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July 8, 2026

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

Robert Ray Petitt

Robert Ray Petitt

Mr. Robert Ray Petitt, 87, of Pocomoke, Md., husband of Jean Outten Petitt, passed away June 24, 2019, at his residence. Born Oct. 13, 1931, in Stockton, Md., he was the son of the late Clarence and Gussie Dryden Petitt. Mr. Petitt was an auto mechanic and a member of...

Warren Durand Fooks

Mr. Warren Durand Fooks II, 83, of Houston, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was born in Fruitland, Md., on Nov. 14, 1935, to William and Esther (Marshall) Fooks and grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was a graduate...
John David Spangler

John David Spangler

John David Spangler, of Onancock, passed away on June 13.  Born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 21, 1928, David grew up in Memphis, Tennessee.  After graduation from the University of the South, Sewanee, he continued his studies at the University of...
Kalman Jefferson Williams

Kalman Jefferson Williams

Mr. Kalman Jefferson “J.D.” Williams, 92, husband of the late Betty J. Collins Williams and a resident of Grotons, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born March 3, 1927, in Sanford, he was a son of the late...
Grace Vera West

Grace Vera West

Mrs. Grace Vera West, 56, wife of Terry A. West Jr., of Hallwood, passed away June 14, 2019, at Heritage Hall in Nassawadox. Born June 7, 1963,  in Salisbury, Md., she was the daughter of Sandra Kay Mason Marshall and Maxwell Elmo Marshall Sr. She was a former...