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William (Bill) Meekins Hooper, 89, passed away in Smithfield, Virginia, on January 31, 2020. He was born on June 22, 1930, in Stumpy Point, NC, to Alonzo Calvin Hooper and William Rebecca Meekins.

Alice Edwards Horst, 96, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Esther Edwards. She was the widow of Herbert C. Horst.

She lived and enjoyed living overseas with her husband, Herbert, in Honk Kong and Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of Main St. United Methodist Church in Suffolk and Lynnhaven United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother

Alton K. Ewell, 84, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. He was the son of the late Robert and Rosa Ewell. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna Mae Ewell; brother, Robert L. Ewell and sister, Helen Williams.  

He retired from Dominion Energy as a 1st class supervisor. He was a member of the Ruritan Club of Gates, Nansemond #77 Masonic Lodge, and Reynoldson Baptist Church in Gates, Co. and he also volunteered at Gates Co. Volunteer Fire Department.

Betty Jean Patterson, 75, of Wakefield, VA, passed away peacefully February 3, 2020 after a short stay in the East Pavilion at Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Betty was born on June 19, 1944 in Brooklyn Naval Hospital, New York city, during World War II.  She was the oldest child to the late Garland W. Nichols, Sr. and late Carmen Irene Portela Nichols.  She was preceded in death by her son, Roger Wilson Drake, III. 

Shelton Earl Jones of Waverly passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Earl Jones and Dorothy Mae Jones Stroud; sister, Juanita Jones Wills; and brother, Ernest Thomas “Tommy” Jones.