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July 8, 2026

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

George Cooper

George Cooper

Mr. George Allen Cooper walked through the pearly gates and into the open arms of his parents and sister on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Born Oct. 11, 1961, in Silver Springs, Md., and raised in Southside Chesconnessex, he was the son of the late Irvin Edward “Eddie” Cooper...
Eddie Durham

Eddie Durham

Mr. Eddie James Durham, 64, of Bloxom, husband of Linda Taylor, passed away on June 16, 2025, in Bloxom. Born on Jan. 23, 1961, in Mears, he was the son of  the late Garmon Lee Durham and Nancy Taylor Durham. Eddie was a waterman and a seafood wholesale buyer. His...
Violet Mears

Violet Mears

Mrs. Violet Pruitt Mears, 93, of Parksley, a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living, and the wife of the late Otho Washington “O.W.” Mears, passed away on June 14, 2025, in Onancock. Born on Sept. 30, 1931, in Chesconessex, she was the daughter of the late Sidney...
Skip Bowman

Skip Bowman

Mr. Carl “Skip” Olson Bowman, 70, of Chincoteague, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at his home in Chincoteague. He was born on July 14, 1954, in Easton, Pa., to the late Alice Williams Bernstein and Carl E. Bowman Jr. After graduating from...
Eliza Hartman Cox

Eliza Hartman Cox

Mrs. Eliza Hartman Cox was born on April 6, 1931, in Bridgetown, to Clarence Nottingham and Mary Floyd Churn. The Lord called her home on June 3, 2025. Eliza was a 1948 graduate of Northampton High School. She resided in Florida for the past 20 years. Eliza is...