obituaries

Oct 27, 2025

Mary Elfreda Powell, 83, of Salisbury and formerly of Marion Station, passed away Monday, October 27, 2025 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Panacea, FL on March 26, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Willie Hartsfield and Jewell McCallister Crockett.  Her husband of 60 years, Larry James Powell, preceded her in death on...

Oct 18, 2025

Jenny R. Jennings, 82, of Marion, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on September 20, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Russell Johnson and Nellie Nelson Johnson. Her husband of 40 years, Joseph Anthony "Joe" Jennings, preceded her in death on December 30, 2017.

She was...

Oct 17, 2025

Bernadette Kliever, 77, of Crisfield, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at her home.

Born in Crisfield on December 29, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Francis Leonard Ward and Fay Crockett Ward.

Formerly of Baltimore, she was a graduate of Lansdowne High School and was a retired courier for American Expedite in...

Oct 17, 2025

Barbara J. "Bobbi" Tawes, 88, of Crisfield, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on February 1, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Alton "Ack" Adams and Ruby Mears Adams.  Her devoted husband of 54 years, Benson E. "Tucker" Tawes, preceded her in death on January 31,...

Oct 14, 2025

Jackie Edward Taylor, 82, of Princess Anne, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Born in Crisfield on March 11, 1943, he was a son of the late Stanley and Rose Mears Taylor.

Jackie was a road worker for the MD State Highway Administration in Princess Anne, where he worked for 21...

Sep 27, 2025

David "Barry" Bruce, 84, of Ewell, MD passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

Born on April 6, 1941 in Fredericksburg, VA and raised on Tylerton, Smith Island, he was a son of the late Carson Henderson "Junior" Bruce and Stella Marsh Bruce.

Barry was a waterman...

Sep 21, 2025

Ruth Elaine Todd, 76, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on October 2, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin Landon, Sr. and Elaine Ford Landon.  Her husband of 43 years, George W. Todd, III, preceded her in death in 2011.

She was...

Sep 19, 2025

Robert Vance Carey, 56, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 19, 2025.

Born in Crisfield on April 21, 1969, he was a son of John Cleveland Carey, II of Crisfield and the late Mary Elizabeth Dashiell Carey.

He was a caretaker for his father and was Hearth and Grill...

Sep 18, 2025

Ralph R. Sommers, Jr., affectionately known by family and friends as "Slicky," of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield and Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at Hartley Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pocomoke City.  He was 91.

He was born in Crisfield on November 24, 1933 and was a son of the late Ralph...

Sep 17, 2025

George P. Taylor, Sr., 76, of Girdletree, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Crisfield on October 18, 1948, he was a son of the late Stanley and Rose E. Myers Taylor.

He was a waterman for many years and was a United States Army veteran...

Sep 13, 2025

Joshua David Freeman of Marion, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025 at his home just three days prior to his 44th birthday.

Born September 16, 1981 in Towson, MD, he was a son of Calvin Leighton Freeman, Jr. and Cynthia Ann Herz Freeman of Crisfield.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of...

Sep 2, 2025

Clyde Wesley "Wes" Bradshaw, 80, of Ewell, Smith Island, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at his home.

Born October 17, 1944 and raised on Tylerton, Smith Island, he was a son of the late Clyde and Bertha Evans Bradshaw.  His wife of 57 years, Helen "Faye" Bradshaw, preceded him in death just three months ago...

Aug 29, 2025

Brenda Lee Webster, 73, of Princess Anne, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 29, 2025 from Manokin Nursing and Rehab.

Born in Crisfield on May 27, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Eleanor Green Ward and Bert Alonza Ward.  Her husband, Edward David Webster, preceded her in death on January 31,...

Aug 29, 2025

Alma "Jean" Blades, 90, of Crisfield, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Marion Station on May 13, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Orland "Ike" Marshall and Margaret Ward Morrison.  Her husband, Thomas C. "Titter' Blades, preceded her in death in 1990.

She was a...

Aug 24, 2025

Merry "Yvonne" Lawson, 83, of Marion Station, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 24, 2025.

Born in Crisfield on December 25, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Lori Thomas Johnson, Jr. and Lettie Pearl Nelson Johnson.  Her husband of 56 years, Wayne Grant "Hon" Lawson, preceded her in death on October...

Aug 21, 2025

Phyllis M. Miley, 81, of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on December 5, 1943, she was raised on Smith Island and was a daughter of the late Enos Wilson Evans and Alma Marie Evans.  Her husband of 33 years, Gerald L. "Jerry" Miley, preceded her in...

Aug 17, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Martin (Marmaduke) Sterling Jr., who passed away unexpectedly on August 17, 2025, from a heart attack in Brandon, Florida.

Martin was preceded in death by his beloved wife Dominica Z. Sterling, parents, Martin Sr. and Virginia Nelson, as well as his four brothers and two sisters....

Aug 11, 2025

Myrtle Louise Sterling went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 11, 2025 at the age of 93. She was a resident of Hartley Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pocomoke City.

Born in Marion Station on February 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Severn Stacius and Beatrice Taylor Bundick. Her husband...

Aug 6, 2025

Cynthia Lou "Cindy" Smarr Wheatley, 64, of Tangier Island, VA, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Born in Baltimore, MD on April 30, 1961, she was a daughter of the late Grover C. and Docia F. Pruitt Smarr. She was raised by her sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Larry Parks, following the...

Aug 5, 2025

Marlene Marsh Poole, 85, of Marion Station, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield.

Born in Linden, New Jersey on September 6, 1939, she was a daughter of the late James and Rita Evans Crockett.  Her husband of 42 years, Floyd T. Poole, preceded her...