Thornton Funeral Home

07/24/2026

In Loving Memory

Philip Ken Deneka
1943 – 2026

I’d like the memory of me
To be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow
Of smiles when day is done.
I’d like to leave an echo
Whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
And bright and sunny ...

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07/20/2026

Patricia Ann Thornes, 76, of Chincoteague Va, passed away on July 5, 2026 in Parksley, VA.

Born on June 26, 1950 in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Admiral Byrd Williams and Betty Inez Williams. Patricia was a homemaker and enjoyed being near the ocean and cooking wonderfu...

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07/14/2026

Clyde Esmond "Trippy" Lotspeich, III, a unique and mighty fine fellow, of Parksley, VA, passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2026.

Born on March 27, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Clyde E. Lotspeich Jr. and Jean Brown Lotspeich. The Lotspeiches moved to Trippy’s ...

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07/09/2026

Jeanne M. Irons
Jeanne M. Irons, 69, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, just five days before her 70th birthday. She was born Jeanne Marie Homme on July 6, 1956, in Staten Island, New York, and was the second of five children. Jeanne was predeceased by her mother, Joan Tordo, and her older si...

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07/07/2026

Norma S. Bloxom, 80, of Hallwood, wife of the late William Somers Bloxom, passed away on July 2, 2026 in Nassawadox.

Born on August 22, 1945 in Hopeton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Upshur Dennis Matthews and Nettie Catherine Thornton Matthews. Norma was a homemaker, a loving babysit...

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06/22/2026

Christopher Jon Taylor, 47, of Temperanceville, passed away on June 10, 2026 in Saxis, VA.

Born on November 17, 1978 in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Thomas Tommy Wharton Taylor and Julie Helen Taylor, and grandson of Emmett Garner Taylor and Jane Taylor Pollitt. Christo...

06/06/2026

John Bowdoin West, Jr., 76, a lifelong resident of Nelsonia, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock.

Born on June 12, 1949, in Nassawadox, he was the son of John Bowdoin “Jack” West, Sr. and Blanche Middleton West and the grandson of John Ha...

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06/01/2026

We would like to sincerely thank everyone for the outpouring of love we have received. Carl’s passing has been so incredibly hard for us, but this community has wrapped their arms around us and shepherded us through. We’ve done our best to thank everyone, but know we can’t possibly reach everyone who has comforted us in some way. Thank you to all of you. The flowers, cards, food, visits, messages, donations, comments, and stories shared have kept us afloat and have continually reminded us of what an upstanding man he was.

Sincerely, Sarah and Shelley Thornton

If you haven’t done so, please sign Dad’s online guestbook. We are going to print it as a book soon.

05/23/2026

Sally Ann Taylor Parks, 79, of Clam, passed away on May 13, 2026 in Newport News, VA.

Born on November 25, 1946 in Clam, VA, she was the daughter of the late Orville Taylor and Frances Taylor. Sally worked for the former Parksley Shirt Factory, Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital and Eastern S...

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05/14/2026

Betty Butler Griffin, 86, of Withams, wife of the late Master Trooper Reavis Howard Griffin, passed away on May 12, 2026 in Salisbury, MD.

Born on November 9, 1939 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Marion Holmes Butler and Mildred Cooper Butler. Betty was a caring and loving h...

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