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July 7, 2026

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William R. Taylor Jr.

William R. Taylor Jr.

Mr. William R. “Ray” Taylor Jr., 69, a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late William R. “Bud” Taylor and the late Viola Bell Taylor. He was a retired...
Mary Elizabeth Shores

Mary Elizabeth Shores

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Shores, 79, devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, with her loved ones by her side. A native of Tangier Island, she was born May 9, 1940, to the late Wesley Crockett and Annie...
Robert M. “Tick” Heath

Robert M. “Tick” Heath

Mr. Robert M. “Tick” Heath, 90, husband of the late Joyce Moore Heath and a resident of Cape Charles, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox. A native of Townsend, he was the son of the late William Thomas Heath and the late...
Arthur Joseph Schwendeman II

Arthur Joseph Schwendeman II

Mr. Arthur Joseph Schwendeman II passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at Commonwealth Senior Living, in Onancock, at the age of 97. Born Nov. 13, 1921, in Milltown, N.J., he was the son of the late Arthur J. Schwendeman I and Lillian F. Schwendeman. After...
Emily Ann Brothers

Emily Ann Brothers

Mrs. Emily Ann Brothers, 87, of Assawoman, wife of George Brothers, passed away Oct. 20, 2019, at the Riverside Trauma Unit in Newport News. Born Aug. 1, 1932, in Waynesburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of her late birth parents, Herbert and Audrey Farber Benson and...