by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mr. Lawrence Hyden (Sonny) Stevens Jr., 88, of Townsend, passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at his home. Born on June 20, 1936, in Accomack County to his parents, the late Lawrence Hyden Stevens Sr. and Dorothy Hart Stevens, he grew up in Hacksneck. Lawrence and...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Dr. Richard J. Pawelski, M.D., lived 90 years of achievement, joy, and significance, departing from this life on Jan. 26, 2025, from complications of COVID-19. Richard was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Reading, Pa. His father, William, owned a mom-and-pop market in downtown...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mr. Fletcher Govan Chalmers III, 78, and a resident of Exmore, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Nassawadox. He was the son of the late Fletcher Govan Chalmers Jr. and Lillian Mae Reisert. He was a member of American Legion Post 56 in Cheriton and the Exmore...
by Sarah Barban | Jan 31, 2025 | Headlines
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post — Sunday morning dawned with frustration and grumbling for residents of Onancock after a burst pipe beneath the Ames Street bridge meant there was no water for morning coffee, baby formula, or hot showers. The pipe in question,...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Renee Marie Shoff, 71, devoted wife of Richard Allen Shoff II and loving mother to Daniel and Nichole, passed away Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at her home in Onancock, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on July 24, 1953, in York, Pa., Renee was the daughter of Jack...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Barrett, 86, of Chincoteague Island, passed into the arms of her loving savior on Jan. 22, 2025, surrounded and cared for by her devoted family in her residence. She was born on July 9, 1938, to Mildred and Arthur Hopkins on Chincoteague Island. She...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Ms. Patricia Ann Bane, 88, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at her home in Atlantic. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Pat was born Aug. 22, 1936, to the late John Joseph Bane and Edna Mae Diefendorf Bane. Pat worked as a librarian at Syracuse University for many years...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Glenda Custis McIntyre, a beloved resident of Onancock, passed away at her home on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the age of 78. Born April 29, 1946, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Olive Townsend Custis and John Quinton Custis. Glenda graduated from...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Betty Adkins Parks, 77, wife of the late Joseph Lee “Joey” Parks and a resident of Melfa, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at her daughter’s home in Onancock surrounded by her loved ones. Born on Feb. 26, 1947, in Nassawadox, Betty was the devoted daughter of...
by Sarah Barban | Jan 31, 2025 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors voted to unanimously approve the draft of an agreement for Northampton County to cover tuition costs of its employees to attend basic or advanced EMT EMS training courses in Accomack....
