Christy Shirey
Nov 8, 2024
With a heart heavy with grief, I announce the passing of my beloved wife, Christy Plotner Shirey, on November 8, 2024, at the age of 51. Christy was born in Pennsylvania on May 28, 1973, to Robert and Terry Plotner. She lived in Melbourne, Florida, and different parts of Michigan before she called Pungoteague home. At the time of her...
Brenda Pinkerton
Nov 3, 2024
Brenda Parks Pinkerton, 75, wife of the late John Arthur Pinkerton and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Smith Parks and the late Mavis Marcell Parks. Brenda enjoyed being with family and friends.
She is survived by four children, Vicky...
Arthur Tross
Oct 31, 2024
Arthur John Tross, 91, husband of Eleanor Whalen Tross and a resident of Pungoteague, VA, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. A native of Susquehanna, PA, he was born July 27, 1933, to the late Arthur Lewis Tross and the late Carolyn Wintringer Tross. Art from childhood loved and developed an encyclopedia knowledge of the...
Gordon Sturgis
Oct 18, 2024
Mr. Gordon Lee Sturgis, husband of Faye H. Sturgis, and resident of Exmore, passed away on October 18th, 2024. A native of the Eastern Shore, Gordon was the son of the late Stewart Elmer Sturgis, Jr. and the late Marion Fletcher Sturgis.
Gordon graduated from Central High School (1959), served as a military police officer in the U.S. Army from 1963-1965,...
Barbara Kellam
Oct 17, 2024
Barbara H. Kellam, 84, wife of the late Lucius F. Kellam and formerly of Nassawadox, VA, passed away Friday, October 17, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore. A native of Chestertown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Terry J. Higbee and the late Rebecca Eder Higbee. Mrs. Kellam attended church from early childhood into her...
Dorotha Wilson
Oct 15, 2024
Dorotha Culver Wilson, 76, wife of Tommy Glen Wilson and a resident of Richmond, VA, formerly of Cape Charles, VA, went home to meet her Heavenly Father, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer and its aftermath. A native of Cape Charles, she was the daughter of the late Levin Thomas Culver and the late Elizabeth Gaddy...
Patricia Lilliston
Oct 10, 2024
Patricia Brittingham Lilliston, 76, wife of Cleve A. Lilliston and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Machipongo, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert James Brittingham, Sr. and the late Sally Francis Webb Brittingham. She was a retired food service/cafeteria worker for...
James Powell
Oct 8, 2024
James Lee Powell Jr. “Bub”, 72, husband of Ginny Lewis Powell and a resident Painter, Va. passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at his residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, he was the son of the late James L. Powell Sr. and the late Jean Harris Powell. He is retired from VIMS in Wachapreague, VA, and was a United...
Bob Sterling
Oct 7, 2024
Robert Mann Sterling, better known as Bob, 64, a resident of Exmore, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 7, 2024, at Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Cedarview, VA, he was the son of the late J. Garland Sterling, Jr. and the late Irene Outten Sterling. He was a retired Engineering Assistant for Wallops N.A.S.A. and...
Bill Frost
Oct 4, 2024
Willard D. Frost passed away after an extended illness on Friday, October 4th 2024, at the age of 94 in Hampton, Virginia.
Known to his friends and associates as "Bill," he was born to parents William A. Frost and Marion Elizabeth Rokes Frost in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1930 and at the age of 8, moved with his family to a farm...
Bobby Groton
Oct 1, 2024
W.R. “Bobby” Groton, 82, husband of the late Betty Farlow Groton and a resident of Painter, VA, passed away on October 1, 2024, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Craddockville, VA, he was the son of the late Lionel and Veta Guy Groton. He is a retired farmer and truck driver and was a member...
Don Milburn
Sep 29, 2024
Donald (Don) Stuart Milburn, 81, husband of Debra Gianniny Milburn a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation in Parksley, VA. He was the son of the late Ralph Price Milburn and Eula Norris Milburn. He retired from Maryland Inland Fisheries and was the Owner/ Operator of Bay Country Outfitters.
In addition to...
Hank Jones
Sep 23, 2024
Henry Seldon Jones Jr. “Hank”, age 75, of Cape Charles, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on September 23, 2024. Born on April 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Henry “H.S.”and Margaret “Maggie” Black Jones. An accomplished marksman, Hank served in the Army National Guard.
Having lived all of his life on the Eastern...
Mary Lou Thornton
Sep 23, 2024
Mary Lou Thornton, 81, wife of John Thornton and a resident of Melfa, Va, passed away Tuesday, September 23,2024, at her residence. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James Jessie Johnson and the late Mary Ann Beach Thorockmorton. She was a homemaker and an active member of the Melfa United Methodist...
James Dalglish
Sep 21, 2024
James Parsons Dalglish, born May 7, 1947 passed away peacefully, early Saturday morning, September 21, 2024. James resided in Franktown, VA. He served in the Vietnam War on a Top Secret Submarine in the Pacific. He was awarded a 100% Service Connected Disability. Jamie was a renowned abstract painter . His work was exhibited in NY, throughout the US and...
Barbara Phillips
Sep 21, 2024
Barbara Hope Campbell Phillips, born October 5, 1931, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on September 21st, 2024. She was born in Bobtown, Accomack County, VA and was a member of Holly Baptist Church. Barbara was preceded in death by her father George Ward Campbell, mother Mildred Mae Kellam Campbell, brother Richard Kellam Campbell, and sister Doris May Campbell...
Leroy Brady
Sep 16, 2024
Leroy Brady, 88, a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Monday, September 16, 2024, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. He was the son of the late John W. Brady and the late Alice Hinman Brady. He enjoyed going to Chase’s Soft Serve Ice Cream to have ice cream with his daughter.
He is survived by three...
James Campbell
Sep 6, 2024
James David Campbell, 76, husband of Cora Sue Scott Campbell and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024, at his residence. He was born to Coy Campbell and Helen Rowe Campbell on September 18, 1947, in Nassawadox, VA. Jimmy graduated from Northampton High School in 1966, retired from Northampton County Public Schools as School Bus Garage...
Nadine Good
Aug 28, 2024
Nadine Marie Brown Good, wife of the late Larry Lee Good and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Willis and the late Beatrice Moul Brown. Nadine was a member of Cape Charles Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Larry L. Good Jr. of Cape Charles, VA,...
Anne Kellam
Aug 22, 2024
Anne Lewis Kellam, 79, wife of the late Ronald Leslie Kellam and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, at her residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Morris Lewis, Sr. and the late Wilyse Hamiliton Lewis. She was a member and pianist at Exmore Baptist Church and...