obituaries

Richard Glenn "Dicky" Marshall

Apr 21, 2018

Richard Glenn "Dicky" Marshall", 77, of Princess Anne, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield.

Born in Crisfield June 13, 1940, he was a son of the late Kenneth and Rosalie Thomas Marshall. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Leona Ruth Marshall in 1998, and his second wife,...

Margaret Lee Riggin Parks

Apr 3, 2018

Margaret Lee Riggin Parks, 93, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the home of her daughter.

Born in Crisfield November 14, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Clarence C. and Mildred Lucy Ward Riggin.  Her husband, Robert W. "Puckers" Parks, died May 26, 2006.

A graduate of Crisfield High School class...

Patsy Walker Caldwell

Apr 2, 2018

Angels unexpectedly swept away Patsy Walker Caldwell (formerly Patsy Walker Landon), 86, of Crisfield, on the afternoon of Monday, April 2, 2018 at Aurora Senior Living of Manokin in Princess Anne.

Born in Crisfield on August 6, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harold C. and Beulah Mae Brittingham Walker.

Pasty was well...

Natalie Landon Tawes

Mar 29, 2018

Mrs. Natalie Landon Tawes, 86, of Marion Station, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Urn interment in Sunnyridge Memorial Park will be held at a later date.  No services are planned.

Cheryl Lentz Pruitt

Mar 27, 2018

Cheryl Lentz Pruitt, 61, Salisbury, MD and formerly of Crisfield, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at PRMC.

Born in Crisfield on June 8, 1956 she was the daughter of the late Bud Lentz and Hettie Thomas Lentz.

Cheryl was an avid movies buff who loved spending time with her family.  She was also an excellent...

Thomas Earl "Tom" Berry

Mar 24, 2018

Thomas Earl "Tom" Berry, 56, of Crisfield and formerly of Louisiana and New Jersey, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ on August 24, 1961, he was a son of Vern and Barbara Berry of Marion Station.

A graduate of Crisfield High School class of...

Martin L. Tyler

Mar 20, 2018

Martin L. Tyler, 76, of Crisfield passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at his home.

Born on Smith Island, Maryland on December 29, 1941, he was a son of the late Vincent L. Tyler and Virginia Marsh Tyler Bradshaw.

A graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1959, he furthered his education at Old...

Alan Dale "Scissors" Eskridge

Mar 11, 2018

Alan Dale "Scissors" Eskridge, 81, formerly of Tangier, VA, died Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield.

Born on Tangier June 30, 1936, he was a son of the late William and Mildred Pruitt Eskridge.

He worked as a waterman, tankerman on a barge, and later for a dredging company until his...

Robert Wesley "Bob" Benson

Mar 5, 2018

Robert Wesley "Bob" Benson, 93, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Bob was born December 10, 1924 near Princess Anne, the son of the late Stanley F. and Helen Propst Benson.

Bob was a graduate of Washington High School in 1942 and received an AA Degree from...

Terry Lee Boswell

Mar 5, 2018

Terry Lee Boswell, 51, of Crisfield, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at his home.

Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 4, 1967, he was a son of the late Carl Arthur and Catherine Rosella Snyder Boswell.

He worked in Sales most recently for Sears in Salisbury.

His sons and grandson were his...

Mark S. Landon

Feb 24, 2018

Mark S. Landon, 53, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Crisfield he was the son of the late Curtis James Landon and Essie Mae Lee Landon. Mark was a 1982 graduate of Crisfield High School. He retired in 2008 as a correctional officer at Eastern Correctional...

Jose Tellez Gonzalez

Feb 24, 2018

Jose Tellez Gonzalez, 66, of Crisfield, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at his home.

Born in Michoacan, Mexico on March 30, 1951, he was a son of the late Celestino Tellez and Rosa Gonzalez.

He is survived by the Tellez Family of Crisfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, March 3, 2018...

Julia Ruark Figgs

Feb 20, 2018

Julia Ruark Figgs, 84, of Westover, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Born in Kingston, MD, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Charles Thomas Ruark and Edna Derby Ruark.

A graduate of Marion High School class of 1951, she was a homemaker,...

Hammond Revelle Betts, Iii

Feb 17, 2018

Hammond Revelle Betts, III, 36 passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his home in Belton, South Carolina.

Born October 27, 1981, he was the son of the late Hammond Revelle Betts, Jr. and the late Ramona "Rona" Burke Betts.

Hammond, "Butchie", as he was affectionately called, was a very talented mechanic who could fix...

Linda Abbott Olah

Feb 9, 2018

Linda Abbott Olah, 69, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield on February 26, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Abbott and the late Jeanette Somers Dickerson.

She was a GNA for 17 years at...

Gwendolyn Dize Windsor

Jan 30, 2018

Gwendolyn Dize Windsor, 72, of Marion Station, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Coastal Hopsice at the Lake.

Born in Crisfield February 3, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Hilton and Susan Peyton Dize.

She was budget director at MAC, Inc. in Princess Anne working for more than 30 years before her retirement....

Alex Michel Hawke

Jan 19, 2018

Alex Michel Hawke, newborn son of Zachary and Lauren Michel Hawke of Princess Anne, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.

Along with his parents he is survived by his sister, Morgan Jeanette Hawke; maternal grandparents, William and Kristin Michel; paternal grandparents, Gene and Joy Hawke;...

Naomi Raye Lankford

Jan 18, 2018

Naomi Raye Lankford, 96, of Crisfield, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in McAlester, Oklahoma on March 31, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Frank Myron Hill and Alma Mae Brewster Hill.  She had been making her home here since 1960. Her husband, William Hance Lankford, preceded her in...

Edward A. Evans

Jan 18, 2018

Edward Asbury Evans, Sr., 79, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born September 1, 1938, he was a son of the late Elmer Francis and Anna Rose Jones Evans.

He was a faithful member of...