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July 6, 2026

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

Leonia Frances Dillard Baines

Leonia Frances Dillard Baines

Mrs. Leonia Francis Dillard Baines, of Dover, Del., known to family and friends as “Lee,” beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt, passed away at her home in Dover on Oct. 1, 2020. She was 90. A native of Exmore, after living during her earlier...
Dickye Phillips Hickman

Dickye Phillips Hickman

Mrs. Dickye Phillips Hickman, 84, passed away Nov. 13, 2020, in Williamsburg. She was a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia until she moved to Williamsburg last year to be closer to her two sons. Born in Nassawadox, Dickye was the daughter of the late...
Louis Wood Bedell Jr.

Louis Wood Bedell Jr.

Mr. Louis Wood “Woody” Bedell Jr., 70, finished his 8 ½ year journey with cancer on Nov. 1, 2020. He never considered his cancer a battle but instead an experience from which to learn and share with others. Woody was involved with church work for more than 26 years,...
C. Thomas Hudson

C. Thomas Hudson

Mr. C. Thomas “Tommy” Hudson, 85, husband of Gloria Thomas Hudson and a resident of Exmore, passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at his residence. A native of Marionville, he was the son of the late Alred and Belle Floyd Hudson. He was the owner and operator of Hudson’s...
Heidi Bowden Thornton

Heidi Bowden Thornton

Ms. Heidi Bowden Thornton, 55, passed away on Nov. 4, 2020, after a 12-year battle with brain cancer. She was born on May 7, 1965, in Nassawadox, to Carolyn and Kirby Bowden. Heidi exhibited a true joy for life, and loved to celebrate with people, rejoicing in special...