Dorothy Mae Rice
Jul 9, 2011
DOROTHY MAE RICE, 100, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore City, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Baltimore City on March 29, 1911, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Anna White Rudiger. Her husband, Walter J. Rice, died in 1985. She was a homemaker. She is survived...
Myrtle Culbertson Harris
Jul 4, 2011
MYRTLE V. HARRIS, 83, of Crisfield, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at her home. Born in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Ruby Collins Culbertson. Her husband, Melvin M. Harris, died May 15, 2004. She was a homemaker. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she is survived by four children, Melvin Harris, Jr., Donna Hickman, Carol...
Daisy Mae Johnson
Jun 27, 2011
Daisy Mae Johnson, 71, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011 from the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield, she was the daughter of the late Calvin (Jack) Jones and Estelle M. Lee Jones. She was a long time custodian of the Crisfield Church of God, of which she was very proud....
Margaret D. Massey
Jun 26, 2011
Margaret D. Massey, 89, of Crisfield, died on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield she was the daughter of the late Olen Daugherty and Carrie Moore Daugherty. Her husband of 68 years, George E. "Junie" Massey, Jr. died on April 12, 2009. She worked for many years at the former Maryland Unemployment...
Beverly Dryden Rayne
Jun 22, 2011
BEVERLY DRYDEN RAYNE, 64, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield January 8, 1947, she was a daughter of Isabell Chelton Dryden of Crisfield and the late Norris Robert "Shug" Dryden who died in 1985. A 1965 graduate of Crisfield High School, she was a cosmetologist for more than...
Lucy P. Sommers
Jun 20, 2011
LUCY PEARL SOMMERS, 101, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 20, 2011 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Crisfield on May 25, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Dollie Maddrix Parks. Her husband, Ralph R. Sommers, Sr., died in 1990. A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1927,...
Harry Evans Joseph Conklin, Iii
Jun 15, 2011
Harry Evans Joseph (Joe) Conklin, III, 67, of Crisfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at his home. He is survived by Sharon Mayo Conklin, his wife of 47 years, a son, James Conklin, daughter Gwendolyn Needham, three grandchildren, Mitchell, Aaron, and Danielle Needham. He is also survived by his mother, Barbara W. Conklin, sisters Mary Ann Taylor,...
Benson L. Mccready
Jun 15, 2011
Benson Lloyd McCready, 80, of York, PA and formerly of Crisfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 surrounded by his family at York Hospital. Born in Crisfield on April 7, 1931 he was the son of the late Lloyd A. McCready and Mildred Benson McCready. He was a horseman for Hanover Shoe Farm for 14 years resulting in a...
Norma L. Maddrix
Jun 15, 2011
NORMA L. MADDRIX, 68, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Federalsburg, Maryland on January 24, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Clifton S. Mister and Hazel F. Moore Mister. Her husband, Lake S. Maddrix, Jr., preceded her in death February 29, 1988. A 1961 graduate of Crisfield High School,...
Allen Lee "Johnny" Thomas
Jun 10, 2011
Allen Lee Thomas "Johnny" of Owings Mills, passed away after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late "Captain Bill" Thomas of Crisfield and the late Virginia Howard ReDavid of Chesapeake, VA. Employed by BGE as Assistant General Supervisor for construction and distribution with 44 years of service before retiring in 2005. Allen was a 32nd Degree Mason,...
Verna L. Hall
Jun 8, 2011
VERNA L. HALL, 96, of Crisfield and formerly of Marumsco and Salisbury, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at her home. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on November 17, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Carnie H. and Flora Lena Cline Poole. Her husband, Elworth R. Hall, Sr., died February 26, 1977. She was a poultry farmer with her husband...
Edward Ray Kelley
Jun 4, 2011
EDWARD RAY KELLEY, 63, of Crisfield, died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Norfolk, he was a son of the late Berkley B. and Lois Lesceallette Kelley. He was a former seafood worker at Southern Connection Seafood in Crisfield. He is survived by three children, Edward Kelley, III, Robert Kelley, and Denise...
Lucille Tyler
May 30, 2011
LUCILLE TYLER, 98, of Crisfield, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born on Tangier Island, she was a daughter of the late Asa and Cora Pruitt Crockett. Her husband, John "Nig" Tyler, preceded her in death. She was a seamstress, working for several local sewing factories, and later retired from Carvel Hall Cutlery...
Steven P. Sterling, Sr.
May 27, 2011
STEVEN P. STERLING, SR. 55, died Friday, May 27, 2011 at his home in Crisfield after a series of health complications. He was born January 27, 1956, in Crisfield, to the late James T. and Betty (Evans) Sterling of Crisfield. Steve was a 1974 graduate of Atlantic High School in Oak Hall, VA. He served in the US Navy, was...
Linwood J. Tawes
May 19, 2011
LINWOOD JAMES "LENNIE" TAWES, 82, of Crisfield, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield April 8, 1929, he was a son of the late Vernon and Cecil Clark Tawes. He was a master carpenter, working with Tawes Brothers Construction for many years, and later with Tom Ruark Construction. A US Navy veteran, he...
David Brian Evans
May 3, 2011
DAVID BRIAN EVANS, 48, formerly of Crisfield, died Monday, April 11, 2011 while vacationing in Florida. Born in Crisfield on February 14, 1963, he was the son of the late George D. Evans, Sr. and Cassie Brittingham Evans. His wife, Romina Evans, preceded him in death. A 1980 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was a retired surveyor. He was...
Selena C. Thomas Webster
Apr 26, 2011
SELENA C. WEBSTER, 94, of Deal Island, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Wenona on November 16, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Ruth Northam Thomas. Her husband, Edward Webster, preceded her in death in 1982. A graduate of Deal Island...
Ray R. Evans
Apr 23, 2011
RAY R. EVANS, 70, of Crisfield, was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2011. Born December 17, 1940 on Rhodes Point, Smith Island, he was a son of the late Hudson and Ethelyn Evans. Ray grew up on Smith Island where he worked with his father as a waterman until 1959 when he left to...
Viola Mae "Votie" Howard Yoder
Apr 22, 2011
VIOLA MAE "VOTIE" HOWARD YODER, 91, of Westover, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Agnes Matthews Howard. Her husband of 67 years, Emory J. Yoder, preceded her in death April 26, 2005. A homemaker, she was a former member of Holly...
Virginia T. Bradshaw
Apr 22, 2011
VIRGINIA T. BRADSHAW, 94, of Crisfield, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. She was born on Smith Island, the daughter of the late Elton Marsh. She was retired from McCready Memorial Hospital where she was the head of food services and housekeeping. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Crisfield where she...
