obituaries

Sep 12, 2017

Mary Kathryn Thomas, 97, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Kingston on March 5, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Togge D. and Marian E. Horsey Hallberg. Her husband, Carlyle Coulbourne Thomas, preceded her in death on October 28, 1993.

She was retired from...

Sep 9, 2017

Wanda Marie Dize, 90, of Crisfield, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at McCready Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield December 27, 1926 and raised on Smith Island, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Adelaide Wesley Middleton.

A homemaker, she was a deaf...

Sep 7, 2017

Darlene May Pruitt Ward, 55, of Princess Anne, passed away on September 7, 2017 at PRMC in Salisbury.

Born in Baltimore, MD on October 30, 1961, she was a daughter of Doris Marie Crockett Adkins of Kingston and the late William Raymond Pruitt, Sr.

She was a homemaker and was a very kind hearted person....

Sep 6, 2017

Todd Pruitt, of Burtonsville, MD passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Services are pending at this time.

Sep 6, 2017

Kenneth W. Sterling, Jr., 75, of Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Easton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Crisfield on September 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Kenneth Washington Sterling who passed away on March 8, 2001 and Madeline Lucille Cullen Sterling who passed away on February 2, 1989.

A...

Aug 30, 2017

Dorothy Maryann Settan, 82, of Salisbury and formerly of Glen Burnie, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke.

Born in Chicago, Illinois on July 30, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Harriett Miller.  Her husband, Charles J. Settan preceded her in death in September of 2006....

Aug 29, 2017

Henrietta N. Truitte, 75, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in New Jersey on June 23, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Edna Ayres Norr.

She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church.  She...

Aug 27, 2017

Steven Ray Holland, 21, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 from injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

Born in Salisbury on September 3, 1995, he was a son of Joe Edward Holland of Cumberland and Patricia Lynn Martin of Federalsburg.

He was employed by Sure Fire Protection Inc. in Salisbury and worked...

Aug 27, 2017

John Gary "Jackie" Hinman, 70, of Crisfield, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield February 26, 1947, he was a son of the late Charles Leroy and Joann Wilson Hinman.

He retired from Rubberset after 41 years and was a member of the Crisfield Elks Lodge #1044...

Aug 19, 2017

Ada Virginia Ward, 79, of Crisfield, died Saturday, August 19, 2017 at McCready Health.

Born in Chincoteague, Virginia on May 20, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Bill Tarr and Mildred Bowden Tarr Brewington. Her husband, Gordon T. Ward, Sr., preceded her in death on April 15, 2005.

She retired from the former...

Aug 13, 2017

Shirley Bea Doty, 82, of Crisfield, died Sunday, August 13, 2017 at her home.  Formerly of Chesapeake, VA, she had been making her home in Crisfield since 2012.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 23, 1935, she was a daughter of the late John and Mable Miller Rauch.  Her husband, Fred Leroy Doty, died April 5,...

Aug 12, 2017

Franklin Phillip "Frank" Morgan, 69, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke.

Born in Crisfield on May 29, 1948, he was a son of the late Barney Bayne and Sally Evelyn Dize Morgan.

A 1966 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was...

Aug 11, 2017

Thomas Russell Alban, 73, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at McCready Health.

He was born in Baltimore December 9, 1943, and was a retired construction worker. He had been making his home in Crisfield since 2000.

He loved boating, working on boats, spending time with his family and grandchildren...

Aug 11, 2017

Curtis Peter Johns, 57, of Marion Station, Md. went to be with the Lord at his home on Friday, August 11, 2017 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Born in Crisfield on January 5, 1960, he was the eldest son of the late Basil Peter Johns and Ida Mae Garrison Johns.

Curtis began charter fishing...

Aug 5, 2017

James A. "Jim" Cosner, 57, of Crisfield, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his home.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 16, 1959, he was a son of Dorothy Mae Miller Settan of Salisbury and the late Junior Cosner.

An employee of Tawes Brothers Auto in Crisfield for more than 20 years, he was an...

Aug 4, 2017

Marie Lindale, 87, of Virginia Beach, VA and formerly of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Sentara Hospice House. Born in Houston, DE she was the daughter of the late John Aptt and Letitia Sedgewick Aptt Wagemaker. Her husband, Harold George Lindale died on December 26, 2006. Marie was a member and past Worthy Matron of the...

Aug 3, 2017

Deborah E. Ashby, 65, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. Formerly of Baltimore she has been a resident here since 2012. Born in Riverdale, MD she was the daughter of the late Edward Welch and Mary Ann Dyes Welch. She was a retired nurses assistant. Deborah volunteered at the McCready Health and the Corbin...

Aug 2, 2017

Robin L. Parks, 55, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born in Crisfield July 23, 1962, she was the daughter of Dawn Payne Laird of Crisfield and the late John Laird. She was a correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover. Surviving besides her mother are...

Jul 29, 2017

Matthew Joseph "Mattman" Blashe, age 2, son of Sarah Wilford of Crisfield and Roland Blashe of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at McCready Health in Crisfield. Matthew was born in Henderson, Nevada on September 26, 2014. Surviving besides his parents are two sisters, Alyssa Townsend and Sophia Blashe, both at home in Crisfield; half sister...

Jul 27, 2017

Stephen Carlyle "Steve" Thomas, 74, of Crisfield passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Crisfield on December 31, 1942, he was the son of Mary Catherine Hallberg Thomas of Crisfield and the late Carlyle Coulbourne Thomas.

He worked as a waterman and was a life member of...