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June 23, 2026

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

James S. Eder

James S. Eder

Mr. James S. Eder, 69, husband of Suzanne Donovan Eder and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at Sentara Independence Hospital in Virginia Beach. A native of Machipongo and Cheriton, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Eder Sr. and the...
Sam Thoren

Sam Thoren

Mr. Samuel Benjamin Thoren was born Sept. 17, 1983. He was taken too soon from his family and friends on June 9, 2022, at the age of 38. Sam attended Northampton County schools. He had an innate ability to make people laugh with his contagious personality, a winsome...
William Parks “Bill” Hickman

William Parks “Bill” Hickman

Mr. William Parks “Bill” ­Hickman, 78, of Temperanceville, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock. Born April 1, 1944, in Onley, he was the only child of William Oswald Hickman and Theda Parks Hickman, both...
Rosa L. Justice

Rosa L. Justice

Mrs. Rosa L. Justice, 62, of Mappsville, departed this life Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock. Born in Mappsville, Rosa was the beloved daughter of the late Henry Johnson and the late Pearlie M. Dickerson. Rosa received her...
Margaret Ann Dennis Downing

Margaret Ann Dennis Downing

Mrs. Margaret Ann Dennis Downing, 77, daughter of the late Nelson West and the late Roslen (Will) Rayfield, took her heavenly flight on Aug. 25, 2022, at her residence in Bloxom. “Cheese,” as she was known, was born May 27, 1945, in Parksley. She received her...