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September 6, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

John Oliver Taylor

John Oliver Taylor

Mr. John Oliver Taylor, 80, of Richmond, and previously of Parksley, husband of the late Donna Rae Beasley Taylor, passed away Aug. 2, 2019, in Richmond. Born Sept. 7, 1938, in Parksley, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Taylor and Mabel Lewis Taylor. Mr....
Bertha Burton

Bertha Burton

Mrs. Bertha Lee Nordstrom Burton, 97, wife of the late Samuel James Burton Sr. and a resident of Eastville, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019, at Spring Arbor of Salisbury in Midlothian, Va. A native of Eastville, she was the daughter of the late Charles Nordstrom and...
Joyce Carpenter Burns

Joyce Carpenter Burns

Mrs. Joyce Carpenter Burns, 84, wife of the late Rev. Ottis P. Burns and a resident of Parksley, formerly of Birdsnest, passed away Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley. A native of Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Anson R....
Margaret E. Birch

Margaret E. Birch

Mrs. Margaret E. Birch, 94, of Wallops Island, wife of the late Irving Bloxom, passed away July 31, 2019, at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke City, Md. Born Aug. 31, 1924, in Statesville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Edward Siceloff and Jettie McHargue...