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July 5, 2026

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

Jack Cranford

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...
Tom Gonzalez

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, where...
Robert “Bobby” Chesser

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...
Alma Maddox

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...
Heather Dise

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...
Paul Bojko

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...
Ervin Evans

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...
Violet Major

Violet Major

Mrs. Violet Olivia Heath Major, 96, of Boston, Va., was born on Aug. 17, 1927, to the late Joseph E. Heath Sr. and Annie Sample Heath in Craddockville. She entered into eternal rest on Aug. 28, 2023, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Violet...
Michael Fosque

Michael Fosque

Mr. Michael Tyrell Fosque, 38, was born on July 15, 1985, to Curtis Drummond and Martina Marshall at Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. He transitioned from labor to reward on Aug. 25, 2023, at his residence. Michael was a 2007 graduate of the...