967. She graduated from West Springfield High School, then attended Radford University, and later the University of Maryland where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Radio, Television, and Film. While in college she had a small role in a film made in Richmond, Virginia, called “The Murder of Mary Phagan,” starring Jack Lemon. She went on to become an Assistant Film Editor and worked on numerous films including two Muppet movies. She spent five years working at MGM Studios in Hollywood before moving back to Virginia in 2008. She enjoyed everything about movies and was a real aficionado.

While growing up, Annie spent many summers as a camper and eventually became a counselor at Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp. Annie had a natural affinity for animals and for a time worked at the Northumberland Animal Shelter. She was the official dog walker and cat sitter in her neighborhood.

Annie is survived by her parents, Carl and Herta Wigginton of Heathsville and her brother Thomas and his family. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 576, Callao, Virginia, 22435, or Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp and Retreat Center, 2239 Camp Roosevelt Road, Fort Valley, Virginia, 22652.

A service to remember Annie will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callao, Virginia, with a reception to follow.

(The preceding obituary appeared on the Currie Funeral Home website. - curriefuneralhomne.net).

(The following addition reflects input from members of the Mallard Community who had regular dealings with Annie.)

Annie was well loved by our Mallard Bay community.  She offered house and pet sitting services, enabling her customers to leave town and not worry about the security of their homes or having their pets distressed at being moved to a kennel.  She was a trustworthy pet caretaker who enjoyed exercising them regularly and never failed to give them loads of attention and affection.  Annie’s unfailingly cheerful nature, reliability and abundance of love for the animals she cared for will be greatly missed.

Inge Hoffmann Lindh, 92, of Heathsville, Virginia passed away on March 23, 2021. She was born on May 11, 1928 into a Christian family in Berlin, Germany. At an early age, she was surrounded by a strong Lutheran family. Inge was baptized, confirmed and later married in one of the oldest Lutheran churches in Berlin.

She studied at the Fashion Institute for Design and Dressmaking in Berlin. She survived the end of WWII with the Russians taking Berlin. The four days of fighting gave her the first test of survival skills.

At age 24, she followed her husband, Hans Hoffmann with their three year old daughter, Kathy to the USA for a better life. The family lived in New York City and Sherman, Conn. They were building a new life and on the way making lifelong friends to replace the family they left behind. Inge and Hans were involved in their church and community affairs, Hans died at the early age of 55. Five years later, Inge married Carl Lindh, a friend and member of the first church they attended in New York City. After moving to Mallard Bay in Heathsville, Va., they became members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Callao and were very active in community affairs and fundraising activities.

Inge is survived by her daughter, Katharine M. Hoffmann; granddaughter, Jessica Lustig (Czerton Lim); great grandsons, Toby and Ani Lim; stepson, Eric Lindh (Lynne) and twin grandsons, Alexander and Christopher Lindh and great grandson,Lucas Lindh. Also surviving are her family in Germany, a brother, Hans Hoffmann; a sister, Annerose Pietsch; a number of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. A sister also of Germany, Ulla Michligk preceded her in death. Her husband, Carl Lindh preceded her in death on May 9, 2013.

Memorial services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callao at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Memorial Garden, P. O Box 576, Callao, VA 22435

(The preceding obituary appeared on the Currie Funeral Home website. - curriefuneralhomne.net)

Dot Kirby of Heathsville, VA died January 17, 2021. She was 90 years old and the widow of Pat Kirby. Married 70 years, they raised three daughters, Dottie Kidwell (Kent), Ceil Lambe, and Teresa Merry (Jimbo) and one son, “Kirby” and enjoyed their growing family of 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Dot worked in a financial position for several churches and businesses, including Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts. She was also a deacon and soprano in several church choirs as she and Pat moved throughout Virginia, most recently becoming members of Kilmarnock Baptist Church. Due to current restrictions on gatherings, the date of a joint memorial service for Dot and Pat, who died last March, will be decided soon.

Editor's Note:  Dot's husband, Pat, passed away on March 24, 2020.  Pat and Dot were recent newcomers to Mallard Bay.

(The preceding obituary appeared on the Currie Funeral Home website. - curriefuneralhomne.net)

Cecil Thomas Kirby of Heathsville died March 24, 2020, at the age of 91.

Mr. Kirby was born in Norfolk, on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1929, the son of William Henry Kirby and Mabel Payne Summers, and called “Pat” all his life. 

