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July 6, 2026

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

New library is complete; lease isn’t

New library is complete; lease isn’t

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A new regional library building is ready for occupation, but the timeline to move in and open the facility in Parksley remains unknown. Accomack County, which owns the facility, and the Eastern Shore Public Library Board of...
Barbara Folk

Barbara Folk

Mrs. Barbara Ann Ross Folk, 77, of Charlotte, N.C., went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2023. A gathering of family and friends will take place at Gaskin Funeral Home, Friday, June 9 from 6:30 until 8 p.m. She leaves behind her husband, James Michael “Mike” Folk;...
Terry Howard

Terry Howard

Mr. Terry Howard, 85, husband of Judy Ann Howard and resident of Chincoteague, passed away at the home of his son, Michael, in Parksley on June 5, 2023, with his family by his side. Born on April 2, 1938, on Chincoteague Island, he was the son of the late William Lee...
Marshall Parks

Marshall Parks

Mr. Marshall Broughton Parks, 54, of Melfa, passed away Monday, June 5, 2023, at his home. Born March 15, 1969, in Nassawadox, he was the son of John L. “Jack” Parks Jr., of Melfa, and the late Roxanna Marshall Parks. A native of Parksley, he graduated from Arcadia...
Agnes Satterwhite

Agnes Satterwhite

Mrs. Agnes Estelle Satterwhite, 94, wife of the late Rev. Dr. Edwin Howard Satterwhite, passed away at her home in Parksley on Saturday, June 3, 2023, surrounded by family. Born Sept. 10, 1928, in Spotsylvania County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Douglas M....
Clement Pruitt

Clement Pruitt

Mr. Clement Melvin Pruitt, 79, of Cape Charles, died Monday, June 5, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Helen Sterling Pruitt and James Allen Pruitt; and his brother, James Allen Pruitt Jr. Clem is survived by his wife, Sue Stevenson Pruitt; his daughters,...
Michael Dunnagan

Michael Dunnagan

Mr. Michael L. Dunnagan, 73, formerly of Cape Charles, passed away peacefully at Baker Hospital in Naples, Fla., on Dec. 18, 2022. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 30, 1949, to Charles and Patricia Dunnagan. After high school he joined the United States Navy and...
Joyce Butler

Joyce Butler

Mrs. Joyce Tilghman Butler, 86, formerly of Cape Charles, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She was born on Sept. 29, 1933, in Fairview, Va., to Edward and Elizabeth (Ames) Tilghman. She graduated from Northampton High School and later attended...
Ruth Birch

Ruth Birch

Mrs. Ruth Ann Birch, 65, of Chincoteague Island, passed away on June 3, 2023, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She entered this world on July 29, 1957, at Nassawadox. She was the beautiful daughter of the late Gary W. Daisey and Betty Rae Daisey...
Barbara Kambarn

Barbara Kambarn

Mrs. Barbara J. Kambarn, 79, passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Feb. 14, 1944, in Salisbury, Md., and was the oldest daughter of the late Joseph Stanley (Buck) Jackson and the late Naomi Hill Jackson....