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September 8, 2026

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

Richard Peoples

Richard Peoples

Mr. Richard H. Peoples Sr., of Eastville, born May 11, 1941, to the late Leon Peoples and the late Albertina Collins Peoples, departed this life on Aug. 17, 2023.  Richard Peoples was loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.  He is survived by his wife,...
Blanche West

Blanche West

Mrs. Blanche Middleton West, 102, of Nelsonia, wife of the late John “Jack” Bowdoin West Sr., passed away on Aug. 18, 2023, in Onancock. Born on May 18, 1921, in Hunting Creek, she was the daughter of the late John R. Middleton and the late Agnes Blanche Wathen...
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

Retired SMSgt Albert Kellam Barnes, USAF, 80, passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, reuniting with his wife of 60 years, Carol Darlene Barnes, on the eve of her birthday. Born Jan. 15, 1943, in Crisfield, he was the son of the late Stephen Randall Barnes and the late...
Alice Bailey

Alice Bailey

Mrs. Alice Bailey, 94, was born to the late Eva Mae Oliver-Finney Church and the late Belford Francis Finney on Thursday, Oct. 4, 1928. Alice, known as “Queen of Melfa,” “Sis,” “Sis Girl,” and “Sister Alice,” was the lucky seventh child of eleven. On Wednesday, Aug....
Margaret Holden

Margaret Holden

Mrs. Margaret Ann Holden,72, was born on May 18, 1951, to the late Henry and Golden Payton in Mappsville. She peacefully departed this life at her residence on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Margaret, affectionately known by family and friends as “Annie,” was educated in the...