by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger —Special to the Eastern Shore Post — I hadn’t given thought to marbles since my mother handed me a fistful to keep me occupied at the ages of 5 and 6 while she helped my grandmother pack strawberries at the edge of the field between Onley and...
by James Ritch | May 25, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Jerry Lee Via, 88, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Parksley, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Born Oct. 12, 1933, in Alderson, W.Va., and raised in Selma, Va., he was the son of the late Guy Allen Via and the late...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Melvin Gilbert Nuckols was born Nov. 16, 1929, to Joseph Franklin Nuckols Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Gilbert Nuckols in the Kempsville area of Tidewater, Va., in what is now Virginia Beach, the third of three children after siblings Liz and Frank. He left high school...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Booker T. Stevens, of Virginia Beach and formerly of the Shore, departed this life Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Cheriton, Booker was the son of the late Jack and Sylvia B. Stevens. He was affectionately known as “Book”...
by James Ritch | Nov 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Eastville’s police department and town officials continue to be scrutinized by citizens, but none so publicly as Stuart Oliver, who has lived in Eastville for 32 years and regularly attends and speaks at Town Council meetings. But at least one...
