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June 24, 2026

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

Clara Anita S. Kelley

Clara Anita S. Kelley

Mrs. Clara Anita S. Kelley passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, when her late husband, Jimmy R. Kelley Sr., and Jesus came to take her to her heavenly home. Her beloved son, Jeff, was by her side. She was born in McLeansville, N.C., on June 1,...
Jo Savage West

Jo Savage West

Mrs. Jo Savage West, 95, wife of Charles E. West and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Dec. 14, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onley. She was born in Painter and was the daughter of the late Joseph Leonard Savage and the late Mattie Berry Savage. She...
Alene “May” Lovett

Alene “May” Lovett

Mrs. Alene “May” Lovett, 80, of Painter, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born Oct. 14, 1941, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Lewis H. Howard and the late Sherry Hanes Howard. Following high school,...
Louise O. Collins

Louise O. Collins

Ms. Louise O. Collins, of Painter, departed this life Nov. 13, 2021, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born in Northampton County, Louise was the daughter of the late James and Mary Upshur Collins. She began working on her family’s farm at a young...