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September 3, 2026

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

Physician’s Abrupt Departure Stuns Community

Physician’s Abrupt Departure Stuns Community

— By Carol Vaughn Patients of the only neurologist practicing on Virginia’s Eastern Shore were shaken this week by the news of his abrupt departure from Riverside Eastern Shore Physicians and Surgeons. “Like most companies, Riverside does not discuss the reason for...
Martin Slaughter Stringfellow III

Martin Slaughter Stringfellow III

Mr. Martin Slaughter Stringfellow III  peacefully passed away Jan. 29, 2020, at his home in Chandler, Ariz., with his loving daughter, Patty, at his side. Mr. Stringfellow was born July 19, 1933. He went to Cape Charles Elementary School and graduated from...
Norman F. Mason Jr.

Norman F. Mason Jr.

Mr. Norman F. Mason Jr., 101, of Finney’s Wharf in Onancock, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. He was the husband of Sue Boggs Mason, to whom he was married for almost 75 years. Born May 17, 1918, in Parksley, he...
Mae S. Northam

Mae S. Northam

Mrs. Mae S. Northam, was born April 27, 1926, in Melfa, to the late Levin and Eliza Sample. She departed this life on Jan. 25, 2020, at her residence in Onancock. Mrs. Northam was educated in the public schools of Accomack County and graduated with honors from Mary N....
Margaret Jean Linton

Margaret Jean Linton

Mrs. Margaret Jean “Peggy” Linton, 81, wife of the late Norris Hilton Linton Sr. and a resident of Parksley, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 7, 1938, in Nassawadox, and raised in Guilford, she was a daughter of the...