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July 8, 2026

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

Mary Ward

Mrs. Mary Helen Ward, 93, wife of the late Harold Fletcher Ward and a resident of Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Exmore, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh. A native of Hacksneck, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. Miller and the late...
Madelle Hastings

Madelle Hastings

Mrs. Madelle Fletcher Shrieves Hastings was born at Hunting Creek on Nov. 27, 1935, the daughter of Mary Matthews Shrieves and Tully Fletcher Shrieves. She was the widow of William Thomas Hastings Jr. (Billy T). Madelle graduated from Northampton-Accomack Memorial...
Edith Meadows-Hartman

Edith Meadows-Hartman

Mrs. Edith Mae Meadows-Hartman, age 89 of Rexburg, Idaho, died on May 26, 2025, at the Homestead in Rexburg. Edith was born April 28, 1936, in Franklin, W.Va., the oldest child of Okey Lee Simmons and Eva Mae Lambert Simmons. She has one surviving sibling, Jo Ann...
Kitty Bloxom

Kitty Bloxom

Mrs. Kathryn Milliner “Kitty” Bloxom, resident of Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore, formerly of Melfa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the age of 99. Known for her warm heart, generous spirit, and unmatched talent in the kitchen,...
Iris Bowden

Iris Bowden

Mrs. Iris Ann Bowden, age 85, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, at the home of her daughter. Iris was born on Chincoteague on Feb. 2, 1940, to Robert E. Cherrix Sr., and Lillie Mae (Jones) Cherrix. She is survived by her two loving daughters, Gina Williams...