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June 29, 2026

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

Shanetta S. Smith

Shanetta S. Smith

Miss Shanetta S. Smith, 42, of Exmore, departed this life Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach. Born in Nassawadox, Shanetta was the daughter of Cecil Watts Jr. and Willie Mae Washington. She was affectionately known...
Alexis DeMarino

Alexis DeMarino

Mrs. Alexis “Alex/Lexie” Fountaine DeMarino died at her home in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 20, 2022, at the age of 35. She is survived by her husband, Michael “Mike” DeMarino; her parents, Robert and Kathy Fountaine; her brother, Michael Fountaine; and her sister, Anna...
Elsie Farmer Eskridge

Elsie Farmer Eskridge

Mrs. Elsie Farmer “Fannie” Eskridge, of Parksley, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the age of 99. The daughter of the late Clarence Spurgon Farmer and the late Goldie Clark Farmer, Fannie was born Nov. 21, 1922, and raised near Fredericksburg, Va., with her sisters,...
Richard Carl Tatum Sr.

Richard Carl Tatum Sr.

Mr. Richard Carl Tatum Sr., 71, husband of Judith Tatum, of Mears, passed away Jan. 19, 2022. Born Oct. 4, 1950, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Arthur Tatum and the late Betty Matthews Tatum. Richard was a retired electrician and was a member of Acts the...
Walter Bernard Brown

Walter Bernard Brown

Mr. Walter Bernard Brown, better known as Brownie, 76, husband of Juanita Deyerle Brown and a resident of Eastville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at his residence. A native of Eastville, he was the son of the late Walter B. Brown Jr. and the late Anna Whited...