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July 9, 2026

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

Barbara Lois Taylor

Barbara Lois Taylor

Ms. Barbara Lois Taylor, 66, of New Church, passed away peacefully Monday, April 22, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center after a very courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. Born April 13, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Agnes Bull Taylor and...
Zena Smith

Zena Smith

Mrs. Zena Smith, formerly of Mclean/Great Falls Va., having retired to the Kilmarnock, Va., area in 1998, passed away at the Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury April 20, 2019. She is survived by her loving husband of 70 years, Edwin Jay Smith, and her sister, Mrs....
Cora Sue Press

Cora Sue Press

Mrs. Cora Sue Press, 81, wife of Randolph “Rick” Press and a resident of Parksley, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at her home. Born Nov. 15, 1937, on Tangier Island, she was a daughter of the late John Lewis Parks and the late Annie Isabelle Thomas Parks.     ...
Marion B. Hammer

Marion B. Hammer

Mrs. Marion B. Hammer, 92, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Harborton, and Northport, N.Y., died peacefully in her home on April 24, surrounded by her family, after a long period of declining health.  She was predeceased by Donald Hammer, her husband of 57 years and is...

Milton Nock Custis Jr.

Mr. Milton Nock Custis Jr., 91, husband of Ellen Jones Custis and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Commonwealth Senior Living (formerly Hermitage on the Eastern Shore), in Onancock.  Born June 12, 1927, in Craddockville, and raised...