obituaries

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...

Jul 27, 2018

Charlotte G. Daugherty, 90, of Crisfield, died Friday, July 27, 2018 at her home in Heart's Ease.

Born in Crisfield July 14, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Allen W. Green and Lottie Marshall Green.  She was a retired bookkeeper at the former Holland's Crossing Lumber Co. in Hopewell.  Her husband, William Blair Daugherty, died...

Jul 24, 2018

Gerald L. "Jerry" Miley, 88, of Crisfield and formerly of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield.

Born in Ephrata on January 13, 1930, he was a son of the late Harry and Mildred Kilhefner Miley.

Jerry was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and...

Jul 12, 2018

Martin Wayne Crockett, Sr., 74, of Tangier Island, Virginia, died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland.

Born on Tangier May 23, 1944, he was a son of the late Peter and Mildred Crockett.

He was a waterman and a member of Swain Memorial United Methodist Church.  He enjoyed hunting,...

Jul 10, 2018

Jackie Ross "Jack" Crockett, 86, of Westover passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at his home.

Born on Tangier, VA on October 13, 1931, he was the only child of the late Gordon and Una Crockett.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School and served in the National Guard.  He worked at Rubberset...

Jul 2, 2018

Rose Ann Hinman, 75, of Crisfield, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at her home.

Born March 7, 1943 in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late Mac and Elsie Clark.

She was a retired Correctional Supply Officer at Eastern Correctional Institution, and in her earlier years was manager of the former Tut Lawson's Store...

Jul 1, 2018

Kathleen Rose Brown "MIMI", 75, of Crisfield, Maryland.  It is with great sadness that the family of Kathleen announces her passing on July 1 at her home in Crisfield, Maryland.

She was born September 16, 1942 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Fred and Mary Meisel. A graduate of South Amboy, NJ High School, she went on...