by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Michael Anthony Arpino, 67, a resident of Eastville, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Eugene Arpino and the late Flora Cassone Arpino. He was the owner of the...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Miss Marquette L. Wescott, 48, of Keller, departed this life Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Nassawadox, Marquette was the beloved daughter of the Rev. Barry Mears and the late Frances Ann Wescott. After high school,...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Larry Kemp Rantz Sr., 84, husband of Margaret F. Rantz, of Withams, passed away Aug. 4, 2021, at his residence. Born Feb. 25, 1937, in Withams, he was the son of the late Jess “Beanie” W. Rantz and the late Violet Linton Rantz. Larry owned several businesses over...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Linda Carol Alward, 71, of Atlantic, passed away Aug. 3, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1949, a daughter to the late William F. Schapley and Hilda (Clark) Broussard. She was a member of Goodwill...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sylvia Spence was born June 26, 1946. After her mom and dad lost a son prior to her birth, they were elated to have this precious little dark-haired girl. Especially her dad; and from that day forward they were inseparable. She was his angel and she knew it....
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bonnie Lynn Custis, 73, of Cashville, wife of Bill Tom Custis, passed away Aug. 6, 2021, at her residence in Cashville. Born July 18, 1948, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Brooks “Frog” Taylor and the late Jean T. Taylor. Bonnie Lynn worked as a...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Emerson Richard Smith, 77, of Melfa, died peacefully Aug. 5, 2021. Emerson was born Aug. 29, 1943, in Jamesville, and was the son of the late Harry C. Smith and the late Ruth Somers Smith. The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Emerson. He married the...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County residents can weigh in at two public hearings Wednesday on whether the county should add employees to its payroll to enable Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department to have county-paid firemedics at the station around the clock. The...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab will launch a NASA-funded commercial moon mission from its New Zealand launch complex in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a press release. The mission, called CAPSTONE (the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology...
by James Ritch | Aug 12, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that Nancy Stern was appointed to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission. Stern recently retired after 37 years with Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc., 20 of those years as chief executive officer....
