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September 9, 2026

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

E.C. “Sambo” Downes

E.C. “Sambo” Downes

Mr. E.C. “Sambo” Downes Jr., 90,  husband of Nancy Richardson Downes and a resident of Capeville, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk. A native of Townsend, he was the son of the late Eber C. Downes Sr. and the late Matilda...
Fred A. Camden Sr.

Fred A. Camden Sr.

Mr. Fred A. Camden Sr., 86, husband of Nancy Doughty Camden and resident of Belle Haven, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at his residence. A native of Bridgetown, he was the son of the late W.H. Camden and the late Mary M. Camden. He was retired from Kellam...
Malvena Rae Caleb

Malvena Rae Caleb

Mrs. Malvena Rae Caleb, 95, of New Church, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Hartley Hall Nursing Home, Pocomoke, Md. She is the wife of the late William James Caleb Sr. Born on Tangier Island on Nov. 22, 1922, her parents were the late Talmadge Parks and...
Kenneth Edward Butler

Kenneth Edward Butler

Mr. Kenneth Edward Butler, 68, husband of Kathleen Flatley Butler and a resident of Cape Charles, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk. Originally from Hazlet, N.J., he found the Eastern Shore to be his...