The Virginian-Pilot Obituaries

Eugene N. Davis, Jr.

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Eugene Davis Jr., also lovingly known as ‘Lil Gene’ and ‘Geno’, transitioned to Glory on Monday, September 2, 2024, at his home in Portsmouth, VA. He will enter into eternal rest at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veteran’s Cemetery in Suffolk, VA on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at 10 am.

Catherine Lunsford Garrett

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Catherine Lunsford Garrett, our beloved Cathy, passed away peacefully at Sentara Hospital on 09 September 2024. She lived a joyful, hopeful, vibrant life for 54 years; but recently, she had to fight courageously against cancer.
Born in Bermuda on June 30, 1970 to parents Robert Lee and Andrea McDearmid Lunsford, who were on a Navy tour, Cathy grew up in Virginia Beach, VA and Springfield, VA. A graduate of West Springfield High School, she earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree, With Distinction, at the University of Virginia McIntyre School of Business. She had a successful career as a certified public accountant, at progressively higher positions with the Hampton Roads Shipping Association – International Longshoremen’s Association (HRSA-ILA), becoming the head accountant and deputy administrator for the group.
Cathy was a loving and dedicated mother to her children, a loyal wife to her husband, a caring daughter, supportive sister, and a faithful and loving friend to her family, friends, and associates. Beyond her dedication at work, she loved to spend time with her family, loved gardening, loved the ocean, loved managing real estate, and loved get-togethers with extended family and friends. As the children were growing up, she never missed their soccer games, took them to the beach, to parks, and to the mountains, took them skiing, and was an involved parent for many years in boy scouts and girl scouts.
Left to cherish her memory are her four children, LTjg John Andrew Garrett, Jacqueline Ross and Duncan Lee Garrett, and Jennifer Levon Jones; her husband John Ethan Jones; her 1st husband, John Andrew Garrett; her parents, Robert and Andrea Lunsford and her brother, Robert A. Lunsford; as well as many close friends.
She gives her heartfelt thanks to all the doctors, nurses, and staff at Sentara Virginia Beach who helped her through her long illness and enabled her quality of life though such difficult times.
A funeral service will be held at Old Donation Episcopal Church at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 13th, 2024. A visitation will be held at H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, Virginia Beach, Thursday evening from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The internment will be at Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery. Cathy’s life and legacy will be remembered by all who knew her. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.hdoliver.com.

Frances L. Hill

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A viewing will be held on Sept. 11 5-7pm at Riddick Funeral Svc; funeral service Sept. 12 at 12noon at Unity Lutheran Church, 2801E. Princess Anne Rd. www.riddickfuneralservices.com

Gudmundur Runar “GR” Neighbors

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Gudmundur Runar Neighbors passed away on August 28, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held September 18, 2024, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension building in Barco, NC from 2pm-4pm.

Melvin A. Meredith Sr.

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Melvin A. Meredith, Sr., 77, of Portsmouth passed away on September 3, 2024 at his residence. Online condolences may be expressed at www.omanfh.com

Joseph Lee Weddle

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Joseph Lee Weddle, 61, passed away September 5, 2024. Simply Cremation is assisting his family. SimplyCremationOnline.com

