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June 26, 2026

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

Richard Belote

Richard Belote

Captain Richard Edward Belote, 91, of Lewes, Del., and formerly of Willis Wharf, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 24, 2025. Born in Mappsburg, he was the son of the late Edward Belote and Mary Blanche Doughty Belote. Captain...
Elizabeth Whitman

Elizabeth Whitman

Mrs. Elizabeth Walta Whitman, a resident of Exmore, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. A native of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward Frank Walta and the late Amelia Gaidowski Walta. She retired from Titmus Optical. She was predeceased by her husband,...
Ercle Herbert Jr.

Ercle Herbert Jr.

Mr. Ercle F. Herbert Jr., 93, of Schooner Bay, Onancock, died Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born June 6, 1931, in Washington, D.C., he was the only child of the late Ercle F. Herbert Sr. and Helen Stevens Herbert. Ercle graduated from...
Geri Chick

Geri Chick

Mrs. Geraldine “Geri” A. Chick, 86, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, just eight days after the passing of her husband, Gerald W. Chick. Geri was a longtime former resident of Toms River, N.J., before settling in Schooner...