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June 25, 2026

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

Joe Duer III

Joe Duer III

Mr. Joe Anderson Duer III, 54, of Ft. Myers, Fla., passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Born Jan. 13, 1971, he was the son of J. Anderson “Andy” Duer Jr. and Susan Copes Duer, of Davis Wharf. Joe was raised on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Occohannock Creek, where his...
Henry Perry

Henry Perry

Mr. Henry Perry, 68, of Parksley, husband of the late Ruth Virginia Mae Redmond Perry, passed away on May 25, 2025, in Parksley. Born on Oct. 14, 1956, in Pound, he was the son of the late Melvin Perry and Clara Bell Cox Perry. Henry worked for Branscome Incorporated...
Irma Hancock

Irma Hancock

Mrs. Irma Mae Hancock, 99, of Lake Park, wife of the late Carlton Henry Hancock, passed away on May 22, 2025, in Lake Park, Ga. Born on March 8, 1926, on Chincoteague Island, she was the daughter of the late Hillary Clark and Audrey Bowden Clark. Irma was a homemaker...
Bonnie Martin

Bonnie Martin

Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Watson Wilgus Martin passed away peacefully on May 19, 2025, at the age of 84. Born Oct. 16, 1940, in Mobile, Ala., she was raised by Fannie Pearl and William Watson. Bonnie grew up the oldest of eight children — leading and caring for her younger...
Ron Matthews Sr.

Ron Matthews Sr.

Mr. Ronald (Ron) Foster Matthews Sr. passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer and a long struggle with the complications of diabetes on May 25, 2025. A native of Somerset County, Md., he was born at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass., on July 20,...
Patsy Young

Patsy Young

Mrs. Patricia Parks “Patsy” Young, of Onley, a fun-loving, easygoing, bicycle-riding, Tangier native, was called to heaven on Thursday, May 22, 2025, where she is undoubtedly entertaining the masses. Born May 14, 1947, on Tangier Island, she was the daughter of the...
Debbie Choquette

Debbie Choquette

Mrs. Deborah Ann Van Fossen Choquette, affectionately known as Debbie to her friends and family, left this world after a valiant effort by emergency personnel to keep her here with us on May 14, 2025, after a long battle with a list of compounding health challenges....