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June 24, 2026

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

Mollye T. Horton

Mollye T. Horton

Mrs. Mollye T. Horton, 92, of Birdsnest, passed away April 11, 2022, surrounded by family. Mollye was born May 11, 1929, in Middleton, Ky., a daughter to the late Sanford B. and Eugenia M. Thurmond. She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Horton, and...
Norma Muse Rayfield

Norma Muse Rayfield

Mrs. Norma Muse Rayfield, 84, wife of the late George R. Rayfield and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox. A native of Elizabeth City, N.C., she was the daughter of the late McKinley...
Thomas Earl Sawyer Sr.

Thomas Earl Sawyer Sr.

Mr. Thomas Earl Sawyer Sr., 84, husband of the late Antoinette M. “Toni” Sawyer and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, Onancock. A native of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., he was the son of the late Walter Lee...
James Marshall Sr.

James Marshall Sr.

Mr. James Thomas Marshall Sr., 60, a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Cheriton, he was the son of the late Zack Marshall and the late Barbara Ann Belote Marshall. James was a...
Jo Savage West

Jo Savage West

Mrs. Jo Savage West, 95, wife of Charles E. West and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Dec. 14, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onley. She was born in Painter and was the daughter of the late Joseph Leonard Savage and the late Mattie Berry Savage. She...