by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sarah Payne Erwin, 81, wife of the late Robert W. Erwin Sr. and a resident of Exmore, formerly of Richmond, Va., passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2020, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Clifton Forge, Va., she was the daughter of the late Ira...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Ellen Jones Custis, 88, wife of the late Milton Nock Custis Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, surrounded by loved ones at her home on the Custis Family Farm in Pungoteague. Born February 6, 1932, in Pungoteague, she was the daughter of the...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2020 | Obituaries
Lt. Ted A. Painter, USN, retired, passed away quietly at his home in Bloxom, on June 17, 2020, which was fittingly his 54th wedding anniversary with his late wife Alexann Painter. A decorated veteran of the United States Navy, Lt. Painter enlisted in the Naval Reserve...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Family and friends of nursing home residents on the Eastern Shore have not been able to visit them in person since March, when facilities imposed restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, anyone with concerns about a nursing home resident...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — We all have been on a journey of sorts these past few months, as the coronavirus pandemic changed our lives in fundamental ways. Wachapreague resident Claire Poole recently took that journey to the literal level by circumambulating the Eastern Shore...
