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Joseph R. Bailiff, Sr.

Joseph R. Bailiff, Sr.

Nov 26, 2010

Joseph Bailiff, Sr., 80, of Crisfield, and formerly of Elsmere, DE, died at the home of his daughter, Janet McHugh in Crisfield on Friday, November 26, 2010. Graveside services will be on Tuesday, November 28, 2010 at Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Boomall, PA. Local arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield, and the Knoetgen...

Lois Horstman

Lois Horstman

Nov 25, 2010

ELOISE EDNA "LOIS" HORSTMAN, 76, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield and Baltimore, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey on June 15, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Hinrich Amandus von Staden and Alida Marie Sjoers von Staden. She worked in Baltimore as a comptometer operator...

William Franklin "Frankie" Dize, Jr.

William Franklin "Frankie" Dize, Jr.

Nov 22, 2010

WILLIAM FRANKLIN "FRANKIE" DIZE, JR., 58, of LaPlata, MD and formerly of Crisfield and Rhodes Point, Smith Island, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at University of MD Hospital in Baltimore following a courageous battle with complications of COPD. Born in Crisfield February 26, 1952, he was the son of the late William Franklin "Frank" Dize and Barbara Ruth Marsh Dize....

Esther Nelson Handy

Esther Nelson Handy

Nov 11, 2010

ESTHER NELSON HANDY, 94, of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Gardens of North Port in North Port, Florida. Born April 7, 1916 in Crisfield, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Annie E. Daugherty Nelson. Her husband, Robert Handy, preceded her in death in 1991. She had been making...

Ruth Wilson Maddrix

Ruth Wilson Maddrix

Nov 9, 2010

RUTH WILSON MADDRIX, 87, of Crisfield and Towson, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson. Born in Crisfield on November 17, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Jack Wilson and Margaret Bain Croswell. Her husband, Arthur Logan "Buck" Maddrix, preceded her in death in 2004. She was a homemaker and a graduate of Crisfield...

George "Terry" Bozman

George "Terry" Bozman

Nov 3, 2010

GEORGE TERRY BOZMAN, 73, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at his home. Born in Crisfield December 25, 1936, he was the son of the late George Wyatt and Jeanette Tyler Bozman. A graduate of Crisfield High School, he was a retired produce manager at the former ACME, Foodrite, and Meatland Grocery Stores and Riggin's Grocery. After retirement, he...

Mary Matthews Goldsborough

Mary Matthews Goldsborough

Nov 3, 2010

MARY MATTHEWS GOLDSBOROUGH, 98, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield July 25, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Elmer C. and Sadie Schweitzer Matthews. Her husband, John G. Goldsborough, preceded her in death March 12, 1977. A homemaker, Mrs. Goldsborough was a faithful member of the First Baptist...

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Thomas

Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Thomas

Oct 31, 2010

MARY ELIZABETH "LIBBY" THOMAS, 64, of Crisfield, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 31, 2010 at her home. Born in Crisfield on October 29, 1946, she was a daughter of R. Walton "Walt" Thomas of Crisfield and the late Ida Marie Christy Thomas who died in 1980. Libby attended Sarah M. Peyton School for 10 years and...

John Calvin Landon, Jr.

John Calvin Landon, Jr.

Oct 28, 2010

JOHN CALVIN LANDON, JR., 67, of Westover and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, October 28, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on November 16, 1942, he was the son of the late John Calvin and Elaine Ford Landon. A graduate of Crisfield High School Class of 1960, Mr. Landon was retired from the US Army Old...

Anne Tilghman Berch Muller

Anne Tilghman Berch Muller

Oct 24, 2010

Anne Tilghman Berch Muller, 77, of Hunt Valley and formerly of Crisfield, died on Sunday, October 24, 2010, at Gilcrest Hospice Center in Towson, MD. Raised in Crisfield, she was the daughter of the late Simmons Peter and Emily Anne Lawson Tilghman. She attended Crisfield High School and later graduated from St. Mary's Seminary Junior College. She furthered her education...

Paul Wesley Lentz

Paul Wesley Lentz

Oct 19, 2010

Paul Wesley Lentz, 29, of Hollister, Missouri, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 19, 2010 suddenly of a stroke. He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on Sept. 19, 1981, the son of Paul and Kay Lentz of Branson, MO and formerly of Crisfield. He graduated from high school in Springfield, MO and worked in construction. Along with his...

Alonzo K. "Buddy" Nelson, Jr.

Alonzo K. "Buddy" Nelson, Jr.

Oct 19, 2010

ALONZO K. "BUDDY" NELSON, JR., 81, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on February 15, 1929, he was a son of the late Alonzo K. and Erma Lawson Nelson. A 1946 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was a retired postal clerk at the Crisfield Post Office where...

Mary Alice "Bubs" Shores

Mary Alice "Bubs" Shores

Oct 18, 2010

MARY ALICE SHORES, 81, of Tangier Island, affectionately known as "Bubs", went to be with the Lord Monday, October 18, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield following a lengthy battle with alzheimers dementia. Born November 6, 1928 on Tangier Island, she was a daughter of the late George Edward and Lola Landon Parks. Her husband, James Edward...

Donald L. Walston

Donald L. Walston

Oct 18, 2010

DONALD LEE WALSTON, 79, of Crisfield, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital. Born in Crisfield on December 10, 1930, he was a son of the late Walter and Viva Rae Walston. He was a mechanic who worked more than 20 years at the former Oliphant Chevrolet in Salisbury and at Tawes Brothers in Crisfield for several years....

June Miles Christy

June Miles Christy

Oct 16, 2010

JUNE MILES CHRISTY, 80, of Crisfield, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at her home. Born in Crisfield February 18, 1930, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Miles and the late Lena May Ward Miles Cullen. Her husband, Richard Christy, preceded her in death. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was a former secretary of Christy Seafood,...

Shirley J. Ward

Shirley J. Ward

Oct 14, 2010

Shirley J. Ward, 79, of Richmond, VA, died on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Cremation followed her death and memorial services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. A full obituary will appear soon. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home.

Virginia Farr "Gini" Jordan

Virginia Farr "Gini" Jordan

Oct 14, 2010

VIRGINIA FARR "GINI" JORDAN, 87, of the Annemessex Ridge area of Crisfield, and formerly of Chester, New York, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 5, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Wynant C. and Marie Opie Farr. She had been making her home in Crisfield for the past 16...

Howard Lee Riggin

Howard Lee Riggin

Oct 12, 2010

HOWARD LEE RIGGIN, 75, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield April 4, 1935, he was a son of the late Howard James and Sadie Mason Riggin. He was the owner of the former Ward's Crossing Market in Crisfield from 1976 until his retirement in 1988. Formerly, he was manager at...

Laverne G. Dize

Laverne G. Dize

Oct 4, 2010

LaVERNE G. DIZE, 86, of Crisfield, and formerly of Baltimore and Tangier Island, died Monday, October 4, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Baltimore on January 2, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Lillian and Nelson Ensey. She had been making her home in Crisfield for more than 20 years, and prior, lived on Tangier...

Ishmael C. Ennis, Sr.

Ishmael C. Ennis, Sr.

Oct 3, 2010

Ishmael C. Ennis, Sr., 90, of Crisfield, died on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Costen Station, MD he was the son of the late Arzah R. Ennis and Margaret Ann Powell Ennis. He retired from the Somerset County Roads Dept. after many years of service, working in the auto service/maintenance dept....

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