obituaries

Mar 21, 2020

Denise Smith Maddox, 60, of Marion Station, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

Born in Germany on October 22, 1959, she was a daughter of Norma Sprague of Onancock, VA and the late MSG Donald C. Smith who died in 1974.

She was a graduate of Onancock High School class...

Mar 20, 2020

Derek L. Davies, 89, of Westover and formerly of Wilmington, DE, died Friday, March 20, 2020 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in England on October 17, 1930, he was a son of the late Norman and Louisa Davies.  He had been making his home in Westover since 2009.

While in England, he was...

Mar 18, 2020

Nevelyn Evans Edwards, 81, of Delmar, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Milford, Delaware on February 7, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Nevitt Evans, Sr. and Lois Estelle Kelly Evans.

A graduate of Williamsport High School and Frostburg College, she was a school...

Mar 15, 2020

Paul Joseph Bowers, 73, of Crisfield and formerly of Anne Arundel County, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at McCready Memorial Hospital.

Born in Baltimore March 9, 1947, he was a son of the late Walter Joseph and Virginia Rose Bornaman Bowers.  He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past nine years.

A...

Mar 10, 2020

William Kenneth "Ken" Evans, 92, of Ewell, MD passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born on Smith Island on September 8, 1927, he was a son of the late Fred and Essie Evans.

Ken was a US Army WWII Veteran and worked as a Waterman. He was a...

Mar 7, 2020

James (Jim) S. Pruitt, affectionately known as "Pick", 78, of Crisfield and formerly of Tangier Island, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born on Tangier Island September 14, 1941, he was a son of the late Charles and Minnie Dise Pruitt.  He had been making his home in Crisfield since 1990.

Mar 4, 2020

Patsy Lynn Mears 73 of Pocomoke City, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center following a short illness.

Born in Crisfield on January 28, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Mac and Elsie Clark.

Patsy was a graduate of Crisfield High School and her and...

Feb 26, 2020

Gary Robin Wroten 84, of Cooks Town, New Jersey formerly Crisfield MD, died February 26, 2020.

Born in Crisfield MD, February 2, 1936, he was the son of the late William Bill Wroten and Lucille Crockett Tyler.

A Crisfield High School graduate of the class of 1954, shortly after graduation, he entered the Air Force,...

Feb 22, 2020

Betty Lee Kitching, 59, of Princess Anne, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield on April 9, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Douglas Stine and Madeline Taylor Corbin.

She was a homemaker and over the years attended Faith Independent Church in Wenona and Ewell...

Feb 21, 2020

Samuel B. Culver, 77, of Marion Station, MD, died Friday, February 21, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Laurel, DE October 8, 1942, he was a son of the late Elwood A. Culver and Hazel M. Bailey Hydock.

He was a retired correctional officer for the DE State Department of...

Feb 16, 2020

Robert Harte "Robbie" Sturgis, 24, of Crisfield, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 16, 2020.

Born in Salisbury on April 25, 1995, he was the son of Carroll Johnson Sturgis, II and Sandra Fay "Sandy" Ford Sturgis of Crisfield.

A 2013 graduate of Crisfield High School, he worked as a cook at various...

Feb 16, 2020

Geneva Dize Riggin, 75, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born May 28, 1944 on Smith Island, she was the daughter of the late William Franklin "Frank" Dize and Barbara Ruth Marsh Dize.  Her husband of 44 years, John Edward Riggin, preceded her in death on April 27, 2010.

Feb 14, 2020

Stephen Lance Kinnebrew, age 56, of Crisfield and formerly of Vicksburg, Mississippi, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield.

Lance was born July 23, 1963, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the son of Jerry and Marjorie Kinnebrew.

He graduated from Warren Central High School, Class of 1981, then continued his...

Feb 4, 2020

Shawn McDonough Pruitt, 59, of Crisfield and formerly of Montgomery County, MD, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born May 16, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Charles "Tink" McDonough Pruitt who died in 2004, and the late Marilyn Kraft Pruitt who died in 2014.  She had been making her home...

Jan 29, 2020

Shirley Jones, 91, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from her home where she resided with her granddaughter, Ellen, for the past two years.

Born in Crisfield November 9, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Bennett and Mabel Ellen Landon Sterling.

She was a homemaker and...

Jan 23, 2020

Jack C. Morgan, 86, of Crisfield passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home following a brief illness.

Jack was born on April 10, 1933, the last of six children of the late Wilbur F. and Mary Dize Morgan.

A retired educator, he received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of...

Jan 22, 2020

Brenda J. Jaramillo, age 70 of Clewiston, Florida passed away at home on January 22, 2020. Brenda was born in Crisfield, Maryland on January 16, 1950 to John and Emma Shores Conner.

She worked for many years as a security guard for Southern Gardens before retiring in 2016. She was a loving mother who enjoyed spending time...

Jan 19, 2020

Nora Lee Webster, 93, of Mt. Airy, MD and formerly of Wenona, died Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home.

Born in Wenona September 2, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Horace and Irene Twigg Webster.  Her husband of 58 years, David L. Webster, preceded her in death September 30, 2001.

She was...

Jan 18, 2020

Vicky L. Hill, 70, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 18, 2020 from Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Crisfield November 11, 1949, she was the daughter of local barber, the late Clarence Wilson, and local hair stylist, the late Delores J. "Dee" Dameron Wilson.  She had been making her home...

Jan 13, 2020

Mrs. Sandra Wheatley King, 73, of Tangier Island, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at her home.

Born on Tangier Island March 18, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Freddie Lewis Wheatley and Henrietta Charnock Wheatley.

A graduate of Tangier Combined School class of 1964, she was the co-owner of Spanky's Place for...