obituaries

May 15, 2017

Bonnie G. Holland, 69, of Salisbury passed away at her home on May 15, 2017.

Born in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late Sherman and Ella Jean Holland.

Bonnie was a 1965 graduate of Crisfield High School and attended Strayers Business School in Washington, D.C.  After graduating from Strayers, she made her home...

May 11, 2017

Charles Andrew McClenahan, 76, of Crisfield, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Christiana Medical Center near Wilmington, DE.

"Charlie Mac", as he was affectionately known, was born in Wilmington, NC February 7, 1941, and was the son of the late Charles Alfred and Dorothy Poleyette McClenahan.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class...

May 11, 2017

James Rowland Hannon, 90, of Crisfield and formerly of Northern Virginia, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born on March 18, 1927 in Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Roland and Anna Hannon.

A US Navy WWII Veteran, he was a graduate of Catholic University in...

May 7, 2017

Marian Grace Tawes Nelson, 102, of Crisfield, Maryland died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Marian set a new longevity record for the Nelson and Tawes families by gracing our lives for precisely 102.15 years.  She was a stickler for things such as dates, times and numbers and was well known for keeping...

May 7, 2017

Daniel Phillip "Flip Flop" Howard, 69, of Crisfield, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.

Born in Crisfield November 23, 1947, he was a son of the late Thomas Theo Howard and Geraldine Adams Howard Rantz.

He enjoyed listening to music, watching wrestling, dancing in his younger years, hanging...

May 7, 2017

Sandra Darlene Gerber, 74, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at her home.

Born in Holly, Michigan on November 21, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Elmer Kuenne and Evelyn Marie Baumann.

She was lab technician at Northrop Grumman for 30 years, then moved to Safran where she retired after ...

May 6, 2017

Roger Wayne Bestry, age 68, died at his residence on Saturday, May 6, 2017.  He had suffered with lung and heart disease for years.

Born on August 31, 1948, he was a son of the late Martin Richard Bestry, Sr. and Edith Gandy Bestry.  He worked in Realty and Antiques until retiring and moving to Crisfield.

May 2, 2017

William B. Maddox, Jr., 96, of Jefferson, MD for the past 14 years and formerly of Crisfield, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born in Crisfield October 24, 1920, he was the son of the late William B. and Georgianna Lawson Maddox. His wife, Shirley F. Milbourne Maddox, preceded him in death July 3,...

Apr 29, 2017

Carolyn Evans Roberts, 83, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in her home. She was born on Smith Island on September 14, 1933, the daughter of the late Polly and Leon Evans.

She graduated from Jefferson School of Commerce in Salisbury, MD in 1969. She was a homemaker and loving wife of R. Blaine...

Apr 27, 2017

Walter Thomas "Tommy" Jones, 73, of Crisfield, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on August 12, 1943, he was a son of the late Calvin "Jack" Jones and Estelle Marie Lee Jones.

A hard worker, he was a retired waterman and owner of the former Jones' Market....

Apr 23, 2017

James John Corbett, 83, of Dames Quarter, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his home.

Born in Salisbury July 22, 1933 and raised in Wenona, he was a son of the late James Samuel Corbett and Ethel May Curtis O'Neal.

He was a US Air Force Vietnam veteran, serving 21 ½ years before his retirement...

Apr 14, 2017

Kathryn Roberta Young, 91, of Crisfield for the past seven years and formerly of Baltimore, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at her home.

Born in Johnstown, PA on January 4, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John A. and Kathryn Gettings McCormick. Her husband of 69 years, Luther B. Young, preceded her in death exactly...

Apr 11, 2017

Nancy Sue Ward, 85, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at her home.

Born in Crisfield on January 31, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Milton E. Ward and Kathryn McDorman Ward Goldsborough.  She had been making her home in Baltimore since 1953 and moved back to her hometown of Crisfield in...

Apr 7, 2017

Kendall E. Sneade, Sr., 48, of Crisfield, died Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home.

Born in Crisfield April 17, 1968, he was the son of Ann Marie Miles of Crisfield and the late Earl Morris Sneade.

He was a waterman and being on the water was his passion. He also loved cars, especially corvettes...

Apr 3, 2017

Eugene Carl Scurti, 74, of Crisfield, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at PRMC. Born in Wilmington, DE on February 27, 1943, he was a son of the late John Scurti and Victoria Tarr Caldwell. At the time of his death he was employed by the Chelsea Lane Tyler passenger vessel. He enjoyed fishing and helping with the Smith Island school...

Mar 29, 2017

Ellen Rebecca Tawes, 98, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at McCready Memorial Hospital. Born in Princess Anne January 21, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Columbus "Lum" and Ella Rebecca Pusey Adams. Her husband, Howard J. "Had" Tawes, died March 14, 1989. A graduate of Washington High School class of 1937, she was the cafeteria manager...

Mar 27, 2017

Elizabeth Roush, 81, of Crisfield, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at UMSMC Easton. Born in Crisfield April 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Evelin Somers Parker. She was a licensed practical nurse working most of her career in Oklahoma. She enjoyed crocheting, writing poetry, and reading but most of all she loved spending time with...

Mar 25, 2017

Lawrence E. (Larry) Kerr, 69, of Crisfield, died Saturday, March 25, 2017. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Maryann Crue and the step-son of the late Herbert Crue. Larry worked in plumbing and heating for 15 years. After moving to Crisfield in 1988 he was a waterman for 20 years. Later, he returned to plumbing and...

Mar 22, 2017

Robert L. (Bob) Lankford, Jr., 91, of Marion Station, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Quindocqua, he was the eldest son of the late Robert L. and Anna Waller Lankford. After graduating from Marion High School he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. In his early years he worked at...

Mar 18, 2017

Frederick B. "Fritzie" Gerald, III, 80, of Crisfield, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield September 7, 1936, he was a son of the late Frederick B. Gerald, Jr. and Doris Riggin Gerald Collins. He was a Crisfield High School graduate of the class of 1954 and served in the US Marine...