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July 23, 2026

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Fires Days Apart Damage Two Homes in Accomack County

Fires Days Apart Damage Two Homes in Accomack County

Staff Report — Two house fires within three days in Accomack County resulted in extensive damage. A fire Monday severely damaged a house at 26439 Savageville Road in Melfa. Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the blaze, reported at 12:55 p.m. Glenn...
Dolores Bell Ramos Gravatt

Dolores Bell Ramos Gravatt

Mrs. Dolores Bell Ramos ­Gravatt, of Richmond, died peacefully at the age of 90 on Feb. 14, 2021, at Cedarfield, her home for the past 25 years. She was proud of being a “Cedarfield Pioneer,” having moved in when the facility first opened. She was born in Richmond to...
Michael Allen Marshall

Michael Allen Marshall

Mr. Michael Allen Marshall, 74, of Saxis, passed away Feb. 18, 2021, at his residence. Born on April 22, 1946, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late E. Allen Marshall and the late Pauline Wessells Marshall. Michael graduated from the College of William & Mary...
Samuel Dunton Tankard III

Samuel Dunton Tankard III

Mr. Samuel Dunton Tankard III, of Virginia Beach, passed away Feb. 20, 2021, after a brief illness. He was born in Hickory, N.C., July 9, 1941, and is predeceased by his parents, Samuel D. Tankard Jr. and Myrtle Bell Tankard; his sisters, Elizabeth Tankard Neal and...
John Walter Baier

John Walter Baier

The family of Mr. John Walter ­Baier, 83, are sad to announce that he passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Fredericksburg, Va. John was born May 6, 1937, in Newark, N.J., and grew up in Irvington and Springfield, N.J. Mr. Baier...