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September 9, 2026

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

Mr. Philip Walter May

Mr. Philip Walter May

Mr. Philip Walter May, 79, died peacefully on July 22, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. May was born on Oct. 1, 1938, in Hackensack, N.J., but spent his formative years in Park Ridge, N.J. He graduated from San Jose State with a degree in advertising and...
Mrs. Blanche Mildred “Snookie” Bennett

Mrs. Blanche Mildred “Snookie” Bennett

Mrs. Blanche Mildred “Snookie” Bennett, 71, beloved wife of Herbert Adam Bennett and a resident of Tasley, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born March 24, 1947, in Washington, District of Columbia, she was a daughter of the late...
Mr. Frank Benjamin Havens III

Mr. Frank Benjamin Havens III

Mr. Frank Benjamin Havens III, 93, husband of the late Kay Easling Havens and a resident of Harborton, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at his residence. A native of Arlington, Va., he was the son of the late William D. Havens and the late Ruby M. Nothey Havens. He...
Mr. William Andrews Mapp

Mr. William Andrews Mapp

Mr. William Andrews Mapp, 58, a resident of Exmore, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach. He was the son of the late John Woodson Mapp and the late Setsuko Ogawa “Ann” Mapp. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and...
Mrs. Irene Hebsgaard Christensen Hall

Mrs. Irene Hebsgaard Christensen Hall

Mrs. Irene Hebsgaard Christensen Hall, of Parksley, who departed this life among devoted family on Thursday, July 19, 2018, was born to Danish immigrants, August and Emma Christensen, in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 4, 1927. She met the love of her life, John Bloxom Hall,...