Georgiana Ferguson Miltz

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Georgiana Ferguson Miltz was born in May of 1925, to Samuel and Mabel Ferguson in Clarksville, VA. She died on September 7, 2024, at age 99, in Virginia Beach, VA.
“Fergie” grew up on a tobacco farm in Virginia with six siblings, and knew at an early age that this was not her destiny. She escaped the farm life by reading every book that she could get her hands on, wherever and whenever she could.
She graduated from Buckhorn High School in Union Level, VA in 1943, after which she moved to Wilmington, Delaware to live with her sister Molly, and go to secretarial school. She then moved to Richmond, VA to work for the Baptist Foreign Mission Board and began taking flying lessons at Northfield Airport.
Taking a solo flight on VJ Day, an irresponsible pilot flew too close above her plane which caused her to crash, breaking her back in several places. After six months in a body cast, she returned to the skies, undeterred, and continued to work and fly at the airport. She received her private pilot’s license in June of 1947. While there, she soon met a dashing flight instructor who literally swept her off her feet. Ed and Fergie were married on February 2, 1952, in Richmond. They had two children, Mary Deborah and Mark Edwin, and the family moved to Virginia Beach in the early 1960s.
Fergie had an active life at Thalia United Methodist Church and worked as their secretary for several years. The biannual church rummage sale was an ongoing project throughout the years, the whole family collecting items to donate. Ed and Fergie enjoyed lifetime friendships, traveled to Scotland, and attended several of Ed’s WWII Squadron Reunions.
Fergie had a lifelong love of books. After retirement she worked as a volunteer at her beloved Virginia Beach Public Library.
She is survived by her children, Mary Gray and Mark Miltz, her three grandchildren, Alexandra Shear, Morgan Ledo, and Samantha Miltz, and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be missed by the many people she touched throughout her long life.
There will be a visitation at 1:00 PM followed by a service at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 11, at the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments on Laskin Road in Virginia Beach. Online condolences may be offered to the family at hdoliver.com.

Jeanette Farralundy

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Jeanette Farralundy, age 51, passed away in Norfolk, Virginia on September 2, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Altmeyer Funeral Home and Cremations, Southside Chapel.

Robert Herman

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Robert Herman, 88, of Wilmington, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Robert was born on June 30, 1936 to Carlyn and Benjamin Jaffe in Suffolk, Virginia. When Robert was two, his father passed away and his mother married Phillip Herman, who adopted Robert.
In middle school and early high school, Robert became an outstanding tennis and basketball player in Suffolk. In 1952, Robert’s family moved to Norfolk. During his senior year at the Norfolk Academy, Robert was a member of the school’s city championship basketball team, helped found the school’s tennis team, and was a finalist in the Academy’s speaking competition. After he graduated from the Norfolk Academy in 1955, he went on to study at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1959 with a history degree.
Following graduation from UVA, Robert moved to Virginia Beach to begin his career in the hospitality field. In 1963, he purchased The Lighthouse, a small restaurant on the ocean front at Rudee Inlet. He developed a premier restaurant serving seafood dishes and with growing popularity in the 70s and 80s, Robert expanded The Lighthouse to serve the capacity of over 600 patrons. His she-crab soup was widely popular; Gourmet Magazine requested the recipe. Robert’s son, Scott, joined him at The Lighthouse, where they worked together for two decades. Robert attributed much of The Lighthouse’s success to his employees: “I thank all of my loyal employees.”
Robert was dedicated to the interests of the Virginia Beach resort area. He served as a Commissioner on the Resort Area Advisory Commission and an officer of the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association. He planned for the City to purchase his unique ocean-front Rudee Inlet property for community development. After the restaurant was severely damaged in 2003 by Hurricane Isabel, Robert decided it was time for the City to have his property.
Robert was well known for his steady commitment to a healthy lifestyle, including his daily exercise routine. The regulars at Wareing’s Gym regarded Robert as a fixture.
In 2002, Robert married Joan Starr Selden and moved to Wilmington, NC, where he enjoyed coastal living with his beloved wife.
Robert was predeceased by wife, Starr, and his son, Scott. He is survived by his two daughters, Cathy Jo Thomas (Dave) and Pam Herman; three grandchildren, Paris Pierce (Kyle), Elizabeth Thomas, and Walker Thomas (Tara); three great-grandchildren, Barrett and Evelyn Pierce and Remi Thomas, and his brothers, Tom Herman (Maureen) and Steve Herman (Sally).
Robert was extremely grateful for the many years of friendship and support of Kirsten Findley and her family, Blair and Teddy Turner, and Nancy McElroy.
A private service will be held in Quinby, Virginia, Starr’s family home. Donations in Robert’s memory may be made to the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, Station 14, Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (https://vbvrs.networkforgood.com).
Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements by the Williams-Onancock Funeral Home.

Pamela Eleanor Watt

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Pamela Eleanor Watt, 71, passed away September 7, 2024. Coastal Cremations is assisting her family. CoastalCremationsVA.com