obituaries

Oct 15, 2020

Alan Gene "Chubby" Hinman, 58, of Crisfield, died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home.

Born in Crisfield November 29, 1961, he was a son of Michael J. Hinman of Crisfield and the late Rose Ann Danizio Hinman who died July 2, 2018.

A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1979, he was a...

Sep 30, 2020

John Henry Sterling, 87, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from PRMC.

Born in Crisfield February 7, 1933, he was the son of the late Ernest Lester and Aleitha Mae Bonniwell Sterling. His wife, Emily P. Matthews Sterling, preceded him in death June 22, 2019.

Sep 19, 2020

Ralph Edward Harrison, 79, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born on Smith Island March 13, 1941, he was a son of the late Edward Thomas and Ella Marie Brimer Harrison.

A lifelong waterman, he crabbed and oystered, and also dredged with his family on the skipjack...

Sep 19, 2020

Karen Faye Elliott, 76, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2020 from Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield July 26, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Alton "Ack" Adams and Ruby Mears Adams. Her husband, Robert James "Bobby" Elliott, Jr., preceded her in death September 12,...

Sep 16, 2020

William Edwin Purnell, 97, of Salisbury and formerly of Cockeysville and Crisfield, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Crisfield November 21, 1922, he was a son of the late Percy James and Lydia Sterling Purnell. His wife of 72 years, Kathryn M. "Kitty" Purnell, died June 4, 2018.

A...

Sep 15, 2020

Michelle Lee Bail Mullican, 35, of Salisbury and formerly of Smith Island, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Vineland, New Jersey on January 2, 1985, she was a daughter of Clifford R. Bail of Princess Anne and Lonna Powers Rayfield and her husband Robert of Salisbury.

A...

Sep 11, 2020

On September 11, 2020 at 2133 PST in Los Angeles California, Steven Lively Moskaluk entered the gates of heaven.

Steve, born in NYC September 24, 1973, was the precious son of Elizabeth (Lisa) Lively and John A McCadams.

Steve, a graduate of Crisfield High School, was a proud member of the class of 1991. After...

Sep 4, 2020

Elmer James Black, 96, of Crisfield, died Friday, September 4, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Lauderdale County, Alabama on February 20, 1924, he was a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Black and Sarah Wooten Black. His wife, Sue Jean Martin Black, preceded him in death in 2005.

While...

Sep 3, 2020

Katie J. Parks, 89, a lifelong resident of Tangier Island, VA, claimed the promise of resurrection on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her residence.

Katie was preceded in death by her parents, Milbourne H. Crockett and Beatrice E. Crockett, her husband of 72 years, Robert J. Parks, Sr., grandson, William A. Parks, Jr., and a son-in-law, Robert...

Sep 2, 2020

Mildred L. "Milly" Wilson, 85, of Lutherville and Nanticoke, died Tuesday, September 2, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Salisbury on October 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Levin Ross and Frances Insley Wilson.

Milly was a retired physical educator, coach and department chairman with the Baltimore County...

Aug 31, 2020

Shirley Faith Gray Ennis, 86, of Crisfield, died Monday, August 31, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Baltimore August 11, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Josephine Srebroski Gray.

She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Art Education from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Her...

Aug 20, 2020

Daniel Arcangelo Parziale, 57, of Crisfield, MD and formerly of Buckeye, Arizona, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield.

Born in Quincy, MA on June 13, 1963, he was a son of the late Ferdinando Patrick Parziale and Anna Helen Tarvainen Parziale. He had been making his home in Crisfield for...

Aug 20, 2020

William T. (Billy) Chaffey, III, 79, of Marion Station, passed away at his home on Thursday August 20, 2020.

Born in Marion Station on April 29, 1941, he was the son of the late William Tamlin Chaffey, Jr. and Helen Tyler Chaffey.

Billy grew up on the family farm raising both crops and livestock. After...

Aug 16, 2020

Kenneth Gillman Hopkins, 82, of Crisfield, MD, died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Baltimore on May 26, 1939, he was a son of the late Kenneth Banford and Blanche Estelle Oldham Hopkins.

He served in the US Coast Guard from 1955-1959 and was a heavy machine operator at...

Aug 15, 2020

Charles L. Adams, 87, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Manokin Center in Princess Anne.

Born in Crisfield on August 6, 1933, he was a son of the late Upshur L. and Alta N. Somers Adams.

Charlie became the "Paper Boy" for the Crisfield Times Newspaper in 1939 at the age...

Aug 14, 2020

Carlton Wayne Pruitt, Jr., 72, of Tangier Island, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at home with his family by his side.

Born on September 30, 1947, he was a son of the late Carlton W. and Grace Thelma Pruitt.

Carlton, known to everyone by "Cart" or "Cartie," came to know the Lord in...

Aug 13, 2020

Virginia Lee Jachowski, 75, of Crisfield and formerly of Glen Burnie, died Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Baltimore December 7, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Earl Bartlett Flint and Virginia Emma Warder Naditch.

She was the retired owner of a cleaning business in...

Aug 10, 2020

Carol Lynn Howard, 63, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Monday August 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Crisfield on December 6, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Harris, Sr. and Myrtle Harris. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was an employee for Sherwin Williams Co. in...

Aug 10, 2020

Ruth Ellen Sterling, 85, of Crisfield, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born on March 20, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Edward and Ruth Ellen Parks Walters. Her husband, Joseph C. Sterling, preceded her in death on July 25, 2010.

A graduate of Crisfield High...

Aug 7, 2020

Aden Riley VanSant, 11 weeks old, of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Born on May 18, 2020 in Salisbury, he was a son of Chester Charles VanSant, Jr. and Emily Mae Ransom VanSant, of Crisfield.

Aden was always smiling and was known as the "boy with a thousand smiles." He was a...