He was married for 70 years to the former Dorothy Duggan, also from Norfolk. He was the father of three daughters, Dorothy Faye and her husband, Kent Kidwell; Kathryn Cecile Kirby-Lambe; Teresa Anne and her husband, James Ralph Merry; and one son, William Allen Kirby; grandfather of 10; and great-grandfather of eight. 

He was employed by Tidewater Construction Corporation (now Skanska) as a draftsman for 32 years, retiring in 1992.

They moved to White Stone in 1994 and joined Kilmarnock Baptist Church. They recently moved to Heathsville.

In October, 2019, Pat and Dorothy bought and moved into the Mallard Bay home previously owned by Jim and Cheryl Hanline.

In the future, when virus and travel restrictions are lifted, a celebration of life service will be held at Kilmarnock Baptist Church with burial in Kilmarnock Baptist Church’s Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

(Portions of the preceding obituary appeared in the Rappahannock Record on April 2, 2020.)

We received the following announcement from Herta and Carl Wigginton on August 23, 2019.  Many thanks, Herta and Carl for keeping the community advised.

"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we wish to inform everyone of the passing of Harold Baldwin. Harold died Wednesday night, August 21, 2019 in Nashville of heart complications following a week in the ICU.

Harold was a major force in Mallard Bay becoming the exemplary community it is today. He turned 90 in January of this year. Cards and notes may be sent to:

Sylvia Baldwin The Heritage 100 Wheatfield Circle, #208 Brentwood, TN 37027.  Sylvia's email address is: halsib2@gmail.com

According to legacy.com, Harold served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy, was an officer on the submarine SS Greenfish and graduated from Georgia Tech with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Architecture degrees.

While living in Mallard Bay, he put his degree in architecture to good use, serving for several years as the guiding force within our community's Architectural Review Committee (ARC).  

Memorial contributions can be made to the Wounded Warriors Project.

Kenneth D. Brooks, 87, of Heathsville, Va., formerly of McLean, Va., passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at his home. Known as “Cap” to his family, Ken was born in Shelbyville, Ky., to the late Stanley Brooks and Ruth Rodgers Brooks Roberts. He retired as captain after a 25-year career in the United States Navy, and he later worked in construction management.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Eldon Hogue; and his brother, Bobby Brooks. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Hauser; his sons, Raff Brooks, Cameron Brooks, Steve Brooks (Donna) and David Brooks (Lisa); his sister, Patricia Ransdell (David); sister-in-law, Margaret Brooks; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation are appreciated.
During his time in the Navy, Ken was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal with star, Bronze Star with combat “V,” Navy Commendation Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Unit Citation and the Legion of Merit. Ken also served as president and treasurer of the International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (Baltimore-Washington Chapter) and as vice president of the Association of University Real Estate Officials. He was also a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the Military Officers Association of America , the CEC/Seabee Historical Foundation and was a Golden Life member of the U.S. Naval Institute.
After graduating from Shelbyville High School, Ken attended Georgia Institute of Technology on a Navy ROTC scholarship. While at Georgia Tech, Ken spent his summers as a Navy midshipman and as a model for Hallmark in New York City. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture, Ken was commissioned in the United States Navy. In addition to two tours in Vietnam as a Seabee and with the Civil Engineer Corps, Ken had many exciting duty stations, including Okinawa, Japan; the Pentagon; and Hawaii. His sons were born on four sides of the United States: Raff in Norfolk, Va.; Cameron in Chicago; Steve in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and David in Port Hueneme, Calif.
When Ken took command of Naval Construction in the South Pacific, he was the youngest captain ever given that command at the time. While in the service, Ken also attained a master’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in business finance.
Ken retired from the Navy in 1979 and went to work for George Washington University in Washington D.C., as the real estate officer. One of his signature projects was a mixed-use office/retail complex at 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue. Ken retired from George Washington University after 12 years of service and began private practice in what became a 25-year career in construction services. The last ten years, he consulted exclusively for the Archdiocese of Arlington, where the bishops knew him affectionately as Captain Ken.
Ken’s career extended 62 years until his health declined. He was fond of recalling how he had been working since he was eight years of age, when he helped the milkman make morning deliveries for a nickel and a quart of milk a day. After a lifetime of service to his country, family and community, Ken can rest in peace having lived a life to the fullest.

(The preceding obituary appeared at storkefuneralhome.com)

Karl Wais passed away at the age of 35 on October 30, 2018, from complications of kidney and heart disease. He was a graduate of James River High School and Radford University. 
Karl had a quirky sense of humor, was a good friend and a great son. He is survived by his mom, Dorothy; dad, Dolf; sister, Erin (David); and niece, Anita. He had some very special friends, Clay, Drew, Maxx, Kelly, Shannon and Dana, all of the great people at the Northside Grille and Shannon from Philadelphia.
Our family would like to thank VCU Medical Center, all the wonderful doctors and nurses who always did their very best for him. Karl donated his body to science, so we are mourning him in our own way in private, he didn’t believe in organized religion or funerals. Karl was such a blessing and we miss him.

