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July 5, 2026

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Wesley B. Bowen Jr.

Wesley B. Bowen Jr.

Mr. Wesley B. “Billy” Bowen Jr., 77, husband of the late Edna Lilliston Bowen and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at his residence. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late Wesley Bartine Bowen Sr. and the late Gay Ilva...
Joan Patricia Farlow Tyre

Joan Patricia Farlow Tyre

Ms. Joan Patricia Farlow Tyre, 73, a resident of Whaleyville, Md., passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Jack Farlow and the late Viola Fluhart Warren. Joan...
Linda Leigh Floyd

Linda Leigh Floyd

Ms. Linda Leigh Floyd, 70, a resident of Marionville, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. A native of Marionville, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Floyd and the late Edwina Burch Floyd. She was a...
James William Short Jr.

James William Short Jr.

Mr. James William “Jimmy” Short Jr., 70, husband of Evelyn Lucille Padgett Short and a resident of Virginia Beach, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at his residence. Born Sept. 25, 1950, in Parksley, he was the son of the late James William Short and the late Irene...
Rieta Cheryl LeCato

Rieta Cheryl LeCato

Mrs. Rieta Cheryl LeCato, 73, was born Sept. 8, 1947, on Chincoteague Island. Known as “TuTu,” she went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at her home in Wilmington, N.C. Rieta graduated from CHS and then traveled with her husband, Jerry W. LeCato...