by Ted Shockley | Dec 19, 2023 | Headlines
BY JIM RITCH, Shore First — Imagine for a moment the many activities that could follow a successful 42-year career in medicine, a career that started in New York and wound up serving the U.S. embassy staff in Rome, Italy. Was your first thought to open a 24-seat wine...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 19, 2023 | Features
So, how did Santa treat you? Very well, I hope. However, I’m certain no other 50-year-old woman got presents like some of mine! For example, I got a rechargeable drill. I also got a complete set of drill bits (some of which I have no idea what you’d use them for) and...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Etta Taylor Stevens, 85, wife of Lawrence H. Stevens Jr., of Townsend, passed away on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. She was born on June 10, 1938, in Accomack County to her parents, the late Leroy Thomas Taylor and Carrie Virginia...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Thomas Algernon Hickman, age 87, passed away peacefully in Richmond on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Born in Painter, Tommy was the son of the late Helen Thompson and the late Milton Thomas Hickman. He was a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore until he moved to...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Diane Ward Justice, 69, wife of Barron P. Justice for 50 years, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at Shore Health Rehab Center in Parksley, with her loving family by her side. Born Oct. 10, 1954, to the late Wesley and Myrtle Ward, Diane was raised in...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Laura Belle Gordy, 92, of Onley, a longtime District 7 representative on the Accomack Board of Supervisors, passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. She said her greatest pleasures in life were being called “Mother” and “Granny.” Her many accomplishments were...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jeanette Lynn Berryhill, 48, of Onancock, passed away Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born May 19, 1975, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late David Alan Towles and the late Florence Riddle “Flossie” Towles....
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Cynthia Turlington Crockett, 69, wife of the late Gene H. Crockett and a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, formerly of Wachapreague, passed away at her residence on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. She was the daughter of the late George Thomas “G.T.”...
by Ryan Webb | Dec 14, 2023 | Obituaries
On Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, Mr. Wayne Burris Jester, 88, was reunited with the love of his life, Cynthia Kirk Jester, who impatiently awaited his arrival in heaven for nearly a decade. Born July 26, 1935, in Quinby, Wayne was the son of the late Delmas William Jester Sr....
