Mildred M. "Millie" Parks
Mar 6, 2015
Mildred Marie "Millie" Parks, 94, of Tangier Island, died Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home. Born in Virginia on September 12, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Wheatley. Her husband, Page Edmonds Parks, preceded her in death on August 23, 1986. She was a homemaker and a member of Swain Memorial United Methodist Church...
Annette Catlin Massey
Mar 4, 2015
Annette Catlin Massey, 78, departed peacefully to go to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Her faith and the prayers of her family and friends supported her during her brief illness. Annette was born to the late John and Bernetta Nelson Catlin in Crisfield, Maryland on July 31, 1936. Her husband of 46 years, Donald T. "Donnie" Massey...
Rudy Hall
Mar 3, 2015
Rudy Hall, Sr., 85, of Marion Station, passed away peacefully at PRMC surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Born in Marion, he was the son of the late Bryan and Reba Hall. Prior to retirement, he owned and operated the family business, Rudy Hall and Sons, for over 40 years. He was co-founder, along with the late Hayes...
Eugene E. "Gene" Marshall
Feb 19, 2015
Eugene E. "Gene" Marshall, Sr. of Smith Island died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield at age 76. Born in 1938, he was the son of the late Elizabeth and Watson "Shug" Marshall, also of Smith Island. After graduating from Crisfield High School in 1955, Eugene went on to enjoy a long career in...
Olive Parks Somers
Feb 17, 2015
Olive Parks Somers, 89, of Princess Anne, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Aurora Senior Living. Born in Crisfield April 16, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Lewis Perry Parks and Frances Elizabeth Murphy Parks. She had been making her home in Princess Anne since 1957. She was a homemaker and retired from the Somerset County Library System....
James Marion "Jim" Brofee
Feb 16, 2015
James Marion Brofee, 69, of Marion, Maryland and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, died at his Maryland home Monday, February 16, 2015 of a massive heart attack. Jim was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on July 18, 1945. He was raised on Nekoda View Farm (Millerstown, Pennsylvania) by the late Delmar Leroy and Flo Evelyn Bardell Brofee along with his three brothers: Merril,...
Essie Collins Landon
Feb 14, 2015
Essie Collins Landon, 94, of Crisfield, died Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Aurora Senior Living in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on March 16, 1920, she was a daughter of the late George and Blanche Brittingham Collins. She was a former seamstress at local clothing factories and later retired from Rubberset Corporation. She was a member of Somerset Free Methodist...
Richard Dennie "Dick" Hutchins
Feb 12, 2015
Richard Dennie "Dick" Hutchins, 85, of Crisfield, Maryland and East Pittston Village, Maine, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Newton, Massachusetts June 14, 1929, he was the son of the late Leslie Waldo and Dorothy Dennie Hutchins. A 1951 graduate of the University of Maine, he was a chemical and civil...
Sibyl M. Coulbourne
Feb 8, 2015
Sibyl M. Coulbourne, 75, of Crisfield, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on October 16, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Luther Hill Matthews and Metta Dishman Matthews. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was a retired secretary for the Somerset County Board of Education retiring...
Margaret Wilson
Feb 8, 2015
Margaret Louise Hambrecht Wilson, 93, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at her home. Born in Madison, Wisconsin on February 26, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Walter Louis and Adeline Louise Spinti Hambrecht. Her husband of 51 years, Woodrow Thomas Wilson, preceded her in death November 4, 1997. A 1941 graduate of the University of...
Robert L. Wilcoxen
Feb 7, 2015
Robert Lee Wilcoxen, 76, of Marion Station and formerly of St. Mary's County, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Hyattsville, Maryland on January 8, 1939, he was a son of the late Arthur Roy and Frances Elizabeth Smalley Wilcoxen. A retired US Marine, Robert served two tours in Vietnam and received the Purple Heart Medal for...
Norma Lee Somers
Feb 1, 2015
Norma Lee Somers, 90, of Crisfield and formerly of Ewell, Smith Island, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born on Tylerton, Smith Island February 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Shafter and Dolphia Marshall Corbin. Her husband, Arthur Hance Somers, preceded her in death September 25, 1990. She worked at...
Anna Mae "Ann" Pinder
Jan 22, 2015
Anna Mae "Ann" Pinder, 94, of Crisfield, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Roberts Station, Maryland on July 17, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Maggie Mae Parsons Beck. Her husband, Grover L. "Bud" Pinder, died March 2, 1995. She was a physician's assistant at East Point Medical Center...
Joseph L. Swift
Jan 22, 2015
Joseph L. "Sonnyman" Swift, 79, of Crisfield, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Federalsburg. Born in Crisfield on November 21, 1935, he was a son of the late Charles Upshur and Elizabeth Lear Harrison Swift. He worked his early years as a cloth cutter at the Crisfield Cap Factory. He enjoyed watching westerns, playing...
Clyde Dwight "Unck" Kauffman
Jan 17, 2015
Clyde Dwight "Unck" Kauffman, 84, of Crisfield, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home where he had been making his home for the past 10 years. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on March 22, 1930, he was a son of the late Clyde M. and Ada Myers Kauffman. He attended Millersville State Teachers College and was...
Charles "Bo" Green
Jan 16, 2015
Charles "Bo" Green, age 81, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Friday evening in a local healthcare facility. Mr. Green was the son of the late Mildred Catherine Truax Green and Charles Otis Green. His sisters, Doris Roxie Green, Jean Shirley Thomas and his brother, Glenn Green also preceded him in death. Mr. Green was a long time computer programmer....
Marian Cecil Crockett
Jan 15, 2015
Marian Cecil Crockett, 79, of Tangier Island, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at her daughter's home. Born on Tangier Island February 5, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Minnie Dise Pruitt. Her husband, William Thomas "Willie" Crockett, preceded her in death on January 13, 1981. She was a member of...
Ronnie Burke
Jan 11, 2015
Ronnie William "The Rock" Burke, 53, of Crisfield, went to sleep in the arms of Jesus after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. A golden heart stopped beating and heaven has gained a beautiful soul. Born in Crisfield on March 20, 1961, he was a son of Elmira...
William Alexander Petz
Jan 7, 2015
William Alexander Petz, 89, of Westover and formerly of Mardela Springs, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Summit, New Jersey on June 13, 1925, he was a son of the late William G. and Amy Alexander Petz. He had been making his home in Westover the past two years. He was a US...
Darryl Lynn Abbott
Jan 7, 2015
Darryl Lynn Abbott, 55, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Salisbury on October 6, 1959, he was a son of the late Guilford Abbott, Sr. and Jacqueline Sterling Abbott. A graduate of Washington High School class of 1979, he was a house painter and a US Army veteran. He was a member of the...
