BURNETTE, Betty B.; 93, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, John G. Burnette; grandson, William Philip Jenkins; and a great- grandson Noah Jenkins. Betty is survived by her daughters, Sandra Blanchard (Ken), Linda Doane (Joe), and Betty Anne Jenkins (William); 6 grandchildren, Bryan, Jon, Mark, Ryan, Laurie, and Will; 14 great- grandchildren, Zach, Savannah, Krissy, Connor, Ashlyn, Hunter,...

PORTWOOD, Amanda Marie; 85, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 23, 2019. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Wilton (Weddy) Portwood; two brothers, George Billy Balsinger and Joe Balsinger. She is survived by one adored son, Wilton (Butch) Portwood (Carol); one beloved grandson, Eric Portwood (Courtney) and one great-grandson, Landon; her siblings, Mary, Francie and Peggy; and her sister-in-law, Donna Balsinger. Amanda was a loving, caring...

DUCUT, Zondra Garrison; of Highland Springs, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. She was preceded in death by her father, John Garrison, Sr. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Virgilio Ducut; mother, Genevieve Garrison; daughter, Amy Wells (Brian); son, Mark Ducut; two grandchildren, Christopher and Kathryn Wells; brother, John A. Garrison, Jr. (Donna); sisters, Donna Quann (Carl) and Helen Bryant (Johnny). Zondra graduated from Stafford High School and Mary...

NACOUZI, Gloria Lucie, 87, recently of Aylett, VA, (formerly of Raleigh, NC)  went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 16, 2019. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 52 years, John Nacouzi, and two brothers. Gloria is survived by her devoted children, Vincent Nacouzi (Michelle), George Jean Nacouzi, and Diana Rita Gianos (Paul); two grandchildren, David and Sarah Nacouzi; two sisters and two brothers. Gloria was an amazing lady. Fearless, strong, compassionate, and always...

PELOQUIN, Eileen F.; 81, of Mechanicsville, VA departed this life, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Labonte; son, Roger Bancroft; grandchildren, Eric Beaudry, Brian Beaudry, Joseph Trombley, Cynthia Ayers (Scott), Steven Peloquin, and Arianna Labonte; great-grandchildren, Dustin and Juligh Ayers, Megan and Julia Beaudry, and Ashley and Kyle Beaudry. Eileen really loved to play cards and enjoyed watching the food network on TV. In accordance with her wishes,...

LIPSCOMBE, David E.; 89, of Mechanicsville, VA passed away quietly at his home on Sunday, May 12, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph E. Lipscombe and Mary Archer Lipscombe; 5 brothers and 1 sister. He is survived by his devoted wife of 68 years, Bernice Perrin Lipscombe and a sister Mary Virginia Penuel; 6 children, daughter Malinda, sons, Dave (Suzanne), Mark (Tracey), Barry (Deniese), Keith (Kris), and Troy (Brooke); 13 grandchildren, Ashley (Michael), Cynthia, Davis...

CORNS, Franklin Garner; 83, of Richmond, departed this life,  on Saturday, May 11, 2019 with his devoted family by his side after a prolonged illness.  He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Winnie; daughters, Debbie Corns (Donita) and Lisa Skelton (Tim); and grandsons, Adam and Josh. Frank was born in Seth, West Virginia (Boone County) as the son of a coal miner. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He taught cosmetology at The Flair Beauty Institute in Richmond and...

AVANZINI, Richard A.; 96, of Richmond, formerly of Long Island, NY; passed away on May 11, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Avanzini. He is survived by his sons Richard and Michael Avanzini and his grandchildren Alicia Singer, Kristin Avanzini, Michael Avanzini, Paul Lopez, and Christina Abazorius. Richard faithfully and honorably served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and was a lifelong stamp collector. It was Richard’s wish to be cremated so...

HAZELWOOD, Henry Cullen, 18, of Mechanicsville, VA passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The fact that he was born weeks early on June 22, 2000; graduated Lee- Davis High School at age 16 in 2017; and died far too soon, were off-set by the fact that he was late every single day of his life. People only want to talk about how he died but let’s talk about how he lived. As a life-long Hanover boy, Cullen loved fishing, football, food, friends and family. He was a hard worker, loyal friend and...

MENDE, Paul Donald “Don”; 80, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Virginia Tucker Mende. Don is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Joyce Atkinson Mende; 2 loving daughters, Kim Mende Ellett (Scott) and Michelle Mende; 2 beloved granddaughters, Brittney and Jordan Ellett; 2 sisters, Betty Dreese of Bakersfield, CA and Kathleen Stamps (David) of Tyrone, GA. Don was a life-long member of...