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July 2, 2026

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

Faye Shrieves Ralston

Faye Shrieves Ralston

Mrs. Faye Shrieves Ralston, a lifelong resident of Onancock, died peacefully in her home on Aug. 4, 2021. Faye was born on Aug. 8, 1936, in Cashville, and was the daughter of the late Alfred James Shrieves and Mariah Groton Shrieves. Faye was best known for her love...
William D. Henning, II

William D. Henning, II

William D. Henning, II of Chincoteague Island, Virginia went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2021. He was born in Bellefonte, PA on November 4, 1950. Bill was the son of William D. and Virginia K. Henning. After retiring from CINTAS First Aid after more than 20...
Fern Mears Ward

Fern Mears Ward

Mrs. Fern Mears Ward, 97, wife of the late William Ward and a resident of Wachapreague, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at John B. Parsons Senior Living in Salisbury, Md. A native of Wachapreague, she was a daughter of the late Paul Mears and the late Bessie James...
Carolyn Jane Charnock

Carolyn Jane Charnock

Mrs. Carolyn Jane Charnock, 80, wife of the late Charles Frederick “Puge” Charnock and a resident of Tangier Island, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Signature HealthCare at Mallard Bay in Cambridge, Md. Born November 21, 1940, on Tangier Island, she was the...
Robert Roland Shores

Robert Roland Shores

Robert Roland Shores, 55, of Tangier Island, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his home. Born September 16, 1965, on Tangier, he was the only son of seven children born to Kathleen “Joyce” Shores of Tangier and the late Robert Lee Shores. A lifelong Tangier...