obituaries

Sep 23, 2018

Robert Allen Hooks, 57, of Crisfield passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at his home. No services are scheduled at this time.

Sep 23, 2018

Rupert W. "Bill" Catlin, 97, a retired Colonel, who was an Infantry Platoon Leader and Company Commander in Europe during World War II and an Intelligence Officer in Vietnam, died peacefully at his home on September 23, 2018.

Born on August 15, 1921, he was the only son of the late Rupert William and Virginia Adams Catlin. ...

Sep 18, 2018

Robert Grayson "Bobby" Coulbourne, 81, of Marion Station, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at McCready Hospital.

Born in Crisfield April 29, 1937, he was the son of the late E. Grayson and Edna Joyce Kaiser Coulbourne.

A truck driver and member of the Million Mile Club, he worked for Tidewater Express for more than 17...

Sep 10, 2018

Diana Tello-Ramirez, 16, of Salisbury, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018.

Born in Bronx, NY on January 17, 2002, she was the daughter of Jose Tello-Tello and Maria DelRocio Ramirez-Perez of Salisbury.

An 11th grade student at Wicomico High School, she was a member of the VPA Art Program and aspired to be an...

Sep 8, 2018

Linda Mae Joyner, 64, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Detroit, MI on January 12, 1954, she was the daughter of the late William Luther and Vera Mae Ladd Davis.

A graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1972, she worked at Captain's Carry Out...

Sep 4, 2018

Betty Marshall Nelson, 92, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield June 27, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Wells and Birdie Middleton Marshall.  Her husband, W. Thurston Nelson, died September 4, 1995.

A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was a retired secretary/bookkeeper...

Aug 29, 2018

On August 29, 2018, our precious Gary Dean Welch, AKA "Click," observed his last sunrise before entering through the gates of heaven in a pain free body.

Born on August 7, 1961, Gary was able to spend all 57 years of his life in the small town of Crisfield enjoying the beauty that it had to offer...

Aug 27, 2018

Eugene David Olah, USCG (RET), 75, of Crisfield, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Chesapeake, VA March 22, 1943, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Grace Edna Curling Olah.  His wife, Linda Lynette Abbott Olah, preceded him in death February 9, 2018.

He was a...

Aug 27, 2018

Flora Jane Pruitt Tawes, 82, of Crisfield, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born on Tangier Island, VA October 11, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lee and Leola Dise Pruitt.  Her husband, Linwood James Tawes, died May 19, 2011.

A homemaker, she was a member Swain...

Aug 24, 2018

Sgt. Ralph S. Justice, Sr., US Army (Ret.), 86, of Crisfield, answered his final call to enter into God's Army on Friday, August 24, 2018 from Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield January 5, 1932, he was a son of the late John Tubman Justice and Ethel Katharine Parks Justice.  His wife, Conchita Ann Nelson...

Aug 23, 2018

Janet Riggin Blades, 84, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on August 16, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Clarence C. and Mildred Lucy Ward Riggin.  Her husband, Alvin Sterling Blades, preceded her in death on September 30, 1995.

A graduate...

Aug 23, 2018

Karl Heinz Lossow, 91, of Marion Station and formerly of Piscataway, NJ passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at his home.

Born in Germany on November 11, 1926, he was a son of Christopher Karl Johann and Johanna Minna Schuele Lossow.

He was a retired Tool and Die Maker with Lucent Technologies and had...

Aug 20, 2018

Marilyn Reese Atkins, 91, of Crisfield, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on July 21, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Harvey Ewing and Agnes Nock Reese.

She was a graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1944, and during WWII she worked...

Aug 18, 2018

Charles Franklin "Charles Frank" Bradshaw, 72, of Tangier Island, VA, died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield, MD.

Born in Crisfield August 2, 1946 and raised on Tangier, he was the only child of Howard C. and Adele L. Dise Bradshaw.  His wife of 32 years, Betty Ann Shores Bradshaw, preceded...

Aug 5, 2018

Bishop Greg Cox, 65, of Marion Station, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on May 30, 1953, he was a son of the late Charles Wesley and Connie Faye Mason Cox.

A graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1971, Greg was a waterman,...

Jul 31, 2018

Dolores "Kippy" Pruitt Marshall, 86, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at her home.

Born October 31, 1931 on Tangier Island, VA, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Nellie Ayres Crockett Pruitt.

A graduate of Crisfield High School, she attended Church Home Hospital School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD...

Jul 30, 2018

Marcus George Good, 94, of Crisfield and formerly of Charlestown, died Monday, July 30, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Shrewsbury, PA December 11, 1923, he was a son of the late Jacob and Jessie Long Good.  Orphaned at the young age of 4, he was then raised by his aunt and uncle, the...

Jul 30, 2018

Kingston Creed Diggs, infant son of Stacey and Courtney Leigh Harris Diggs, went to be with Jesus on July 18, 2018 and his parents were able to say goodbye on Thursday, July 30, 2018.

Along with his parents, he is survived by his siblings, Christian, Caden, and Brielle; his grandparents, Tommy and Dawn Harris; and his great-grandmother,...

Jul 29, 2018

Louis Nelson Matthews, 83, of Marion Station, died Sunday, July 29, 2018 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield.

Born in Marion Station February 10, 1935, he was a son of the late Clarence Matthews, Sr. and Eva Mae Nelson Matthews.

A graduate of Marion High School, he was the maintenance foreman for Somerset County Schools...

Jul 28, 2018

Lawrence R. Green, 81, of Crisfield, MD and formerly of Statesville, NC, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at McCready Memorial Hospital.

Born in Concord, NC on August 10, 1936, he was a son of the late Ernest and Etta Morton Green.  He had been a resident of Crisfield since 1989.

A graduate of the University...