(The preceding obituary appeared on the website www.lastingmemories.com

Jeffrey O'Dell Cerar died at home on November 29. He leaves behind Lynne, his wife of almost 30 years; daughter Katya Melissa and her son Evan of South Deerfield MA; daughter Heather (husband Eyal Oren), and their children Asher and Leila of Marblehead MA; brother, Paul Robert Cerar, step-brother D. William Collins (and wife, Lois) and step-sister Terri Marbold; all of Springfield Illinois; and mother-in -law Marion Mitchell.
Jeffrey Cerar was a thorough-going Christian. He was driven by his love for Jesus and reassured by his Father’s love for him. He is remembered for the firm stand that he took on the word of God, which became part of a movement that formed the Anglican Church in North America, the founding of a new congregation, and the building of a new church (Light of Christ Anglican Church).
Ministry is his third calling. First he was drafted into the military during the Vietnam War (served on American soil). Second, he served nineteen years as an attorney in New York and Washington D.C. It was as a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey that he received his call to ministry in 1990. Jeffrey was also remembered for his missionary work in Uganda, Kenya and India.
Memorial services will be held 11:00 a. m. Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Light of Christ Anglican Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Light of Christ Anglican Church Building Fund, PO Box 609, Heathsville, VA 22473.

(The preceding is an obituary appearing on the Currie Funeral Home website)

Evelyn Joyce Kilpatrick passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury in Irvington, VA. She was born in Independence, MO on February 13, 1936, daughter of the late Arnold and Dora Maycock. Evelyn had many roles in her life-loving wife, teacher, real estate agent, travel agent, and antique collector. She and her late husband, Arthur Kilpatrick, operated numerous antique shops during their 45 year marriage. After Arthur retired from the Navy, they had businesses in Manassas and Kilmarnock. They especially enjoyed attending auctions, and refinishing furniture for their shops.

They moved to Heathsville, VA. in 2003 and enjoyed living in their Mallard Bay home overlooking the Great Wicomico River. Evelyn lived there until her move to RW-C in 2014.

Evelyn is survived by her sisters, Dorothy (Gerald) Graves and Shirley (Gary) Nuss; nieces, Kay (Joe) Jeanette, Carey (Andy) Irish, Jill (Patrick) Firkins, Alison Firkins; nephews, Clark Graves and William Shelton and seven great nieces and nephews.

Evelyn requested no formal memorial service and asked that those wishing to make any contributions in her memory do so to Doctors Without Borders, P. O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030.

(The preceding is an obituary appearing on the Currie Funeral Home website)

Constance “Connie” Blake Godwin died suddenly on Sunday, April 23, at Barnes - Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Mo. Connie was born May 29, 1939, in Weems. She was the eldest of six children of the late Virginia Somers Blake and Norman Blake of Weems.

Connie is survived by her loving husband, Spencer Ray Godwin of 58 years; and four siblings, James Kenneth Blake (Andy) of Weems, Carolyn Faye Franklin (John Ed) of Irvington, Linda Kellum (Joe) of Weems and Trudi Haynie (Andy) of Kilmarnock. She was preceded in death by her sister, Janice Lee of Weems. She also is survived by her three children, Steve Godwin (Lori) of O’Fallon, Ill., Barbara Davis (Eddy) of Hurricane, W.Va., and Brenda Kellum (Jimmy) of White Stone; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.

Connie was a 1957 graduate of Lancaster High School. She retired after 38-plus years of service as a medical secretary and billing and coding manager at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was an active member of Coan Baptist Church where she routinely served as the church organist. She served as a docent at the Governor’s Mansion in Richmond for many years. She also enjoyed being part of the local Red Hat Society and her bridge club. Connie was a quiet and tenderhearted person who loved her church, her family and her many friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the Coan Baptist Church Scholarship Fund.
(The preceding is an obituary appearing on the Currie Funeral Home website)

Dolan L. Ewing, 75 , of Heathsville, Virginia passed away on November 7, 2016.  He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Shirley Ewing; son, Dane Ewing and daughter, Dobey Ewing.
Mr. Ewing lived in Mallard Bay since 1995.
Services will be private.

(The preceding is based in part on information appearing on the Currie Funeral Home website)