Judith Faye "Judy" Byrd
May 18, 2009
JUDITH FAYE "JUDY" BYRD, 69, of Crisfield, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Crisfield on July 12, 1939, she was a daughter of Gladys Marshall Blades of Crisfield and the late James P. Blades. Her husband, Donald "Sparky" Byrd, died July 1, 1998. A Crisfield High School graduate of the class of 1958, she was a...
Warren Thomas Bradford
May 13, 2009
Warren Thomas Bradford, 84, of Salisbury for the past 29 years and formerly of Marion, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on November 18, 1924, he was a son of the late Edward and Cecile Isola Bradford. A US Navy World War II veteran, he was a life...
Robert Henry Keene, Iii
May 9, 2009
ROBERT HENRY KEENE, III, 73, of Westover and formerly of Baltimore, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Baltimore on January 5, 1936, he was a son of Robert Henry Keene, Jr. of Baltimore and the late Margaret Hays Keene. He was a retired truck driver. He is survived by his father, Robert H....
Dickie "Richard" Tawes
May 9, 2009
DICKIE "RICHARD" TAWES, 75, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Salisbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Crisfield on December 21, 1933, he was the son of the late Robert and Katherine Evans Tawes. He was a US Army veteran, and formerly worked for The City of Crisfield, NASA and NOAA. He is survived by his wife,...
Rachel Katherine Mccready
May 4, 2009
RACHEL KATHERINE McCREADY, 93, of Baltimore, and formerly of Pennsylvania and Crisfield, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at Manor Care-Rossville in Baltimore. Born in Crisfield on June 29, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Ida Mae Ward Riggin. Her husband, Carroll James McCready, preceded her in death on September 4, 1985. A homemaker, she was a...
Eva R. Moore
Apr 28, 2009
EVA R. MOORE, 95, of Crisfield, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 from Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home where she had been a resident for almost four years. Born in Crisfield on January 23, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Edward "Ned" and Marie Matthews Riggin. Her husband, H. Stanley Moore, died in...
Elworth R. "Jr." Hall, Jr.
Apr 24, 2009
ELWORTH RAYMOND "JR." HALL, JR., 73, of Crisfield, died Friday, April 24, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on December 2, 1935, he was the son of Verna Lee Poole Hall of Crisfield and the late Elworth Raymond Hall. A graduate of Marion High School, he was a farmer and crab pot maker. He was a...
Lorine Lawson
Apr 19, 2009
Lorine Lawson, 72, of Marion Station, died on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in West Virginia on May 1, 1936, she was daughter of the late John Clifford Holland and Bessie Elizabeth Hicks Holland. She was a homemaker and a Certified Nursing Assistant. Surviving are three sons; Kermit Lawson, Jr., and Gregory Lawson,...
Margaret Lee Tawes
Apr 18, 2009
MARGARET LEE TAWES, 97, of Crisfield, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Salisbury on March 8, 1912, she was the only child of the late J. Osbourne Nelson (died 1960) and Sadye Davis Nelson (died 1952). Her devoted husband of 48 years, John P. Tawes, preceded her in death on September 19, 1986....
Ruth W. Isiminger
Apr 15, 2009
RUTH W. ISIMINGER, 91, of Norfolk and formerly of Crisfield, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, she was raised in Crisfield, the daughter of the late Harry and Elata Whelton. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she worked for civil service as a phone operator for more than 25 years. She...
John Lawrence Somers, Jr.
Apr 15, 2009
JOHN LAWRENCE SOMERS, JR., 80, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on October 3, 1928, he was a son of the late J. Lawrence and Amy Adams Somers. A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1945, he was the owner and founder of Somers Crab Pots and was the...
William Benson "Ben" Sterling
Apr 14, 2009
WILLIAM BENSON "BEN" STERLING, 89, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on January 18, 1920, he was a son of the late William and Mary Ann Hickman Sterling. He was a retired custodian of the former Maryland Crabmeat Company, and also worked at the former Mrs. Paul's Kitchens,...
Grace M. "Peggy" Riggin
Apr 14, 2009
Grace Mae Adams Riggin, 83, also known as "Peg" to her late husband; "Peggy" to her family and friends; "Grace" to many; "Miss Grace" to all her family at Manokin Manor; "Mom-Peg" to a few; "Mom" to three; "Granmom" to ten; and most importantly, "Child" to the Father, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Manokin Manor Nursing Home...
George E. "Junie" Massey, Jr.
Apr 12, 2009
GEORGE ELTON "JUNIE" MASSEY, JR., 87, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield after a short stay. He was a native of Crisfield, born August 13, 1921 to the late Eva Byrd Massey and George Elton Massey. Valedictorian of Crisfield High School Class of 1937, he served in the US Navy on a...
Michael Offutt
Apr 1, 2009
Michael Offutt, 62, a resident of Crisfield for the past 2 years, and husband of Karen Offutt, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at his home. Cremation followed his death. There will be no services. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home.
Daniel Gillis "Danny" Lewis
Mar 28, 2009
DANIEL G. "DANNY" LEWIS, 60, of Crisfield for the past three years and formerly of Snow Hill, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Powellville on March 5, 1949, he was raised in Willards, a son of the late Arthur G. Lewis who died in 1977, and Velma F. Shockley Truitt, who...
Kandy Faye Cullen Bordell
Mar 25, 2009
Kandy F. Bordell, 45, of Cape May Court House, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at her home. Born in Crisfield, MD to Woodrow and Carolyn (Tull) Cullen, she worked in various nursing homes in Toledo, OH after receiving her nursing degree in 2000 from Owens Community College. She moved to New Jersey in 2007 and continued nursing....
Sarah Janet Todd
Mar 20, 2009
SARAH JANET TODD, 89, of Crisfield, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Solomons, Maryland on June 11, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Mitchell and Blanche Allen Abbott. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. (Eppie) Todd, Jr., with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage...
Robert E. "Bobby" Ford
Mar 18, 2009
ROBERT E. "BOBBY" FORD, 76, of Crisfield, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 from McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Crisfield on June 14, 1932, he was a son of the late Oris William and Wilma Freeny Webster Ford. He was a retired waterman, and previously worked at the former Carvel...
Lillian Estelle Harrison Evans
Mar 16, 2009
LILLIAN E. EVANS, 88, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at her home. Born on Ewell, Smith Island, she was a daughter of the late Tankard and Eva Marie Evans Harrison. Her husband, Elmer L. Evans, preceded her in death on January 24, 2008. A homemaker, she was a faithful member of Ewell United Methodist Church where...
