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September 7, 2026

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

Ruth Ann Mason Beckett Roache

Ruth Ann Mason Beckett Roache

Ruth Ann Mason Beckett Roache, 102, of Parksley, passed away surrounded by her family Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. She was the wife of the late William Louis Beckett Jr. and the late William J. Roache Jr. Nana, as she was...
Deborah E. Leckel

Deborah E. Leckel

Deborah E. Leckel (nee Bayersdorfer), 96, of Wayne, N.J., passed with peace and grace with her family beside her April 5, 2019. She was a beloved wife of Alfred F. Leckel; loving mother of George Leckel and Alfred Leckel; devoted grandmother of Kimberly Wilson,...
Mrs. Margaret T. Hawk

Mrs. Margaret T. Hawk

Mrs. Margaret T. Hawk, 96, wife of the late Russell Joseph Hawk and a resident of Onancock, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. A native of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, she was born on July 25, 1922. As fate would have it,...
Mrs. Mary Ruth Hall Hart

Mrs. Mary Ruth Hall Hart

Mrs. Mary Ruth Hall Hart, 74, wife of the late Richard Melvin Hart, of Tasley, passed away April 6, 2019, at her residence. Born July 9, 1944, in Girdletree, Md., she was the daughter of the late William B. Hall Sr. and the late Virginia Johnson Hall. Mrs. Hart was...
Mr. Franklin Jones

Mr. Franklin Jones

Mr. Franklin Jones, 80, died April 9, 2019. A native of Belle Haven, he was a retired first sergeant in the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam war.  He later retired as an admissions representative for a technical university. Mr. Jones was a member of Faith...