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June 19, 2026

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

Darlene Wetherington

Darlene Wetherington

Mrs. Darlene Anne (Cherrix) Wetherington was born on July 15, 1940, to Mr. Homer L. “Jake” Cherrix Sr. and Rowena Virginia (née Melvin) Cherrix on Chincoteague Island, VA. Darlene passed peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on May 17, 2026. Darlene married...
Jerry Eller

Jerry Eller

Mr. Jerry Lane Eller, 86, of Delmar, Del., received the call to go home on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Ready to take the trip after a long fight through three cancers and heart disease, he was surrounded by loving family as he left to join his family and friends on the...
Jerry Evans

Jerry Evans

Mr. Jerry Gordon Evans, 93, of Onley, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on July 16, 1932, at the family home in Onley, he was the son of the late Winnie Core Evans and the late James Twyford Evans....
Sonny Johnson

Sonny Johnson

Mrs. Sonja Denhart “Sonny” Johnson, 83, of Southside Chesconnessex, was welcomed into the open arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 18, 2026. Born Nov. 29, 1942, Sonny was the youngest of three children born to the late Vernon Hundley Belote and Gretchen Denhart...
Billy Ray Bunting

Billy Ray Bunting

Mr. Billy Ray Bunting, 86, of Chincoteague Island, passed into the arms of the Lord surrounded by his loving family on May 14, 2026. Billy Ray was born on Feb. 11, 1940, to the late Harry Clay Bunting Sr. and Mary Andrews Bunting on Chincoteague. Billy Ray graduated...