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July 6, 2026

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

Clifton R. Taylor Sr.

Clifton R. Taylor Sr.

Mr. Clifton R. “Tink” Taylor Sr., 83, husband of Barbara Ann Taylor and a resident of Oyster, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at his residence. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late William T. Taylor and the late Louise Rayfield Taylor. He was retired...
James Edward Verity

James Edward Verity

Col. James Edward “Jimbo” Verity (U.S. Army, Ret.), left this life of love and service March 6, 2020, in Parksley. A resident of Parksley, he previously resided in Olney, Md., and Yorktown, Va., as well as numerous locations throughout the world during his military...
Hazel Crockett

Hazel Crockett

Ms. Hazel Mae Ross Crockett, 86, of Cape Charles, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born April 27, 1933, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late John “Jack” Ross and Elizabeth “Betty” East Ross. Ms. Crockett...
Robert Curtis Prettyman

Robert Curtis Prettyman

Mr. Robert Curtis “Bob” Prettyman died peacefully March 5, 2020. Bob was born May 21, 1953, the son of the late William S. Prettyman and the late Juanita Colonna Prettyman. He was the husband of the late Holly Prettyman. He is survived by his stepmother, Nancy H....
Hector Macario Escalante Ortiz

Hector Macario Escalante Ortiz

Of Nelsonia, VA passed away at his home on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the age of 49.  He is the husband of Antonieta Velasquez.  Born in Guatemala on April 2, 1970 and his parents were the late, Fransisco Escalante Bartolon and Patricia Ortiz.  He worked as a truck...