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June 25, 2026

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

Jennie Johnson Cody

Jennie Johnson Cody

Mrs. Jennie Johnson Cody, 68, of Onancock, passed away in her home in Texas on Aug. 2, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Jennie is preceded in death by her father, James Lee Johnson, and her mother, Mary Mapp Johnson. Jennie is survived by her spouse, Steve Alton...
Local man keeps boatbuilding tradition afloat

Local man keeps boatbuilding tradition afloat

By Carol Vaughn — Walt Chandler is building a boat in the well-equipped workshop behind his house outside Onancock. The boatis so large, he will have to remove part of a wall to bring it outside when the hull is complete. It’s not the first boat Chandler has built....
Shirley Ann Zamora

Shirley Ann Zamora

Mrs. Shirley Ann Zamora passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at the age of 77. Shirley was born April 20, 1945, in Pomona, Calif., a daughter to the late Arthur Zamora and the late Winifred Knox Zamora. She attended the University of Southern California, where she...
Patricia Elaine Doughty

Patricia Elaine Doughty

Mrs. Patricia Elaine “Pat” Doughty, wife of Robert F. “Bob” Doughty and a resident of Southside Chesconessex, Onancock, formerly of Virginia Beach, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at the age of 71. Born May 7, 1951, in Wilmington, N.C., she was the daughter of...
Rebecca Jane Starr

Rebecca Jane Starr

Mr. Rebecca Jane Starr, of Onancock, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore. Jane was born to Harry E. Shelley and Margaret E. (Siemon) and was one of six children. She grew up on Corbett Road in Monkton, Md., on a farm....