obituaries

Apr 14, 2024

George Alton "Ackie" Nelson, Sr., 85, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024 peacefully at home with his family and Dozer at his side.

Born in Crisfield on February 23, 1939, he was a son of the late Della Ward.

He was a retired maintenance employee of the former Mrs. Paul's Kitchens in Crisfield...

Apr 5, 2024

Tommy Lee Malone, 60, of Eden, died Friday, April 5, 2024.

Born in New Castle, DE on February 24, 1964, he was a son of Betty Louise Frock Hicks of Camden, SC and the late James Edward Hicks, Sr.

Tommy was a carpenter and truly enjoyed his work; he also liked to hunt and fish...

Apr 1, 2024

Patsy Cowger Sayers, 82, of Pocomoke City, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Cokesbury, MD on August 26, 1941, she was the daughter of the late William Paul Cowger and Eloise Mears Cowger.

She was a 1959 graduate of Pocomoke High School and Marnello Beauty School in Baltimore.  She...

Mar 29, 2024

Elizabeth V. Butler, 81, of Shelltown, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 29, 2024.

Born in Rehobeth, MD on October 5, 1942, she was the daughter of Guy Sidney and Ethel Elizabeth Massey Vessey.  Her husband of 44 years, Dennett Lee Butler, preceded her in death on May 31, 2008.

Elizabeth...

Mar 23, 2024

Patsy C. Landon, 92, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on June 9, 1931, she was the daughter of Percy and Clarice Riggin Lewis. Her husband of 54 years, Willard E. "Sonny" Landon, preceded her in death on November 30, 2011.

Patsy was...

Mar 19, 2024

Lisa Renee Nagley, 56, of Crisfield, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore following a short illness.

She was born in Annapolis, MD on July 3, 1967 and was a homemaker.  She loved her children and her pets.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel Richard Nagley; and two...

Mar 16, 2024

Kenneth E. Wilmer, Jr., 79, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, Bishopville, and Pocomoke City, MD passed away suddenly Saturday, March 16, 2024, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Baltimore on October 14, 1944, he was the son of the late Kenneth E. Wilmer, Sr., and Mamie Willanette Wilmer.

He graduated from Baltimore City College...

Mar 10, 2024

Eileen Marie Tull, 93, of Salisbury, went to Heaven on March 10, 2024 from her home.

She was born in Crisfield on January 21, 1931 and raised on Tylerton, Smith Island, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Thelma Smith Marshall. She was very proud of her Smith Island Heritage.  Her husband of 57 years,...

Mar 8, 2024

Mr. Ronald Martin DeClement, 74, of Princess Anne, MD passed away on March 8, 2024, after an extended illness.

Born February 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Henry DeClement and Stella Cristino DeClement.

Ron attended and graduated from Paul Smith's College in upstate New York and Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA....

Mar 8, 2024

Laura M. Hobaugh, 82, of Crisfield and formerly of New Jersey, died Friday, March 8, 2024 at her home.

Born in Patterson, NJ on August 27, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Julia Appio Wagniere.  She had been making her home in Crisfield since October 2012 and was officially welcomed to Maryland by...

Mar 5, 2024

Margaret "Maggie" Grace Hoffheiser Stenner, 88, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Maryland Line, MD on April 2, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Alvah and Grace Carr Hoffheiser.

She was a graduate of Sparks High School and was a retired property...

Feb 29, 2024

Mary Lou Rice, 95, of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Cambridge on December 5, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Ewell Holmes Parks and Lula Young Parks.  Her husband, Kenneth Albert Rice, preceded her in death June 25, 1986.

A graduate of Crisfield...

Feb 23, 2024

Suzanne D. Payne, 86, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, went home to be with The Lord on Friday, February 23, 2024 from TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on August 17, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Lionel Warren Daugherty and Ethel Beatrice Pruitt Daugherty of Crisfield.  Her husband of 68 years, Charles James...

Feb 19, 2024

Jean Headley Cox, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024 at Tawes Nursing Home. She was 99 years young.

Born in London, England on October 31, 1924, she was daughter of William James and Mary Alice Headley.

As a teen in London at the beginning of WWII, she enlisted in the Womens Land Army. She...

Feb 16, 2024

Ella Mae Galloway, 87, of Elizabethtown, PA and formerly of Crisfield and Salisbury, MD, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA.

Born in Crisfield, MD on June 25, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Seth Galloway and Ada Mae Trammell Schultz.

A registered nurse since 1977,...

Feb 16, 2024

Therese (Terri) Ann Sprosty Chelton was born on June 18, 1952 in Parma, Ohio, the youngest daughter of Clarence and Margaret Sprosty. Terri passed into the loving hands of our Lord on February 16, 2024, at her home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida after a yearlong battle with recurrent breast cancer.

Terri received her Bachelor's Degree in elementary...

Feb 15, 2024

Doris Marie Adkins, 88, of Westover, MD, died Thursday, February 15, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born on Tangier Island, VA, on November 1, 1935, she was the only child of Willis and Stella Parks Crockett.

She was a retired machine operator at Rubberset Corporation in Crisfield for many years. After her retirement she was...

Feb 13, 2024

Edith Gandy Bestry, 99, of Winter Springs, Florida and formerly of Crisfield, MD, Tangier, VA and Baltimore, MD, died Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at her home.  She had made her home in Florida with her daughter and son in law since 2008.

Born in Crisfield on February 22, 1924, she was the only child of Oliver Gandy...

Feb 13, 2024

Carol Redman Crandell, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 13, 2024.  She had been suffering several years from breast cancer and succumbed to heart failure.  She was 75.

She grew up in Shady Side, MD and graduated from Southern High School in Lothian.  She was an executive secretary at Chesapeake Instrument Corp. before working for many years...

Feb 10, 2024

Kathryn Ann "Kathy" Abbott, 70, of Deal Island, died Saturday, February 10, 2024 at her home.

Born in Salisbury on January 21, 1954, and raised on Deal Island, she was a daughter of the late Kirwin and Florence Walters Abbott.

She was a graduate of Washington High School class of 1972.  She worked at Island...