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September 8, 2026

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

Mrs. Joan Courtney Watson

Mrs. Joan Courtney Watson

Mrs. Joan Courtney Watson, 83, wife of the late George Melvin Watson and native of Onancock, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. Born Sept. 17, 1935, in Deep Creek, she was a daughter of the late Preston Courtney and Della Ross...
Lillie Nicolls Hutchinson Shackelford

Lillie Nicolls Hutchinson Shackelford

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our mother, Lillie, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Born in Harborton, on July 18, 1919, she was the sixth child of (the late) Francis E. and Mary Winder Lytle Nicolls. She is survived by her two children, Jane (Gerry)...
Mrs. Agnes Kellam Grubb

Mrs. Agnes Kellam Grubb

Mrs. Agnes Kellam Grubb, 94, of Onley, beloved wife of the late Raymond Disco Grubb Jr., passed away on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Hermitage on the Eastern Shore, in Onancock, where she had made her home the past 11 years. With her husband, she touched lives with a...
Mr. Roy Cowan

Mr. Roy Cowan

Mr. Roy Cowan, 97, beloved husband of the late Martha Hayman Cowan and a resident of Onancock, formerly of Onley, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Born Jan. 21, 1921, in Jackson, N.C., he was the son of the late Luther T. Cowan and Elizabeth...
Mr. Richard N. Weeks

Mr. Richard N. Weeks

Mr. Richard N. Weeks, 54, departed this life on Oct. 4, 2018. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at 3 p.m., with viewing Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. Both will be held at St. Stephens A.M.E. Church, Cape Charles. Services are entrusted to...