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July 17, 2026

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

Patricia Sturgis

Patricia Sturgis

Mrs. Patricia Widgeon Sturgis, 75, wife of Jimmy Sturgis and a resident of Painter, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at VCU Hospital in Richmond surrounded by her loving family after a courageous fight with cancer. A native of the Eastern Shore, she was the...
Thomas Savage

Thomas Savage

Mr. James Thomas Savage, 94, husband of the late Malvina Hancock Savage, died May 26, 2024, at his residence.  A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late George Jacob Savage Sr. and the late Adelaide Wise Savage. Tommy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts...
Betty Groton

Betty Groton

Mrs. Betty Sandra Farlow Groton, 79, wife of W.R. “Bobby” Groton and a resident of Painter, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024, at her residence. A native of Norfolk, she was the daughter of the late David William Farlow Sr. and the late Virginia Morris Farlow. She was...
Richard East

Richard East

Mr. Richard “Dick” F. East, widower of 20 years, rejoined his wife, Norma, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. He died from a brain cancer-associated injury. Richard was born and lived much of his life in Virginia. He was the son of the late Herbert and Marion East, of Melfa. He...
Charlie Williams

Charlie Williams

Mr. Charles Edwin “Charlie” Williams, 32, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at his home in Cambridge, Md. Born Dec. 26, 1991, in Nassawadox, and raised on Tangier Island, Charlie was a proud native of Tangier and loved his island and community. He was a diehard...