Obituaries

Marietta Darby

Karson Forsberg

Vernon Lankford Jr.

Ryan Merritt

David McCready

Dorothy Evans

Mrs. Dorothy Louise Evans passed away peacefully at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. She was 96 years young. A native of Wachapreague, the “Little City by the Sea” that she called home for 93 years, Dot was born Feb. 24, 1928, to...
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Joanne Daley

Mrs. Joanne Parks Daley, 74, wife of the late Terry James Daley Sr., passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Jo was born May 21, 1950, to the late Page Edmund Parks and the late...
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Jean Wallace

Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Leggett Wallace, 75, of Jamesville, formerly of Chic’s Beach, passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. She was born on Jan. 10, 1949, in Martin County, N.C., to the late John William Leggett Sr. and the late Mattie Virginia Leggett. Jean’s early years were spent in...
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Elmer “Sonny” Kelly

Mr. Elmer T. “Sonny” Kelly III, 79, of New Church, passed away on Aug. 26, 2024, in Onancock. Born on Nov. 13, 1944, in New Church, he was the son of the late William Jester and the late Dorothy Crockett Jester. Sonny was a jack-of-all-trades and did anything from carpentry to...
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Nancy Durham

Mrs. Nancy Taylor Durham, 85, of Bloxom, wife of the late Garmon Lee Durham, passed away on Aug. 23, 2024 at home. Born on April 30, 1939, in Bloxom, she was the daughter of the late Orville Taylor and the late Mary Grace Mears Taylor. Nancy worked for over 30 years...
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Karla Lewis

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection, Mrs. Karla Churn Lewis, 78, of Bowling Green, died on Aug. 21, 2024, at VCU Medical Center, a place she always called MCV because she was not fond of the name change.  Karla was born to Mary Isabelle Gaskins Churn and William...
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Edgar Roberts

Mr. Edgar Arrowsmith Roberts, 85, of New Church, passed away peacefully on Aug. 10, 2024. He was surrounded by his family on his little slice of country paradise that he called home. Eddie, as he was known by most, grew up in Rahway, N.J., where he met the love...
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Kenneth Mears

Mr. Kenneth T. Mears passed away on Aug. 12, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 51. Born Aug. 3, 1973, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Ken led a life marked by kindness, a deep love for his family, and a courageous battle against cancer for...
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Jim Weiner

How one man touched so many lives is extraordinary. Mr. James Weiner was known by many names — husband, father, son, grandpa, brother, uncle, Magoo, Jimmy, and friend. He excelled in all these roles, as anyone who knew him would agree. Above all things, Jim was a family man. They were...
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Scott Hanback

Mr. Scott Dalton “Scotty” Hanback, 72, passed away at his home in Crisfield, Md., on Aug. 7, 2024. Born on June 20, 1952, in Washington, D.C., Scott grew up on the Chesapeake Bay, where he developed a lifelong passion for the outdoors. Scott proudly served in the U.S. Navy Reserve,...
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