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July 7, 2026

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Virginia Ewell Godwin

Virginia Ewell Godwin

Mrs. Virginia Ewell Godwin, 87, of Indian Head, Md., passed away Oct. 23, 2019, at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Md., surrounded by her family. Born in Mears, Va., Sept. 26, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Estelle Hart...
Page Bryan Ashby

Page Bryan Ashby

Mr. Page Bryan Ashby, 76, of Spartanburg, S.C., died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, peacefully at home. Born June 18, 1943, in Newport News, Va., he was the son of the late Page Cornelius Ashby and Mabel Bryan Ashby. In 1966, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from North...
Patsy Lou Corbin

Patsy Lou Corbin

Ms. Patsy Lou Corbin, known to many as just “Pat”, “Ma Pat”, “Aunt Pat”, “Sis”, or “Grandma”, was born March 15, 1947, to the late James and Cynthia Taylor. She departed this life onto Glory Oct. 23, 2019. Ms. Corbin was educated in Accomack County Public Schools. One...
Donald Hugh Thorne

Donald Hugh Thorne

Mr. Donald Hugh “Don” Thorne, 90, husband of Evelyn Daley Thorne and lifelong resident of Tangier Island, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, with his loving family at his side. A memorial service will be held at the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church Saturday, Nov....
Donald Hugh Thorne

Edgar Smith Sturgis III

Mr. Edgar Smith Sturgis III, 88, died peacefully in his home in Eastville Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. He was predeceased by his father, Edgar Smith Sturgis Jr.; mother, Elizabeth Scarborough Sturgis; daughter, Eleanor Scarborough Sturgis; and brother, Willis Scarborough...