by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night to prevent future wetland mitigation projects that only would benefit other localities. Such projects “cannot be allowed in Northampton County; 73% of our land is water; only 200...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore residents from Chincoteague to lower Northampton County flocked to a public hearing about the Eastern Shore Rail Trail at Eastern Shore Community College. The purpose of Monday’s open house-style hearing was to seek...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Edward Timothy Kellam, better known as Tim, 64, husband of Julie Turner Kellam and a resident of Eastville, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at his residence. A native of Eastville, he was the son of the late Edward Earl Kellam and the late Maxine Elliott...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mildred F. “Cookie” Lankford, wife of Chris Lankford of Mears, Va., passed away at TidalHealth in Salisbury, Md., on March 13, 2023. She was born on Dec. 28, 1943, to the late Henry Jack Fuller and Betty Godwin Crockett. She was the beloved granddaughter of the...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Ms. Susan H. Corson passed away on March 8, 2023, at her beloved family farmhouse in Locustville. Born May 11, 1956, in Nassawadox to Anne and David W. Corson, Suzy was a bright star in her community and loved by all who knew her as a sister, aunt, neighbor, teacher,...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Forrest Samuel “Sam” Belote, age 84, of Onancock and Annapolis, Md., passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. He was born in Onancock on Sept. 27, 1938, to the late Sadie and Forrest Belote. He happily joins his wife, Paula Belote, in heaven. Surviving Sam...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Frances Knight “Fran” Gillespie, 77, of Chincoteague Island passed away on March 8, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Norfolk on Feb. 26, 1946, to the late Richard Knight and Marie (Lee) Taylor. She was a member of Union Baptist Church. Fran worked as...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth Wayne Butler, 75, of Chincoteague Island passed away on March 3, 2023, at his residence. He was born on Wallops Island on Jan. 21, 1948, to the late Rupert Lee and Norma (Hancock) Butler. He was a member of Union Baptist Church. He was one of the...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
It is with great sadness that we announce that Mrs. Jeannette Killmon Powell passed away on March 4, 2023. She was 94. She was born and grew up on the family farm in Jenkins Bridge, Va. Jeannette and her husband, Bill Powell, began their married life in Pocomoke City,...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 16, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Vicki Braun Parker, 77, wife of George Tankard Parker and a resident of Onley, passed away at home on Friday, March 10, 2023. In accordance with her wishes, Vicki is being cremated and the family will privately celebrate her life. Vicki was the daughter of the...
