Obituaries
Sean Wilcoxson, Talented Writer and Avid Snowboarder
Sean Charles Wilcoxson died on Sept. 11 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 29.
Ernestine Peckham, 100, Had Fond Memories of Chilmark Childhood
Virginia Ernestine Mayhew Peckham, a Chilmark native, died Sept. 16 in Westerly, R.I. This past June, she celebrated her 100th birthday.
Sumner Mead, Fifth Generation Edgartown Summer Resident
Sumner Wright Mead died Sept. 6 of natural causes at his home in Wilmette, Ill. He was 92.
Charles Carlson 3rd Spent Happy Days on Vineyard Waters
Charles Edward Carlson 3rd died unexpectedly on Sept. 5. He was 57.
Eleanor (Terry) Burke, High School Guidance Counselor, Community Services Board President
Eleanor (Terry) Hunt Burke died on Sept. 25 in Bellaire, Mich. She was 82.
Edwin (Sonny) Leonard Jr., World War II Veteran
Edwin Theodore (Sonny) Leonard Jr. of McGaheysville, Va., died Sept. 20 in Harrisonburg, Va. He was 92.
Russell Hawkins Jr. Cherished Summer Traditions on the Vineyard
Russell Weldon Hawkins Jr. of Laurel, Md. died Saturday, Sept. 3 in Baltimore, Md. after a long and courageous battle with heart disease. He was 48.
Alice T. Williams
Alice T. (LaBelle) Williams of Edgartown died on Sunday, Sept. 18 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 84.
Karen T. Harris
Karen T. Harris died unexpectedly at home in West Tisbury on Sunday morning, Sept. 18. She was 70.