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July 12, 2026

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

Nancy Lee Thomas

Nancy Lee Thomas

Mrs. Nancy Lee Thomas, 74, passed away Aug. 31, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Nancy was born Oct. 17, 1946, in Anne Arundel County, Md., a daughter to the late Charles and Lillian Knight Griffith. Nancy was a cleaning contractor who loved...
Emma Dise

Emma Dise

Mrs. Emma Dise, 74, wife of the late Carlton E. Dise Sr. and a resident of Tangier Island, passed away Aug. 30, 2021, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield, Md. Born June 29, 1947, on Tangier, she was the daughter of the late Jack W. McCready and the late Linda...
Sylvia J. Sherwood

Sylvia J. Sherwood

Mrs. Sylvia Johnson Sherwood, 75, went home to be with the Lord and Savior Sept. 3, 2021. She was the devoted wife of Bobby Sherwood for 58 years. Bobby and Sylvia lived in a loving home in Greenbush, where the door was always open to all, especially for dumpling...
Evelyn L. Strand

Evelyn L. Strand

Mrs. Evelyn L. Strand, of Accomac, departed this life peacefully Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at her residence. Born in Vineland, N.J., Evelyn was the beloved daughter of Ivory W Carter Sr. and Beatrice W. Carter. She fell in love with and married her soul mate, Louis...
Betty H. Gray

Betty H. Gray

Ms. Betty H. Gray, 77, of Salisbury, Md., formerly of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. Born in Accomack County, Betty was the beloved daughter of the late Charles and Beatrice...