by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Rose Ward, 81, of Parksley, wife of the late Leon Price Ward, passed away on April 28, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born Aug. 29, 1940, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Harold Hobson Knight and the late Sally...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Melanie Leora Parkhurst, 96, wife of the late Edwin H. Parkhurst Jr. and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore in Onancock. Born Aug. 12, 1925, in Ann Arbor, Mich., she was the daughter of...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bessie M. Wilson, 62, of Onancock, departed this life April 25, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Onancock, Bessie was the beloved daughter of Mary D. Boggs and the late Quinton L. Strand. She entered the workforce in the poultry...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Lizzie M. Corbin, 88, of Washington, D.C., formerly of the Shore, was called home on Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Layhill Nursing and Rehab Center, in Silver Spring, Md. Born in Accomack County, Lizzie was the beloved daughter of the late William “Pete” Allen...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Irene Annis Timmons, of Chincoteague Island, passed away suddenly on April 26, 2022, at her residence. Born April 17, 1937, a daughter to the late Herman and Della (Young) Annis, Irene had just celebrated a milestone birthday turning 85 years old, spending it...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Virginia “Ginny” Wade, 74, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore, in Onancock. Born April 13, 1947, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Hoyt E. Wade and the late Frances Pocket Wade. For decades,...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The April 19 school board meeting failed to address several questions that those of us who support preservation and restoration came to ask. The only “conversation” was between school board member Paul Bull, demolition proponent, and Donald Booth, of DJG...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: First of all, it was reported that the cost to renovate Accomac School would be only slightly more than destroying it and building a metal and brick structure. Thus, the beginning of our effort to save this building. Second, who was responsible for...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Last edition of the Post had a letter to the editor from a Rich Puchalski concerning the basketball hoops at the tennis courts in Wachapreague. This is a response to that letter. It took three years of discussions for the Town Council to vote to take the...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Spring has sprung, skies are blue, and the sun is bright. A few favorites of mine are always serving up some good vittles. In Cape Charles, The Bakery on Mason is open on Saturday and Sunday currently. Folks, I will tell, you will not get a better loaf of...
