Obituaries

Charles Scarborough

Mr. Charles H. Scarborough Sr., 86, the son of the late Milton and Ideal Scarborough, departed this life on Aug. 28, 2023, at the Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital in Newport News. “Charlie Boy,” as he was affectionately known, was born on Dec. 29, 1936, in Northampton County. He was educated...

Michael Bernstein

Mr. Michael Bernstein was born Oct. 29, 1947, to Jacob and Mary Bernstein in Nassawadox and raised in Chincoteague. He graduated from Chincoteague High School in 1965 and a year later enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Michael served as a photography lab technician with the 548 RTG (Recon Group)....

Timothy Smith

Mr. Timothy Wayne Smith, 68, of Atlantic, passed peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 19, 2023, at his residence.  He was born in Nassawadox on Dec. 7, 1954, to the late Jacob Harry Smith and Mary J. (Bartee) Smith. He was an honorary member of the Atlantic Volunteer Fire and...

Jack Cranford

Mr. Jack Allen Cranford, 83, husband of Deborah B. Cranford and a resident of Melfa, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing, Nassawadox. A native of San Francisco, he was the son of the late Allen Leland Cranford and the late Thelma Skaug Cranford. Jack studied...

Tom Gonzalez

Mr. Tom Gonzalez, 80, husband of Nancy, passed away at his home on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. Tom was born in New York City April 2, 1943, to Louis and Maxine Gonzalez. He graduated from New Hyde Park Memorial High School in 1960. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1960,...

Robert “Bobby” Chesser

Mr. Robert “Bobby” Lee Chesser, 81, of Chincoteague Island, passed away on  Sept. 2, 2023, at his home. He was born in Hallwood, on Sept. 8, 1941, to the late Charlie and Agnes (McCready) Chesser. Robert is survived by his loving spouse, Etta Whealton Chesser of Chincoteague Island; son, Chad...

Alma Maddox

Mrs. Alma Blanche Maddox, 90, wife of the late James Calvin Maddox, passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at her home in Hallwood. Born May 21, 1933, in Groton Town, Va., she was the daughter of the late John Roger Groton and Elizabeth Taylor “BB” Groton. As the Maddox family...

Heather Dise

Mrs. Heather Wheatley Dise — beloved daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend – went home to rest with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at the age of 43. Born in Crisfield, Md., on Nov. 26, 1979, Heather was raised on Tangier Island, the place she...

Paul Bojko

Mr. Paul Bojko, 86, died Aug. 29, 2023, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Paul was born July 31, 1937, in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, to the late Gregor Bojko and the late Charytyna Zelynska Bojko. In a 2016 letter, Paul recounts his early years. “When I was about six years old,...

Ervin Evans

Mr. Ervin Evans, 66, was born on Aug. 21, 1957, in Atlantic, to the late Milton Watson and Geraldine Evans. He departed this life on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones after his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ervin was educated in Accomack County Public Schools and graduated...