R. Christine Holland Smith
Aug 21, 2009
R. CHRISTINE SMITH, 59, of Tylerton, Smith Island, died suddenly Friday, August 21, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born and raised in Crisfield, Maryland, she was the daughter of Priscilla Holland of Crisfield and the late Edward T. Holland. She had been a resident of Tylerton for the past 28 years. A 1968 graduate of Crisfield High...
Nelson C. Riggin
Aug 19, 2009
Nelson Coulbourne Riggin, 63, of Crisfield, died on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at his home. Born in Crisfield August 10, 1946, he was the son of the late William Edwin Riggin, Jr. and Elva M. Miles Riggin. Nelson was a retired truck driver for Tidewater Express in Crisfield. He was a 1964 graduate of Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA. After...
Crystal C. Adkins
Aug 14, 2009
CRYSTAL C. ADKINS, 60, of Crisfield and formerly of New Castle, Delaware, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at her home. Born in Montcall, West Virginia on June 29, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Edward Bonds, Sr. and Colleen Erwin Bonds. Her husband, William D. Adkins, Sr., died in 1988. She had been making her home in Crisfield...
Harry Eugene Cullen
Aug 13, 2009
HARRY EUGENE "HARRY GENE" CULLEN, 54, of Snow Hill, died suddenly on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born October 16, 1954 and raised in Crisfield, he was a son of William Edgar Cullen of Crisfield and the late Ida Ruth Howard Cullen. He was a 1972 graduate of Crisfield High School and Wicomico County...
Rollins Tull Bradshaw
Aug 12, 2009
ROLLINS TULL BRADSHAW, 87, died following an extended struggle with Parkinson's disease, on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, with his wife of 64 years, Lucille, by his side. Born in Crisfield on May 15, 1922, he was a son of the late Florence and Captain Kia Bradshaw of Smith Island. He was raised...
Lettie Pearl Johnson
Aug 12, 2009
LETTIE PEARL JOHNSON, 85, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne where she had been a resident for almost three years. Born in Marion Station, Maryland on December 10, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Freely and Florence Mae Green Nelson. Her husband, Lorie T. Johnson, died April 12,...
Naomi R. Lee
Aug 8, 2009
NAOMI R. LEE, 76, of Crisfield, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield where she had been a resident for the past four years. Born in Crisfield, Maryland on January 24, 1933, she was a daughter of the late John and Irene Killman DeHaven. Her husband, Howard J. Lee, died July 18, 1997. She was a...
Preston "Cool Breeze" Crockett
Aug 7, 2009
PRESTON LEE "COOL BREEZE" CROCKETT, 63, of Crisfield, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Nassawaddox, Virginia on June 16, 1946, he was a son of the late Charles Crockett and Amanda Jane Parks. He was raised on Tangier Island, Virginia, and had been making his home in Crisfield for the past 27...
Donald Lee Tull
Aug 6, 2009
Donald Lee Tull, 76, of Crisfield, passed away at the Berlin Nursing Home, in Berlin, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, of natural causes. He fought a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years and also served in the U.S. Air Force for 2 years, before being honorably discharged. He worked for Rental Equipment...
Nina Ray Coons
Jul 25, 2009
NINA RAY COONS, 91, of Marion Station, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on Tangier Island, Virginia on April 19, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Clara Parks Bradshaw. Her first husband, Alfred L. Crockett, died in 1949, and her second husband, whom she had been married to...
Gloria Banks
Jul 12, 2009
GLORIA MARIE BANKS, 84, of Eden, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at her home following a brave battle with bone cancer. She was born on February 26, 1925 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Known and loved as "Mom Banks", she moved to the Eastern Shore in her early twenties to work for Peninsula Regional Hospital in the Medical Records Department. She also...
Eula Newton Sparks
Jul 12, 2009
EULA NEWTON SPARKS, 72, of Crisfield for the past five years and formerly of Valls Creek, West Virginia, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born on April 8, 1937 in Duffield, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Myrtle Vaughn Carter. Her husband, Gratton Sparks, died June 30, 1998. She is...
Linda Faye Walston
Jul 12, 2009
LINDA FAYE WALSTON, 64, of Marion Station, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on July 12, 2009 from Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on June 8, 1945 in Crisfield, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Olive Landon Hickman. She leaves behind her two adoring and loving sons, Ralph Lester Walston, Jr. and wife...
Nancy Purnell Cox
Jul 8, 2009
NANCY PURNELL COX, 79, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital. Born in Crisfield August 26, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Weldon "Kid" Purnell and Eva Riggin Purnell Milbourne. Her husband, Arthur Thomas Cox, Jr. died August 9, 1987. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she was a retired Clerk-Treasurer for The City...
Katina Leigh Marshall
Jul 7, 2009
KATINA LEIGH MARSHALL, 36, of Crisfield, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield following a valiant battle with leukemia. Born in Crisfield April 23, 1973, she was a daughter of George Thomas Marshall, III and Beatrice "Bea" Griffin Marshall of Crisfield. She grew up in Durham, North Carolina, graduating in 1991 from Jordan High School....
M. Kathryn Laird
Jul 5, 2009
M. Kathryn Laird, 100, of Buffalo, NY and formerly of Crisfield, died on Sunday, July 5, 2009 in Buffalo. Born in Crisfield January 22, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Levi Laird and Lula League Laird. She was a self employed hairdresser for many years. She was a member of the Immanuel United Methodist Church in Crisfield. Surviving...
Rita Evans Crockett
Jul 2, 2009
RITA EVANS CROCKETT, 93, of Crisfield, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born on Rhodes Point, Smith Island, on January 10, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Effie Evans. She married James Edward Crockett, moved to Crisfield, and started working at Estelle Bradshaw's Beauty Shop. Later, they moved to Linden, New...
Billy Joe Cales
Jul 1, 2009
BILLY JOE CALES, 79, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, July 1, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Sandstone, West Virginia on July 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Leslie Dunn Cales and Lena Madge Gill Cales. He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past 20 years. He was a former truck...
Jacqueline Faye "Jackie" Mooney
Jul 1, 2009
JACQUELINE FAYE MOONEY, 67, of Salisbury and formerly of Berlin, Westminster and Crisfield, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Deer's Head Hospital Center in Salisbury where she had been a resident since December 1989 after being injured in an automobile accident. Born in Towson on February 15, 1942, she was a daughter of Katherine LaBarre Riggin of Crisfield and the...
Andrew L. "Shad" Crockett
Jul 1, 2009
ANDREW L. CROCKETT (SHAD) of Crisfield, Maryland died on July 1, 2009 at age 85 after a brief illness. Born on Tangier Island, Virginia, he was the son of the late Andrew A. and Priscilla Wheatley Crockett. He was a graduate of Crisfield High School and the U.S. Army Transportation Marine Deck Officer's Academy. As a young man he worked...
