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June 26, 2026

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

Anne Godwin

Anne Godwin

Mrs. Anne Byrd Godwin, age 89, widow of David King Godwin, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at her home in Onancock. Born on June 26, 1936, in Mears, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Chesser Byrd and Thomas Milton Byrd....
Richard Daily

Richard Daily

The Rev. Dr. Richard “Dick” Allen Daily (known to many on the Shore as Brother Dick or BroD) passed away on Nov. 23, 2025, from brain cancer. Dick was a dutiful Methodist minister who shared his faith with countless congregations, a U.S. Navy veteran, a world-class...
Georgie Brown

Georgie Brown

Mrs. Georgie Anna Daisey Brown, 74, passed away peacefully at her home in Parksley on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born Aug. 1, 1951, on Chincoteague Island, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Daisey and Agnes Lenora Pearl Allen. At 18,...
Dawn Kellam

Dawn Kellam

Mrs. Dawn Helsel Kellam, age 82, wife of the late Donald Page Kellam Sr., passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, with her family by her side. Born Aug. 9, 1943, in Hampton, she was the daughter of the late Gordon C. Helsel Sr. and Erdine Hall Helsel. She was a member of...
Grace Ayres

Grace Ayres

Mrs. Grace Vaughan Ayres, 85, of Onley, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. Born on April 28, 1940, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Grace was the daughter of William Jefferson Vaughan and Alice Belote Vaughan. Grace was a woman who found...