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June 22, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Jim Goldstine

Jim Goldstine

Mr. Jim Goldstine died peacefully of natural causes on Nov. 1, 2025, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, his adopted home of 30 years, at the age of 90. He died as he lived — a kind, gentle soul, preferring to stand loyally in the supportive background of his family so...
Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Laird, beloved wife of the late Harold Edward Laird, was called home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, just three days after celebrating her 98th birthday. Born and raised in Parksley, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Wyman...
Henry Custis Jr.

Henry Custis Jr.

Mr. Henry Powell Custis Jr., 80, of Onancock, passed away peacefully on Oct. 24, 2025. Born on June 24, 1945, in Baltimore, he was the eldest son of Josephine Zimmerman Custis and Henry “Powell” Custis. A lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore, he graduated from...
Angus “Buzz” Hines III

Angus “Buzz” Hines III

Mr. Angus Irving “Buzz” Hines III, made his grand exit on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at his home in Belle Haven, naked as the day he was born on Dec. 23, 1965. True to form, he left this world exactly the way he lived in it — unapologetically himself, unbothered by...
Douglas Marshall

Douglas Marshall

Mr. Douglas Marshall passed away peacefully to his Lord and Savior in Heaven on Oct. 21, 2025. Douglas was born in Utah on May 22, 1942, to his parents, William Marshall and Priscilla Johnson (Marshall-Bingham). He served twice for the U.S. Navy with honorable...
Ruth Ann Gates

Ruth Ann Gates

Mrs. Ruth Ann (Hollis) Gates, 77, of Bloxom, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 4, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. The eldest child of Jerry L. Hollis Sr. and Marjorie L. (Mock) Hollis, Ruth Ann was born on Aug. 27, 1948, in Washington, D.C. She graduated from James...