Patsy S. Sterling
Jul 1, 2010
PATSY SOMERS STERLING, 83, of Crisfield, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She had been a resident of Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne for the past four years. Born in Crisfield August 8, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Kirk V. Somers and Gladyth I. Dilley Somers. Her husband, Eugene...
Eva Rust
Jun 30, 2010
EVA RUTH EUZA PRITCHARD RUST, 93, of Crisfield, MD and formerly of Farmington, DE , died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Sydney Rust of Crisfield with whom she lived; her brother, George (wife Sally) of Medina, NY; her sister, Helen of Sebastian, FL;...
Suzanne "Sue" Ward
Jun 29, 2010
Suzanne V. (Sue) Ward, 67, of Crisfield, died on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at her home. Born in Crisfield June 6, 1943 she was the daughter of the late E. Dewey Evans and Estelle Venable Evans. Her husband, Thomas S. Ward died May 30, 2001. Sue was a retired cashier with Super Giant in Salisbury, and then owned and operated...
Denise Tyler Chelton
Jun 28, 2010
DENISE HOPE CHELTON, 57, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010, peacefully at her home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Crisfield February 10, 1953, she was a daughter of Maureen Sterling Ward of Salisbury and the late Jerry Tyler. A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1971, she was a graduate of Mt....
Mary J. Woolston
Jun 28, 2010
Mary J. Woolston, 95, of Catonsville, MD and formerly of Crisfield, died on Monday, June 28, 2010 at Charlestown Retirement Center in Catonsvile. She was born September 27, 1914 in Crisfield, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Charles M. Woolston Sr. and Willie Mae Landon Woolston. Ms. Woolston was educated in the Somerset County Public School System and...
Virgie Elizabeth Johnson
Jun 15, 2010
VIRGIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON, 93, of Marion Station, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on November 21, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Agnes Matthews Howard. Her husband, Benjamin Franklin Johnson preceded her in death. She was a caregiver at the Tawes Nursing Home working 10 years...
Peggy Jane Ennis Tull
Jun 6, 2010
PEGGY JANE ENNIS TULL, 80, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord and have a joyous reunion with her beloved husband and parents on Sunday, June 6, 2010. She died at the home of her daughter with her loving family by her side. Born in Crisfield March 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Garland and...
Gladys Mae Laird
Jun 3, 2010
GLADYS MAE LAIRD, 81, of Crisfield, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield March 23, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Elwood and Ruby Adams Matthews. Her husband, William C. "Billy" Laird, died April 7, 1995. A Crisfield High School graduate of the class of 1947, she was a professional...
George Stevenson Groom
Jun 2, 2010
GEORGE STEVENSON GROOM, 68, of Westover and formerly of Baltimore, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at his home. Born in Towson on May 25, 1942, he was a son of the late Dawson Thomas Groom and Elizabeth Stevenson Stoakes Kellogg Groom. He had been making his home in Westover since 2001. He was an estimator and enjoyed fishing and sailing....
Ida Ward Linton
Jun 1, 2010
IDA WARD LINTON, 88, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 1, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. Born in Crisfield June 23, 1921, she was the daughter and niece of the late famed wildfowl carvers Lem and Steve Ward and the daughter of Thelma Coulbourne Ward. Lem said of Ida, "She was the best...
Polly Crockett Parks
Jun 1, 2010
POLLY CROCKETT PARKS, 96, of Crisfield and formerly of Tangier Island, Virginia, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where she had been a resident for the past few years. Born on Tangier Island, Virignia December 26, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Asa and Cora Pruitt Crockett. Her husband, Melvin H....
Priscilla Evans Holland
May 28, 2010
PRISCILLA EVANS HOLLAND, 91, of Crisfield, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born on Rhodes Point, Smith Island January 31, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Otis P. and Lydia Evans. Her husband of 53 years, Edward T. "Sonny" Holland, preceded her in death November 27, 1993. She moved to Crisfield in 1933...
Marijean Sterling Tull Whittington
May 24, 2010
MARIJEAN STERLING TULL WHITTINGTON, 90, of Crisfield, died Monday, May 24, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield September 20, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Davy and Dolly Sterling Tull. Her husband, William Whittington, preceded her in death in 1980. A homemaker, she was a graduate of Crisfield High School. She...
Leonard Mason "Lenny" Doss
May 21, 2010
Leonard Mason "Lenny" Doss, 40, of Marion, Maryland and formerly of Pennsylvania and Delaware, died suddenly Friday, May 21, 2010 from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1969, he was a son of Margaret Ellen Bay Lutz of Saint Clair, Pennsylvania and the late Robert Lee...
Rose Anna Hall
May 18, 2010
ROSE ANNA HALL, 86, of Crisfield, and formerly of Marumsco and Cambridge, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield November 22, 1923, she was a daughter of the late John Cole DeHaven and Irene Caroline Killman DeHaven. Her husband, Robert O. Hall, preceded her in death June 29, 1973. Mrs. Hall...
Ronnie Wayne Bentley
May 15, 2010
RONNIE WAYNE BENTLEY, 70, of Crisfield, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at his home. Born in Tazewell, Virginia on May 14, 1940, he was a son of the late Robert E. Bentley, Sr. and Della Bishop Bentley. A truck driver and a US Navy veteran, he was formerly of Pasadena, Maryland where he lived for 33 years before his retirement....
Mina A. Evans
May 15, 2010
MINA A. EVANS, 87, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. Born on Ewell May 18, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Willis and Myrtle Evans. Her husband, Filmore B. Evans, preceded her in death on August 4, 1985. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of Ewell United...
James Murray Ward
May 9, 2010
JAMES MURRAY WARD, 74, of Crisfield, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where he had been a resident for the past five years. Born in Crisfield July 11, 1935, he was the loving son of the late M. Ewing Ward, who died June 21, 1978 and the late Anna C. Sneade Ward, who...
Betty Brittingham Landon
May 8, 2010
BETTY B. LANDON, 79, of Crisfield, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Maryland on September 21, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Elwood and Lena Layfield Brittingham. Her husband of 53 years, James Carroll Landon, preceded her in death February 13, 2001. A graduate of Crisfield High School class...
John Edward Riggin
Apr 27, 2010
JOHN EDWARD RIGGIN, 77, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield July 26, 1932, he was a son of the late Howard and Sadie Mason Riggin. A Korean War veteran, he retired from the Army National Guard after 28 years of service. He was also a supervisor at Rubberset...
