by James Ritch | Jul 20, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Elizabeth “Libby” Kanipe Willis, 65, wife of Stanley M. Willis, lost her short, determined battle with glioblastoma cancer on July 1, 2020. She passed away peacefully under the care of the Haven Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, Fla., for whom the family is...
by James Ritch | Jul 20, 2020 | Obituaries
Mr. Milton “Byrd” Godwin, 61, of Onancock, formerly of Milford, Del., passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020. Born Aug. 16, 1958, he was the son of Anne Byrd Godwin, of Onancock, and the late David King Godwin. Byrd was a longtime car salesman, and retired from I.G....
by James Ritch | Jul 20, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jean Smith Mears, 84, of Onancock, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Nassawadox. Born Aug. 27, 1935, in Eastville, Jean was raised in Locustville by her paternal grandmother, Minerva Charnock Buehler,...
by James Ritch | Jul 20, 2020 | Obituaries
The Rev. Dr. Donald Ray Broad died peacefully in his home in Bobtown, early Wednesday morning, July 15, 2020. Don was predeceased by his first wife, Carlisle (Collie) Cashion Broad; his second wife, Gloria SantaCroce; two grandsons, Nathaniel Donald Chuquin and Juan...
by James Ritch | Jul 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague officials after a 3 1/2 hour workshop session Thursday voted unanimously to go back into a local state of emergency, after the town council voted July 6 to end the state of emergency declared in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...