obituaries

Feb 13, 2025

Chad Wayne Ward, 50, of Marion Station, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2025 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on October 10, 1974, he was the son of Wayne and Gayle Lawson Ward.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1993, and worked 20 years as a tree trimmer for Asplundh Tree...

Feb 10, 2025

Mary Lee Moore, 94, of Tangier Island, VA, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 at her home.

Born on Tangier Island on August 17, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Rita Evans Wheatley. Her husband of 20+ years, Edward Smith "Miff" Moore, preceded her in death in 1968.

Mary Lee...

Feb 10, 2025

Betty Rose Ferrell, 85, of Lindale, TX and formerly of Grand Saline, TX and Crisfield, MD, passed away on February 10, 2025.

Born in Crisfield on June 20, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Arlie and Edna Matthews Nelson.

Betty was a homemaker and worked at Foley's Department Store in her earlier years....

Feb 8, 2025

Donnie Brinsfield, 80, of Crisfield, died at home peacefully with his wife by his side on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

Born in Havre De Grace, MD, he was a son of the late Claude Leslie and Virginia Griffin Brinsfield.

Donnie was a 1963 graduate of Crisfield High School and served in the US Coast Guard...

Jan 24, 2025

Bonny Sue Bradshaw, 59, of Shelltown and formerly of Newark, MD, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at her home.  She had been making her home here for the past six years.

Born in Baltimore on January 30, 1965, she was a daughter of the late Frank Cap, Sr. and Lorraine Reese Cap.  She attended Wor-Wic Community...

Jan 20, 2025

John Willard "Jay" Tawes, 73, of Crisfield, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on May 22, 1951, he was a son of the late Philip Wesley Tawes and Peggy Lou Unzicker Tawes.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1969 and obtained his Bachelor Degree in...

Jan 20, 2025

Charles G. "Eugie" Pruitt, 92, sailed away on Monday, January 20,, 2025 from his home in Crisfield.

Born in Crisfield on March 2, 1932, he was the son of the late Flora Jane Mason Pruitt and Charles G. "Friday" Pruitt.

He attended Crisfield High School.

Eugie served in the United States Navy for...

Jan 20, 2025

Sandra Covington Riggin, 87, of Crisfield, Maryland passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the Alice B. Tawes Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in Crisfield, Maryland, after a month long illness and a courageous battle.

Born Sandra Brooks Covington in Baltimore, Maryland on March 5, 1937, she he was the daughter of the late Durward Quentin Covington...

Jan 13, 2025

Charles Ridgely "Chuck" Gaither, 74, of Crisfield, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025 at his home.

Born in Sykesville, MD on November 17, 1950, he was a son of the late Charles William and Helen Louise Ridgely Gaither.

He was a 1968 graduate of South Carroll High School in Carroll County. He served four...

Jan 10, 2025

Elmer Wesley "Junior" Evans, 84, of Ewell, Smith Island, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born on Smith Island on June 13, 1940, he was a son of the late Elmer Francis and Anna Rose Jones Evans.

He was a life-long waterman and faithful member of Ewell United Church where he...

Jan 10, 2025

William Roy "Perry Como" Riggin Sr., 93, of Crisfield, Maryland passed away Friday, January 10, 2025, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland after a short illness.

Roy was born in Easton, Massachusetts on November 14, 1931.  He was the son of the late William Ellsworth Riggin and Esther McLeod Riggin.

Born in...

Jan 5, 2025

Vonzalee Mason Easley, 90, of Crisfield, Maryland passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Maryland surrounded by her loving family.

Vonzalee was born in Crisfield on May 14, 1934.  She was the daughter of the late Vaughn T. Mason and Agnes Somers Mason Crockett.

She graduated from Crisfield High School...

Jan 4, 2025

Norman Morrison Ennis, 78, of Pocomoke City, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on March 13, 1946, he was raised in the Rehobeth and Pocomoke City area and was a son of the late Harry Morrison Ennis and Margaret Lambertson Ennis.

He was a graduate of Pocomoke High...

Dec 30, 2024

Krista L. Dunn Evans, 42, of Lebanon, PA and formerly of Crisfield, MD, passed away Monday, December 30, 2024.

Born in Salisbury on September 12, 1982 and raised in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late William Foster Dunn and Thelma Johnson Dunn.

A member of Crisfield High School class of 2000, Krista was...

Dec 30, 2024

Larry Filmore Cosner, 67, of Crisfield, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born and raised in Glen Burnie, he was a son of the late Junior Cosner and Dorothy Mae Miller Settan.

Larry graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1975. He worked in retail most of his life and...

Dec 27, 2024

William Smith "Smitty" Dize, Jr., 55, of Saxis, VA and formerly of Cape Charles, VA and Onancock, VA, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at his home.

Born in Crisfield, MD on October 15, 1969, he was raised on Smith Island and was a son of Jennifer Evans Dize of Ewell, Smith Island and the late William...

Dec 23, 2024

Ronald Terry Laird, Sr., 74, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Monday, December 23, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Crisfield on October 16, 1950, he was raised on Tylerton, Smith Island and was a son of the late Ronald and Mina Rae Marshall Laird. His wife of 45 years, Donna Jean Bradshaw Laird, preceded him in...

Dec 19, 2024

Katharine Elizabeth Kraus, 93, of Crisfield and formerly of  Medford, New Jersey, died Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Barrington, New Jersey on December 18, 1931, she was a daughter of the late William Alexander Mitchell and Florence Mae Spong Mitchell.  Her husband of 69 years, Robert "Bob" Kraus preceded her...

Dec 15, 2024

Shirley Mae Dize, 78, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

Born in Leesburg, VA on July 6, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Lee and Ruby L. Carnes Asbury. Her husband, Jay Dize preceded her in death on April 3, 2002.

Shirley was a caregiver...

Dec 15, 2024

John Paul Bradford, 60, of Marion Station, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on September 9, 1964, he was a son of the late Warren and Philomenia Brenner Bradford.

He graduated from the former Sarah Peyton School and was a member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic...