Obituaries

Sep 5, 2021

Elta Ferebee Green, 95, and a resident of Onancock, VA, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore. Born and raised on the Eastern Shore, she was the daughter of the late Dr. William T. Green, Jr. and the late Etna Moorehead Green. Elta held a Master’s Degree in Social Work and had...

Sep 1, 2021

Ronald Nottingham West, 73, husband of Emily Faye West and a resident of Machipongo, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, VA, he was the son of the late Robert Burns West and the late Charlotte Nottingham West. He was a retired educator, 25 year member of Northampton Fire and Rescue, taught...

Aug 29, 2021

Gloria Rowe Chandler died peacefully on August 29, 2021 with her family at her side at the age of 81. She was born in Willis Wharf, Virginia to her parents John and Naomi Rowe. During World War II, her family relocated to Gloucester, Virginia so her father could work at the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station. After the war, the...

Aug 29, 2021

Ruth Ann Long, 60, wife of Barry Dean Long and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A native of Princess Anne, MD, she was the daughter of Frances E. Crouch Long of Princess Anne and the late Thomas F. Long. She was a Child Support Specialist...

Aug 29, 2021

Francis S. “Frank” Drummond, 90, a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Francis Simpson Drummond and the late Edna Earle Doughty Drummond.

Frank was tough as nails and had as many lives as his beloved cats.  He ultimately...

Aug 28, 2021

Deborah B. “Debbie” Parks, fondly known as “Babe”, 64, wife of Eddie Parks and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A native of Willis Wharf, VA, “a wharf rat”, she was the daughter of the late Eli Eugene Bowen and the late Thalia Birch Bowen. Debbie...

Aug 28, 2021

Linda Sturgis Spence, 72, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Bernie Lee Sturgis and the late Georgie Smullin Peppler. She was a retired Assistant Director of Medical Records for Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and a very active member of Epworth...

Aug 27, 2021

Gary Wayne Konkel, 69, husband of Denise Dunlap Konkel and a resident of Quinby, VA, passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, at his residence. A native of Eastport, Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Ellis Winfred Konkel and the late Dorothy Mae Rogers Konkel. He was a maintenance employee at Perdue, enjoyed fishing, hunting, yard...

Aug 25, 2021

Carey Jean Bean, 50, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. A native she was the daughter of Veann Tschetter Duvall of Cape Charles and the late James Birch Duvall.

In addition to her loving mother, she is survived by her brother, Derek...

Aug 25, 2021

William Thomas “Bill” Parks, 65, husband of 47 years to Kathy Robbins Parks and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at home with his family by his side. Born in Nassawadox, VA, he was the son of Gloria Chambers Parks of Exmore and the late Mahlon Wesley Parks. Bill was a self-employed Commercial...

Aug 21, 2021

Thomas Peter Ward, 82, husband of the late Dorothy Ward, and a resident of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, in Machipongo, VA. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he raised his family in Broad Channel, Queens, NY, and was the son of the late Thomas J. Ward and the late Charlotte Walsh Ward. He was retired from...

Aug 15, 2021

Alvin Lee Walker, 90, husband of the late Sue Genene Walker, a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living, formerly of Concord Wharf, VA, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of Michigan, he was the son of the late Charles J. Walker and the late Caroline Matilda Stranch...

Aug 14, 2021

Richard M. “Rick” Henning, 58, of Exmore, VA, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at his residence.  Born in Baltimore, MD and reared in Harford County, MD, he was the son of the late Richard Walter “Walt” Henning and the late Catherine “Kay” Dixon Henning.  Rick was a retired self-employed electrical contractor.

He is survived by two...

Aug 13, 2021

Katey Higgins Wilson departed this earthly life on August 13, 2021. Her life was cut short by an aggressive form of cancer. She fought a hard battle, only like Katey could do!

Despite much strife early in the formative years of her life, Katey did not let that define her. Never using it as an excuse or...

Aug 8, 2021

Edith Doughty, 94, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021, at The Citadel at Nassawadox in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Rosser C. Doughty and the late Mary Gregory Doughty. She was a retired loan officer and a member of Craddockville United Methodist Church.

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Aug 7, 2021

Daniel E. Baumbaugh, 93, died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home in Bloxom, Virginia.  Born April 28, 1928 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Daniel Baumbaugh and Jean Brown Baumbaugh and he lived in Bloxom for more than nineteen years.  He was a retired Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, and a retired insurance executive...

Jul 30, 2021

Michael Anthony Arpino, 67, a resident of Eastville, VA, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock, VA. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Eugene Arpino and the late Flora Cassone Arpino. He was the owner of the former Arpino’s Clam Bar in Eastville, as well as VanDent Dental, Inc....

Jul 30, 2021

Fern Mears Ward, 97, wife of the late William Ward and a resident of Wachapreague, Va., passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at John B. Parsons Senior Living in Salisbury, Md. A native of Wachapreague, she was a daughter of the late Paul Mears and the late Bessie James Connor Mears. She was a retired legal secretary for Mapp,...

Jul 28, 2021

George Edward Ruth, 40, a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Norfolk, VA. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of the late George Edward Jones and Deborah Kay Cassell of Chesapeake, VA. He was an Installation Technician for Shore Vault & Precast, loved sports and was an avid Redskins Fan.

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Jul 21, 2021

Juanita Virginia Williams Gale, 92, wife of the late George Pete Gale and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at her residence. A native of Altoona, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph Blair Williams and the late Agnes Eldova Harren Williams. Juanita was a homemaker and was a member of the...