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David William Ellis Abbott
Feb 18, 2021
David William Ellis Abbott, 56, of Crisfield, died Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Salisbury Genesis Rehab and Nursing Center.
Born in Crisfield January 4, 1965, he was a son of the late Harold Frederick and Jessie Mae Rich Abbott. He was a graduate of Crisfield High School and was a self-employed mechanic.
He enjoyed attending...
Margaret Somers Dize
Feb 18, 2021
Margaret Somers Dize, 76, of Crisfield, died Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.
Born in Crisfield October 11, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Allen William "Froggy" Somers and Virginia Riggin Somers.
A member of Mt. Pleasant Church in Crisfield, Margaret was a retired cashier working for...
William Ray Crockett, Sr.
Feb 18, 2021
William Ray "Bill" Crockett, Sr., 85, of Crisfield, died Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Crisfield March 30, 1935, he was a son of the late George Franklin Crockett and Mearl Rhodes Crockett. He was a US Army National Guard veteran and former owner of a furniture company. No services are planned at...
T. Alan Tyler
Feb 16, 2021
Thomas Alan Tyler, 85, of Rhodes Point, Smith Island and Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.
Born in Crisfield on June 13, 1935 and raised on Smith Island, he was the son of the late William Asbury and Rachael Cordelia Evans Tyler.
Although his education concluded at...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Matthews
Feb 12, 2021
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Matthews, 97, of the Kingston area of Westover, died Friday, February 12, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.
Born in Newark, New Jersey on February 9, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd T. and Edna Adkins Hosier. Her husband, Roland Matthews, preceded her in death.
She...
Barry Steven Arndt
Feb 11, 2021
Barry Steven Arndt, 73, of Marion, passed away quietly at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Born in Crisfield on March 20, 1947, he was a son of the late Caroline "Louise" Arndt Tyler and Arno Richard Arndt.
Barry served in the United States Marine Corps from...
Paul Martin
Feb 10, 2021
Paul Martin, 65, of Princess Anne, died Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 9, 1955, he was a son of the late Charlie and Ida Walston Martin.
Paul worked at the Somerset County Roads Department and was a US Army National Guard veteran.
A member...
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Barnes
Jan 31, 2021
Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Hain Barnes passed away peacefully at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield after a long illness on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at the age of 94.
Betty was a long-time resident of Pocomoke, MD where she was a Librarian at the Pocomoke Branch of the Worcester County Public Library for more than 20...
Amanda Hernandez
Jan 31, 2021
Amanda Yadira Schmidt Hernandez, 32, of Crisfield, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at the home of her sister in Cumberland, MD following a brave battle with cancer.
Born June 21, 1988, she was the daughter of Armando Hernandez of Crisfield and the late Renee Schmidt Hernandez who died November 1, 2006.
A graduate of Crisfield...
Nolan T. Ford, Sr.
Jan 24, 2021
Nolan T. Ford, Sr., 91, of Fairmount, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 24, 2021 from TidalHealth McCready Pavilion.  He had been a resident of Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield since 2016.
Born in Fairmount August 6, 1929, he was a son of the late John Thomas Ford and Mildred Bozman Ford....
Emma Jean Cullen
Jan 19, 2021
Emma Jean Cullen, infant daughter of Ashley Marie Garpstas and Brian Joel Cullen of Crisfield, passed away peacefully at The Johns Hopkins Hospital on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 surrounded by her family. She had been fighting Noonan's Syndrome since she was born on October 24, 2020.
Emma Jean is survived by her parents, Ashley Garpstas and Brian...
Betty Webb Tyler
Jan 17, 2021
Betty Webb Tyler, 93, of Crisfield, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 17, 2021, with the support of her daughter and son, friends, and caregivers.
Betty was born in Crisfield on December 30, 1927, the daughter of the late J. Vernon Webb and Alice Wilson Webb. Betty was preceded in death by her husband...
Roy Alison Milbourne
Jan 15, 2021
Roy Alison Milbourne, 83, of Crisfield, Maryland, left this world peacefully on January 15, 2021. A native of Crisfield, he was born on May 15, 1937 and was the son of the late Roy C. Milbourne and the late Eloise Bradshaw Milbourne of Crisfield. He was a graduate of Crisfield High School in 1955, and a graduate of Salisbury...
Argene Ward
Jan 14, 2021
Argene Ward, 87, of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at her home.
She was born in Whiton, Maryland on October 29, 1933, and was a daughter of the late Avery and Edna Henman Webb.
A graduate of Wicomico High School, she was a retired secretary for the Somerset County School System. Over the...
Jerry L. Byrd
Jan 11, 2021
Jerry Lee Byrd, 80, of Delmar, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home.
Born in Crisfield on February 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Essie Collins Byrd Landon and step-son of the late Leroy Landon.
A 1956 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was a US Army National Guard...
Geraldine "June" Parsons
Jan 8, 2021
Geraldine "June" Parsons, 89, of Crisfield and formerly of Glen Burnie, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Wicomico Nursing Home.
Born in Sandstone, West Virginia on August 5, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Lena Gill Cales. Her first husband, Junior Carl Zickafoose, preceded her in death in 1968, and her...
Jerry Lee Swift
Jan 2, 2021
Jerry Lee Swift, 67, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.
Born in Crisfield on October 6, 1953, he was the son of Jessie Ola Cullen Swift of Crisfield and the late George William Swift.
He was a 1974 graduate of Crisfield High School and worked at...
Jackie Lee Messick Kidd
Jan 1, 2021
Jackie Lee Kidd, 85, of Westover, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Salisbury.
Born in Crisfield January 6, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas Messick and Hattie Marie Nelson Messick.
She was a homemaker and attended various churches in the area including Walker Memorial Church...
Timothy Lee Linton, Sr.
Dec 29, 2020
Timothy Lee Linton, Sr., 61, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home.
Born in Crisfield on April 19, 1959, he was a son of Harvey Linton, Sr. of Crisfield and Jo Ellen Adams Shanks of Crisfield.
A US Army veteran, he obtained his GED while stationed in Berlin, Germany. Following...
Dale "Mickey" Briddell
Dec 28, 2020
Dale "Mickey" Briddell, 76, of Westover, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2020 from TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.
Born May 13, 1944, he grew up in Marion and was a son of the late Milton O. Briddell Jr. and Alice Liller Briddell.
A graduate of Marion High School, he was...
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