by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A group from Birmingham, Ala., visited the Samuel D. Outlaw Blacksmith Shop Museum in Onancock Tuesday, Sept. 21, as part of a road trip intended to help them retrieve cultural memories and move forward. Timothy Lanier, of Birmingham, and Mosi...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Michael Skinner, 82, of Meaford, Ontario, passed away unexpectedly from a recently diagnosed aggressive cancer on Sept. 22, 2021. Michael and his longtime partner, Robyn Hunter, lived in the Mt. Prospect neighborhood of Onancock for 15 years until their return to...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Emma Susie Shrieves, 99, of Onancock, wife of the late Carson Shrieves, passed away Sept. 23, 2021, at her residence in Onancock. Born Sept. 10, 1922, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late George Tatum and the late Catherine Thompson Tatum. Emma was a...
by James Ritch | Sep 22, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Barbara A. Wright, of Onancock, departed this life Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Born in Exmore, Barbara was the daughter of the late Booker Murphy and the late Corine Taylor. She was affectionately known as...
by James Ritch | Sep 22, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Gail L. Lykes Byrd, of Onancock, departed this life Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Columbus, S.C., Gail was the beloved daughter of the late James H. Laws and the late Sarah L. Laws. She was employed at Perdue...
