by Ryan Webb | Feb 23, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Ann Merritt, wife of the late Newman R. Merritt, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at the home of her daughter. Born in May 1930, Mary Ann was a lifelong resident of Chincoteague Island and the daughter of the late John Milton Jones and the late Madeline...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 23, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. William Ray “Billy” Justice, 53, passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at his home in Melfa. Born Oct. 17, 1969, in Nassawadox he was the son of Connie Lee Stevens of Melfa and the late Norman Littleton Justice Jr. Following graduation from Nandua High School, Billy...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 23, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth E. Hall Sr., 75, of Bloxom, husband of Cathaleen Turner Hall, passed away on Feb. 17, 2023, at his residence. Born on Jan. 16, 1948, in Saxis, he was the son of the late Bernard K. Hall Jr. and the late Eleanor Lewis Hall. Kenneth was a USDA inspector for...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 23, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Harvey Nelson Farlow Jr., 77, husband of the late Candice Mears Farlow and a resident of Quinby, passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at his residence. A native of Maryland, he was the son of the late Harvey Nelson Farlow Sr. and the late Elizabeth Mooney Farlow. He...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 23, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Harding Parks Wescott Jr, of Columbia, Md. passed away on Feb. 12, 2023. Harding approached all aspects of life with passion and humor. He was born in Nassawadox and grew up on a beautiful farm on the Nassawadox Creek. There, he grew up valuing nature, friends,...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 21, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Robert Bloxom Jr., who first won election to the House of Delegates in 2014, appears to be set for re-election after what might have been the biggest test of his political career. The Republican delegate who previously said he would...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Edward Victor “Cap’n Eddie” Karmilovich, 77, husband of Shirley Augustine “Sweet Shirley” Karmilovich and a resident of Machipongo, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Sentara Heart Hospital in Norfolk. A native of Hanover Township, Pa., he was the son of the...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. John T. “Jay” Hutchinson III, 67, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Peaceful Surroundings II in Virginia Beach, where he was lovingly cared for over the last 10 years. Born Sept. 28, 1955, in Nassawadox and raised in Harborton, Jay was the son of the late...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Payne Horsley, 101, wife of the late Chalmers “Butch” Horsley and a resident of Onancock, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Born on April 30, 1921, “Dot” was a native of Onancock and the daughter of the late William F. Payne and the late Vida...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Virginia Clark Pruitt, better known as Ginger, 62, wife of the late Robert Keith Pruitt and a resident of Cedar View, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at her daughter’s house in Melfa. A native of Capeville, she was the daughter of the late Rankin Ray Clark and...
