by James Ritch | May 12, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A library representative asked the Parksley Town Council at the Monday council meeting to have streetlights installed on four utility poles in an alleyway behind the new regional library, which is under construction in Parksley. Pat Bloxom, a library...
by James Ritch | May 3, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Barry “Steven” Thornes Sr., 68, of Parksley, husband of Karen Sue Thornes, passed away May 2, 2022, at his home in Parksley. Born Jan. 25, 1954, in Anchorage, Alaska, he was the son of Goldie Budd Thornes and the late John Riley Thornes Sr. An avid woodworker, he...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Marybeth Alexander was born May 15, 1959, in Miami, Fla., a daughter to the late James and Betty Alexander, and passed peacefully at her home in Folly’s Creek on Monday, April 25, 2022. Not long after she was born, the family moved to Montauk, N.Y., where Marybeth...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sylvia Dean Ayres, 79, of Parksley, wife of the late Herman Wilson Ayres Sr., passed away April 29, 2022, at her residence. Born Aug. 16, 1942, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Charles “Scottie” Scott and the late Beatrice Williams Scott. One of...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Rose Ward, 81, of Parksley, wife of the late Leon Price Ward, passed away on April 28, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born Aug. 29, 1940, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Harold Hobson Knight and the late Sally...
