obituaries

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...

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...