obituaries

Jan 3, 2022

Josephine Alma Kountz Parker, age 91, of Marion Station, MD, and formerly Union, WV, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at her residence.

Born June 25, 1939 in Salt Sulphur, WV, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey...

Jan 2, 2022

Addie Lou Parks Benson, 90, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Manokin Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Princess Anne.

Born in Monie, MD on September 17, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth Noble Parks. Her husband, Robert Wesley "Bob" Benson preceded her in death on March 5, 2018.

Jan 1, 2022

Lois Lucille Matthews, 87, of Crisfield, died Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield.

Born in Crisfield on November 17, 1934, she was one of nine children of Preston and Emma Trader Hinman. Her husband, James "Jim" Matthews, Sr., preceded her in death on March 7, 2009.

A graduate of...

Dec 31, 2021

John Robert "Bobby" Aswell, 69, of Marion Station, died Friday, December 31, 2021 in Salisbury, MD.

Born in Salisbury on November 3, 1952, he was a son of the late James Benjamin Aswell and Laura Virginia Sterling Aswell.

A US Army veteran, he was a Union crane and heavy equipment operator.  He also briefly worked...

Dec 29, 2021

Doris Lee Baker, 89, of Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on June 7, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Cyril Clay and Lola Mae Dize Crockett. Her first husband, William Joseph Matthews, preceded her in death in 1978 and her second husband, Robert Peter Baker preceded...

Dec 29, 2021

William Paul Abbott, 86, of Atlantic, VA, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield August 21, 1935, he was a son of the late Clarence James and Lola Lavinia Hoffman Abbott.

He was a graduate of Lee Academy and obtained his BA degree in history from...

Dec 16, 2021

William Martin Atkins, Jr. 95, of Crisfield, died Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on January 17, 1926, he was the son of the late William Martin Atkins, Sr. and Blanche Davis Cox Atkins.  He married his wife of 71 years, Marilyn Reese Atkins, on October 4, 1946,...

Dec 9, 2021

Donna Rae Wigglesworth, 77, of Crisfield, died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield July 29, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Meyer Lee Ward and Idella Byrd Ward.

She was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1962 and the PRMC School of Nursing where she was...

Dec 9, 2021

Charles Joseph Lehrer, Jr., 81, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at his home. He had been living in Crisfield for twenty years.

Affectionately known as "Mr. Luigi", he was born in Baltimore on September 5, 1940, and was the son of the late Charles Joseph Lehrer, Sr. and Florence...

Dec 8, 2021

Matthew Scott Lawson, 43, of Dagsboro, DE and formerly of Westover, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at his home.

Born in Crisfield, MD on November 20, 1978, he was the son of Weldon H. Lawson, Jr. of Westover and Paula Marie Coulbourne Lawson of Upper Fairmount.  Matt was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of...

Dec 8, 2021

Raffaella D. Cascio, 89, of Ocean City, MD and formerly of Baltimore, MD and Fallston, MD, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Atlantic General Hospital.

Born in Baltimore, MD on September 19, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas Esposito and Catherine Madonna Esposito.  Her loving husband of 54 years, Frank Anthony Cascio...

Dec 8, 2021

Joseph H. "Tinker" Coulbourne, 89, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield, he was the son of the late Joseph Clayton "Bud" Coulbourne and Jennie Marie Mason Coulbourne.  He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1949 and was a US Navy Korean Conflict veteran serving...

Dec 7, 2021

Roy Eugene Tedder, 66, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Ft. Meade, MD on April 25, 1955, he was a son of the late Hubert Eugene and Norma Janice Cox Tedder.  He was a carpenter by trade.

Roy enjoyed life to its fullest.  He...

Dec 5, 2021

Mitchell Winfield Bonneville, Jr., 70, of Marion Station, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on November 14, 1951, he was a son of the late Mitchell Winfield Bonneville, Sr. and Violet Mae Nelson Bonneville.

Mitchell was owner and operator of his family-owned contracting business, Mitchell Bonneville, Inc.,...

Dec 2, 2021

Raymond Wilson Webb, 75, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at his home.

Born in Virginia on September 4, 1946, he was a son of the late Lloyd Allen Webb, Sr. and Violet Virginia Rock Webb.

Raymond was a Waterman and in his earlier years worked at the former Holsum Bakery and...

Nov 28, 2021

Allen Foster "Buck" Matthews, 98, of Kingston, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Salisbury on June 29, 1923, he grew up in Kingston and was the son of the late Foster and Bessie Matthews.  His wife, Carolyn Ruth Meise Matthews, preceded him in death on August 15, 1999.

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Nov 26, 2021

Linda Laird Sterling, 80, of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on April 8, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James "Randall" Laird, Sr. and Flora Elizabeth Lawson Laird. Her husband, Edwin Sterling, Sr. preceded her in death in 1962.

Linda was a 1959...

Nov 22, 2021

Richard Denny Scott, 93, of Crisfield, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on September 9, 1928, he was a son of the late Marvin P. and Delsie L. Townsend Scott. His wife, Dora Lee Thornton Scott, preceded him in death on December 17, 2017.

A...

Nov 22, 2021

Kay Arlene Wheeler, 86, of Crisfield, died Monday, November 22, 2021 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on January 15, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Aaron "Buss" and Charlotte Ward Sterling.  Her husband, James Wesley "Jack" Wheeler, preceded her in death August 12, 2012.

A graduate of McCoy College at Johns Hopkins...

Nov 17, 2021

Bonnie Adams Vass, 69, of Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on October 1, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland "Bucky" Adams, Jr. and Zella Virginia Blueford Adams.

A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1970, she was a retired administrative...