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June 25, 2026

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Arthur Ray Thornton Sr.

Arthur Ray Thornton Sr.

Mr. Arthur Ray Thornton Sr., 70, husband of Kathryn Bundick Thornton, of Melfa, passed away on April 5, 2021, at his residence. Born March 27, 1951, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Emory Thornton and the late Ann Marie Isdell. Arthur was an estimator and...
Ray F. Nock

Ray F. Nock

Mr. Ray F. Nock Jr., 80, husband of Nancy Ayres Nock, of Melfa, passed away March 21, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born on Feb. 3, 1941, in Wachapreague, he was the son of the late Ray F. Nock Sr. and the late Julia Justice Waterhouse. Ray...
Donald Jester Ayres

Donald Jester Ayres

Mr. Donald Jester “Donnie” Ayres, 81, of Melfa, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Nelsonia, he was born July 12, 1939, in Nassawadox, a son to the late Warren Leon Ayres and the late Mary Jester Ayres....
James Dean Brown

James Dean Brown

Mr. James Dean “Jim” Brown, 58, husband of Lisa Michelle Brown and a resident of Melfa, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md. Born May 4, 1962, in Missouri, Jim was the son of the late Larry Alvin Brown and Violet...
Irene Teresa Surran

Irene Teresa Surran

Mrs. Irene Teresa Surran, 96, beloved wife of the late Richard B. Surran and a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, formerly of Melfa and Blenheim, N.J., passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. She was raised in Blenheim and was predeceased by her parents,...