by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Connie Lynn Brady Walton, 62, and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at her residence. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of India Winslow Birch, of Cape Charles, and the late Samuel Brady Jr. Connie was a homemaker. In...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Helen Kathleen Wilds Colonna, 96, wife of the late Albert Colonna and a resident of Temperanceville, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. A native of Wilmington, Del., she was the daughter of the late Harry Harrison...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Caramine Kellam, born Jan. 23, 1941, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 4, 2022. Until her last day, Caramine steadfastly and exuberantly lived out her life’s motto: “I want to leave my corner of the world a little better than I found it.” Caramine was born...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Linda Coulbourne Custis, 83, wife of the late Elvin R. Custis Jr. and the late Kenneth Annis and a resident of Exmore, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at The Citadel in Nassawadox. A native of Accomac, she was the daughter of the late James Elmer Coulbourne and...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret B. Matthews, 97, of Pocomoke City, Md., received her wings on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Shore Health & Rehab Center in Parksley. Born in Keller, Margaret was the beloved daughter of the late Arthur Duncan Sr. and the late Beulah Duncan. She was...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. David Richard Waller, 78, of Onancock, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Born Jan. 31, 1944, in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of the late Thomas Jackson Waller and the late Eleanor Gullett Waller. Dave served his country in the U.S. Army and was...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Raymond Eugene Clayton was born March 31, 1934, in Machipongo, the son of Samuel Benjamin and Rose Budd Clayton. Raymond was a graduate of Northampton High School class of 1954 and completed a four-year apprenticeship in 1960 for a sheet metal worker. In 1957 he...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Navy identified Lt. Hyrum Hanlon as the crew member who lost his life in crash of an E-2D aircraft off Chincoteague March 30 during a routine training mission. Hanlon, assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, was commissioned...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: A comment during a Chincoteague city council meeting by owners of the Whiteraven’s Nest indicated that during heavy rain events sewage smells occur on or in the area of their property. This is not uncommon throughout Chincoteague in some areas. This...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: If you live in the Town of Onancock beware the tax assessor. Not only do town residents pay town real estate taxes on top of the county tax, but it appears that in addition the tax assessor has it in for you. We live in the town of Onancock, just barely....
