Lawrence E. (Larry) Kerr
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...
Robert L. "Bob" Lankford, Jr.
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...
Frederick B. "Fritzie" Gerald, Iii
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...
Mildred L. Mcnamara
Mar 15, 2017
Mildred L. McNamara, 99, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born on Tylerton, Smith Island February 6, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Coley and Ina Mae Smith Evans. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was administrative assistant for the former His Nibs...
Gladys O. Blades
Mar 13, 2017
Gladys O. Blades, 97, of Crisfield, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield February 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late George Thomas and Edith Marshall. Her husband, James Parker Blades, Sr. died in 1968. She was a homemaker and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She enjoyed...
Robert Henry Sterling
Mar 9, 2017
Robert Henry Sterling, Sr., 90, of Marion Station, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born in Crisfield July 29, 1926, he was the son of the late Newman and Lula Maye Sterling Wells. His wife, Janice Virginia Short Sterling died May 5, 2013. He was a farmer and a US Navy veteran of World War II....
Julia Ann Dameron
Mar 6, 2017
Julia Ann Dameron, 72, of Crisfield, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Born in Crisfield May 23, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Nelson and Julia Parkinson Evans. Her husband of 39 years, Horace W. Dameron, Jr., died March 11, 1999. She was a retired quality control employee of the former Mrs. Paul's Kitchens...
Raymond Huey Durham
Mar 4, 2017
Raymond Huey Durham, 89, of Crisfield and formerly of Mt. Vernon, MD and New Jersey, died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at his home. Born at home in Deepwater, New Jersey on September 18, 1927, he was a son of the late Enoch Miller Durham and Geneva Margaret Cuff Durham. His wife, Donna Mae Westmark Durham died April 1, 1998. He...
Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Heath
Feb 25, 2017
Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Heath, 91, of Crisfield, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on June 24, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Beatrice Welsh Somers. Her husband, Justice Lee Heath, died June 11, 2003. She was a homemaker and also worked at the former Carvel...
David R. Jones
Feb 24, 2017
David R. Jones, 55, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield March 7, 1961, he was the son of Sharon Rose Schultz Jones of Crisfield and the late Ralph Burney Jones. He was a member of Pure Word Bible Church in Princess...
Calvin B. Johnson, Sr.
Feb 24, 2017
Calvin B. Johnson, Sr., 97, of Marion Station, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Mt. Vernon, he was the son of the late Alfred and Lelia Taylor Johnson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred F. Purcell Johnson in 1971 and his second wife, Peggy Fae Parks Johnson in 2006....
Arthur James Price
Feb 24, 2017
Arthur James Price, 99, of Marion, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Marion May 22, 1917, he was a son of the late Walter and Maggie Ennis Price of Marion. His wife of 70 years, Marian Frances Burke Price, died July 3, 2013. A poultry grower, he was a member and...
Anthony Szwec, Jr.
Feb 22, 2017
Anthony Szwec, Jr., 68, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Philadelphia on November 4, 1948, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Theresa Warfield Szwec. A graduate of Dobbins Vocational School in Philadelphia, he was the owner of Tony Szwec Plumbing for more than 40 years....
David F. Abbott
Feb 17, 2017
David F. Abbott, 70, of Delmar, MD and formerly of Washington, DC, died Friday, February 17, 2017. There will be no formal services. Interment will be private in Crisfield Cemetery.
Jackie Lynn Adkins
Feb 15, 2017
Lynn Adkins, 64, of Salisbury, passed away on February 15, 2017, at home in the presence of her family. Born on February 5, 1953 in Crisfield, MD to Teeny Landon and the late Jack Landon. After graduating from Crisfield High School in 1971, Lynn pursued a degree in Biology at Salisbury State College, graduating in 1975. She held long term...
C. Russell Ward
Feb 8, 2017
C. Russell Ward, 88, of Crisfield, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at McCready Health. Born in Crisfield September 13, 1928, he was a son of the late Weldon William Ward and Lena Elizabeth "Lizzie" Daugherty Ward. His wife of 63 years, Janet Lee Marshall Ward died December 23, 2012. He formerly worked at the former Briddell's Cutlery, the former...
Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Beach
Feb 7, 2017
Jeffrey G. Beach, 62, of Crisfield and formerly of Pikesville, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Born in Pikesville October 16, 1954, he was a son of Wanda Pelczar Beach of Pikesville and the late Ralph Calvin Beach. In 1997 Jeff relocated to the "Land of Pleasant Living" on the Eastern Shore. He...
Roger Ralph "Bubby" Riggin, Jr.
Jan 31, 2017
Roger Ralph "Bubby" Riggin, Jr., 75, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield October 13, 1941, he was the son of the late Roger Ralph Riggin, Sr. and Lenore Ward Riggin. His wife of 49 years, Ruby Mae Justice Riggin, died December 17, 2015. He was retired project engineer...
William Edwin "Beetle" Tyler
Jan 30, 2017
William Edwin "Beetle" Tyler, 73, of Crisfield, died Monday, January 30, 2017 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Crisfield May 5, 1943, he was a son of the late H. Stanford and Mary Nelson Tyler. His wife of 43 years, Dianna Lynn Strobel Tyler, died December 12, 2014. He was a maintenance worker for Somerset County Recreation and...
Angeline Ward Townsend
Jan 25, 2017
Angeline Ward Townsend, 93, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Born in Crisfield, December 11, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Mollie Cook Ward. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, John "Jack" Townsend; and three brothers, John, Walton and Rudy Ward. Angie graduated from Crisfield High School, Class...
