obituaries

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.

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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...

Nov 12, 2021

Beatrice Joyce Evans Lawson, affectionately known as "Bea Jo", 80, of Annapolis and formerly of Crisfield and Smith Island, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Born in Crisfield on April 11, 1941, and raised on Smith Island, she was a daughter of the late Clarence "Bus" Evans and Lela Ruth Jones...

Nov 6, 2021

George Thomas Marshall, III, 74, of Crisfield, died Saturday, November 6, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on December 2, 1946, he was the son of the late George Thomas Marshall, Jr. and Dorothy Lee Riggin Marshall.

George was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1964 and earned his bachelor's degree...

Nov 3, 2021

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 June "Rose" Messick, 89, of Fruitland and formerly of Hammonton, New Jersey, and Crisfield, closed her eyes at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke to open them in her new permanent address in her heavenly home.

Born in Crisfield on August 21, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Terry Preston...

Nov 2, 2021

John Carson Bruce, 77, of Crisfield and formerly of Tylerton, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield July 24, 1944, he was a son of the late Oliver Gibson Bruce and Lillian Lewis Bradshaw Bruce.  His wife, Carolyn Parsons Bruce, preceded him in death on October...

Nov 1, 2021

Andrew Jackson "Jack" Smith, of Princess Anne, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at the age of 87. He was born in Portsmouth, VA on November 18, 1933, the son of the late Andrew Jackson Smith and Myrtle Owens Sickman.

Jack proudly served in the US Army during the Korean from 1952 to 1955.  He earned...

Oct 25, 2021

Susan D. Lehman, 85, of Crisfield, MD, died Monday, October 25, 2021 at her home.

Born October 9, 1936 in Cooperstown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Steven and Elizabeth Smolik Durisek.

Susan grew up in Richfield Springs, NY and graduated from Richfield Springs High School in 1954.  On August 28, 1956 in...

Oct 23, 2021

Shirley Yvonne Sterling, 85, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Wachapreague, VA on May 18, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Wesley Tyler and Nellie Kate Wolfe Tyler.  Her husband, Randall Delano "Tucker" Sterling, died December 25, 2013.

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Oct 20, 2021

Gary L. Wilson, 66, of Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on January 25, 1955, he was a son of the late Reginald and Rita Swift Wilson.

Gary was a graduate of Crisfield High School, Class of 1974, and worked...

Oct 12, 2021

William Dwight Marshall, 76, of Tylerton, Smith Island, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 on his boat, doing what he loved best, crabbing.

Born on March 1, 1945 on Ewell, Smith Island, he was a son of the late Russell James and Pauline Bradshaw Marshall.

He graduated from Crisfield High School in 1963 and...

Oct 12, 2021

Charlotte Marie Middleton Dize, 91, of Ewell, Smith Island passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born on Ewell on September 29, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Willie Jones Middleton. Her husband, Ruthman Zimmerman "Rukie" Dize preceded her in death on October 15, 2015.

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Oct 12, 2021

Kevin Daniel Soukup went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, MD. He made his home in Crisfield, MD.

Born in Utica, NY on February 25, 1963, he was the son of Dan and Louise Soukup and Donna and Warren Timmons, all of Seaford, DE.

He...

Oct 10, 2021

Ann Ward Lawson, 77, of Crisfield, was called home to be with her Lord and her family on Sunday, October 10, 2021.

Born in Crisfield on May 30, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Francis Creston and Lillian Wilson Ward.

Ann was married to her "high school sweetheart" for 43 years, Alfred "A.J."...

Oct 10, 2021

George L. Taylor, Sr., 86, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Marion Station on July 6, 1935, he was a son of the late Samuel Harrison and Ethel Marie Morris Taylor. His wife of 60 years, Lucine Mason Taylor, preceded him in death on December 17, 2018.

Oct 8, 2021

Robert Kraus, 94, of Crisfield, died Friday, October 8, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Germantown, PA on June 15, 1927, he was a son of the late George Carl and Grace Baker Kraus.

A US Army  veteran of World War II, he was a bus operator for 39 years working for...