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August 27, 2026

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

Leon McMann

Leon McMann

Our dad, Leon McMann, was born on Feb. 22, 1931, to Charlie and Alma McMann. He was followed by two sisters, Jeanette Ward and Emma Jane Sterling.  He was born on Tangier Island and remained there until this past Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, when he went home to be with...
Thomas Coe Pruitt Jr.

Thomas Coe Pruitt Jr.

Mr. Thomas Coe Pruitt Jr., 66, a resident of Melfa, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at his residence. A native of Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Thomas C. Pruitt and the late LaBelle Sturgis Pruitt Tyndall. Tommy was a retired master electrician, a U.S....
Sylvia Faye Godwin Whitmore

Sylvia Faye Godwin Whitmore

Mrs. Sylvia Faye Godwin Whitmore, 78, wife of the late Ronnie Eugene Whitmore and a resident of Gargatha, formerly of Smithfield, Va., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. A native of Sanford, Sylvia...
Charles Stanley Donnell

Charles Stanley Donnell

Mr. Charles Stanley Donnell, 78, husband of Marlene Goldenbaum Donnell and a resident of Onancock, and formerly a longtime resident of Cream Ridge, N.J., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Trenton, N.J., he...
Catherine H. Edmonds

Catherine H. Edmonds

Mrs. Catherine H. Edmonds, 85, of Onancock, slipped away from this earthly life on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, at her residence. Born in Cashville, Catherine was the beloved daughter of the late James E. Hill and Margie W. Hill. In 1970, Catherine married the love of her...