by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Vernice C. Davis Holden, of Nelsonia, departed this life peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at her residence. Born in Mappsville, Vernice was the beloved daughter of the late Lawrence “Bud” Davis and the late Margaret B. Davis. She attended the public schools of...
by James Ritch | Sep 1, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Glenna Hickman Parker, 67, wife of the late James Ernest “Jimmy” Parker for more than 47 years, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at the home of her caregiver, Jeanette Troyer, and family, whose love and compassion to Glenna over the last year will be...
by James Ritch | Jul 13, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Ray Bowden, 63, husband of Andrea Parks “Cissy” Bowden and resident of Nelsonia, was surrounded by his loving family and close friends at his home as he went on to the big racetrack in the sky Sunday, July 11, 2021. Born March 10, 1958, in Easton, Md., he...
by James Ritch | Feb 22, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 43-year-old Nelsonia man was injured in a stabbing on Friday, Feb. 19, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. The sheriff’s office received a report of a stabbing on Metompkin Road in Nelsonia at around 9:18 p.m. When deputies arrived at...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The injury on a Nelsonia man, who was found with two others in a house trailer fire last February, was self-inflicted. Wilson L. Escalante-Perez, 24, died from a stab wound to the chest. His death was ruled a suicide, said Alvin Hopson, a...
