Owen Ashton Parks
Oct 23, 2009
Owen Ashton Parks, 85, of Tangier Island, VA, former manager of the Tangier Airport, died on Friday, October 23, 2009 at his home. Born on Tangier Island he was the son of the late Roland Lee Parks and Estelle Pruitt Parks. He was a World War II Army Veteran. He was a member of the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church,...
Anthony Ray Elliott
Oct 20, 2009
ANTHONY RAY ELLIOTT, 49, of Crisfield, died suddenly Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at his home. Born in Crisfield on December 14, 1959, he was a son of the late Robert James Elliott and Maxine McCready Christopher. He had been disabled for several years, but had previously worked at the former Carvel Hall Cutlery in Crisfield and was a butcher at...
Leon W. Evans
Oct 16, 2009
LEON WELCH EVANS, 63, of Crisfield, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at his home. Born in Crisfield on September 27, 1946, he was the son of the late Wells Wolfe Evans, Jr. and Mary Rose Evans Todd. He graduated from Crisfield High School in 1964, Frostburg University in 1968 with a B.A. Degree in education majoring in history and geography,...
Doris Louise Daugherty
Oct 14, 2009
DORIS LOUISE DAUGHERTY, 88, of Berlin and formerly of Crisfield and Rockville, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She had been a resident of Gull Creek Assisted Living in Berlin. Born in Crisfield on June 8, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Hazel Nelson Riggin. She was a nurse's aid...
Robert "Bob" Newsome
Oct 4, 2009
ROBERT LOREN "BOB" NEWSOME, 81, of Crisfield, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Edwardsville, Virginia on July 31, 1928, he was a son of the late Robert James and Heddie France Newsome. He had been making his home in Crisfield since 1946. A graduate of Heathsville High School near Edwardsville, he was...
Lois M. Chew
Oct 3, 2009
Lois M. Chew, 83, of Annemessex Ridge near Crisfield, died on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield Born on January 20, 1926 in Washington, DC, she was the daugher of the late Harlen Semler and Lillian Minor Semler. She was a retired Administrative Assistant for Nationwide Insurance. Her husband, William B. "Bill" Chew,...
George Mccready
Oct 2, 2009
GEORGE WILLIAM McCREADY, 74, of Crisfield, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on January 2, 1935, he was a son of the late Elwood Thomas and Rena Collins McCready. He was the owner of the former McCready's Service Station in Crisfield. He was a US Navy Korean War veteran. He...
William "Bill" Warfield, Jr.
Sep 28, 2009
William Welling "Bill" Warfield, Jr., of Crisfield, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born on Tangier Island, and raised in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William Welling Warfield, Sr. and Margaret Gibbons Warfield. He was retired from Rubberset Corp. and also was employed...
Linwood "Possum" Sterling, Sr.
Sep 25, 2009
LINWOOD B. "POSSUM" STERLING, SR., 81, of Crisfield, died Friday, September 25, 2009 at his home. Born in Crisfield October 15, 1927, he was a son of the late Bennett Tutson and Mabel Ellen Landon Sterling. He was a retired truck driver working for Tidewater Express, H. Glenwood Evans, and Southern Connection. A member of the Eastern Shore Evangelistic Church...
James M. Scanlon, Iv
Sep 23, 2009
James Merlin Scanlon, IV, 46, of Crisfield for formerly of Miami, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his home. Born in Goldsboro, NC he was the son of the late Anna Christine Goodwin, who died this past June 30th, and the late James M. Scanlon, III. He was a former carpenter. Surviving are three sisters, Sherry Ranghelli of Hollywood,...
Barbara A. Smith Wells
Sep 22, 2009
BARBARA ANN SMITH WELLS, 75, of Seaford, and formerly of Queens, New York, Orlando, Florida and Rhodes Point, Smith Island, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. Born on Smith Island, October 10, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Clara Bruce Smith. Her husband, Thomas Wells, preceded her in death on June 14, 2004....
Amy White Levinson
Sep 20, 2009
Amy Alexandra Fordham White Levinson, 40, of Baltimore, Md., died Sunday, September 20, 2009, at her home. She was a gifted teacher and beloved friend, sister and wife. She was a graduate of the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Eugene White III, of Crisfield, MD, her husband, Rich Levinson, and her brothers...
Anna Brittingham
Sep 19, 2009
ANNA LEE BRITTINGHAM, 87, of Crisfield, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on April 20, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Cyrl and Lola Dize Crockett. Her husband, Elwood George Brittingham, preceded her in death. She was retired in 1985 from Rubberset Corp. in Crisfield and was a...
Vivian Evans
Sep 18, 2009
VIVIAN E. EVANS, 81, of Rhodes Point, Smith Island, died Friday, September 18, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born on Rhodes Point on March 30, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Louise Bradshaw Evans. Her husband of 60 years, Milton F. Evans, died July 10, 2006. She was assistant Post Master at the Rhodes...
Denny "Bebop" Laird
Sep 17, 2009
DENNY "BEBOP" LAIRD, 49, of Marion Station, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on February 7, 1960, he was a son of the late Jackie Howard and Helen Elizabeth Lee Laird. He was a 1979 graduate of Crisfield High School and a 1989 graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a degree in physical...
Mabel Bell Dryden
Sep 15, 2009
Mabel Bell Dryden, 80, of Waynesboro, Virginia, and formerly of Princess Anne, Maryland, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Augusta Health Center, Fishersville, Virginia. She had been living with her daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Danny Hall, of Waynesboro, VA. She was born November 19, 1928 in Crisfield, Maryland, the daughter of Robert and Vernettia Swift. In addition to her...
Jimmy Edwin Evans
Sep 13, 2009
JIMMY EDWIN EVANS, 65, of Crisfield and formerly of Ewell, Smith Island, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 at his home. Born on Ewell, Smith Island on August 10, 1944, he was a son of the late Edwin and Cora Katherine Corbin Evans. He had been making his home in Crisfield since1989. A 1963 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was...
Robert E. "Bob" Maddox, Sr.
Sep 9, 2009
ROBERT E. "BOB" MADDOX, SR., 81, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on June 26, 1928, he was a son of the late Henry Norman and Bessie Tyler Maddox. His wife of 49 years, Betty Green Maddox, died April 28, 2002. A 1945 graduate of Crisfield High School,...
James Richard "Ricky" Ward, Jr.
Aug 22, 2009
JAMES RICHARD "RICKY" WARD, JR., 17, of Crisfield, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Salisbury on December 9, 1991, he was the son of James Richard "Rick" Ward of Crisfield and the late Tamara T. "Tammy" Ward, who died October 27, 2006. Ricky was a 2009 graduate of Crisfield High School where he...
Lillian Ruth Crockett
Aug 21, 2009
Lillian Ruth Crockett, 87, of Crisfield, died on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Manokin Manor Nursing in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield, she was the daughter of the late Augustus T. Forbush and Lillian Guy Forbush. She was a retired nurses aide at the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Her husband, Richard M. Crockett, died May 25, 2007. Surviving...
