obituaries

Jul 24, 2024

Jonathon Tellez-Becerril, 27, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Born in Salisbury on August 15, 1996, he was a son of Celestino Tellez Reyes and Ana Maria Becerril Martinez.

He was a graduate of Crisfield High School class of 2016 where he...

Jul 22, 2024

Teresa Ellen Thomas, 63, of Crisfield and formerly of Tangier Island, VA, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024 at her home. She had been making her home in Crisfield for the past seven years.

Born on Tangier Island on June 27, 1961, she was a daughter of the late George and Leah Laird Abraham.

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Jul 6, 2024

Robert Charles Mooney, Jr., 70, of Crisfield and formerly of Baltimore, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at his home.

Born in Baltimore on January 24, 1954, he was a son of the late Robert Charles Mooney.

He was a US Army Veteran and a licensed plumber until he became disabled.

He...

Jul 6, 2024

Margaret Louise Sackett, age 96, of Crisfield MD, passed away at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

She was born December 19, 1927 to Jane VanDerMark and her husband, Ivan (Orvis) Hulbert. Her childhood was spent in Susquehanna County PA, and the villages of New Milford and Great Bend Township, Cortland County NY,...

Jul 4, 2024

Jeannie Rae Thomas Pruitt, 76, of Tangier Island, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the home of her sister in Crisfield.

Born in Crisfield on November 15, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Robert Walton Thomas and Ida Marie Christy Thomas.  She had been making her home on Tangier Island for the past 55...

Jul 4, 2024

Connie Rae Landon, 63, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at her daughter's home.

Born in Crisfield on December 3, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Robert Landon and Betty Roach Landon.

Connie was a homemaker and worked many years at Captain's Carry Out in Crisfield. She was devoted to...

Jun 27, 2024

Matilda "Tillie" Green, age 83, a resident of Cleveland, TN and formerly of Crisfield, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024, at her home.

She was the daughter of the late Preston and Matilda Thomas and was also preceded in death by her loving husband Charles Walter Green.

Tillie was a member of the North Cleveland...

Jun 21, 2024

William Boyd Wallace, Jr., 46, of Crisfield, passed away at his home after battling an aggressive form of cancer on Friday June 21, 2024, surrounded by his family.

He married the love of his life, Heather Sterling-Wallace in 2003. In addition to his wife, he leaves behind a daughter, Kayleigh, 20, and a son Austin, 11.  He...

Jun 12, 2024

Vernon Tawes Sterling, 57, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Crisfield on May 12, 1967, he was a son of the late Leon "Flea Bait" Sterling and Betty R. Tawes Sterling who died June 8, 2024.

He was a Union Carpenter for Local Union #255.  ...

Jun 11, 2024

Sandra Irene Drewer, 58, of Crisfield, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 from Coastal Hospice at the Lake, with her family by her side following a valiant three year battle with cancer.

Born in Baltimore County on May 18, 1966, she was the daughter of June Marie Capps Drewer of Crisfield...

Jun 9, 2024

William Welling "Billy" Warfield, III, 79, of Crisfield, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at his home.

Born on Tangier, VA on December 9, 1944, he was a son of the late William W. "Bill" Warfield, Jr. and Frances Thomas Warfield. His first wife, Debbie Seyda Warfield, second wife, Barbara Jones Warfield and third wife, Edith...

Jun 8, 2024

Betty Rae-Celia Sterling, of Crisfield, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024 at the home of her son in Crisfield just a few weeks shy of her 93rd birthday.

Born in Crisfield on June 28, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Vernon and Cecil Mae Clark Tawes.  Her husband, Leon "Flea Bait" Sterling, preceded her in...

Jun 7, 2024

Richard A. "Rick" Lord, 77, of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at his home.

Born in Baltimore on October 17, 1946, he was a son of the late John Raymond and Mary Louise Yowell Lord.

Though Rick's school years were mostly in the Glen Burnie area, his father, Crisfield native and Army...

Jun 6, 2024

Edward Royal Gillespie, 59, of Crisfield, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

He was born in Baltimore City on October 18, 1964 and was a son of the late Robert Wesley Gillespie, Jr. and Connie Tushaw.

He was former crew manager for Global Decorators.  In Crisfield, he attended Immanuel U. M. Church...

Jun 4, 2024

Anthony Leon "Tony" Sterling, 68, of Marion Station, MD,  was called Home by God on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 from his home.

Born in Crisfield on April 23, 1956, he was a son of Betty Tawes Sterling, and the late Leon "Flea Bait" Sterling.

Tony, as his friends and family knew him, was a son,...

May 30, 2024

Gene Norris Ennis, Sr., 95, of Crisfield, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home.

Born in Crisfield on May 23, 1929, he was a son of the late Norris J. Ennis and Aldeen Wharton Long. His wife, Shirley Faith Gray Ennis, preceded him in death on August 31, 2020.

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May 21, 2024

Hillary James Justice, 83, of Crisfield and formerly of Snow Hill, MD and Greenbackville, VA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past two years.

Born in Greenbackville on July 8, 1940, he was the only child of the late Lawson J....

May 17, 2024

Brenda Ward Rooks, 83 of Bear, DE passed away peacefully at home on May 17, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

She is survived by Larry Rooks, her husband of 42 years, sisters Jackie Lawson and Jeannie Crockett, both of Crisfield, MD, brother Paul Ward (and wife Jeannie) of Crisfield, MD, son Rick Schultz (and wife Rose)...

May 10, 2024

James Robert "Jamie" Byrd, III, 77, of Crisfield, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024 at his home.

Born in Crisfield on October 27, 1946, he was a son of the late James Robert Byrd, Jr. and Pearl Politte Byrd.

He was a 1964 graduate of Crisfield High School, attended Baltimore Institute, and served in...

May 10, 2024

Robert "Bob" McCready, 91, of Princess Anne, died Friday, May 10, 2024 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where he had been a resident for the past year.

Born at home in Rehobeth, MD on September 6, 1932, he was a son of the late Stanley McCready and Margaret Vergie Coons McCready.  His wife of...