obituaries

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...

Feb 10, 2024

Duane D. Smith, 69, of Marion Station, died Saturday, February 10, 2024 at The Macky & Pam Stansell House Coastal Hospice in Ocean Pines, just a few days shy of his 70th birthday.

Born in Deadwood, South Dakota on February 12, 1954, he was a son of the late Frank D. and Mary Louise Tunnell Smith.  He...

Feb 8, 2024

*******Urgent update regarding services for Edna Sears.******* The Tangier Mailboat, Courtney Thomas, is not running today. (2/13) Therefore there is no available public boat transportation from Crisfield to Tangier for funeral passengers. The memorial service is still taking place today.

Edna Lee Sears, 94, of Tangier Island, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday morning,...

Feb 6, 2024

Peggy "Peg" Brimer Evans, 81 of Smith Island, Maryland was born to this earth on January 7, 1943. She left this world to be in Jesus' presence on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. She was surrounded by family that loved her, while listening to Elvis Presley gospel music.

Her family is fortunate to have the peace of knowing,...

Jan 28, 2024

Patsy Sterling Nelson ("Pat") passed away peacefully on January 28, 2024, at her St. Michael's home. She was born on December 21, 1929, in Crisfield, Maryland, the daughter of Maurice and Dora Sterling. After graduating from Crisfield High School, she continued her education in Baltimore and subsequently was employed in public relations at Capitol Airlines in Washington D.C.

Jan 25, 2024

Joseph Patrick Costello, Jr., 77, of Marion and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Manokin Manor Nursing and Rehab Center.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Helen Gertrude "Trudy" Costello on November 23, 2022.  He is survived by his son, Joseph "Patrick" Costello, III.  His wishes were to have no services....

Jan 25, 2024

Jerry Lee Adams, 84, of Crisfield, died Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne.

Born in Crisfield September 24, 1939, he was a son of the late Upshur and Alta Somers Adams.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1959 and was a retired meat cutter for...

Jan 24, 2024

O. Christina Ward, 75, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on September 21, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Olin and Della Larrimore Ward.

She was a graduate of Crisfield High School and worked at Rubberset Corporation for more than 40 years before her retirement.  She...

Jan 24, 2024

H. Gene Riggin, Sr., age 95 of Crisfield, died peacefully at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

He was the son of the late Herman Ellis Riggin and Lenora Tyler Riggin of Crisfield.  Gene was married to the late Doris Swift Riggin of Crisfield for 58 years.

Gene was a waterman...

Jan 23, 2024

Donna Jean Tull, 58, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on November 8, 1965, she was a daughter of Diana Marie Davis Jones of Pocomoke and the late Richard Lee Tull.

A 1983 graduate of Crisfield High School, Donna was a homemaker and previously worked at...

Jan 20, 2024

Sharon Peoples Ramsay, 68, of Westover, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 1955, she was the daughter of the late John "Jack" Watson and Delores Trempe Peoples.

She was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School and the University of Maryland School...

Jan 20, 2024

Janet D. Flaherty, 90, of Washington DC, died peacefully at the Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield, Maryland on Saturday, January 20, 2024. Janet moved From Washington to Salisbury, Maryland in 2019 and later to Crisfield, Maryland in July 2023.

Janet attended the former Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington and later went on to the Johns Hopkins...

Jan 20, 2024

Frances Prouse Swift, 97, of Salisbury, and daughter of the late George and Frances Rivell, peacefully met her heavenly father on January 20, 2024.  She loved the Lord with all her heart.

Frances had been a faithful member of Faith Wesleyan Church for many years, and served as their pianist and organist. More recently she had been...

Jan 18, 2024

William Cranston Tyler, III, 64, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from his home.

He was born in Crisfield on August 26, 1959 and was the son of William Cranston Tyler, Jr. of Crisfield and the late Erma Louise Holland Tyler.

Affectionately known as "Brother", he was a...

Jan 16, 2024

Jenna Lou Drewer Noll, 26, went home on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, with her family by her side after a valiant 18 month battle with cancer.

Born in Crisfield, Maryland on October 9, 1997 to Billy and Lou Daugherty Drewer, Jenna was a 2015 salutatorian graduate of Crisfield High School.  She furthered her education at Salisbury University...