Obituaries

Faye Wilfong

Lois “Janie” Yarbrough

Marjorie Evans

Bert Like III

Pat Gardner

Edward Thornton

Mr. Edward Leroy Thornton, 82, of Temperanceville, husband of the late Patricia Ann Thornton, passed away on April 3, 2024, in Parksley. Born on Sept. 21, 1941, on the family farm in Temperanceville, he was the son of the late Harvey Roy Thornton and the late Audrey McGee Thornton. Edward...
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Donald Thornton

Mr. Donald Ray Thornton passed away on March 21, 2024, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital at the age of 87, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Chincoteague Island on July 26, 1936, the son of the late Snowden N. Thornton and the late Ida B. Thornton. After...
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Lynette LeCato

Mrs. Lynette Thornes LeCato, age 69, of Quinby, passed away on April 3, 2024. She was the daughter of the late William T. Thornes Sr. and Loretta Wallace Carruthers. Lynette was salutatorian of her graduating class in business at Eastern Shore Community College. She was self-employed for 42 years at...
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Audrey Holland

Mrs. Audrey Silverthorne Holland, 99, of Greenbackville, passed away on April 1, 2024. Born at home in Sign Post on Nov. 2, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Russell Silverthorne Sr. and the late Enola Disharoon Silverthorne. She was a homemaker and helped her husband, Franklin...
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Irene Morris

Mrs. Irene Gertrude Finley Morris, 84, of Cape Charles, peacefully passed away on Nov. 30, 2023. Irene was born on Dec. 30, 1938, to the late James and Gertrude Finley in Topeka, Kan.  Irene and the love of her life and lifetime partner, Philip Joseph, were married for over 50...
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Sarah “Ginger” Whitley

Mrs. Sarah Virginia “Ginger” Whitley, 68, resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, slipped peacefully away from this life and into the arms of the Lord on March 24, 2024. Ginger was born on Oct. 1, 1955, a daughter of the late James Elisha Bateman and the late Olive...
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Charles Martin

Mr. Charles C. Martin, 74, departed this life on March 27, 2024. There will be a viewing on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Smith and Scott Funeral Home, 3204 Main St., Exmore. The celebration of life service will follow at 1 p.m. Burial will...
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David Lumgair Jr.

Mr. David Ritchie Lumgair Jr., age 81, of Painter, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024. He was born in upstate New York to the late David R. Lumgair Sr. and the late Thelma Sears Lumgair. After graduating from high school, he entered Princeton University, where he received a bachelor’s degree...
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Timothy Whitaker

Mr. Timothy Wayne Whitaker, 75, of Keller, husband of Melba Jarvis Whitaker, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at his home in Keller. Born on Oct. 5, 1948 in Vicksburg, Miss., he was the son of the late Ernest O. and Dorothy Graddy Whitaker. Timothy graduated from Millsaps College in...
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June Soud

A service of witness to the resurrection in loving memory of Mrs. June Francis Soud, cherished wife of the Rev. Dr. Eugene S. Soud, will be held at the Holmes Presbyterian Church, Cheriton, at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024. A reception will follow at the church, where...
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