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June 29, 2026

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

Mary Stuart

Mary Stuart

Mrs. Mary Hamilton Walker Stuart, 93, a resident of Church and Elliotts Neck for 65 years, passed away peacefully Jan. 4, 2022. Born Aug. 16, 1928, in Norfolk, she was the oldest child of Randolph Hastings Walker and Mary Hamilton Williams Walker, of Bayford. Mary...
William Joseph Wilburn III

William Joseph Wilburn III

Mr. William Joseph “Billy” Wilburn III, 78, died at his home in Parksley, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Born March 25, 1943, in Richmond, he was the only child born to the late William Joseph Wilburn Jr. and the late Catherine Packette Wilburn. A life defined by a love of...
John “Hanson” Thomas

John “Hanson” Thomas

Mr. John “Hanson” Thomas, 89, husband of the late Jessie Lynn Thomas, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crisfield, Md. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Hanson was born June 3, 1932, a son to the late Barney...
Polly Northam Travis

Polly Northam Travis

Mrs. Polly Northam Travis, 86, wife of the late Cecil Edward Travis and a resident of Hallwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at her daughter’s home, with her family by her side. Born Oct. 1, 1935, in Mappsville, she was the only child of the late...
Peggy Jean Linton

Peggy Jean Linton

Mrs. Peggy Jean Linton, 79, of Sanford, wife of the late Joseph William Linton, passed away Jan. 4, 2022, in Delmar, Md. Born June 4, 1942, in Snow Hill, Md., she was the daughter of the late Wilson Taylor and the late Irma Mason Taylor. Peggy worked at Tyson’s for...