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September 7, 2026

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

Cora Sue Press

Cora Sue Press

Mrs. Cora Sue Press, 81, wife of Randolph “Rick” Press and a resident of Parksley, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at her home. Born Nov. 15, 1937, on Tangier Island, she was a daughter of the late John Lewis Parks and the late Annie Isabelle Thomas Parks.     ...
Marion B. Hammer

Marion B. Hammer

Mrs. Marion B. Hammer, 92, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Harborton, and Northport, N.Y., died peacefully in her home on April 24, surrounded by her family, after a long period of declining health.  She was predeceased by Donald Hammer, her husband of 57 years and is...
Valerie Carol Elliot

Valerie Carol Elliot

Mrs. Valerie Carol Elliott, 49, wife of John Stanley Elliott Jr. and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Elton Thornes and the late Lottie Trader Bullard. In addition...

Milton Nock Custis Jr.

Mr. Milton Nock Custis Jr., 91, husband of Ellen Jones Custis and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Commonwealth Senior Living (formerly Hermitage on the Eastern Shore), in Onancock.  Born June 12, 1927, in Craddockville, and raised...
William Casler

William Casler

Mr. William E. Casler, 90, husband of the late Joan Casler and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away  April 11, 2019, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Chesapeake, Va. A native of Seaside Heights, N.J., he was the son of the late Vernon C. Casler and the late...