by Ted Shockley | Mar 31, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — A crowd of Metompkin Elementary School students ran onto their brand-new playground as soon as the ribbon was cut at the playground’s grand opening in Parksley on March 21. “This is a time when being a school board member is...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jane Parks Sawyer, 91, of Accomac, wife of the late William Donald Sawyer Sr., passed away on March 21, 2023, in Onancock. Born on August 28, 1931, in Parksley, she was the daughter of the late Russell S. Parks and the late Leone Barnes Parks. Jane was a...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Carlton William “C.W.” Marshall, 85, of Saxis, passed away on March 21, 2023, in Salisbury, Md. Born on Nov. 4, 1937, in Sanford, he was the son of the late Carlton Guy Marshall and the late Edna Shaw Marshall. C.W. was a waterman from the age of 16. He was a...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Betty J. Young, 77, of Melfa, gained her wings on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Rocky Mount, N.C., she was the beloved daughter of Richard House and Ozetta Austin. She was a loving wife, mother, and daycare...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Naomi “Nana” Cathell, of Magnolia, Del., formerly of Onley and Parksley, became one of God’s angels on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Delaware Hospice, Milford, Del. Born August 19, 1928, in New Castle, Del., she was the daughter of the late Precy Blair MacMicking...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Lee Charnock, 74, and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehab Center, Gloucester, Va. A native of Painter, she was the daughter of the late C. Edgar Hickman and the late Adeline Brizendine...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Anne Drewer Sterling, 90, wife of the late George B. Sterling Sr., passed away Sunday, March 26, at her home in Cedar View. She was the daughter of the late John H. Drewer and the late Mildred Drummond Drewer. She is survived by four children, George B. Sterling...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bessie B. Strand, 78, of Temple Hills, Md., formerly of the Shore, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at her residence. Born in Onancock, Bessie was the first child of Elizabeth and Milton Budd. After graduating from Mary N. Smith High School in...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Frances Nock, 82, of Bloxom, departed this life on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Born in Temperanceville, Mary was the beloved daughter of the late James I. and Hattie Broughton. Mary received her education in...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Lydia D. Tunnell, 66, of New Church, departed this life on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her daughter’s residence. Born in Salisbury, Md., Lydia was the beloved daughter of the Rev. Welton L. and Hattie B. Waters. She received her education in Accomack County Public...
