obituaries

Jan 6, 2024

Gilbert Alan Lemay, 70, of Marion Station, died Saturday, January 6, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.

He was born in Great Falls, Montana on March 30, 1953 and raised in Salisbury.  He was the son of the late Gilbert George Joseph Lemay and Hazel Gray Lemay McKittrick.

A graduate of Wicomico High School,...

Jan 5, 2024

Gilbert B. Howard, 66, of Crisfield, died Friday, January 5, 2024 at Salisbury Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on March 22, 1957, he was a son of Ruth Landon Howard of Crisfield and the late William Howard.

He was a waterman who loved being on the water and being outside.  A "Jack of all Trades",...

Jan 5, 2024

Linda Lee Payne, 79, of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on April 17, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Linwood McCready and Mary Virginia Cluff McCready.

A homemaker and poultry farmer, she was a faithful member of Marion Baptist Church.  There,...

Jan 4, 2024

Margaret Bernice McCoy, 91, of Hebron and formerly of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on September 28, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Lacy Lee Sloan and Margaret Bernice Smith Sloan.  Her husband, Michael Donald McCoy, preceded her in death August 7, 2011.

She was...

Dec 20, 2023

Leah Michelle Cruey, 39, of Marion Station, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 following a valiant battle with cancer.

Born in Howard County, MD on April 26, 1984, she was a daughter of the late Richard Cruey and Brenda and Walter Griner of Marion Station who raised her.

She was a...

Dec 14, 2023

Stanley Harris "Bud" Crockett, 95, of Princess Anne and formerly of Baltimore and Tangier Island, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at his home.

Born on Tangier Island on February 1, 1928, he was the son of the late Harlan and Nina Crockett.  His wife of more than 20 years, Ouida Crockett, preceded him in death in...

Dec 14, 2023

Julian W. "Jukie" Bradshaw, Jr., 68, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Manokin Nursing and Rehab in Princess Anne.

Born on Tangier, VA on December 1, 1955 and raised on Tylerton, MD, he was the son of the late Julian Webster Bradshaw, Sr. and Norma Crockett Bradshaw.

Jukie worked as a...

Dec 14, 2023

Barbara Ellen "Bobbie" Somers, 84, of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Crisfield on April 1, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Kirk Sterling, Sr. and Frances Riggin Sterling.

She was a graduate of Crisfield High School and worked at the Crisfield Housing Authority...

Dec 6, 2023

J. William "Bill" Balderson, 88, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from his home.

Born in Crisfield on July 18, 1935, he was a son of the late Elizabeth Ann Byrd Tyler.  His loving wife of 65 years, Betty Lee Jones Balderson, preceded him in death on October 3, 2023....

Dec 3, 2023

Evelyn Violet Mister Pasquella, 109, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Snow Hill Nursing Home Harrison House.

Born in Crisfield on September 19, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Dallas Mister and Frances Wilson Mister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Pasquella, Sr.

She was a...

Nov 30, 2023

Sarah M. Parks, 74, of Crisfield and formerly of Tangier and Salisbury, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Hartley Hall Nursing and Rehab in Pocomoke.

Born in Crisfield on September 26, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Willard James Taylor and Gladys Taylor.

Sarah was a graduate of Crisfield High School...

Nov 27, 2023

Carlton L. Windsor, 88, of Crisfield, passed away at Manokin Nursing and Rehab on Monday, November 27, 2023.

Born in Marion Station on June 6, 1935, he was a son of the late Robert and Tressie Elliott Windsor. His wife, Betty Keyser Windsor, preceded him in death on May 27, 1978.

Carlton was a graduate...

Nov 22, 2023

Charles James Payne, 88, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Charles and his wife, Suzanne were currently living on Troopers Way in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield on May 25, 1935, he was the son of the late Charles Littleton...

Nov 16, 2023

Carl William "Bing" Swift, 87, of Marion, died Thursday, November 16, 2023 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

The son of the late Charles Upshur and Elizabeth Harrison Swift, he was born on July 12, 1936 in Baltimore and was raised in Crisfield.

He was retired from the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources where he...

Nov 9, 2023

John Andrew Niemiec, 80, of Crisfield and formerly of Philadelphia, PA, died Thursday, November 9, 2023 at his home.

Born in Philadelphia on March 8, 1943, he was the son of the late Andrew and Jean Struzinski Niemiec.  He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past two years.

He served in the...

Oct 30, 2023

Sara Jane Kelly, 83, of Crisfield, died Monday, October 30, 2023 at her home.

Born in Salisbury on June 16, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Margie Elizabeth Timmons Parker.  Her husband, John Sherwood "Jack" Kelly, preceded her in death on September 23, 2023.

She was a graduate of Wicomico High...

Oct 26, 2023

Samuel Dulaney French, 77, of Rumbley, died Thursday, October 26, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born February 1, 1946 and raised in Rumbley, he was the son of the late John Stanford French and Esther Catherine Meredith French.

He loved and took great pride in his work.  He worked 80 hour weeks...

Oct 22, 2023

Bobbi Fae Taylor, 57, of Princess Anne, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Born in Crisfield on August 9, 1966, she was a daughter of Jo Ellen Adams Shanks of Crisfield and the late Raymond Shanks and the late Robert Somers.

She was a 1984 graduate of Crisfield High School and was a US...

Oct 18, 2023

Wanda L. Emely, 75, of Westover, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. Though the family was not expecting her to go to her permanent home, she had been looking forward to Heaven since the day she was saved at the young age of eight.

Born at home...

Oct 15, 2023

Gayle L. Harris, 68, of Marion Station, died Sunday, October 15, 2023 at TidalHealth McCready Pavilion.

Born in Marion Station on October 20, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Horace Monroe Windsor and Nora Virginia Elliott Windsor.

She was a graduate of the Crisfield High School class of 1972 and worked for the...