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June 26, 2026

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

Buddy Mapp

Buddy Mapp

Mr. Richard Benjamin Mapp III, better known as Buddy, 78, and a resident of Quinby, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at his residence. A native of Birdsnest, he was the son of the late Richard Benjamin Mapp Jr. and the late Alice Hopkins Mapp. He was a U.S. Army...
Charles Raymond Charnock Sr.

Charles Raymond Charnock Sr.

Captain Charles Raymond Charnock Sr., 85, saw his pilot’s face as he “crost the bar” to be reunited with his late wife, Janice Parks Charnock, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Raymond was born Nov. 24, 1936, to Charles Newman “Charlie”...
Elsie Farmer “Fannie” Eskridge

Elsie Farmer “Fannie” Eskridge

Mrs. Elsie Farmer “Fannie” Eskridge, of Parksley, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the age of 99. The daughter of the late Clarence Spurgon Farmer and the late Goldie Clark Farmer, Fannie was born Nov. 21, 1922, and raised near Fredericksburg, Va., with her sisters,...
Barbara Annie Tilghman

Barbara Annie Tilghman

Mrs. Barbara Annie Tilghman, 80, of Melfa, walked graciously into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 14, 2022, following a brave and hard fought battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Although her recorded birth date was June 4, 1941, Barbara was born at the...
John Walter Jones Jr.

John Walter Jones Jr.

Mr. John Walter “Johnny” Jones Jr., 88, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at his home in Onancock, with his loving wife, Marilyn, by his side. Born Feb. 2, 1934, in Pungoteague, he was the son of the late John Walter Jones and the late Gladys Guy Smith. Johnny was...