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Lela Ruth Jones Evans

Lela Ruth Jones Evans

Feb 26, 2012

Lela Ruth Jones Evans, 99, of Crisfield and formerly of Smith Island, died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. She had been making her home in Annapolis with her granddaughter for the past three years. Born on Ewell, Smith Island June 20, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Caleb W. and Charlotte Messick...

Infant Stephan Ryan Mormello, Jr.

Infant Stephan Ryan Mormello, Jr.

Feb 22, 2012

Stephan Ryan Mormello, Jr., infant son of Stacy Hall and Steve Mormello,of Crisfield, went to be with Jesus on February 22, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Brianna Elizabeth, and his brother, Ryan Joseph, at home; and a large extended family. A memorial service is planned for Sunday, March...

Lewis M. "Louie" Culbertson

Lewis M. "Louie" Culbertson

Feb 21, 2012

Lewis M. "Louie" Culbertson, 86, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Crisfield on June 21, 1925, he was a son of the late Albert and Ruby Collins Culbertson. Louie was a fixture at H. Glenwood Evans and Son Seafood in Crisfield. He started working...

Tyrone P. Thomas

Tyrone P. Thomas

Feb 11, 2012

Tyrone Power Thomas Sr., 68, of Salisbury went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. A son of the late William Lee "Capt. Bill" Thomas and the late Virginia Howard ReDavid, he was born July 24, 1943, in Crisfield. He was a member of the Army National...

Suzanne Keller-Apperti

Suzanne Keller-Apperti

Feb 9, 2012

Suzanne "Sue" Keller-Apperti, 77, of Hearts Ease, near Crisfield, died on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Waynesboro, VA she was daughter of the late Richard Hollar and Evie Ellis Hollar. Her husband, James Keller, is deceased, and is survived by her current husband of 6 years, Michael John Apperti, Jr....

Rodney L. "Binky" Dize

Rodney L. "Binky" Dize

Feb 8, 2012

Rodney L. "Binky" Dize, 76, of Crisfield for the past 22 years, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at his home. Born and raised on Ewell, Smith Island, he was a son of the late Rodney W. and Addie F. Evans Dize. He was a waterman and enjoyed volunteering for the Tawes Museum's Elderhostel programs. He was very proud of his...

Nadine Raye Nelson

Nadine Raye Nelson

Feb 5, 2012

Nadine Raye Nelson, 55, of Marion Station, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore on October 20, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Joseph Coombs, Jr. and Margaret Theresa Schoenfeldt Coombs. She formerly worked at the Maryland Department of Tourism until she became disabled. She enjoyed gardening, reading, collecting things,...

Gloria "Fay" Ford

Gloria "Fay" Ford

Feb 4, 2012

Gloria "Fay" Ford, 79, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at her home. Born in Crisfield on October 30, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Karey Weldon and Helen S. Crockett Evans. Her husband, Robert E. "Bobby" Ford, died March 18, 2009. Fay worked several jobs including a cook, a seafood...

Madeline Virginia Bradshaw

Madeline Virginia Bradshaw

Feb 4, 2012

Madeline Virginia Bradshaw, 81, of Crisfield, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on April 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Milbourne and Mae Elliott. Her husband, Douglas F. "Doug" Bradshaw died November 18, 1997. She was a seafood worker for the former Richard Christy Seafood and Mike Corbin...

Eldora E. Nelson

Eldora E. Nelson

Jan 30, 2012

Eldora E. Nelson, 88, of Crisfield, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on March 9, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Earley and Elizabeth Thomas Lane. Her husband, John "Earl" Nelson, died April 14, 2003. She was a homemaker and a life-long member of the Crisfield Church of...

William T. "Billy" Lawrence

William T. "Billy" Lawrence

Jan 29, 2012

William Thomas "Billy" Lawrence, 53, of Crisfield, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on July 9, 1958, he was a son of Fay Elliott Lawrence of Crisfield and the late Donald Lee Lawrence, Sr., who died May 2, 1992. A graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1976, he was...

Betty Carey Foster Price

Betty Carey Foster Price

Jan 26, 2012

Betty Carey Foster Price, 89, of St. Pete Beach, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at home surrounded by her friends and family. She was the daughter of Raymond M. Carey, Sr. and and Bessie Thomas Carey of Princess Anne, Maryland. Mrs. Price was the first member of her family to complete college...

Vernon D. Stewart

Vernon D. Stewart

Jan 12, 2012

Vernon D. Stewart, 76, years of Eden, Maryland died Thursday January 12, 2012 in Coastal Hospice at the Lake, Salisbury, MD. Mr. Stewart was born in Philadelphia, raised in Gibbstown and moved to Maryland over 25 years ago with his late wife, Shirley Stewart. He retired from DuPont Chambers Works, Deepwater. Mr. Stewart liked cars, and Studebakers where his favorite....

Richard O. "Dick" Seidenspinner

Richard O. "Dick" Seidenspinner

Jan 5, 2012

RICHARD O. 'DICK' SEIDENSPINNER, 80, of Marion Station, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at his home. Born in Washington, DC on September 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Fred and Jane Osman Seidenspinner. His wife, Myra A. Randall, died January 15, 2003. He had been a resident of Marion since 1993. A US Army veteran, he was...

Ellen Lorna Olsson Reed

Ellen Lorna Olsson Reed

Jan 3, 2012

Ellen Lorna Olsson Reed, 90, of Crisfield, MD died Tuesday, January 3, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Melbourne, Australia, daughter of the late Herbert Olaf Olsson and Elizabeth Marion Olsson. Preceding and during WWII, Ellen worked as secretary to the director of the Wool Brokers of Australia. In 1946, Jackson R. Reed...

Mildred Palk

Mildred Palk

Dec 31, 2011

PALK, Mildred Marie (nee Stenson) died suddenly on 31 December at the age of 95. She is survived by her son William and his wife Veronica of Annapolis; her niece Margaret Haase and her husband Joseph of Marion, Maryland; her nephew James D. Briggs, Jr. and his wife Amy of Arkansas; two grandsons--Thomas Short of Michigan and Jonathan Short of...

Patty J. Black

Patty J. Black

Dec 18, 2011

Patty J. Black, 64, of Crisfield, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Houston, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Elmer James Black of Crisfield and the late Sue Jean Martin Black who died in 2005. She worked at Mrs. Paul's Kitchen in Crisfield until their closing, then worked at Handy's in Crisfield for 18 years...

Capt. Carmine C. Coiro

Capt. Carmine C. Coiro

Dec 15, 2011

CAPT. CARMINE C. COIRO, 72, of Westover for the past 30 years, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at his home. Born in Bronx, New York, he was a son of the late Carmine Charles and Helen B. Good Coiro. He was a retired waterman, charter boat captain, and boat builder. He was a US Navy veteran and a member of...

Willard E. "Sonny" Landon, Jr.

Willard E. "Sonny" Landon, Jr.

Nov 30, 2011

WILLARD E. "SONNY" LANDON, JR., 81, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at his home. Born in Crisfield on July 31, 1930, he was a son of the late Willard and Alva Wilson Landon. He worked 20 years at Rubberset Corporation in Crisfield retiring in 1992. A member of Mariners United Methodist Church, he loved children, going to Gordon's, gardening, and...

Roland W. Pruitt

Roland W. Pruitt

Nov 26, 2011

ROLAND W. PRUITT, 77, of Tangier Island, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on Tangier Island on August 9, 1934, he was a son of the late John I. and Dollie Angle Pruitt. A retired waterman, he graduated as Valedictorian of Tangier Combined School class of 1952. He was...

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