obituaries

Dec 7, 2017

Robert Lee "Bobby" Balderson, 80, of Crisfield, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on September 14, 1937, he was a son of the late William Cephas Balderson and Elizabeth Ann Byrd Tyler. His wife of 55 years, Doris Faye Balderson, died May 20, 2012.

He was a shipping/receiving supervisor at...

Nov 30, 2017

Steven Timothy Kelly, 51, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his home.

Born in Elkton, MD on August 26, 1966, he was the son of Jack and Jane Kelly of Crisfield.

He graduated from Crisfield High School in 1984 and served two years in the US Army. He was...

Nov 24, 2017

Geraldine Pruitt, 87, lifelong resident of Tangier Island, VA, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at her home.

Born February 26, 1930 on Tangier Island, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Irene Crockett.

She was a member of Swain Memorial United Methodist Church, and was most well known for her love...

Nov 11, 2017

Rebecca Jane Blizzard, 85, of Crisfield and formerly of Salisbury and Delaware, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at McCready Memorial Hospital.

Born in Cambridge, and raised in the Hurlock/Preston area, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Fuchs Nepert.

She worked for the State of Maryland in the Dept. of Tourism and...

Nov 11, 2017

Phillip Lee Gerald, of Crisfield, died at home Saturday, November 11, 2017 just one day shy of his 92 nd birthday.

Born in Crisfield November 12, 1925, he was a son of the late Frederick B. and Minnie G. Blades Gerald. His wife of 50 years, Emma Jean Daugherty Gerald, died December 30, 1999.

A...

Oct 28, 2017

Julia Middleton Hand, 91, of Princess Anne, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on January 1, 1926 she was a daughter of the late Sam and Ethel Morris Taylor.  Her first husband, Jack Middleton and second husband, Joseph Hand both preceded her in death.

A...

Oct 22, 2017

John Richard Hill, Sr., 68, of Crisfield, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield on October 19, 1949, he was a son of the late Raymond Osborne Hill, Sr. and Mary Lou Cullen Hill.

He was a seafood worker working at Metompkin in Crisfield for more...

Oct 21, 2017

Elizabeth "Betsy" McVay Austin Ernst. of Lutherville, MD, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Gilchrist in Towson, Maryland. She was born on March 1, 1927, in Washington, D.C., and was the youngest child of Jason McVay Austin (1886-1966), a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, and Ruth Alice Doyen Austin (1894-1954).

She met her future...

Oct 18, 2017

Thomas Bradley "Tom B." Evans, Sr. 64, of Eden for the past 13 years and formerly of Smith Island and Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on January 31, 1953, he was the only son of Vera Brimer Evans Townsend of Crisfield and the late Aaron Thomas "Tommy" Evans,...

Oct 17, 2017

Sandra Kay Lattimore, 66, of Crisfield and formerly of Fairmount, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at her daughter's home.

Born in Parksley, VA on May 9, 1951 she was the only daughter of Marion Holland of Virginia. Her husband, Thomas Milton Lattimore preceded her in death on March 28, 2014.

A homemaker, she...

Oct 10, 2017

David Lee Waller, 54, of Princess Anne,  passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 10 th , 2017 at home surrounded by is family. He is survived by his mother Erma Waller, two children; Adam and Amber Waller, and a brother Alan Waller. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his two brothers Bob and Dennis...

Oct 7, 2017

George Edward Milbert, 69, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at McCready Memorial Hospital.

Born in Newark, New Jersey on July 9, 1948, he was the only child of the late Edward and Elizabeth Carter Milbert.

He was an art teacher in Baltimore County working 33 years before his retirement....

Oct 4, 2017

Carlton Lloyd Hurley, 82, of Crisfield and formerly of Chincoteague, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Franklin City, VA on March 20, 1935 he was the son of the late Walter F. and Alice Mae Adkins Hurley.  His wife, Jeanette Bowden Hurley preceded him in death in...

Sep 28, 2017

Donald Elmer Caldwell, 85, of Delmar, MD and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, September 28, 2017.

Born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1932, he was the son of the late Elmer and Blanche Mae McCormick Caldwell.

A retired salesman, he worked for Churchill, Reliable for 30+ years, and most recently for Mason Paper...

Sep 27, 2017

Pamela Tyler Ward, 74, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at her home.

Born in Crisfield December 3, 1942, she was a daughter of the late C. Maxwell Tyler and Winnie Lawson Tyler.

A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1960, she was a retired paralegal working for the UMES Hotel/Restaurant Management program....

Sep 25, 2017

Alisha F. Parks, 34, of Crisfield passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home.

Born in Salisbury on December 6, 1982, she was a daughter of Bonnie Kay Bradshaw Parks.  Her father, Francis Edward "Ronnie" Parks preceded her in death in 1984.

A devoted member of Living Hope Ministries of the Eastern Shore,...

Sep 24, 2017

George Maddox "Hambone" Thomas, Jr., 79, of Tangier, VA passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Virginia on January 24, 1938, he was a son of the late George Maddox Thomas and Evelyn Autry Thomas.

A US Army Veteran, he was a Waterman and had a great...

Sep 24, 2017

Arthur Terrell Alford, 31, of Princess Anne, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 26, 1986, he was a son of Arthur Holland and Lacolia Alford Harris.

A graduate of Washington High School class of 2005, he was a maintenance worker at Mountaire.  Art loved basketball...

Sep 24, 2017

Mamie J. Gargan, 95, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Mamie was born in Chance, MD on December 29, 1921.  She was the daughter of the late John N. Jones and Margaret Maggie Jones.  She left Chance and moved to Baltimore during her teens.  Mamie and her late...

Sep 20, 2017

Jake Dakotah Poole, 24, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

Born in Salisbury March 19, 1993, he was a son of John Bradley Poole, Sr. and Gina Marie Marshall Poole of Crisfield.

He was a self-employed painter and power washer and was a member of Pure Word Bible Church...