Obituaries

Mar 10, 2024

Gladys Beach Ward, peacefully passed away at home on March 10, 2024. Gladys Beach “K”  Ward was born March 16, 1923 to Mary Elizabeth and Henry Clyde Beach. The youngest of five children, Mom loved her parents and siblings without limits. Clarence, Joe, Mary and Mabel

At the age of 14, she learned to drive a jeep and continued driving until...

Mar 10, 2024

Lola Johnson Ricks (95) passed away peacefully March 10, 2024, at her daughter's home in Quinby, VA. She was born September 26, 1928, and raised in Pocomoke City, MD. She was the daughter of the late Elton W. (Prim) Johnson and the late Sadie Collins Johnson. Her husband, David E. Ricks, Sr. preceded her in death February 21,1969

A proud graduate...

Mar 9, 2024

In remembrance of a compassionate soul, Roy Elliott. Whose life journey was marked by a profound love for his family and animals he cared for. Despite facing numerous trials, Roy remained a constant source of strength for his beloved daughter, always offering her unwavering support and unconditional love. He may have been a man of few words, but his ability...

Mar 5, 2024

It is difficult to put into words how beautiful a person Patty was. She was one of the most giving, charitable and kind humans I’ve ever known. Never was an unkind word spoken of her. She exemplified what it is to be a good Christian and a kind spirit who was happy to give freely of her time to whomever...

Feb 28, 2024

Samuel Thomas Taylor, 79, of Craddockville, Virginia, went home to the Lord on February 28th, 2024. Sam, as he was known to his many friends, passed away on February 28th at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Sam was born on August 30th, 1944, in Nassawadox, to Samuel Thomas Taylor, Jr. and Courtney Mapp Taylor, and was the...

Feb 27, 2024

William R. Tatum, 98, husband of the late Emma Lena Chandler Tatum and a resident of Keller, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. He was the son of the late Ray Tatum and the late Elizabeth Merritt Tatum. He was a United States Army Veteran having received a World War...

Feb 24, 2024

Betty Rose Lewis, 82, wife of Frank Lewis and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at her residence. A native of the Eastern Shore, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward Ewell and the late Josephine Ward Ewell. She was the co-owner of Ewell’s Furniture and Appliance for 36 years, a member of...

Feb 24, 2024

William Ralph Sollars, 82, husband of Judith Singleton Sollars and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock, VA. A native of White Plains, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Sollars and the late Helen Davis Sollars. He enjoyed camping at Cherrystone Campground where...

Feb 20, 2024

During Bob Starer’s adventurous life, it was perfectly normal that he should meet his future wife as the two of them jumped out of an airplane together. Parachute jumping was just one of the extraordinary challenges that Bob relished from the day he was born on March 5, 1941 continuously for the next 82 years until he died, February 20,...

Feb 18, 2024

Frederic Cleve Harris, 90, husband of Imogene Parks Harris and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Harris and the late Marie Alease Scott Harris. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, retired from...

Feb 6, 2024

Mrs. Wanda Bush Turner, 84 of Wachapreague VA, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.  Born Thursday, April 20, 1939, in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of late Carey and Helen Bush. Wanda graduated from high school in 1956 and never looked back.

She was an expert seamstress, avid gardener, and horses were...

Feb 5, 2024

Tankard Bradley Doughty,79, husband of Gloria Jones Doughty and a resident of Exmore, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2024, surrounded by his family at his residence. A native of the Eastern Shore and reared in Harborton, VA, he was the son of the late James Tankard Doughty and the late Margaret Pauline Bradley Doughty. He was retired and...

Feb 3, 2024

Clyde William “Chip” Nordstrom passed away peacefully Feb. 3, 2024, at Norfolk General Hospital where he was born 64 years ago. He was the eldest son of Clyde Vernon Nordstrom, Jr. and Julia Vakos Nordstrom.

Chip will be remembered as a man who lived life on his own terms. He did what he wanted when he wanted,...

Feb 2, 2024

Claude C. Nickerson, Jr (Jayare), passed away on February 2, 2024 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Jayare was born to Claude and Rose Nickerson on January 20, 1961 in Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Virginia Ann Cook and Margie Ann Nickerson.

Those left to cherish his memories are...

Jan 31, 2024

Susan M. Smith went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 31,2024.

She was born September 4,1945, in Beaumont,Texas. The daughter of William Albert Meekins and Lydia (Patureau) Meekins.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Smith; a son, Carl Thompson; two daughters, Deborah Brady husband (Frankie) and Susan Talbott. One brother, Roger Meekins...

Jan 30, 2024

David Carter Duer, age 66, died January 30, 2024.  David was the son of Houston Carter and Sue Dunton Duer and resided in Exmore.  He was predeceased by his wife Shirl Bradford Duer, and is survived by his daughter Amy Duer-Wood, grandchildren Daniel and Marley Wood, and sisters Barbara Stevenson and Joan McMath.

David was known to...

Jan 23, 2024

Lois Jean Patterson Rank, 85, wife of the late James William Rank and a resident of Willis Wharf, VA, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Frostburg, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ralph K. Patterson and the late Margaret Marie Miller Patterson. She was an active...

Jan 21, 2024

We lost a loving wife and mother on January 21, 2024.

She left this house to be in the house of the Lord.

She was predeceased by her father, Lynwood Lecato Drummond Jr.; mother, Katie Lynn Parks Drummond; a sister, Vicki Lynn Drummond Wise; and a brother, Lynwood Lecato Drummond III.

We would...

Jan 20, 2024

Samantha Ann Lewis, 35, of Cape Charles, VA, passed away on January 20, 2024.

Born on September 18, 1988, she was the daughter of Lisa Lewis (Charles Burton) and Leland Wheatley.

Samantha is survived by her parents, Grandmother Carolyn Jean Shanley, Sister Audrey Lewis Fickel (Jamie), Sister Alexandrea Lewis Vatis (Timmy), Sister Brittany Gebo, Nephew...

Jan 14, 2024

John Douglass Stewart III left this Earth on January 14, 2024, at the age of 73, younger than the 100 years that he’d aspired to live, but not before making an impact on many others. 

Mr. Stewart was a teacher all his adult life and a lifelong learner who told his students to “never stop learning because you never know how...