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July 4, 2026

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

Jerry Farring Lilliston

Jerry Farring Lilliston

Mr. Jerry Farring Lilliston, 77, beloved husband of Billie L. Lilliston and a resident of Accomac, passed away peacefully with his loving wife of 57 years by his side on March 10, 2021, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. Born March 30, 1943, he was the son of the...
Eileen Ashton

Eileen Ashton

Mrs. Eileen Ashton, 96, wife of the late Eugene G. Ashton Sr. and a resident of Painter, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore, Onancock. Born in New London, Conn., and raised in Langhorne, Pa., she married and raised...
Brian Lee Daley

Brian Lee Daley

Mr. Brian Lee Daley, 49, of Onancock, passed away March 7, 2021. Born Sept. 20, 1971, in Falls Church, Va., he was the son of Kevin and Teri Daley and Andrea Koerner Wessels and her partner, Michael Gladding, all of Onancock. A man of endless talent, Brian’s smile and...
Willie Carroll Crockett Jr.

Willie Carroll Crockett Jr.

Mr. Willie Carroll Crockett Jr., the humorous and homespun Onancock resident whose seaboard paintings and well-told stories made him one of the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s celebrated artists, died Monday, March 8. He was 82. Survivors include his wife of 58 years,...
Kenneth Lloyd Simmons

Kenneth Lloyd Simmons

Mr. Kenneth Lloyd “Ken” Simmons, 88, was reunited with his beloved wife, Joan Mason Simmons, Friday, March 5, 2021. Born Jan. 22, 1933, in Washington, D.C., and reared in Rockville, Md., he was the son of the late Othar Lloyd “Otha” Simmons and Audrey Moore...