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September 4, 2026

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

Furlong Baldwin

Furlong Baldwin

Mr. Henry Furlong Baldwin died on Dec. 7, 2024, at Eyre Hall, his family’s National Historic Landmark home for 10 generations on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. He was 92. The son of Henry DuPont Baldwin and Margaret Eyre Taylor Baldwin, Furlong, or Baldy as he was often...
Gene Simpson

Gene Simpson

Mr. Gene Franklin Simpson Sr. of Exmore, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Gene was born July 25, 1935, to Herbert L. and Madeline K. Langdon. Gene served during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Coast Guard as a...
George Brothers

George Brothers

Mr. George Beatty Brothers, of Assawoman, passed away on Dec. 20, 2024, at his residence. He was 90 years old. Born in Battlesburg, Ohio, on July 15, 1934, to the late Beatty Whitacre Brothers and Isabel Blanche Brothers (Klotz), George spent his childhood on...
Lynn Matthews

Lynn Matthews

Mrs. Lynn Butler Matthews, 70, of Chincoteague Island, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 20, 2024. She was born on July 17, 1954, to the late Norma Hancock Butler and Rupert Butler. In her Chincoteague High School days, she loved basketball with a passion....
Virginia Belote

Virginia Belote

Ms. Virginia Loring Belote, lovingly known as Ginny by her family, passed away peacefully on Dec. 27, 2024, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — Wilkes Medical Center, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 96 years old. Ginny was born on May 17, 1928, in Exmore, to...